Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-11-01
THE JUDGES TROUT.
Why He Fed It 70 the Charcoal
Burners Daughter.
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the front - short boil. Wult@ wine.
parsiev. thyme. laurel. oil and onions
in fail strength
After having uttered these last in
functions 10 his cook. Judge SourSiat
crossed the chief street Of Maryville
with alert stePS ard gained the palais
de Justice. which xas situated back
Of the >sus prefecture Judge >ourSiAt
was about forty Eve years 81 age,
very active. Notwithstanding a ten
dencv 20 stoutness- square Of
shoulders. short IN stature. with a
.aueaklng voic~ and . round. close
shaven head eyes gray. clear and
hard under bu>hy eyebrows. a mouth
closely shut. with thin and irrita bic
lps. Drowned cheeks. surrounded
+ Nith whiskers badly trimmed. in fact.
one Of those msStsf faces, ~ which
one says He can't be good every
DAY And surely ne was not very
kind. and he hoasted Of H. A desPot,
/ he used all Of his little realm in the
palais Hard as stone toward the
guilty. rough with the witnesses. az
yressive with the advocates, he was a
veritable furnace who famed himself
constantly into glow. He was feared
! ike the fire. and he was loved very
little.
However. tI.is man Of iron had two
vulnerable sides. Firstly. he responded
70 the pastoral name Of Hemorin.
which exposed him to ridicule. and
secondly. he was a gourrnand. and
gave points - Brillat SAvarin- His
gastronomy. which was profound. had
become a mania
u was he who imagined that IN
plunge shellhsh into boiling water be-
fore cooking them in their ordinary
dressing gave them a richness and vel
vety SAVIOR particularly exquisite ON
the dav when he taught that latest re-
dBement 20 the priest % - Victor the
latter could not help blushing. and
raising his patty hands To heaven be
cred Too much, This i too much
Judge Sour,iat, Assuredly il Is per
uitted to taste with discretion the
rpo5 things which divine wisdom has
provided. but such sensuality as this
borders upon mortal sin. and You vii
have - render account for il - the
good God
To the scruples u the excellent
priest the Judge responded with a mis-
anthrspic laugh IL was one 81 his
maIiEn joys 20 expose his neighbors TO
temptation. and this very morning the
priest was 70 breakfast with him. the
recorder being the only other guest
Judge >auriat hal received the even
ing before a two-pound salmon trout
taken from the beautiful clear water
Of the rocky >emois Il was his IA
vor5te tsh. and had tully occupied the
Erst hours ~ his morning lie had
demonstrated - the cook the superior
ity OF quick boil u the slow coos-
ing ia t,eneva or Holland sauce Of the
books The trout must be served cold
am N the seasoning in which IL was
cooked
Thls was with him a principle as
well A. a dogma. a. indispensable a
an article % the penal code lie con
tinued % repeat u - himself afies
having clothed himself in his role and
taken his seat. though be was turning
over the leave. Of document bearing
upon an important ease now pending
This was a criminal affair. the dra
matte details Of which contrasts
singularlv with the epicuriAn speeula
tions which persisted in haunting th'
Uranium ~ Judge >oariat
The case was thus. During the pr-
vious wees a. sunrise there had heel
found in the thieket Of fnres; IN
bodv IT n gameteep~r. who had evi
IDENTITY been a>ssSsinated and thea con
eealet among the hrambles - ditch
IL vas supposed that the crime ha
b~en committed By some strollin
/, poaeh~r. but M - the present tim
: there lad been elected no preciS. ev
I denes and the witnesses examined ha
. only made tht mystery deeper.
The murder bad taken place near IN
frontier. where charcoal burners wer
a. work. The suspicious Of the iudg
had. therefore. been directed towar
them The depositious thus far ha
revealed that on the night OF the mu
der these people had been absent froi
their shanty and the furnaces had r,
mEined ia the care % young daugl
ter 81 the charcoal burner.
Toward ten o'clock the door Of h
cabinet opened, framing the cooke
hat ard yellow shoulder belt Of n
constable
In lveile- grunted the Judge
~Eh. we'll Judge csnno. find ii
girl she has disappeared The cha
coal burners pretend utter ignorance
The judge consulted his watch. Tt
business was a. standstili; the ca,
could not he called. and he wished {
give glance % oversight 10 the ma
ter Of the diuing-roon before the a
rival Of bis guests lie disrobed hir
self and hurried home.
The pleasant dining-rOom. brixh
ened by the June sunshine, present.
most attractive aspect. with
white woodwork. its gray curtains,
high stove Of blue faienee with /
marble top. and its round table CO
cred with dazzling white linen elot
upon which were placed three cove
artistieaily trimmed
I This spectacle softened the ili-hun
| % the judge. and he was calming !
tie bv little. while laying upon the ;
yer salver a dusty bottle of old eroto
when the hall door opened violentl
and be heard in the vestibule a CIR
voice, " hieh cried: i tell you wish
= speak to the judge. lie expects m.
What does this racket mean
. growled the judge. Sowing
1T is that little charcoal burner
" responded the recorder. TOuchboe-
she arrived az the palais just az,
you left, and she has followed me
far a. here. in state of wild excl
ment, in order that you may take I
~ deposition
= En- groaned the judge You 4
in great hurry. my girl. after ke'
ing me waiting three DAYS Why
IN vou not come sooner"
Il had my reasons she said. casti
. hungry eyes upon the table
We can better appreciate your r
sons later" replied the Judge. furi'
- at the interruption Meanwhile
L can listen 10 your report
He drew out his watch II was 10
Yes. we have time. rouchboeuf !
viii find at yonr side all that is nee