Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-29
CLEVER sWINDLER.

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CO, sometime since, walked one MORN
ing into court, he thought he would
examine whether lie was in time for
business: and, feeling for his repeater.
found that it was not i'll his pocket.
LAS usual" said he to a friend who
accompanied him, as he passed
through the crowd lea the door, '.as
usual, | have again left my watch a,
home under my pillow"
He took his seat on the bench, and
thought no more of It. The court
adjourned, and he returned home.
AS soon Is lie va, quietly seated in
his parlor, he bc,!Iought him of his
timc-piccc. and turning to hi, wife,
requested her TO send for It TO their
chamber.
But, my dear judge" said she, 81
sent II TO YOU three hours ago.
sent ii TO me, my dear? Certainly
not"
"Unqucetiunab!y.' replied the lady.
and by the person y"u sent 10. it,
The person | sent tor it," echoed
the jmd.r.
Precisely. my dra:. the very person
YOU sent TOR it. You had not lief,
home mere tiIan IN hour whcna we'll
dressed man kuucnrd al the door and
asked /" see lie. He brought one Of
the finest turkeys | ever saw: and
>aid that on Your way to- court YOU
met an Indian viii! Il number of
!owls. Having bought this one at Il
bargain, YOU had given Him Il couple
OF reals 10 brim" it home, with the
request that | would have ii killed,
picked and put to cool, rs Won i'll
tended TO in,i lie your brother Judge
10 Il dish OF MOLE with you to-nur-
row. And, %. scnorita,' said he,
his cNcrli"ncy the judge requested
me to ask you To give Yourself the
trouble to 80 to your chamber and
take his watch from under the pillow.
where he FAY, he left it rs usual, this
morning, and send to lin by me-
And, of course, my qurrido. | did
y on did" said the judge.
"tertainlv.' said the lady.
"W"ii," replied his honor, "all |
can >ay to ION my dear is that YOU
are is great Il goo; SC as the bird is Il
turkey. You've been robbed. mad
anne; the nan WAS u thief: l never
for my watch: you've been I'M
posed upon. and rs II necessary conse-
the watch is lost forever"
The trick was 4 cunning one: and
after Il good laugh, and the rcstora-
tlun "i the judges good lulnor by Il
GOOD dinner. ii was resolved actually
t" have the turkey for to-murrow'>
dinner. and his hnnor's brothers of
the bench I" "nj"y" 90 dear Il m"r>cl.
Accordingly. after the adjournment
of court next day. they all repaired
TO his dwelling. with appetitc> shar-
pend by the expectation of Il rare re-
past. Scarcely had they entered the
>ala and exchanged the ordinary
>aiutati"n~. when the lady broke
forth with congratulations to his
honor upon the recovery of his stolen
watch.
"lIow happy am - exclaimed she.
THAT the villain was arprchcndrd.'
".\pprclicnhcd:" said the judge.
with surprise. You arc always
talking riddles" replied he. "Ex-
plain yourself. my dear. | know
nothing Of the thief, watch or ,onvic-
ton
1T can't hc possible that | have
again been deceived. quoih the lady:
but this is the story: About |
o'clock to-day. Il pale and rather i'll
tcrc>Iing looking Young gentleman.
dressed in a sccdy suit of black. came
10 tie house in great lraste-almo>t
out Of breath. He said that he was
just from court: that he was one of
the clerk: that the william who had
thc aUdacity TO steal Your hunor's
watch had ju>tbccn arrested: that the
evidence w:s nearly perfect to convict
him. and all that wa, required 10
complete it was the turkey, which
must hr hron~h. into court. and for
That he lnd been sent with 4 porter
by your express ORDER
and YOU cave it to him.
GOT course ! did. Who should have
doubted him. or resist the orders of
of a judge"
"Watch and turkey both gone.
Pray, madam. what arc We 10 do for
q dinner
But the lady had taken arc of her
guests, notwithstanding her simplici-
ty, and the party cnj"vcd both the
joke and the viands.-[Maver's Next
co as 1t Was.