The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-06-11
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pfeme Court, had q funny expet:
ience recently, aud, as he has 10.
lated il to any member of hienls,
the story has had a wide ci,culai
tiOn in society Several weeks ago
he had an imperative engagement
in Baltimore. Likeall great men
fheis provetbially aBseht.mindel.
He went up TO court, and, aftgr d
few moments session, ad|6athed lhe
court, and came down leisurely 10
the Baltimore { Ohio depol, which
is only q short distance from the
Capitol. AS he got out Of tIe
street car he found he had ten
minutesin which TO purchase i
ticket aud get a seat on tho train
Ashe wcntup % Che tickct.oilico
heidisccyered so!hissurprise, that
be had only afew pennies in his
pocket He had neglected to pro.
vide himself with scrip for his
journey He looked around the
waitingtootti but saw no one he
knew--What was to DO dono
must be done quickly; his engage.
ment was an important one. So
he fled up in thelinc to Che ticket.
Office, and when he reached tho
window the Chief.Justico smiled
an awful smile across the full
width Of his ample mouth, and
asked the ticket agent II h6 knew
him.
"No, | DON'T" snarlod the agent,
"and what is more don't want To.
What do you wan,2n
~ wanta a ticket to Baltimore
and return, lam the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, and / have
no money with me. II is purely
accidental. | can give you my
personal check"
"oh, i know you. | know all
the bloods, but the dodge don't
work on me. Ihave just had two
members Of the Cabinet try to
"bilk" me out Of tickets, and no
ChiefJustice dodge gets me. Take
your ugly mug out Of the window,
and get out of the way Of the pei.
pie who have money"
The Chiefjustice glared. He
could not fine the young man for
contempt Of court. Hefelt cheap
er and worse than ifhe had been
real fraud. He blushed and pers-
pired so that the agent hadhis firm
belief Strengthened. The Chief.
Justice dashed out Of the station to
see if he could find some one to
identify him. He had only FIVE
minutes left. 1t was too short
time to run to the Capitol. He
saw no one, Across the street
there was a saloon and eating house.
The Chief.Justice made a rush
across the road, but he stopped at
the door, Whit if he should be
seen going into a common gin.millY
What would people say2 and it was
a bare chance if anyone in there
should know hiInl spyipg:e pri-
vate entrance, he rushed in, and
accOsted the proprietor with the
inquiry
"Do you know me9"
"Yes, bet yer head, do, yer hon.
or" said the short.haired, freCkle.
faced man behind the bar. sYou
arotho boss ay the shuprame Court.
| sees ye iviry day goin' by here
on the cars"
"Will you cash my cheCk9" /
have no time 10 EXPLAIN
Here the justice grabbed a piece
Of fpaper upon a desk near by and
began to write hurriedly.
"shure l will. I've seen ould
byes off on tear before got out Of
money, thrust me, sorr. Is 1t .
twenty ye want2 Here it is.
VIII ye have a drop before ye run2"
But before any further explana,
tion could be made, the chiefJus-
tice GRABBED the money, and was
running across the street. Income
way the ticket agent had learned
Of his blunder during the judges
absence, and was all politeness
when he saw the money. Mr..
Waite barely made the train, but
he has not had such a shock to his
dignity since he went upon the
bench Of the Supreme Court
General Jackson never dsspised
the humblest Of his old Tennessee