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Judge Crane.
An Amusing Story. ;
SHORTLY after the first Itopublican
Constitution of the State of New York
was framed, and tho judiciary department
was established for the civil department of
the supreme court, or that bianch called
the "circuit court" was appointed for one
of the circuits in , the county . of Duchess,
and the eccentric J udgo Crane was to pre
side. Judge Crane was very woalthy.and high
ly respected for bis publio virtues, espec
cially for his charitableness to the poor; but
he always dressed in plain garb, and
would hardly wear any ovorcoat, whatever
the weathor might be, and it was seldom
he rode when be went abroad, although bo
owned many valuable horses. On the morn
ing of the day on which the court was to
begin, the judgo set out before day, and
walked gently on, through hail, rain and
snow, to the appointed placo. On arriving
at l'oughkeepsie, cold and wet, be walked
to a tavern, where ho found tbo landlady
and her servants were making large prep
arations for the entertainment of tbe judg
es, lawyers and other gentlemen whom
they expected to attend the circuit court,
(TL J J i , . .
ius juago was determined to nave some
sport, and in a pleasant tone addressed the
landlady : " I have no money, and was
obliged to come to court, and I have walk
ed more than twenty miles through this
dreadful storm. I am wet and cold, dry
and hungry. I want something to eat
before the court begins."
i When the landlady put herself in a ma
jestic posture, and putting on a counte
nance of contempt, said to the judge,
"You say you are wet and cold, dry and
hot, how can all that be ?"
"No, my dear madam," said tho Judge.
" I said I was wet and cold ; and if you had
been out as long as I have in the storm, I
think you would likewise be wet aud cold.
I said that I wanted something to drink
and eat."
" But you have no money, jou say," re
torted the landlady.
" 1 told the truth, and nothing but the
truth," said the Judge, "and if I were as
rich as Croesus, I would be willing to work
for something to eat and drink."
"CrtDsus,who is Crcosus?" said the land
lady. " I never knew him," but I understood
he was very rich. I want something to eat
and something to drink, and were I as poor
as Job in big utmost calamity, and my
health and strength, as well as I am now, I
would willingly go to work for a little
while, if I could get something to drink
and a bit or good victuals."
"Well, daddy," said she, "bow much
do you want to drink ?" .
" Half a gill of good braudy, " said he.
" Very well," said she, " I will give you
half a gill, and some cold vituals, if you
will go into the back yard, and cut and
split three arm-fulls of wood, and bring it
into tho kitchen where the servants want
to make a good fire to dry the gentlemen's
coats when they come, and after you got
your vituals, i want you to go away."
lie drank his brandy, went into the
wood yard and soon cut aud laid beside the
stove the required amount of wood.
The landlady placed a cold luncheon
before him, remarking "that there it was."
"And it is almost as cold as myself,"
said the Judge, "but not half bo wet, for I
see neither tea, coffee, nor chocolate to wet
it."
" Beggars must not bo choosers," . said
she.
"My dear madam, I am ' not begging of
you," said be, " but have paid the full price
demanded."
"I told you," said she, "I would give
you cold vituals, aud there is cold boiled
bam, cold pork and beef, cold potatoes, &c,
and if you want it hot, there is mustard
and pepper, and bore is good bread, good
butter and good cheese, and all good enough
for such an old ragamuflin as you."
"It is all very good," said be, "but,
madam, be so good as to let me have some
new milk, right from tbe cow, to wet these
good victuals."
"The cows are not milked," says she.
" Then lot me have a cup of cold milk,"
says he.
" I will not sond tho servants in this
storm to the spring-house to skira it for
you," says sho.
"Dear madam, said ho, with a pleasant
smile, " I have a good wife at heme, older
than you are, who would go out iu a worse
storm than thi to milk the cows, and
bring tbe milk to the poorest man oil earth,
at bis request ; or to bring the milk from
the spring-house, cream and all, to feed
one of the most abject of tbe human race."
" You havo a very good wife at home,"
says she.
" Indeed I have," said be, " and she
keeps my clothes whole and clean, and not
withstanding you call me an old rngamuf
fiu, I am not ashamed to appear abroad in
the clothes I wear, in good company."
" Well, I must confess," said she, that
when you have your broad-brimmed hat oft"
you look middling well ; but I want you to
bo off; for we want the lire to dry tho gen
tlemen's great coats and umbrellas by, and
among the rest we expect Judge Craue."
"Judge Crane," says he," who is Judge
Crane?" ' '; ,!
"The circuit Judge, one of the supreme
judges, you old fool." '.- . !
Well," said he, "I will bet a goose
that Judge Crane, has not had, nor will
have, a great coat on his back or umbrella
over hit head to-day ; be would more likely
go to the court house and stay until dinner
time. I know something of the old codger,
and some say be is a rusty, ' crusty, fusty
old fudge."
" Pretty talk.mdeed," said the landlady,
"about the supreme judge. Now eat and
be off."
' I tell you," said he, " Judge Crane is
not the supreme judge, and if he were, he
is no more fit to be a judge than I am
bii, now, oe on wuu yourself,", says
she.
" Don't be in too great a hurry," said he
mildly. " I wish to know who is the land
lord here I And to know where he is ?"
" He is the High Sheriff of th is county
and won't be home till night, but if be
were here, you would not Btay long."
" Well, madam," said ho, "give mo
cup 01 ciaer 10 wet my victuals, ir you
won t givo me milk."
" Not a drop," said her ladyship.
The Judge, . who had got pretty well
warmed and 1 dried, and wishing for his
breakfast, put on a stern countenance, and
positively declared he would not leave the
room and the fire until he pleased. " But,
said he, " if you will grant my request,
will thou be off."
Tho cider was immediately brought and
tho Judge partook heartily of the collation
bbfore him, took his broad rimmed hat, and
gently walked to the court bouse; ho found
good fires and clean floors, and during the
court, presided with dignity and propriety,
When he withdrew, the landlady looked
after him for some time, as he walked
steadily on to the court house, supposing
him to bo some poor man summoned to
court as a witness, or some culprit, or some
ug'y vagabond who might give her furthe
trouble in the time of court, and expressed
to her servants a desire that they should
see that be did not disturb tho gentlemen
and the judges who might put up there,
While some of the girls declared that if he
did come, they would use some of his own
expressions which be used respecting Judge
Crane.
"Let me see," said one, " rusty,crusty.
" Yes, and fusty old fudge," said anoth
When dinner was announced, the court
not being thronged, was immediately ad
journed,and the day being stormy and cold
the lawyers and judges poured into the
sheriff's tavern where they were sure of
good fires and good fare, all except Judge
Crane, who walked to a store and purchas
ed a valuable shawl, and put it inte his
pocket, in tbe inside of his coat, and walk-
quietiy to uie tavern, rvniie no was
thus detained the landlady entered the
dining room.andearnestly inquired if Judge
Crane had come in. The answer was, " not
yet, and perhaps be may not come." The
landlady, who was anxious to pay tho high
est respect to the supreme judge, retired to
the kitchen, not a little chngrined and dis
appointed.
In the meantime the judge arrived, and
being at times very sociable, aud at all
times fond of cheering the minds of those
present, began by making some prominent
remarks, and to tell some lively anecdotes,
intended to convey good morals, which set
the whole company iu a roar of laughter.
At this instance one of tbo waiting maids
entered the room to inform them that they
might sit down to dinner. She did ber
errand, and hastoned to her mistress with
the tidings that the old fusty fellow with
bis broad rimmed bat on was right in
amongst the bare beaded gentlemen, talk
ing as bard as be could, and all the law
yers and judges were laughing at bim.
" Then go," said she, "and whisper to the
L old gentleman that I wish to see him in the
kitchen."
The errand was done accordingly, and
the Judge in a low voico, said to the girl,
" tell your mistress that I have a little bus
iness with some of these lawyers, and when
done I will be off in the course of a few
days." The girl returned, and faithfully
rehearsed tbe message, and added that sho
believed the old fellow was drunk or he
would not have said, " as soon as business
is done I'll be off in two or three days."
" Well, Betty," said the mistress, "go
back, and when the geutluinon begin to set
down, do you staud near tbe head of the
table, aud say I wish a vacant seat left at
tbe bead of tho table, for Judge Crane,
then do you hasten back and see that John
has the cider and other liquors in good or
der. And Mary, you fill two more tureens
with gravy, and put one at each end of the
table. And Martha, do you see that all
the clean plates are ready for a change, and
Unit the tart and pies, &c, are in good
order." Btty again repaiied to her post,
and oftly informed a gentleman of her
order, " Certainly," said the gentleman,
and Betty hastened back to assist John.
The gentlemen now sat down to an ex
cellent repast. The gentlemen carved and
served round in the usual form. But, as
the Judge was of a singular turn in almost
everything, ho hod taken a fancy that if a
person eats light food, aud that which is
more solid and harder of digestion at the
same meal, the light food should be eaten
first. Ho therefore filled bis plate with
some pudding made of milk, rice and eggs,
and placed himself in rather an awkward
position, with his left elbow on, the table,
and bis head near the place to eat accord
ing to his custoni, which was very fast al
though he was not a very great eater ; aa
as some of tho gentlemen near the Judc
followed his example as to partaking of the
pudding before the meat, of course a large
deep vessel containing that article was
nearly emptied,, when , Mary approached
with two additional tureens of gravy, ac
cording to the commands of her mistress
and as she sot down the last near the Judgi
he said to her in an austere manner, QUI,
bring me a clean plate to eat some salad
on." ' ' " ' '
'The abrupt manner in which he addressed
her, and her disgnst at seeing bim there i
that position, so disconcerted the poor girl
that she did not observe that any one but
the Judge had partaken of the podding,
nor did she know what he meant by salad
but she observed that tbe large pudding
pan was nearly empty, and then hastened
back with the utmost speed to her mistress
and addressed her with, " Dear madam.
that old fellow's there yet, and he is cer
tainly crazy or drunk, for be is down at
the table, and he has eaten more than
skipple of the rice pudding already, aud
has bis noso right down into a plateful
now, shoveling it like a hog ; and told me,
as if be was the lord of the manor, to bring
him a clean plate to eat salad on. Bless
me ! where can we get salad at this tirao of
the year? And tbe gentlemen have not
done carving yet, and not one has begun to
eat meat, much less a tub full of pudding,
"Ayo, he 11 got a clean plate," says Mal
tha, before tbo gentlemen want clean
plates." "I'll clean him out," says the
mistress,- aud she started for the dining-
room burning with Indignation,
The Judge was remarkable for not giving
unnecessary troublo to anybody where he
put up, and generally ate what was put
beforo bim, without anyjemarks, and sel
dom made use of more than one plate at a
meal. But at this time be observed near
him a dish of beautiful white cabbage, cut
up in vinegar, which the Low Dutch at
Poughkoepsio called "cold slaw," aud
which he called "salad," aud he wished
for a separate plate to prepare some of it
for bis own fancy. The carving and serv
ing were not yet finished, when the land
lady arrived at the door of the dining-room
determined to dnvo him out. She advanced
with a firm stop to the door, and fixed her
keen eyes sternly on the Judge, when bo
turned his eyo that way, and observing
hor, mildly said, " Landlady, can I have a
clean plato to eat some salad on ?"
clean plate and salad !" retorted the land
lady indignantly. "I wish you would
come into tbo kitchen until the gontlemon
have dined. I reserved that seat for Jndge
Jrane.
After the tumult had subsided a littlo,
the Judgo mildly said, "Didn't I chop
wood for my breakfast?" "Indeed you
did," said she, "and said you had no
money." " I told yon the whole truth,"
replied the Judge, " but 1 have a beautiful
shawl, worth more than ten dollars, which
just now bought, and will leave it now
with you in pawn, if you will only let me
eat dinner with these gentlemen. Here
tho geutlomen were biting their lips to
keep from laughter.
How did you buy tho Bhawl worth
more than ten dollars without mouev 1"
"I bought it on credit," i said he. "And
where did you find credit to that amount?"
said she. , " I brought it from home,"
said he. " That's a likely story, and some
thing like your abuse of Judge Crane this
morning," said she.
" How could-1 abuso the Judge if he was
not presont?" asked he. -i
"You called bim a 'rusty, fusty, fudge,'
and au 'old codger,' and said you did not
care a rye-straw more for him than you
did for yourself."
Here the company burst Into a roar of
laughter again. As soon as it had subsided
littlo, one of ' the gentlemen asked the
landlady how she knew the gentleman sho
was addressing was not Judge Crane. " He
looks more like a snipe than a crane !" she
answeied. 1 ,
Ilore the loud laughter burst forth a third
time, and after a little pause the Judgo
said: "I must confess that I am not a
ird of very fine feathers, but I assure you
aia a crane, and a crane is often a very
useful instrument. I saw a very good one
in your kitchen this morning, and some
times an instrument called a crane is of
invaluable use, madam."
Before she had time to reply, some of the
gentlemen with whom sho was acquainted
assured her she was talking with tho nre-
iding Judge. Astonished and confounded
she attempted somo excuse, and hastily
asked pardon for her rudeness. Tbe Judgo
had by this time, unobserved, taken from
his pocket the beautiful shawl and folded
it at length one way and in a narrow form
the other, and it being a very fine texture,
it appeared more like an elegant sash than
valuable shawl. When be arose with a
graceful dignity, and with a half smile ad
vanced a few steps towards the landlady,
Baying, " it is not my province to pardon,
ut it is my business to judgo ; ard I judge
that you will, without hesitation, receive
this shawl as a present, if not as a pawn." i
So saying he gently laid it , Over ' ber
shoulders and across her arras., "Take it.
madam," said tbe Judge, " aud ta not at
tempt to return it, for it was purchased on
purpose for a present for you."' " L' ;
She hastily retired in confusion, hardly
knowing what she did, and took with her
tho shawl, worth twelve, Instead of ten
dollars. And here were three parties wh
naa eacn good things. The landlady had
good shawl and a good lesson to meditate
upon ; tbe gentlemen had a good dinner
and a good joke to talk over and the
Judge bad good intentions in the joke and
good will and ability to follow up the les
ion given. ' ; " , f , .
sun i ay'u'eaiTi n g.
' The Lord's Wall.
About fifty years ago, one bitter January
night, the inhabitants of the old town
Sleswick were thrown into the greatest dis
tress and terror. A hostile army was
marching down upon them, and new and
fearful reports of the conduct of lawless
soldiery were hourly reaching the place,
In a large, commodious cottage dwelt an
aged grandmother, with her widowed
daughter and grandson. Whilo all hearts
quaked with fear, this agod woman passed
her time in crying out t God that he would
" build a wall of defence around about
them," quoting the words of an ancient
hymn. '
Her grandson asked her why she -prayed
for a thing so entirely impossible as that
God should build a wall about their house
that should hide it, but sho explained that
the meaning was that God should protect
her. t i
At midnight the dreaded tramp
was
beard. An enemy came pouring iu
at
every avenue, filling tbe houses to overflow
ing. But while the most fearful sounds
were beard on very side, not even a knock
came to their door, at which they were
greatly surprised. The morning light
made the matter clear ; for just beyond the
house the drifted snow bad reared such a
massive wall that it was impossible to get
uvur co loom.
" There," said the old woman, triumph
antly, "do you not see, my son, that
Uod could rise up a wall around us ?"
A Touching Incident.
A lady was walking along the street in
Pouglikccpsie, N. Y., says the Eagle, when
sho met a little girl, between two aud three
years old, evidently lost, and crying bitter
ly. Taking her by the hand the lady ask
ed her where sho was going. " I'm going
down town to find my papa," wag the reply
between sobs, of the child. " What
your papa's name ?" asked the lady. " His
name Is papa," replied tbe innocent little
thing. "But what is his other name?'
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queried me jany ; wnat does your
mamma call him ?" She calls him papa,
persisted the baby. Tho lady then took
tho littlo one by the band and led hor
along, saying, "you had better come with
me : I guess you carao from this wav
" Yes, but I don't want to go bock, I want
to find my papa," replied the littlo girl,
crying afresh as if hor heart would break
" What do you want of your papa?" asked
tne lady. " 1 want to kiss him." Just
then a sister of the child came along look
ing for her and led her away. ' From sub
sequent inquiries it nppcared that the
little one's papa, whom she was so earnest
ly in search or, had recently d:cd. Iu her
louesomeness and love for him she tired of
waiting Tor bim to come home, and had
gono to find him and greet him with the
accustomod kiss.
A Chinese Contribution Box.
Mr. W. bimpson.iu a paper on "Chinese
Architecture," road before one or the Eng-
isu societies, describes as follows the
Chinese method of raising money for the
building or repairing of temples : .
" In tho street of Pekiu I ouo day found
a man iu a sort of a wooden sentry box,
Large nails had been drivcu into it, so that
their points projected through. This pre
vented tho man from loaning against the
sides, and the only rest he had was from
sitting on a board within. He was a monk,
aud never seemed to sleep, for ho had a
string with which be might day and
night sound a largo bell every fow minutes,
as a sort of advertisement of bis purpose.
This was that the benevolent should come
forward with his money ; each nail repre
senting a sum. When any one paid a sum
bis name was stuck on a piece' of paper,
and the nail pulled out, making it more
comfortable for the hermit within. All tho
nails represented tho necessary amount for
tho repair of a tomple which was close
behind. This is a common Droceedinp tor
o
aisiug the wind for such purposes. I was
told that this monk had beon for two years
shut up, and that ho would likely bo au
other year before he got out of his cocoon
of nails."
tW Nothing so strongly indicates the
man of pure and wholcsomo thought as
habitual purity of speech. By bis conver
sation, among his own kind, you may nl
ways pretty accurately form an opinion as
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where no restraint is supposed to be placed
pon his words, that you discover his true
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company or respectable society, you may
ustly mark him as one with whom associa
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