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The courts have decided that refusing to take a newspaper or periodical from the otlice, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is "pri ma facie" evidence of intentional fraud. From the New Haven Chronicle of 1527. The Judge and the H.andhidr. Shortly after the first rrpublican constitution of the stale of New York was framed, and the judiciary system was established for the civil department, the supreme court, or that branch of it called the "circuit court," was appointed for one of the circuits in the county of Dutchess, and the eccentric Judge Crane was to preside Judge Crane was very wealthy, and highly respected for his public and private virtues, es pecially for his charitableness to the poor; but he always appeared in a plain garb, and would hardly ever wear an over coat, whatever the weather might be, and it was seldom that he rode when he went abroad, although he owned many valuable horses. On the morning of the day in which the court was to begin, the judge set out before day, and walked gently on, thro' hail, rain and snow, to the appointed place. On arriving at Poughkeepsie, cold and wet, he walked to a tavern, where he found the landla dy and her servants were making large prepara tions for the entertainment of the judges, law yers, and other gentlemen, whom they expect ed would attend the circuit cotfrt. The judge was determined to have some sport, and in a pleasant tone addressed the land lady I have no money, and was obliged to come to court, and I have walked through ihis dreadful storm more than twenty miles. I am wet and cold, dry and hungry. I want some thing to eat before the court begins; when the landlady put herself in a magisterial posture, and putting on a countenance of contempt, said io the judge, you say you are wet and cold, diy and hot ; how can all that be ? No my dear madam, says the judge, I said that I was wet and cold; and if you "had been out as long as I have been in this storm, I think you would like wise be wet and cold. I said that I wanted jsomething to drink and eat. But you have no raonev vou sav. retorted the landlady, I told4 you the truth, says the judge, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, but were I as rich iis Crajsus I would be willing to work for some thing to eat and drink. "Croesus, who is One- i . I us says uie iu.uy. x noi nn nw, o.-. .he judge, but I have understood that he was very rich. I want something to eat and some - . . ... . . . I T !..., J,;.t. .n5,l I mug HJ u ft I ij 14 , anu "-i utmost calamity, and had my health and strength uk well as I now have, I would willingly go to work a little uhile, if I could only get some thing to drink and a bite. of good victuals. Well, old daddy, says fhe, how much do you want to drink ? Half a gill of good brandy, madam, tays he. Very well, fays s-he, I. will ive ) ou half a. gill and some cold victuals if you will go into the back yard and cut and split ihree armfuls of w ood, and bring imo ihe kitch en, where the sep-aniswantyo, make a good l-re to dry the "cntlemcn'a great coatu when hey come, andlter yqu cget y.uur vieUal-Vl hall want yto.tt.iqjgQ5ray. We'll, says bogMt' n 'In; bran.lv, and I'll ' uinhtteuod. STKO UDSBURG, He drank the liquor and walked quietly into the wood yard, where he found a good axe, and he soon laid by the kitchen fire the proper quanti ty of wood, viz: his arms three times full. When the landlady had got his cold luncheon on ihe table, in hopes that he would eat and be off now for the good bite of victuals, says the judge. There it is, said she, coldly. And it is almost as cold as myself, but not half so wet, for I see neither tea, nor coffee, nor chocolate to wet ii. Beggars must not be choosers, said she. I am Tint timiainir nf vnn m-wlnm on wl O O O J i tiiuiiu in i uuiu he, but have paid the full price demanded. 1 told you, said she, I would give you cold vic tuals, and there is cold boiled ham, cold pork and beef, cold potatoes and turnips, and cold vinegar, pickles, and soup, and if you want any thing hot, there is mustard and pepper, and here is good bread, good butler, and good cheese, and all good enough for such an old ragamuffin as you are. It is all very good, said he, pleas antly, but madam bo so good as to let me have some new milk, warm right from the cow, to Wet these pnnri virtual Tlin pnivn nrn nnl , ,IM , . , . . . milked, says she. 1 hen let me have a bow ' co,tl ,nllk sa,d he- 1 will "01 send ihe ser vants in this storm to the spring-house to skim it for you, said she. Said ho With a pleasant smile, dear madam, I have a good wife at home, older than you are, who would go out in a worse storm than this, to milk the cows, and Bring the milk to ihe poorest man on earth, at his request; or to bring the milk from the spring-house, cream and all, without shimming, to feed the most abject of the human race. You have a very good wife at home, says she. Indeed I have, said he, and she keeps my clothes clean and whole, and notwithstanding you called me "an old ragamuffin," I am not ashamed to ap pear abroad in the cloilies I wear, in any good company. Well, I must confess,- says she, that when you have your broad brimmed hat off, I you look middling' well; but I want you to eat and be off, for we want the fire to dry the gen tlemen's great coals and Umbrella's by ; and among the rest we expect Judge Crane. Judge Crane, says the judgewho is Judge Crane ? The circuit judge, says she, one of the supreme ! judges, you old fool. Well, says the judge, i will bet a goose that Judge Crane has not had, arid will not have a great coat o'ri his back, or an umbrella over his head this day. You did goose, said she; I care nothing for your bets. Eat and bb off, I tell you, Judge Crane is to be here, and we've no' room for you. 1 don't care, said he, one rye straw more for Judge Crane than I do for my self and it has got to bs so late that if he has to come at this time of the day, he would more likely go directly io the court-house, and staj' until dinner time, than gb to any iaverri; arid if business was very urgent, he would bo very likely to stay away even from dinner. I know something about the old codger, and some peo ple say he is a rusty, fusty, crusty old fudge. Pretty talk indeed, says the landlady, about ihe supreme judge. Now eat your cold check and be off, or be off without eating, just as you please. I tell you, says ihe judge, Judge Crane is not the supreme judge, and if he were ho is no more fit to be a judge than I am. Well, now be off with yourself, says she. Don't be in so great a hurry, said he, mildly. I wish to know who is the landlord here? 1 wish to know where he is? He is the high sheriff of tho county, and wont be home till night: but if he were here you would not t,fay long Well, madam, said he, give us a cup of cider to wet ? Z C ritf n i n rn mill? Not a - ,. . . drop, says her ladyship The judge f.o had now got pretty well warmed and dried, and wished for his breakfast, mil on a stern coun- m VIClUaiH, II VUU uruui tii.o itic. ,n. lenanco, and positively declaf ed he would not leave the room and fire until he pleased. Bui, added he, if you will grant my request, 1 will be off. The cider was immediately brought and the judge partook heartily of the collation beforo him, took his broad brimmed hat, and gently walked to the court house, where he found good fires and clean floors, and during ihe court hours he presided wnh dignity and propriety, When the judge withdrew, ihe landlady anx iously looked sfter 'him for some time as he walked steadily on -towards the court house, supposing him tobe some poor man, summoned up to ourt as a witness, or some culprit, or MONROE COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1846. some vagabond who might give her further trouble in time of courts, dhtl expressed to her servants a desire that they would sec that he did not disturb the gentlemen and the judges who might put up there. While some of ihe girls declared if he did come, they would use some of his own expressions, w hich he used respecting Judgo Craue. Let me see, says one, "rusty, crusty," yes, and "fusty old fudge," says another. When dinner was announced, ihe court not being thronged, was immediately adjourned, and the day being stormy and cold, the judges and lawyers poured into the sheriff's tavern ; where they were sure of good fires and a good fare, all except Judge Crane, who walked to a store and purchased a valuable shawl, and put it inio his pocket on the inside of his coat ; then walked quietly to the tavern. While he was thus detained, the landlady entered the dining room and earnestly inquired if Judge Crane had come in ? The answer was, " not yel, madam, and peihaps he may not come." The landlady, who was anxious to pay the highest respect to the slipi erne judge, retired to the kitchen, not a little chagrined, or disap pointed. In tho meantime the judge arrived, and being at proper times very sociable, and at all times fond of chceiing the minds of those present, he began to make some pertinent re marks; and to tell some lively anecdotes, in tended to convey good morals, which set the whole company into an uproar of laughter. And at this instant, one of the waiting maids entered the room to inform ihe gentlemen that they might sit down to dinner. She did her errand, hastened back to her mistress with the tidings; that the bid fusty fellow with his broad brimmed hat on, was right in among the bare headed gentlemen,- talking as loud as he could, and all the judges and lawyers were laughing m Then bo, says she. and vVhisn'er to the old man that I wish him to come into the kitchen. The errand was done accordingly, and the judgo in a low tone of voice said to thb girl, tell your mistress I have a little business to do with some of these lawyers, and when ' done, I'll bo off in the course of two or three days. The girl returned and faithfully rehearsed the message, aiid added that she believed that the old fellow was drunk, or he would not have said, "as soon as my busiuess is done, I'll be off in two or three days." Well, Betty, says ilie mistress; go back, and when the gentlemen begin io sit down, do you j6tamj by ,ne head of the table, and whisper tti some gentleman that I wish a vacant place left at the head of the table for Judge Crane, and then do you hasten back and see that John has the cider and Other liquors in good order and Mary do you fill two more lureens with gravy, and put one at each end of the long lablc. And Martha do you see that all ihe clean plates for a ciiange are ready, and lhat the tans and pies, &c. are in good order. Betty again re paired io her post at the head of the table; arid softly informed t tic gentlemen of the request of her mistress. " Certainly," says the gentle man; and Belly hastened back to assist John. The gentlemen now sat down id an excellent repast, after a short ejaculatory address to the throne of grace, by Judge Crane, in which he adored the Father of all mercies for feeding all his creatures throughout the immensity of space invoked a blessing on lhat portion of earth ly bounty then before them, and supplicated divirio mercy through the merits of our Re deemer, ihe gentlemen began to carve and serve round in usual form. But as the judge was of a singular i Urn in al most every thing, and had taken a fancy lhat if a person eats light food at the same meal, and that which is more solid, and harder of diges tion, that the light food should bo eaten first ; he therefore filled his plate with some pudding, made of milk, rice and eggs, and placing him self in rather an awkward situation, with his left elbow on the table and his head near the plate, began to eat according to his common custom, which was very fast, although ho was not a great eator. And some of the gentlemen near the judge, followed his example as to the partaking of tho pudding before the meat, of course a large deep vessel which had contain ed lhat article, was neariy emptied when Mary approached with her two additional turencs of gravy-according to ihe command iof her mis tress, and ds she sit down the last near the judge, he says to her in ah austere mahiicf, Girl, bring me a clean plate to eat some salad on. The abrupt manner in which he address ed her, and her disgust in seeing him there in that position, so disconcerted the poor girl, that she did hot Observe that any one except ifig the judge had partaken of the pudding nor did she know what he meant by salad ; but she observ ed that thb large pudding pari was nearly empty; and then hastened back with the utmost speed id her mistress, dnd addressed her with, Lord, madam, that old fellow's there yet, and he is certainly crazy or drunk, for he is down at the table, and has eaten more than a skipple of the rice pudding already ; and Has his nose right down in a plate full now, shovelling it like a hog ; and told me as if lib was lord of tho ma nor, to bring him a clean plate to eat salad on. Bless me, where can we get salad this lime of the year ? And the gentlemen have not dorie carving, and riot one has began to eat meat, much less to eat a tub full of pudding. Aye, he'll get a clean plate, says Martha, be fore gentlemen want clean' plates. I'll clear him out, says the mistress, and starts for the dining room, burning with indig nation. The judge was remarkable for not giving un necessary trouble to any one where he put up and generally ate whatever was set before him without making any remarks; and seldom made use of m'dre than one plate ai a meal ; bill at this time he observed near him, a dish of beau tiful raw white cabbage, cut up and put into vinegar, (which the dutch at Poughkeepsie bail cold slaw, and which he called salad,) and he wished for a separate plate io prepare some of it for his own fancy. The carving and serv ing were not yet finished, when he expected a clean plate, and when the" landlady arrived at trie door bT the dining room determined to drive him out. She advanced with a" firrri'Siep id the door; and fixed her keen eye sternly on ihe judge, when ho turning his eye that way and observing her, mildly said, Landlady, can I have a clean plate to cat sortie salad on ? A clean plate and salad! retorted the landlady indig- ' rianlI'- I wish you would comb into the kitch en untu gentlemen have dined ; I had reserved that seat for Judge Crane. The company were struck with astonishment, and fixed their eyes alternately on the landlady and on the judge; and sat or stood in mine suspense when tho l judge gracefully raised himself up' in his chair, carelessly folding his arms across his brtiast, then putting his head awkwardly On one side You reserved this seat for Judge Crane, did you landlady? Indeed I did, says she. It was very kind, says he, in an ironical tone, but if you will siep to the floor arid see if lie is com ing, or Send One of the servants to call for hint; with your permission and ihe approbation of these gentlemen, with whom I have some bus iness to do, I will occupy this seat until you have found the judge. Find tho. judge, snid she, with emphasis, go look for him yourself, not send me nor my servants. I gavo you your breakfast this morning for chopping a little wood because you Raid you had no money ; and I expected j'ou would go away quietly and keep away, and now you must come here to disturb gentlemen at dinner. Here the whole joke burst upon the minds df the gentlemen present, who fell into a loud fit of laughter. After the tumult had a little subsided, says the judge mildly, did I chop wood to pay for my break fast ? Indeed you did, said she, and said you had no money. I told you the whole truth, says the judge, but I havo a beautiful shawl worth more than ten dollars, which I just now bought, and trill lcafe it with you in pawn if you will only let me eat dinner with theso gen tlemen. Here ihe gentlemen were biting their lips to keep from laughter. How did you boy a shawl worth mote than ten dollars, without money t I bought it on credit, says he. And where did you find credit to lhat amount ? says she. 1 brought it from home, said he. That is a likely story, and something like your abuse of Judgo Crane this morning, said she. How could I abuse the judge if he was not present? said he. Why, says she, you called him rus ty, fusty fudge, and old codger, and said you Schrtppct is a measure of three pecks used in Holland, instead of the English bushel, and the inhabitants of Poughkeepsie were, mainly Low Dutch at that time; - - "" No. 45 did not care a fye straw more for liiui than yoii did for yourself. And here thb whole couijfci ny were in an uproar df laughter again. But as soon as it a little slibsided, diie of ilie gfii ilcnien asked tho landlady how she knew iluit the gentleman she was addressing was iili Judge Crarie. He judge Crane? ho Idol; more I$c a snipe th'ah a crane ! Here the loud (aiightcr biirst forth a ihirit time. And after a little pau-e the jude $;ti. I must confess I am not a bird of t'rey fitw, feathers, but t tissure you that I am a Cran,. and a Crane is very dften a Useful ihsinirnenf I saw a very good one in your kitchen this, morning; and sometimes an instrument called it "crane," is of incalculable use, madam. "Bo fore she had time to reply, some of the gentle men with whom she was acquainted, assured her lhat she was talking with the presiding judge. Astonished arid confounded, she at- iempteu some excuse, and hastily asked his pardon for her rudeness. The judge had by thi3 time, unobserved, 13 ken fidm his pocket the beautiful shawl and, folded it at full length one way, and in a n Ar row form the other, and it being of a very no texture, appeared more like an elpgam. Sa-h than like a valuable shawl when he arose, with graceful dignity and wiih a half smile, ad vanced a few sieps towards the landlady, say ing, " it is not my province to pardon, but it U my business to judge ! and I judge that you and I shall hereafter be friends and I judge also that yoti will, without hesitation, receive this as a present, if not as a pawn." So saying, h gehtly laid it over her shoulders and across her arms, saying, " Take itj madam, and do not at tempt to return it, for it was purchased on pur pose Tor you." She hastily retired in confu sion, hardly knowing what she did, and took with her the shawl worth twelve dollars instead of ten. And here wefc three parties who had each two good things. The landlady had a good, shawl and a good lesson to meditate upon the gentlemen had a good dinner and a good joke to talk over and ihe judge had good intention in tlie joke, and good will and ability to follow t up the lesson given. The Way of the World. There goes a virtuous and honest man. Who cares? Nobody looks at him, or cares a fig how he dresses or what he says. Here passes a than of wealth. The old la dies and all the children run to the window. "Where?" "Who?" "How does he dress?" He is a great object of attraction. "How in the wo'fld did he mako so much V " Ho doesn't look as if he was worth a penny." This is the way of the world'. Every body gazes with admiration upon the rich, while they turn away from virtuous poverty. Let a man make ten thousand dollars, and ho is a gentleman, every inch of him. Every body has a kind world and a smilo for him. Be poor and honest and no one knows you. Men and women have hoard of such a name as yours, and you may live at their elbows, but they aro not certain about it. Possess a fortune and live at the mile post, and your neighbors and friends would lino tho streets to the heart of tho city. All would know where you lived, and point a stranger to ihe very door. We repeat such is the world. Golden vtco is caressed, while heavenly virtue is not ob served. Notwithstanding, we had rather be a Lazarus than a Dives; a Grace Darling than a Stephen Girard. Portland Bulletin. " Economy is Wealth." Washing shirts wears them out. When they get. dirty, rub. them over with chalk. Calves. 'You are from the- country, are you not sir?' said a dandy clerk, in a book store, to a handsomely dressed quak.ee w ho. had given him some trouble. 'Yes.' Well, hero's an Essay on the Rearing of Calve3.' 'That,' said Aminidab, as he turned to leave the store, 'thee bad better present to thy mother. It is. said that in Arkansas, a three story house means a pigsty oa the floor, fleas in the bed, and a row of fawls roosting ori :a stick above.' J1'"' 1 ? i'f "- '"-" ?1
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