The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-19
~Awr>rNe SroRx or arnee CRANE

+. IL 4A8SStRSeS> county, @NkM ora. gen
tleman by the name ef Crane, He
/ was very wealthy, and highly respected
tor his public and private virtues, eS-
peeially Tor his chariiahleutss 10 the
poor hat he always dressed in a plain
garh, and wlnld hardly ever wear any
! over1oa5, whatever the weather might
. g,s and ii was seldom that he rode
when he went aaraaa. although he
owned many good horsos. ON the e.
Enlistment of The Supreme Court. he
uas appointed a judge q oue II the
circuits.
On the morning of the DAY in which
. the e2art WAS to begin, the Judge ssa
oat before day-b4eak. aud walked gen
tly on through hail, rain. aud snow.
to the appointed place, On arriving
NJ Poughkeepsie, cola and wet, he
walked to 4 tavern, where he found The
lautilat y ana servants Were making
large preparations for the entertain
ueat If the judges, lawyers, and other
gentlemen. whom they expected to
attend the Circuit coari,
The Judge was determined 10 have
some sport, and in 3 plas3nt tone ad-
dressed ihe landlady. u have no
. money ana was Obliged 10 come 10
court. and / have walked through this
dreadful storm twenty miles. / am
wet and cold. dry and hungry, want
something 10 eat before court begins, :
The laualady pat herself into q majes-
tic posture, and, with 9 look of con-
tempt, said to the judge Yea say you
are wet aud cold. dry and hot; how
can all that be-"
Nc, my dear madam, says the
Judge, Il said THAI ] was vet and cold,
aud If you had been ont as long as
have been in the storm, I think yoa
woald likewise b wet and cold, ] said
that wanted something TO drink and
ea..
Bat you have no money, you say =
returned tbs landlady, i told you
The truth. " says the Judge, 'the whole
.raIh. and nothing but the truth; bat,
were a. rich as Croesas, I would he
wiI1lag 70 work for something 10 eat
and drink and were I : poor IS job.
in his utmost calamity, and had my
health and strength as I now have. /
could willingly 60 to work : little
while, # I could oaly get $ good bite OF
good vicsuals."
well, old daddy, says she, chow
much do you want TO drink" "Halt
a gill Of good brandy, madam" says
he. Very we'll, said she; Il will
give you half gill. and some cold
victuals, if you will 70 into the back
yard, and cut and split three armfulls
Of wood, and bring ii into the kitchen,
where the servants waat 10 make a
good FIRE 70 dry the geatemen's great
+ coats when they come; and after you
gel your victHals, I siaa's want you to
e away"
The Judge drank his brady, went
into the woodward, and soon cut aud
laid IS the kitchen FIRE, the required
9uantityof wood. The landlady plac,
FL 2 cold luncheon before him. remark.
ing, that there il Was And il i al
most - cgld as myself, said he, hut
. not half - vet, for there Is neither tea,
coffee, nor chocolate 10 wet it"
.BeggaEs must not be chooserz, . said
she. 4 am not begging Of you. mad,
am. bur have paid the full price de-
maldei. u told you, " said she. Il
would give yoa cold vi1tuals, and there
F Is cold boiled ham, cold pork and beef,
and cold potatoes, and If you want any
thing hot. there is mustard aud pep
Per. aud here i good bread, good but
. ter and cheese, and all good enough,
fgr such an old ragamutaa a. you are. .
1T j. all very good" said he,
F. pleasantly. but. madam, be so good
as &c let me have some new milk.
warm. right from the cow. to wet thi.
good y.ctuals." fThe COWS are not
milEei.' said she. tThen let me have
q bowl Of cold milk" said he Il
would not send the servants in this
. storm to the spring house to skim il
for you. said she.
aI>ear madam said he. with q
pleasant sr8f,. 81 have q good wife Al
home alder than Won are who wogld
go oe. in . worse storm than this te
milk the c,5wsand bring the milk to the
Uegre.. man On earth. at his reaoe.t
Or bring the milk from the sDrjue
house. cream and all, without skirn.
ming. 10 feed the most aBiact Of the
hnrnan rara >,