Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
GEoRGIA's PUBLIC MEN.
a Few Anecdotes of a Couple of
Judges.

n Few Anecdotes of a Couple of
Judges.
Judge Cone, of Greene county, was in
his day one of the ablest lawyers in the
State. He was full of humor and enjoyed
making fun for others. He represented
Greene county in the Senate. He was ap-
preached soon after his election by a can
didate for Doorkeeper, who came to his
room canvassing tor votes. He asked the
Judge for his support, when the following
| conversation took place:
''Haye you ever kept doorV' asked
the Judge.
''No, SIR"
"Have you ever seen a door keptY
"NO, sir"
"Haye you ever read a treatise on door
keeping?''
''NO, SIR"
"Well,' said the Judge, az think you I'M
tit for such responsible position; but, if
you will get the proper books and study
and master the art, l Will vote for you
next year."
GENTLEMEN's HORSES.
Judge Dooly was very fastidious about
his quarters at the taverns, and was a
great terror to landlords, who feared his
suit him.
While he was on the bench the Augusta
lawyers practised i'll Warren County
Court, and usually came with equipages,
servants, etc, in style he thought saw
ored of Ostentation, and his jealousy was
provoked on account of their receiving, as
he thought, more than their share of at
tentiOn from the landlord.
One morning it was noticed that he
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Paris tavern, where he had been staying
the first days of court. Some one asked
him what was the matter.
lie said he had gone to place where he
hoped he would be considered a gentle
man, for, said he, 81 went to the horse
lot, and seeing my horse in the rain, in
quired why he was not stabbed, and was
told by the hostler that the stable was full
of 'gentlemen's horses, sah.'
81 made the same inquiry about my
sulky, which / found exposed TO the
weather, and was told that the carriage
house was full Of 'gentlemen's carriages,
sRh.'
81 asked for a glass in my room, and
was told that the, looking glasses were all
in the 'gentlemen's rooms, sah.'
''And when l asked for any necessary
article l received the reply-'all in the
gentlemen's rooms, sah.'
considered a gentleman, too, 80 l went to
Mrs. Chapman's, where l hope to sustain
that character"
DISCHARGE HIM.
A very pretentiOus landlord in one of
the counties of the Northern Judicial Cir
cult, keeping a every common hotel"
was always going to have great improve
ments to his house, table, furniture, etc.
Alter many false promises of the kind, at
last a court day came, when he redeemed
them all by dish of which any landlord,
as he thought, should feel proud.
At dinner time there was che dish. 1t
was a pig roasted whole, stuffed to burst
ing with light bread, onions, ETC., stand
Ing erect as life, fianked by Irish potatoes,
and having big red apple in its mouth.
The pig faced Judge Dooly, and the
Judge faced the pig with quizZical eX-
preston.
The carving knife and fork were handy;
lawyers were all around the table. No
one offered to carve the pig. Dinner ended
with the pig as perfect as when it began.
Supper came, and the pig came and went.
The same thing was repeated at the three
meals next day.
The second morning, when Judge DoOly
came to the table, there was the pig. Max
ing bow, the Judge said:
Good morning, Mr.. Pig. ] am afraid
you have lost your appetite, seeing you
have not eaten that apple yet, and pre-
sumo you are tired of attending court.
Mr.. Sheriff, you may discharge him, on his
own recOgnizance, until the next session
of court of course, seeing we will have no
further use for him this session."