Year: 1874

LAS certain learned Judge in Mexico
walked one morning into Court, he
thought he would see whether he was in
time for business; and feeling for his re-
peater, he found it was not in his pocket.


" AS usual said he to friend who
was with him, as he passed through the
crowd near the door; 'as usual, have
left my watch at home under my pillow


''Ie went on the bench, and thought no
more of it. The Court adjourned, and he
returned home. As soon as he was quiet
ly. seated in his parlor he bethought him
OF his watch, and turning to his wife he
asked her to send tor it.


But said she, 4 sent it to you three
hours ago y


Sent it to me ~


Certainly replied the lady; and by
the person you sent for it ?


The person sent for it = echoed the
judge.


The very person you sent for it
You had not left home more than an hour,
when well-dressed man knocked at the
door and asked to see me. He brought
one OF the very finest turkeys'I ever saw;
and said that on your way to Court you
met an Indian with number of fowls,
and having bought this one for quite bar
gain, you had given him couple of reals
to bring it home; with the request that !
would have it killed, picked, and put to
cool, as yon intended to invite your broth
er Judges to dine with you tomorrow.
And "Oh! by the way. Senorita," said he,
''his eXcelency the judge requested me to
ask you to give yourself the trouble to go
and take his watch from under the pillow.
where he says he left it as usual this MORN
ing, and send it to him by me- And of
course did so.


{" 'Well,' replied his honor, ALI l can
say to you is. that you are as great
goose as the bird is a turkey. The man
was thief; never sent for my watch
You've been imposed on, and the watch
is lost forever


1.-The trick was a cunning one; and af-
ter laugh, it was resolved actually to
have the turkey for to-morrow's dinner,
and to have his honor's brothers Of the
bench to enjoy so dear morsel. Accord
ingly, after the adjournment of Court next
day, they all repaired to his dwelling
Scarcely had they entered, when the lady
broke forth with congratulations to his
honor upon the recovery of his stolen
watch.


How happy am L. exclaimed she,
that the villain was apprehended


/" 'Apprehendedr said the judge with
surprise.


Yes, and doubtless convicted, too. by
this time,' said the wife


You are always talking riddles re-
piled he; explain yourself. know moth
ing of thief, watch, or conviction


=" 1T can't be possible that have been
again deceived said the lady; but this is
the story: About one o'clock to-day, u
pale young gentleman, dressed in seedy
suit of black, came to the house in great
haste-almost ort of breath. He said he
was just from Court that he was one OF
the clerks that the great villain who had
the audacity to steal your honor's watch
had just been arrested that the evidence
was nearly perfect to convict him. and all
that was required to complete it was the
turkey, which must be brought into Court.
and for that he had been sent with por-
ter by your express orders


And you gave it to him p


OF course | did Who could have
doubted him, or resisted the orders of Il
Judge? p


'Watch-and turkey-both gone
Pray, what are we to do for dinner


But the lady had taken care of her
guests, Notwithstanding her simplicity.
and the party enjoyed both the joke and
their diunern