The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-19

Is, = tie II Tue hlAh shGftH 0l th0
| county. and woa't be home till night;
J If he were here, you would not stay
long "Weu, madam" said he.
give nae a cup of cider to wet my
/ vietaals, IL you WON'T give me milk
''Not drop, says her ladyship.
! The Judge, who had rot pretty well
warmed, and wished for his breakfast,
now put on . stern countenance. and
positively declared he would not leave
the room aud fire till he pleased, -
"Rat, added he, iii yoa viii grant
my request, / viii eat aud be oil.
The cider was immediately brought,
aud the Judge parsook heartily Of the
collation. before him. lie then took
his hroad-hrimmei hat, and quietly
walked TO the courthouse, where he
found good fires and clean floors, and
during the court ho0rS, he presided
with dignity and propriety,
When the Judge withdrew, the
landlady anxiously looked after him
/ for some time, supposing him to be
some poor man, summoned up to court
/ n witness, or some culprit, or some
+ vagabond, who might give her further
/ trouble, and expressed 10 her servants
/ a desire that they would see that he
did not disturb The gentlemen and the
judges that might put up there
( To this some of the girls answered.
/ that. if he Gid come, they would re-
turn upon him some Of the expression,
which he used respecting Judge Crane.
"Let me see, says one. rusty,
/ us}y---'' yes, and fusty old Judge,
says another.
When the court was adjourned, the
day being stormy and cold, the judges
aud lawyers poured into the sheriff's
I tavern where they were sure Of good
fires and gocd fare.
Judge Crane went TO a store and pur-
/ chased valuable shawl and put it in
/ his pocket on the inside Of his coat; he
I then walked slowly to the tavern.
/ While he was thus detained, the land
4 lady entered the dining room, and
+ earnestly inquired if Judge Crane had
! come; but the answer was, Not yet,
madam, and perhaps he may not come"
+ The landlady who was anxious 10
+ pay the highest respect 10 the supreme
judge, retired 10 the kitchen not lit
tie disappointed.
In the meantime, the Judge arrived,
/. and being, at proper times, very socia-
T BILE. and at all times fond Of cheering
I the minds Of those present, he began
/ TO tell some lively anecdotes, which
( set the whole company into a roar Of
/ laughter.
At this instant, one Of the waiting
maids entered the room, TO inform the
/ gentlemen that they might sit down to
dinner. She did her errand, and has
/ tened back to her mistress with the
/ tidings that ''the old fusty fellow,
/ with his broad-rimmed hat on, was
right among the bare headed gentle
( men, talking a. loud as he could, and
all the judges and lawyers were laugh
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I done, accordingly, and the Judge, in a
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/ she believed the old fellow was drunk.
or he would not have said "as soon as
my business is done, I'll be of in two
or three days."
( ssW4U Rettv - saws the mistress s'go
hart- and stand hv the head of tho IA.
HE and when the gentlemen bepin to
sit down. do Won wbisper to some one
oftbam that T wish a vacant pleca left
at the head n the table fgr Judge
crora aud then la won hasten hacl-
and see that .Tobn has the cider and
other things in e0od order,
! Petty again rana;red IN her most at
/ ,bs. basa offba fabIo and softIv in
formed a gentlemen If the raope=t of
her mistress ncertainIv." said the
+ ,,antlarnar and pattv bastaned hack
n assist Tohn The gentlemen now
cat dopn IN an axcallent renast and AZ.
ter short address IN tha Throne If
Grace delivered bv JDdge Crane the
coDDany carved and served round in
the usuai form
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