Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-31

1t IS now moro than half a cantITy since there
resided ~ a latS and popUi0us soap tTt - va in
the TCrth or England a ~ Ich respected aud
eminent attorney, Who was ever on the qat rirs
tor tuu aud good huuOT. HIS Jokes we're fire.
qneHt and he was roted all over town for bis
o''tHtil cttIef ana habitual pleasantly. B6tng
We Itthy man, IN freely contributed TO puhllc
aEG private charities, and AS 3 welcome visitor
20 fhe abodes OF the poor well IS the rich.
wen remerD Der the time when this fac stous
gentleman filled the office OF sheriff, aud when
De INDUCED his IeEcbGJ.t for the humorous By
tue summoning II four remarkably queer iur.es
In""eil ana truly try persons at tIe Court of
quarter Sessions tor the town and CO nty in
which he then resided.
And first, at the spring term, our fscehous
sherIn summoned afGt jury-tweiVe OF the most
p0rtly, pOnder0Us men he could md, and when
they were called on By the clerk of the court to
take their seat in the jurg-box it was found
almost impossible to cram them into it, And
when, after much hard squeezing and srinniuy
tLey were shut mp in the box, they became
literally packed Jury and no mistake.
The second jury summoned bv this drO,I OIL
cial was the very reverse of his first panel
twelve of the leaneSt and lankest men he could
nud all over tOwD-men with long legs nd long
faces, who seemed as though they h al been fed
on water Cruel and never tasted roast beef in
the course OF their lives.
The ttird jury, summoned by our Factions
steIlH for the September term, consisted OF
Twelve BARRIERS whose shaving shops were near
TIE court house; and in so placing those twelve
BARRIERS on tue jury, all the h2rristers who a.
tended court that day appeared with their wigs
for the officers OF the court, tue learned re-
corGer, ana alt others wh6 happened to be prss-
ent on that memorable occasion. But IN his Sc
leCtIoh OF jury Toe the December term Of the
court OF quarter sessions, our good -humpred
shenh capped the climax OF his Official drOliary
toy suIumODlng twelve men who squintsi 50
aWTUliy AT the learned recorder, when he at
tempted TO make hIs first charge to them, that
the learned judge could not help joining ia tue
general laugh, and eIclai ming, iG seem ~ qagsr
rms Is, indeed, too bad, Mr. Sheriff." R IT
/ 4 md
amusing tone, ''Tweive good aca lawful men
yO1r honor!" And here let me add that usV.T
hea'dot The tacetious Sheriff serving longer
tEah one year. T.
Getting Married Under DIaicuIties.
a WOULD BE GROOM AND BRIDE RUSH ISt-o
THE PRESENCE OF A PRIEST To BgMARRfED
AND FORGET TaR LICENSE.
on THURSDAY evening q young cOuD'a con.
teuplating marriage met with some difficulty
aud were quite embarrassed Tor several houcs,
owing 10 the abss nee Of the necessary license AZ
TIE ume when wanted. II appears that the
groom. MIR. r., residing in tie nsigbb 1rhopd
OF the Patent Office, procured the license about
the time the once OF the clerk ar the City Hall
was being closed, and placed il in the side
pechet OF ans coat. on returning to his board
Ug-hl use, where be rooms with a friend VINO ia
paying his addresses TO a young lady in the Hrsr
ward, he hung up the coat, and, arr4yInp MIN.
self IN his best suit, lett in carriage for the
residence OF the bride, residing in the exJrems
northeastern part of TIE city. She WAS rsaIy
~ short time, and, being gracefully handed
t'ln tue carriage, Tue young couple we're IFIVau
10 st. AOpsiUs church, where the knot was to
be tied, and presented themselves before tbs
priest. As is usual, the production OF tho
hccn.e was called for, and the groom ma II
several dives into his pocket but faiied t. fiud
TIE s0u2ht-tor paper. just then he recOllsctsd
where he b ID LETT II. ami, finding friend, d.
patched him TO the bOaTding-house for it.
The messenger male All haste, knowing tn AZ
the couple, "a much as they enjoyed the com
plhy OF the clergy, were not partial t. a
long interview at that tins; aud in a few min
utes he arrived at the house. Here he asear-
tanned that the room mate OF the groom had
gone u see his aft anced, near GEORGETOWN ami
had by mistake taken the coat in which was the
document. The messenger made ALI hasre ID
the section of the city indicated, and after n
siderable inquiry tound the place, but pps iust
to- late, the room mate having for some reason
lett at d seaSOnable hour on that evening, NJ
knowing where to go 10 find the room mate, the
messenger concluded to walk down ths avenue
and finally, somewhere neat tn street, he oy r,
hauled the object of his search, snd, making
inquiry as to the contents OF the pockets of the
room-mate's coat, the license WAS turned up
ana he FASTENED to the church, lust in TINA 10
relieve the embarrassment of the groom snf
bride, Who we're becoming impatient, and the
Priest, who had been sympathizi ny and cheer
Ig up the spirits or the couple. soon
made it apparent that "alU's well tlat
ends WELL by tying the knot