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Strive to tjimfoyon envied path, fi lory he a ms above it,-If the woilt! should howl in wrath. Turn und look uurl love *t.”JFron me Republican Advocate.ORIGINAL ANiUCDQTE.Shortly after I he first republican cort-jjituiien of the state of New-Yoi k was i)a mod, and the judiciary system was-esmldished for the civil department, theCrane, says the judge, who is Judge Crane? The circuit judge, says she, ohl*of i he supreme judges, you old fool.We!!, says {he judge, I will bet a goose that Judge Cianejias not had, and will not have a great coat on his ha eh, or an umhrella over his head rhis day. You oh! goosey says she. I care nothing for your beis. Eat and be off, I tell yon Judge- Crane is to be here, and wehcno room for you. I don't care said he, 'Supreme court, or that branch of it call- lone ivc straw more for Judge Crane than ed the tS circuit conn,” was appointed U ^{ bn* mysdi, and it has got to be sofor one of the circuit*, in the county of lute, that ii he has to come ai this timeDutchess, ant! the eccentric Judge Crane *vac to preside. Judge Crane was very' wealthy, and highly respected for Isis public and private virtues, especially forof the day, he would more likely go directly to the court-house, and stay until dinner time, than go to any tavern; and if business was ery urgent, lie wouldIns chatitableness to the poor; hut hejhe \er, likely to stay away even horn always dressed in n plain garb, and dinner. I know something about the old w on Id hardly ever wear an over coat, codger, and some people say he is a ms-vhatever the weather might be, and it ty , fusty, cmsty, old fudge. Pretty v,as seldom that he rode when he vent talk indeed, says the landlady, aboutabroad, although he owned many vahia- the sup*mie judge. Now cat your cold Ide horses. On the morning of the day check and be oil, or be off without eat-in which the coutl was to begin, thejudge set out before day and walked gently on, through hail, rain and snow, to the appointed place. On arriving at Poughkeepsie, cold and wet, lie walked To n tavern, where he found the landlady And i*er servants were making large pre-_pa: aliens for the entertainment of the judges, lawyers, and other gentlemen,ing, just as you please. I tel! you, said the judge, that Judge Crane is not the supreme judge, and if he were, he is no more fit to be a judge, than 1 am. Well now be off with yourself, sajs she.— Don’t be in so gtcat a hurry, said lie, mildly. I wish to know who is the land-lord Uere? I wish to know where he is ? lie ts the high sheriff of the county, andihmrhr-v would flip wont be home till nsirhtr hut. if he wruetable, and softly informed a gentleman 1 of the request of hei mistress. “ Certainly,” says the gentleman; and Bettydinner witli these treiulenum. • Ultoentfemen were biting their bps to keep horn laughter. How- did you buy alamiv, says lite gentleman ; ana Deny — - *(|j ^ do,ja^ tt hh.hastened bade |o assist John. ShM'y J ? j lm,,pht it on credtt. savstteiuen now sot down to uii cxcewsiit jc* / ? , ^ y * y \pns? Ll after a short cjacuhooty ad-I he. And where d.d you !::.d tredti todress to dm throne of grace, dtliiered that amount Mins stie.^ I brougnt u by Judge Crane, in which ho adored the from home, said lie. i bat , is a l;.veh Father of all mercies fur feuding all his story, and something like your abuse oi creatures throughout the immensity of| Judge Crane this umrntng, smd sue..hat nor- How could I abuse the judge if he wasnot present? said he. Why, sa\s she.- m « . * % 4[space—invoked a blessing on that por don of earthly bounty then before them, and supplicated ditine mercy through the merits of our Redeemer, the gentleman began to caive and sene round in usual form.Rut as the judge was of n singular turn in almost every thing, and had taken u fancy that if a person eats light food at the same meal, and that which is more solid, and hauler of digestion, that the light food should be eaten first; he therefore filled his plate vii-h some pudding, made of milk, nee and eggs, and«IM ^vou called him rustv. f;ist\ fudge, and. * - ~old cadger, and said you did not care a!rye straw more for him than vou did foryourself. And here the w hole company were in an uproar uf laughter again.— But as soon as it a little subsided, oneui ilia gentlemen asked the landlady hutv she knew that the gentleman she was nd dressing was not Judge Crime. fie Judge Crane? said she; he looks morelike a sjtijpe than a : nrc !Here the loud laughter burst forth nplacing himself in rather an awkward ‘third time. .And altera ShCe pause the situation, with his left elbow on tne ta- Judge said, I must confess that T am n n ble and )tis head near the plate, began p» bird of very fine feathers, hut I n.^on.. . . .Jr.... ... „ ; i * t\i \ 1 t*i t I ^ l’tu eat according to ids common custom, j _votj that. I am a Cranc, and a crane i: rh was verv fast, aitiiough hev-UM^ftewinch▼ wnot a great eatei. And some of the gentlemen near tlie judere, following his example os to partaking of the pudding bcfoie the meat, of course a large deep vessel, which had contained that article.A *often a \ery useful instalment; I saw a*iverv good one in vour kitchen ihilt; morn _ •_ *ing; and sometimes nn instrument calld a vi craned’ is of ineah’ulable use.♦madam. Before site hat! time to repK, some of the gentlemen with whom she* .*i .
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Sandusky Clarion
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Sat, Nov 03, 1827
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