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

III clear him out, said the mistress,
and She started for The diuing-room.
The Judge was remarkable for not
giving unnecessary trouble toanyhoiy
! where he pat up. and generally ate
+ whatever was set before him, without
making any remarks. and seldom made
use Of more than one plate at meal /;
bat nj this time he observed near him
q beautiful dish of raw white cabbage.
cut and put into vinegar, which the
low Dutch At Poughkeepsie call cold
S'gtC, aud which he called salad aud
he wished for a separate plate to pre-
/ pare some of ID to his own taste.
The carving and serving of the meat
were not yet finished when he expect
/ cd a clean plate and when the land
lady arrived at the door, and fixed her
keen eyes sternly on the Judge. he
turning his eyes that way and observ-
ing her, mildly said, "LandIady, can
have a clean plate to eat some salad
on >"
"A clean plate and salad :" retorted
the iandlady, Indignantly, ~ wish you
/ would come into the Kitchen until the
/ gentlemen have dined | had reserved
/ that seat for Judge Crane"
The company were struck with as
/ tonishment. and fixed their eyes alter
nately on the landlady and on the
/ Judge, and sat or stood in mute sus-
pense; when the Judge replied. "You
] reserved this seat for Judge Crane, did
you, landlady ," Indeed / did," saws
she. 1T was very kind" he then san-
! swered i; but If you will step to the
/ door md see il he is coming, or send
/ one Of the servants to call for him,
with your permission and the appro-
baton of these gentlemen, with whom
/ l have some business TO do, / will oc-
/ cupy this seat till you have found the
/ Judge
Find the Judge!" said she, with
/ emphasis "go look for him yourself,
not send me nor my servants, l gave
you your breakfast this morning for
ohopping a little wood, because yor
said you had no money and | expect
ed you would go away, and now you
must come here to disturb these gen.
/ uemen at dinner"
Here the whole joke burst upon the
/ persons present, who fell into a loud
fit of laughter. After the tumult had
little subsidized, the Judge mildly
asked, did ! chop wood to pay for my
breakfast Indeed you did," said
she, "and said you had no money"
~ told you the whole truth, i" replied
the Judge, "but l have a shawl here
worth more than ten dollars, which. /
just now bought, and I will leave il
with you in pawn, if you will only lei
/ me eat my dinner with these gentle.
men. Here the gentlemen were biting
their lips to keep from laughter,
How did you buy q shawl worth
more than ten dollars without money >
Thought il Oh credit, y says he land
/ where did you find credit to that a.
/ mount ?'' said she. 81 brought it from
home" said he. That's likely story
and something like your abuse of Judge
Crane this morning." said she. How
could I abuse the Judge if he was not
present - asked he. why" replied
/ she, ''you called him rusty, fusty
fudge, and old codger, and said you
didn't care a rye straw more for him
than you did for yourself"
Here the whole company were in al
/ uproar Of laughter again But as soor
az If had subsidized little, one of the
I gentlemen asked the landlady how
/ she knew that the gentleman she wai
addressing was not Judge Crane "Ht
Judge Crane? he looks more like a snip
/ than crane"
/ Here the loud laughter burst forth g
third time. After little pause, the
Judge said, II must confess am not 8
bird Of very fine feathers, but I am &
crane, and a crane is often a very use
ful instrument; | was very good one
in your kitchen this morning"
( Before she had time to reply, some
Of the gentlemen, with whom she was
acquainted, assured the landlady that
she was talking with the presiding
Judge. Astonished and confounded
she attempted some excuse, and hasti,
ly asked his pardon for her rudeness.
The Judge had, by this time, unob.
served, taken the shawl from his pock.
ct, and with a subdued smile, advanced
few steps towards the landIady, say.
ing, "It is not my province to pardon
but it is my business to judge; there,
I fore decree that you and / shall hereaf
ter be friends and judge also thai
you will without hesitation, receive
this shawl as present.
/ So saying, he gently laid it over hel
shoulders, adding, '"Take it, madam
and do not attempt to return it. for il
was purchased oH purpose for present
for you" She hastily retired in confu
sion, hardly knowing what she did
but taking the shawl with her, o
course bearing no malice toward tht
Judge.
And here were three parties who has
each two good things. The landIady
had q good shawl, and good lesson tC
mediate upon which was this, be no
too hasiy in judging i'll Of a person
from a rough outside; the gentlemen
had good dinner, and a good joke tc
talk over and the Judge had good in
tentions in the joke and ability to fol
low up the lesson given.