Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-25
CHAPTER Y.
4 NEW JUDGE ON THE BENCH.
BY II. w. TAYLOR

in biz yellow wooden arm-chairs. and
lawyers having their feet where
LAWYERS feet must be or perish-on
the adjacent tables. There are no
clients. foreign nor domestic, in the
room. The clerk is writing at his
desk and the bar is TALKING pro-
miscuously just after general laugh
nj some anecdote told by old Judge
Banks at the expense of the new Judge
James "Silkit" Esq-myself. In the
general hurry of the laugh and the
joke call out:
The State against Tunnycliff! What
case is that Mr. Clerk?" Mr. Clerk,
being a young fellow of the name of
Joe Ellet. doesn't know.
"Why. Judge Jim" exclaims the old
judge; don't you know what case
that is? That's the Crasque Tun-
nycliff that had the great race-hoss.
you know. The one that was stole N
brought up hyuh to Ole Bogus
Luthuhwood's S, you wcmembah?" There
is sudden stir of visibly frightened
interest.
~. yes" muttered, bending over
the docket and dipping my pen into
the ink two or three times. "What
ought to CO with this case, Judge?
1t oughtn't to stand here in this way
like perpetual threat to Tunnycliff,
ought it?'
WELL" said the judge. deliberately.
sit needn't to stand than now, be-
cause the defendants dead. Died last
week at N-yolluns (New. Orleans. }
But it stood than long while because
it had to stan thah." And the judge
leaned over to spit beyond his heavy.
white beard. "You can stwikc it off
now, Judge. and I reckon that ends all
them cases that come up than about
that time"
Judge" said old Major Griggs,
with a decided quaver in his voice. due
to his great age and not to the slight
est emotion, Il want you to tell us the
truth. now, about yourself Didn't old
Bogus Leatherwood spoil marriage
and cut off the succession to the Banks
estate by takun his g-yurl Polly Ann
away in such hurry, No evasion
now! Answer fair and square," Judge
Banks darts a keen, inquiring look at
me. I nod my head with smile of
assent and content.
mo. sub! He didn't Polly Ann Luth-
uhwood was then the moce beautiful and
bwilliant young woman uvvah saw.
and I admiahed and wespected huh,
sub! But I was honestly twyun to
bwing abote another mah-ige. Twas
do-un Nv my best fob a young fwend
Of mine. And l must say that I'm
glad l didn't! TIM glad didn't sub. I"
Again l nodded very slightly above
my docket and smiled approvingly.
There was an instant of silence, and
Starr Go-uns, Esq, the youngest men,
Der of the Sandtown bar said:
ibid anybody ever hear Of the
Leathcrwoods after they went away
from herep"
20 yes?' said the judge and old
Major Griggs and myself in one voice.
Then the Judge went on: you we
membuh 10nnycliff lawyah. don't
you, Judge Silkita I can't call his
name now. But he was ovuh en- Pah-
us on some business fob some Amehi-
kun un Fwench claimants to the
Boneau estate down h-yuh ON the
Wabash. TN one day. sub! he was
walkun down the sweet to his hotel
when big cah-ige stopped wight at
the pavement and . big man called
out to i'm. in Fwench I'M then in United
States Un sub, when he went up to
the cah-ige who should it be but Bogus
Luthuhwood dressed up a. . gen-uhl Of
the Fwcnoh ahmy, sub. en- the finest
style you uvvah saw. sub! Wich!
Why. he was wuth millions, suhl Mill
ions. Lived On . big: fine chatew en-
the gwandest style. un''-
'.Polly Ann hid married, I sup
posef' asked the major. with the
greatest interest.
.Thah you 60. majah. Jest because
you was cwazy bote that young woman
You think evwybody else was. And l
think myself that most Of the impwes-
sible young men Of Sandtown wuh en-
love with huh at ono time an
anothuh! Yes sub. she had mah-ied q
Dutch Count that people said had
killed his fomah wife lmeckun huh do
kitchen wuk fob his whole family I'M
all thuh violations. He tried that on
Polly, sub, un she astonished um.
tell yuh she did. She tough up about
uvvuhtheDg en- the Counts palace, un
pulled uvvah hah outen his head suh!''
A general applauding laugh interrupt
cd the Judge in his narrative. Here
was . young Hoosier woman who had
taught European nobility that it could
not acquire American wealth and .
house-servant by marrying One young
woman. Then suhl she med i'm move
to Pah-is whah huh fathuh lived. And
you kin depend that she's haveun nv a
good time than! She keeps that Dutch
Count sk-yead to death. sub! Sk-yead
clah to deathv' Again . roar Of ap.
plauding laughter on the part of the
bar, that subsidized while Major Griggs
was repeating q question directed to
the new judge.
II didn't understand you, major :"
Isay. leaning forward . little butkeep-
ing my eyes upon the pages Of the
docket.
why" said the major, rising ''if
the court please"
"Hold avn. majah. You put yo-uh
question infawmalIy. win yuha We
wawnt conversational ansnh. Not q
judicial opinion. l know what he's a
go-un to asst yo-ah honah! And
confess that I'd like to heyuh the ansuh
myself" said Judge Banks. holding
back the majors extended left arm so
that he could look past him into my
face. closed the docket.
mot but what I've huh'd the stowy,
gentlemen" the judge went ON. my
fohmaa pahtnah. the pwesent Judge.
has told me a Thousand times, week.
on"
"Then you ought to know it well
enough to tell it, judge" 1 say. smil-
ing:
Yes. but I'd ruthuh h-yuh stowy
told by one Of the he-woes-"
Don't Judge" l say, in mock APP
peal and holding out my hand in
depreciation.
well, men diffuh abote these things.
But sometimes think it takes a gweat
deal mo-uh cuh-ij when you've gut
yo-uh weepuns on yuh toto keep