The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-02-07

Asa cefafU ltu4c ~ - 'nrSsiA ~ sf''''S
time siacs, walked ooe morning inso coust
be ii,ohehVhs Would examine Whether j !
I. ,ras ME for .tusihsss, aud feeling for bis
.fepe a,er he found lbat iE was rot ~ BIS I
pocksts s5i q
. sa.. .usosi' sald he 10 . friend, who ae- !
- Go a "a, led him ss he passed Through the
crpsre near the door, 'as usual have 'est
nswaeh al home nndef my pillow,
= ,TIs went on The bench and ihonghs no
more Of H. The conri adiournsd and ne
re)prned home <
...'sAs : soon AZ be was qaiety seated in his
pa rlor he be thought himself u his watch,
and infnins 70 his wife, requested her to-
send for it in their chamber Immediately.
s. l3us, my dear Judge,' said she, 1 sent It
40 you three hours ago.
.s4seseat il 10 me my dear? Certainly not
.Uaques,ionaby,' replied the lady, and
by the person you sent fer IL
The person | senl ior ilp echoed the
sJrdge.
Precisely, my dear; the very person yos
sent for Is. You had moi ls:. home more
than an hour when a well dressed man ask
ed 10 sec me- He had one OF the tIpes'
~tufksys 4 ever saw, brought it in. end said
that on your returu 10 court you mel a coOn-
,ryman with number of fowls aud having
90, This one al quite bargain you pad save
il 10 him TO bring home with request thai
should have !, cooked, as you intended 10
invite your brother judges 10 dinner TO NOR
row. And by the way said be, 'his excel
lency requested me to ask you to give yonr-
cell the trouble 10 90 to his chamber and
take bis wa.ch from under the pillow, and
send il to him by me. did so'
You did 2 said the Judge.
scenainIy,' said the lady.
sWeIi,s re Piled his honor, 'aIl can say TO
you my dear, is tha. you are as great
goose as The bird is turkey You have
been robbed, madam the man was thiei;
never sent for my watch /; you've been
imposed upon, and as a necessary conse-
aoence the coniounded watch is lost forey-
err
The trick was a.cunning one, and after
Iauoh.ii vas resolvedlo have the turkey for
10 morrow's dinner, aud his brother judges
% enjoy SO dear a meal. The next day
they all repaired TO mis- dwelling, with aPPe-
ti,es sharpened BY the expectation of rare
feast
Scarcely had they entered the parlos, and
exchanged the ordinary saluialions, when
the lady broke forth with congratulations 10
his honor upon the recovery OF the s:olon
wa.cb.
.'How happy am" exclaimed she,
"lhal the villain was apprehended."
sApprehendedp said The Judge with sur
Eyes, and doubtless convicted, too, by
this line.' said his vile.
sYouare always taking riddIes,' replied
hs,.i'explain yourself, nay dear know
nothing Of the thief, wsich or convic ion
=: cam, be possible that have again
been deceived qnosh the lady but Ihi.
is she story. About O'clock pale and
rasher interesting young gentleman, dress
ed in a seedy suit OF black, came 10 the
house in gIeai haste, almost out OF breath
i He said that be had just come from the
Court; thai he was one of the clerks; hat
The great villain who had the sudaci,y 10
rtes your honor's watch tad jusl heeG ar
rested that the evidence was nearly per-
feet 10 convict him, and that all that was
Tsquired 10 complete it was the turkey.
which mnst be brought into court, and for
thai be bad been sent with porter by your
express orders.'
'Ahdyou gave it to himp
fOf course I did-who could have doubt
ed him, or resisted the orders of Judge 2.
Watch and tcrkey-bolh gone Pray
what in the world, madam, are we to have
Tor sIioner p
Baf,hs lady had taken care OF her guests
notwiihstandiug her simplicity and the par
" enjoyed both the joke and their viands.