The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1876-09-22

any attempt to solve the riddle, "Wha
are the big girls made Of ?"
The Quaker's Hat.
The first occasion on which the Quak
er's hat came publicly and officially int
trouble was at the Lancaster Assizes in th
year 1856, before Chief Justice Glynn.-
"When we were brought into the Court,
says Fox, 1--WE stood pretty while witt
our hats on, and all was quiet and I wal
moved to say, Peace be amongst you!
why do you not PIT your hats 0 ff?' sale
the Judge to us. We said nothing. Pm
off your hats said the Judge again. Still
we said nothing. Then, said the Judge
this Court commands you to put off YOU
hats George Fox, with amazing sim
plicity, asked for some Scrlptural instance
of any magistrate commanding prisoners
to put off their hats. He next asked to be
shown, either printed or written, any law
of England that did command such a thing
Then the Judge grew very angry and said
II do not carry my law book on my back
"But'' said Fox, "tell me where it is print
ed in any statute book that | may read it. y
The Chief Justice cried out "Prevarica.
tori" and ordered the Qnaklsears to he tax,
en- away.
When they were brought before him
again the Chief Justice asked Fox whether
hats were mentioned at all in the Bible
Yes, said the Quaker, "in the third of
Daniel, where thou mayest read that the
three children were cast into the fiery fur
mace by Nebuchadnezzar's command, with
their coats, their hose and their hats on p
Here was proof that even a heather hng
allowed men to wear hats in his presence.
''This plain instance stopped him." says
I34 E e. e1i:ed again, Take them away
were kept a great while"
After nine weeks imprisonment, 'sfor
nothing but about their hats" as the Chief
Justice told them, they were again brought
before him, grimly wearing the offending
beadeear. ''Take off their hats" said the
Judge to the juilor. (Which he did,
saws Fox, "and gave them unto US, and
we put them on again. Then the Judge
began to make great speech, how he rep
resented the Lord Protectors person, and
that be ma e him Lord Chief Justice o
England" The Quaker were incor.riggl
bic. They were sent back to prison, bu
not really so much for the wearing OF thel
hats as for the suspicion that they were
rovalist emissaries affecting religious sin
gularity in order to win their way among
the extreme CURTAINS Czothier d Hette1
They were very fond Of each other, very
and had been engaged. But they quarrel
ed, and were too proud to make It up. Ii
called few days ago at her fathers hous
to see the old gentleman on business
course. She answered his ring at the doc
bell. Said he "Ah, Mis-, ] believe
is your father within ?"
mo, sir, she replied, "Pa is not in =
present Did you wish TO see him perso1
ally?"
aYes, Miss, was his bluff response, fee
ing that she was yielding, ION very pa
ticular personal business" And he prou
ly turned to go away. I beg your pa
don" she called after him as he struck tt
lower step, but eeso shat l soy co11ea
HIS never smiled again.
Just about two minutes after an ezet
sion boat had left her wharf yesterday, 50,
NJ. Quod, boy twelve ortbirteen years
age rashed down Wayne street as hard 2
7 he could go, waving a parcel and shoatiT
'sStop'er-stop that boatl" lie reaeh'
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