New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
"Y OU,D BETTER TAKE 1T ALLp
AN INCIDENT OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

INCIDENT OF LIGAL EAPEbiENth IN NOhIh
CAROLINA.
Hanging in front of a downtown eating
house day or two ago the of a goodsized
hear to be served up In steaks for all lovers Of that sort Of
food resident OF the old Tar Heel State, in company
with TRIBUNE reporter passing the carcass and the
sight Of it brought out the following:
al am not fond Of bear meat myself" said the North
Crolinan but down in North Carolina some years
there lived an old and eccentric reconstruction judge who
rcshed Juicy bear steak than atwoyearold babe
would relish molasses candy 1t was Judge McLOud OF
Salisbury The Judge would ride twenty miles any day In
the toughest kind OF weather 10 get taste OF bar meat
~ he called It, His Honor was holding court at Franklin
in Haywood County, among the mountains OF western
North day, and much disappointed when
he that landlord had no bar meat fordnner IA
he usually had fat bear about court mc especially for
the benefit OF the ledge Judge McIOud was and
fre for the first two three days Of cOnr and caused
some merrment by ordering the sheriff TO drive away
from in front Of the Court House geese which
moved him by their ncessant cactng Several times he
ordered geese TO be driven away but they kept coming
hack until weariel OF patience at last he called the
tsheri and said sharply sheriff go out thar and order
every one of them thar daned geese killed. and send the
hill 10 mer The sheriff penne them up but imagine the
Judges surprise when bill was presented him for nine
1.-THE Judge stared at the bill In amazement but paid 1t,
rcmarng to the sheriff That II he did order the geese
killed he didn't think that the sher was darned fool
enough to DO IT. Two or three OF MS lawyers were ned
for contempt for laughing at the judge IL leaked OUT
that the sheriff had fooled the judge, and the latter was
Wraty In order appease the judge the sheriff sent
messenger thirty miles away 70 get bear that
buntsan had killed the Tennessee line. and when the
dge RECEIVED the smile lit his features and be
Reran 10 dispatch business in harry Yum, yumP he
was heard 10 say snued the air rdolent with the
perfume Of bronc bear steak The Judge could not con
ain himself and ordered an hour before the usual
tme for dinner There about twenty Of lawyers
who sat at the table with the Judge but II was not known
that any one but the judge cared ng for bar meat
Judge Loud rubbed his hands and smaoked his lips
h took his seat at the head or the table, for In mont OF
him In huge dish. smoking hot, was piece from the
hodv of old ruin almost large tombstone In front
of country churchyard. The Judge reached over and
hacked The steak exactly In the middle and transferred
the larger portion his plateand began to attack II
with aydity with knife and teeth Tie didn't Ask any
else 10 have any One OF the lawyers bOnycheeked
Confederate colonel remarked that He believed he'd try
little OF the steak, whereupon be reached over and
horked Oft about oneOurth OF what was left on the dish
OF the and transferred t 20 hs plate Judge
McI0ud dropped his knife and looked Indignantly and In
0uiringy the lawyer who bad dared trespss ON his
flvorte dish. and. after few moments, soennly and
scorfy remarked You'd better take II aF The Judge
must already have masticated couple OF pounds. The
door cid man is dead nOwgonc where he Will have no
more nee for bar meat