Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-20

of those present, he began to make some
pertinent remarks, and to tell some lively
| anecdotes, calculated to convey good
morals, which kept the whole company
in continued 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 hastened back to her
mistress with the tidings that the old.
! fusty fellow with the broad brimmed
hat on was right in among the gentle
men, talking as loud as he could, and all
the judges and lawyers were laughing at
! him.
"Then CO." says she, "and whisper
to the old man that I wish him to come
down into the kitchen"
The errand was done accordingly, and
the judge, in low tone of voice, said to
the girl:
"Tell your mistress that have little
business to do with some of these law
yers, and when done, I'll be off in the
course of two or three days"
The girl returned and faithfully re-
hearsed the message, and added that she
believed the old fellow was drunk, or he
would not have said, cas- soon as my
business is done, I'll be off in two or
three days"
"Well, Betty" said the MISTRESS.
"go back, and when the gentlemen begin
to sit down, do you stand by the head
of the table, and whisper to some gen
tleman that wish q vacant place left at
the head of the table for Judge Crane,
and then do you hasten back.
Betty again repaired to her post at the
head of the table, and softly informed
gentleman of the request of her mis-
tress.
Certainly, said the gentleman.
Betty then hastened back to assist
John. The gentlemen now sat down to
an excellent repast, and after q short
ejaculatory address to the throne of
grace, delivered by Judge Crane, in
which he adored the Father of all mer-
cies for feeding all his creatures through
out the immensity of space, invoked o
blessing on that portion of earthly boun-
ty then before them, and supplicated Di-
vine mercy through the merits of our
Redeemer, the gentlemen began to carve
and serve round in usual form.
But as the Judge was of a singular
turn in almost everything, and had taken
a fancy, that if a person eats light food
! at the same meal, and that which is
more solid and harder of digestion, that
the light food should be eaten first
he therefore filled his plate with some
pudding, made of milk, rice, and eggs,
and placing himself in rather an awk-
ward situation, with his left elbow on
, the table, and his head near the plate,
began to eat according to his common
, custom, which was very fast, although
he was no great eater. And some of the
, gentlemen near the Judge, following his
example as to partaking of the pudding
J before the meat, of course a large deep
vessel, which had contained that article,
wasnearly emptied when Mary approach
!, ed with her two additional tureens OF
J gravy, according to the command of hel
j mistress, and as she sat down the last
near the judge, he said to her in an
} austere manner
" Girl, bring me clean plate to eat
salad on.
The abrupt manner in which he adj
3 dressed her, and her disgust at seeing
, him there in that position, so disconcert
/, ed the poor girl that she didnot observe
t that any one except the judge had par
: taken of the pudding, nor did she know
| what he meant by salad, but she OBJ
served that the large pudding pan was
Q nearly empty, and then hastened bacl
4 with her. utmost speed to her mistress
Q "Why, madam, chat old fellow is there
q yet, and he is certainly crazy or drunk
for he is down at the table, and he ha'
: eaten all the rice pudding already, and
his nose is right down in plateful now
e shoveling it in like hog, and he tolt
4 me, as if he was lord of the manor, t.
a bring him a clean plate to cat salad on
Bless me, where can we get salad at thi
d time of the year, And the gentlemen
have not done carving, aud not one ha
l. begun to eat meat, much less a tubfu
e of pudding. )"
d "Aye, he'll get clean plate" say
e Martha, "before gentlemen want cleal
It plates" ... ..-.s aa..r~s.s
@ "I'll clear him out" says the mistress
II and starts for the dining room, burn
d ing with Indignation. "a" % 4. .
d The Judge was remarkable for no
e. giving unnecessary trouble, to anybod
p where he put up, and generally at
ID whatever was set before him without an
of remarks; and seldom made use of moi
O. than one plate at mead; but at tn
:" time he had observed near him dish {
ID beautiful raw white cabbage, cut up an
put in vinegar (Which the Germans
1e Poughkeepsie called "cold slaw," an
O. which he called salad), and he wished fc
Ig a separate plate to prepare some of it fC
rs his own fancy. The carving and servir
re were not yet finished, when he expecte
pt the clean plate, and when the landlaG
adj arrived at the door of the dining-roor
it determined to drive him out She a
1t; vanced with firm step to the door, al
n. fixed her keen eye firmly on the judg
d. when he turned his eye that way, al