Connecticut western news., 1881-07-06
" CANAAN CONN. "WEDNESDAY, JULY 6,

! - : q - <. a.a ..a.L.l asa. as,.s.. ....- ;. ham, cold pork and beef, Gold potatoes and turnips, and cold vinegar, pickles and soup; and fly you want anything hot, I there is mustard and pepper; and here lis good bread, good butter, and good cheese, and all good enough for an old ragamufin as you iare," 2 "It is all very good,"', said; ,,he,l pleasantly, '"but,
 madam, be so good, as to let me have some new milk, warm right from the COW, to wet these good victuals. '' 4s''The cows are not mixed - said she. ''Then let meLhaye a. bowl of cold milk" :" said he. "I will not send the servants in this storm to the spring-house to skim it for you," said she. Said he, with. a pleasant smile, @ss.Dear madam, I have 8 a good wife at home, older than you are,
 who would go putin a worse storm than this to ,milkq thes COWS, aud bring the l s14niilikto theip poorest man on earth, at his request; or to bring the milk from tlie spring7house, cream and all, without skimming, to feed the most abject of the human race. '"." You have a very good
 wife at home,'" says she. 1 Indeed l have," said he, "and she keeps my
 clothes cleHn and whole; and notwith- standing you called me an old ragamuf-
 fin, I am not ashamed to appear abroad in the clothes I wear, in any good com pany." "Well, must confess, ? says she, 'tthat when you have your broad
 brim hat off, you look middling well;
 but I want you to, eat and be of, for we want the fire to dry the gentle mems great coats and umbrellas by and among the rest we expect Judge Crane"
 "Judge Crane" says the Judge, "who is Judge Crane?" 'sThe Circuit Judge," says she, "o one of the Supreme Judges, you old fool" , ..-, d. i.... .:s.. ,''s'Well," says the Judge, "I will bet | a goose that, Judge Crane has not had and will not have great coat on his back or an umbrella over his head this day. ''You old goose" said she, "I care nothing for your bets. Eat and be off; I tell you Judge Crane is to, be here, and we have no room for you.". "I don't care,''''' says he, |" one rye straw more for Judge Crane than do for my
 self, and it has got to, be so late that if he was to come at this time of the day;
 he would more likely go directly to the court house and stay until. dinner time than to go to any tavern and if busi- ness was very urgent he would be very likely to. stay away even from dinner. l know something about the old codger, and some people say he is arusty, fusty, crusty old fudge.'' ''' tt Pretty talk, h. deed," says the landlady, "about the Supreme Judge. Y Now eat your cold cheek, or be off without eating, just as you please. ".a' "I tell you,v said the judge, "Judge Crane is not the Su- preme Judge, and if he were, he is no more fit to be @ judge than l am."
 sWeIl, now be off with yourself" says she.- 5.a' Don't be- in so great hurry" said he, mildly. 'tI wish to know who is the landlord here I wish to know
 where he; is ?" He is the High Sheriff of the county, and won't be home till night but if he were here you would not stay long,. t"Well,
 madam" says he, "give us cup of cider to wet my victuals, if you won't
 give me miIk.'' "Not drop!" says
 her ladyship. The judge, who had now
 got pretty well warmed and dried, and
 wished for his breakfast, put on stern
 countenance, and positively declared he
 would not leave the room and fire until
 he pleased. i"But," added he, "f you
 will grant my request, I will eat and be off," The cider was immediately
 brought, and the judge partook heartily
 of the collation. before him, took his broad -brimmed hat, and gently walked
 to the court house where he found good
 fires and clean floors, and during the court hours he presided with dignity
 and propriety. .i ,. '.' -"
 When the Judge withdrew the land lady anxiously looked after him for some | time, as he walked steadily on toward
 the Court House, supposing him to be some, poor man summoned up to Court as 8 witness, or some culprit, or some
 vagabond, who might give her further
 trouble in time of Courts, and expressed
 to her servants desire that they would
 see that he did not disturb the gentle
 men and the judges who might put up
 there. While some of the girls declared
 if he did come, they would use some ol
 his own expressions, which he used re
 specting Judge Crane. ''Let me see,
 says one, "'rusty, crusty.'" "Yes and 'fusty old fudge,'" says another.
 When dinner was summoned the Court, not being thronged, was imme , , diately adjourned, and the day being :, :, stormy and cold, the judges and law 7 yers poured into the Sheriff tavern where they were sure of good fires ap' :, good fare, all except Judge Crane, wh walked to store and purchased valu . able shawl, put it into his pocket on tn inside of his coat then walked quietl y to the tavern. While he was thus de " tained the landlady entered the dinin .L room, 1ho ealHes1ly uquHeO II Juug '' Crane had come in The answer was : "Not yet, madam, and perhaps he ma V not come.' The landlady, who wa D anxious to pay the highest respect t ,l the Supreme Judge, retired to tn n kitchen, not little chagrined or di o appointed. In the mean time the Jude l0 arrived, and being at proper times yer
 sociable, and at all times fond of chee t. ing the minds of those present, he b 9 gan to make some pertinent remark