Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
The Witch and the Turkey.

As certain learned Judge in Mexico
walked one morning into court, he thought
he would see whether he was in time for
business; and feeling for his repeater, he
found that it was not in his pocket
As usual" said he to a friend who was
with him, as he passed through the crowd
near the door; las usual, have left mi
watch at home under my pillow
lie went ON the bench, and thought no
more of it. rhe court adjourned, and he
returned home As soon as he was quietly
seated in his paror, he bethought him Of
his watch. and turning TO his wife, he asked
her to send for it,
But" said she. 81 sent it to you three
hours ago"
Sent it TO me ~
Certainly" replied the lady land by the
person YOU sent for it,
The person sent for IT." echoed the
judge.
"rhe very person You sent for it You
had not left home more than an hour, when
a wel-dressed man knocked at the door and
asked to see me. lie brought one of the
very finest turkeys ever saw and said that
on your way to court YOU met an Indian
with number of fowls, and having bought
this one for quite bargain, You had given
him a couple OF reals TO bring it home; with
the request that | would have it killed,
picked, and put to cool, as You intended 10
invite your brother Judges TO dine with you
tomorrow. And ooh by the way, Sen
orita said he, his cXcellency, the Judge, re-
quested me to ask You to give yourself the
trouble to 20 and take his watch from under
the pillow, where he says he left it as usual
this morning, and send it TO him by me-
And of course ! did So
"Wel.' replied his honor, 'all can say
to You is, as you are as great goose as the
bird is turkey, The man was thief; !
never sent for my watch. You've been I'M
posed on. and the watch is lost forever"
Tho trick was a cunning one; and after
laugh il was resolved actually to have the
turkey for to-moTows dinner, and to have
his honor's brothers of the bench to enjoy so
dear a morsel. Accordingly after the adj
iounment of court next day they all repaired
to his dwelling Scarcely had they entered,
when the lady broke forth with congratula-
tons to his honor upon the recovery of his
stolen watch.
low happy am !, exclaimed she, b" that
the villain Was apprehended 20
Apprehended" said the judge with
surprise.
Yes, and doubtless convicted, too, by
this time" said his wife
you are always talking riddles. replied
he "eSpllin yourself, | know nothing of
thief, watch, or conviction
at can't be possible that | have been
again deceived 90 said the lady; but this is
the story About one O'Clock to-day'a pale,
young gentleman, dressed in a seedy suit of
black, came to the house in great haste--al-
most out of breath, lie said he was just
come from court that he was one of the
clerks; that the great villain who had the
audacity to steal your honur's watch had
just boon arrested; that the evidence was
nearly perfect to convict him, and that all
that was required to complete it was the
/ turkey, which must be brought into court,
and Tor that he had been sent with porter,
| by your express orders
And you gave it TO him ?"
"Of course | did Who could have
doubted him, or resisted the orders Of a
/ Judge ~
Watch--and tHkey-both gone Pray
what are we to do for dinnerf"
But the lady had taken care of her guests
notwithstanding her simplicity, and tn,
party enjoyed both the joke and their dinner
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