The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-09-13
to the kitchen not d little chagrined and dis

being at proper times very sociable, and at
all times fond Of cheering the minds Of those
present, he began to make some pertinent re-
marks, and to tell some lively anecdotes, cal
culated to convey good morals, which kept
the whole company in a continued roar Of
laughter. At this instant one of the waiting
maids entered the room to inform the gentle
men that they might sit down to dinner.
She did her errand, and fastened back to
her mistress with the tidings that the old
fusty fellow with the bread brimmed hat on
was right in among the gentlemen, talking as
loud as he could, and all the judges and law
ycrs were laughing at him.
" Then co. says she, g and whisper to the
old man that wish him to come down into
the kitchen.
The errand was done accordingly, and the
judge said to the girl
'sTell your mistress that have a little BUSH
ness to dc with some of these lawyers, and
when done, III be oil in the course Of two OIL
three days."
The girl returned and faithfully rehearscd
the message, and added that she believed the
old fellow was drunk, or he would not have
said, as soon as my business is done I'll be
off in two.or three days.
"Well, Betty" said the mistress, Ego back
and whom the gentlemen begin to sit down,
do you stand by the head Of the table, and
whisper to some gentleman that l wish a
vacant place left at tho 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 gen.
tleman of the request of her mistress.
Betty then fastened back to assist j ohn.-
The gentlemen now sat down to an excellent
repast, and after a short ejaculatory address
to the throne of grace, delivered by Judge
Crane, in which he adored the Father of all
mercies for feeding al his creatures through
out the immensity Of space, invoked bless
ing OH that portion of earthly bounty then be-
fore them, and supplicated Divine mercy
through the merits Of our Redeemer, the gen.
tlemen began TO carve and serve round in
usual form.
But as the judge was Of singular turn in
almost everything, and had taken fancy
that If 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 be therefore filled his plate with
some pudding, made Of milk, rice and eggs,
and placing himself in rather an awkward
position with his elbow on the table, and his
head near the plate, began to eat according to
though he was no great eater. And some of
the gentlemen near the judge, following his
example as to partaking of the pudding be-
fore the meat, OF course large deep vessel
which had contained thatartice, was nearly
emptied when Mary approached with her two
additional tureens of gravy, according to the
command of her 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 abrapt manner in which he addressed
her, and her disgust at seeing him there in
that position, so Disconnected the poor girl
that she did not observe that any one except
the judge bad partaken of the pudding, nor
did she know what he meant by salad, but
she observed that the large pudding pan was
nearly empty, and then fastened back with
her utmost speed to her mistress
''Why madam, that old fellow is there yet,
and he is certainly crazy or drunk, for he is
down at the table, and he has eaten all the
rice pudding already, and his nose is right
down in plateful now, shoveling it in like a
hog and he told me, as if he was lord of the
manor, to bring him a clean plate to eat salad
on. Bless me, where can we get salad at this
time Of the year? And the gentlemen have
done carving, and not one has begun to cat
meat, much less a tubful of pudding"
AYE, he'll get q clean plate, says Mar
tina, before gentlemen need clean plates"
"Tll clear him out, says the mistress, and
starts for the dining room burning with in
dignation.
The judge was remarkable for not giving
trouble to anybody where he put
up, and generally ateshatever was set before
him without any remarks; and seldom made
use of more than one plate at meal but at
thlo UNIV AlO OooOifIu liSdL tiSu u
beautiful raw white cabbage, cut up and put
in vinegar (Which the Germans at Poughkeep-
sic called "cold slaw," and which he called
salad,) and he wished for separate plate to
prepare some OF it for his own fancy.
The carving and serving were not yet finish
ed, when he expected the clean plate, and
when the laDdlady arrived at the door Of the
dining room, determined to drive him out
She advanced with a firm step to the door,
and fixed her keen eye firmly on the judge,
when he turned his eye that way, and obser-
wing her, mildly said
Landlady, can have clean plate to cat
salad on?"
"a clean plate and salad Z" retorted the
Indignantly. 81 wish you would
come into the kitchen until the gentlemen
have dined had reserved that seat for Judge
Crane.'
The company were struck with astonish-
ment; and fixed their eyes alternately on the
landlady and on the judge, and sat or stood
in mute suspense, when the judge gracefully
raised himself up in the chair, careessly
folded his arms across his. breast and then,
putting his head awlswardly on one side,
said