THE JUDGE AMONG THE BAGMET.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1122, 2 November 1883, Page 3

THE JUDGE AMONG THE BAGMET.

The Maryborough (Victoria) Advertiser relates the following: - “ There is a room in the Shamrock Hotel. Sandhurst- a very comfortable room—set apa t for the use of commercial travellers, and in which they dine very pleasantly logethe-. A certain County i ourt Judge found out this room, and found it so agreeable that on a recent visit to Sandhurst he took up his quarters there, greatly to the annoyance of the com" meroals, whose joviality was greatly disturbed and damped by the presence of the stern and austere man. D licate hints were given to ha judgeship to ‘ clear out,’ but His Honour was quite impervious, and took no more notice of the tender suggestion that he should vacate the premises than he would of the asseveration of innocence male by the guilty pris ner. Che commercials wre nonplussed for a time ; hut a few days since, just before theJnlge was expected mi the scene, the q;e tion of his exclusion by some evil means or other wis argued and debated ‘ Oh, leave him to me,’ said one. ‘ I’ll nettle him.’ And aocordiu ly when His Honor enteied the dining-room ih« commercial with a stage guffaw went, up to him behind, struck him an unineroi ini slap on the back, and said : 1 Well, how goes business, old fellow? Many lines to day?’ The Jii'ge: ‘You are mistaken sir !’ (with great severity) The Commer«

rial: ‘Mistaken be Idowe 1 ! Don’t I know you vi-rv will ?’ The Judge (looking daggers and thunderbolts at the commercial) : ‘Sir, you do not know me,' The Commeicial; ‘ That he hanged / Didn r 1 often set you selling Canterbury cakes for Swallow and Arndl. of Sandi-idge ? Don’t vou rcmemb»r the dav when you upset the cait, and all the bisenis tumbled out. on the road near Mub. he 01-o?’ Tlie Judge: 1 Perhap-. when yon k- ow whom you are addressing v-u may f»el sorry f.-r vour impertir.ence, lam Judge S —.’ TheC tiinierei d (e\ cing His Honor from hear I to foot): ‘Well, T like your cheek You .TudgeS ! Comp, old Canterbury cakes, no more nonsense ; sit down to dinner.’ Exit Judge S ,li extreme indignation muttering ‘ Canterbury cakes ! Sivi How and Atiell ! Good heavens;’” I Take Hop Bitters three times a day, and 1 you will have no doctors bills to pay. Sec