The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04

out OF IL. | knew that 1t was good thing
and for that reason tried 10 0ner H. W
every other voter in our district, Due
they all said that / was the man TOT III.
place. and that that was the place io'
me. and so on until at last from sheer eA-
haustion | gave up and let her go. 40,
OF course / was elected. My party hau
not carried the district before Tor yeais'
but the boys came out on ms 49,
and run me i'm on large figures l he'S.
had the least turn for law; IL ala not s".'
my taste. and the thought OF getting sucn
an enormous taste at one time Wotlleu nle
considerably. and then there "e.t
Congratulations; there are Two s' ,,,i
which do not agree with me, congrd,su lisi,
tons and cucumbers. They nave aD 800
the same effect When my frlehus az.
acquaintance would come IN WIN .
tribute OF love and anectloh' WIN
grow weary and sleepy. <-.,,,o
so my friends said. Ana one oiu cnuii,
noticing this. said: "Well, young man. pe
like Epaminondas OF Thebes; II the once
will not reflect credit upon Sou' i'"'0'
credit upon the office. ,,,
7 thanked him very cordially indeed,
but he was far from my way OF tf,ihhNls'
The trouble was, | was perlecuy Sule
i'm my own mind that / could not renect
credit tpon the office; and the Office Woulu
have the advantage OF the rcHSSei"s ~
iris was the first time I'm my married
career that my wife was not IN posi-
ton to advise me. She wanted to badly
enough as she does on all occasions, but
she was beyond her bounds. and could
etanmer only a few words OF admonluon.
II went hard with her too, not 10 DE apis
TO guide me in this. the greatest step Oh
nv life. / must confess that after TINS
I had worse opinion than ever or the
voters IN my district. Poor. deluded NOR
tals
or course. | had to make tho best OF the
deal. and ] at once set about getting ny
office straight and my affairs In ordeF'
My library was unique IN the extreme,
\ World almanac and Mayo's GUIDE.
was like the old author who said that ne
feared tho man Of few books. Moreover
/ read PinkertOn's Detective stories 'thu
found them an excellent stimulus 10 az
ton. | began 10 lay aside the garo anH
mien Of an everyday citizen and view
everything with the eye OF justice rom
a judicial standpoint. | believe that JUS
tice is represented as being phnu. oii.e
my administration | can appreciate 'hd..
! know Of at least one justice VINO was
in that state. 49,, ,...
As soon as I was inaugurated the JUS
tice business increased to an alarming eN-
tent Never before was there 50 inutn
crime and 50 much need Of a good lusliVe.
NV first case was quaint one. heI.
we're two very estimable WIDOW laul's
living I'm town, and for years they hdu
dwelt in peace and harmony. Not plo'
had ever marred their horizon serene.
But at last the trouble came just III '''"e
The circumstances were these: Mrs.
Bates calf had eaten Mrs. Coles tapls
cloth. and the said Mrs. Coles had poned
the said Mrs. Bates COW with a Diooil-
stick until IL had given up the gnos1
Both OF tho ladies seemed 10 be IN
very unchrlstianlike frame OF mind When
they apyeared before me. IL was WIN
great trepidatiOn that J. callel up "T
great case of Table Cloth VS.. Calt. l
called for evidence; they both started 10
give II at the same time
lone at the time" / said. calmly. Fin.
ally ! hear ! the points OF the case, anu
then I began TO question the witness.
Mrs: Bates. is your car III NE i ,o'ir
Honor. this is his first; he has eaten Two
pairs Of my husbands trolsefs' Out never
a table-cloth." 800.
hungry, or merely to pass away '"e
witness much puzzlel) Il can't say,
as your calf "A hearty eaterY' (Mrs. Z.
hotlv) your Honor need not ask that
question about n calf that ate Il 1nie-
cloth raw" Great excitement--Jus'lce
very much puzzled-shitts nneasHy IN t nis
chair-tovirg with his soatee an tne
while-Airs Q. fined two dollars Tor con-
V Justice continuing How old is your
Eight months. this coming May"
''Tight months-hardly respDl 'ble fof
his ns-Um-er-ah-has your calf borne
4 good reputation so farY' s.-.
yes. sir (weeping), ne was a perfect
model" NV. 800.
OIrs' G. Is called to the stand)
Mrs. G, how long had you mad this
clothg' re md on
ever since Ma died-lWeity-aeNcH sN"''
last March gone"
"SVhat do YOU mean by off and on?'
Ion and on the table lsighingj; yes
everything has its time on.
Dignity Of justice knocked slIe"'sse
The court would request. Mrs. Cole, tnat
YOU do not indulge in any levity regain-
ing itself. "DO YOU think that the cloth
molosted or bothered the calf in any
way2" nn
.sWen. certainly not before he ate H..
Court has 10 rap for order. Mrs Z.
doesn't seem 10 realize that she Is con-
fusing the court) 18Th .,,,,i,
"Do you think that your cloth could
have struck the caltE ,.
"somethlng about It must have struck
him or ne wouldn't have eaten II. ut
slowly but sursly dawns upon the coui
that Mrs G. is too much for the sara
court-the rabble also knows TINS 10 DE
fact) .. -. .ho
II was then tttf lut 'VNiN l"'l'N 90
conclusion that they were an reasohihs
I'm a circle: and after giving the parties
few remarks OF rcpr.mand, the court
Is dismissed. and adiourns 10 attend me
funeral Of the said calf. lArs. {. thlhhs
II proper that the cloth should be ldld
upon the table, ...
This was one of the episodes that went
towards forming my opinion mat tne
life Of the law arbiter Is a hard one. 'ul
this was not all. Others were 70 ioilo"
OF a more complicated nature anu udn7..
Gus asuect Every breeze tnat hirW TO-
wards me brought with II legal comphea-
tiOns 10 be unravelled. l undid them 10
the best Of my ability. .
Alv career was slowly shaping itself
into a brilliant one. though my actions
were severely criticised. But ! adopted
the idea that a mans popularity and
ability are measured. as well by the num-
Der OF his enemies as the number or MS
friends Nobody was acquitted unntf me,
The jais were soon tull. ana the e.,o..di. lu
ordered a new room IN the public lodging
house Justice CD was dispensed with "a
lavish hand. I was determined that the
peonle should have full ana worthy
term Of service from me.
II gave them too much they need not
he dissatisfied Lawyers who came up
before me and thought they knew law,
were soon squelched when they heard the
verdict Wiz my Mayo In one hand,
and my almanac in the other dened the
80 and still the wonder grew
That one small head could carry all ne
knew"
administration was in a way a thingT
therefore. II mus. come 10 an end.
might ada right here. that ] did not serve
my nun term 4 case came up tne ue-
-, ~ hack numbers Of the judges.
We rad a sandy-haired son OF the Buck
o,.n s.ate before the court for selling
~ 90 ..',,-a,. containing aiehOf0D