CONTEMPT or COURT.
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| An amusing incident occurred in a court


room some years ago, in one of the back coun-
! ties in Missouri. do not now recOllect Whe-
ther heard it related, or read il; but any way
it is too good TO be lost. If il has ever been
published i beg pardon of the author OF the
original for using my own words in giving a


version Of the matter, but think it has not.
The court on the occasion alluded to was
seated, and case about to be tried. Now his
honor, the Judge, was man well stricken in
years, yet he could ride race, shoot alrif1e,
shuttle and DEAL as well rs the next man,
and when not engaged in his official duties,
was exceedingly affable with every body. In
deed, such were his manners, that had he lived
in the vicinity Of Manhattan--withou stepping
over the strictest bounds Of propriety, think
can safely say, he would have been termed
'one Of the bo-hoys'-yet with all playfulhess,
when fairly seated on the swool sack, heswas
like Moses Of old, 'an austere man. and he
who presumed to trifle with the dignity ofthe
court on these occasions, generally. suffered
some. M N , 6o13gr9 !&
We'll, as was saying, shis honor was seated
and case about to be commenced, when in a
voice Of thunder the sheriff proclaimed Silence
There was pause--the judge looked up and
saw an elderly man near the lawyers table,
who had not yet uncovered his head. The
court could not brook such disrespect to the
ermine; its dignity was assailed, and his honor
called out in an authoritative tone: sa


Mr.. sheriff, remove that mans hat.' That
functionary, who had until now stood in a
corner leaning upon his rife. stepped up and
politely knocked off the hat with the muzzle Of
his murderous weapon, whereupon Mr.. Bad
ger-Badger was the offenders name, seized,
not the sheriff, but the hat, and clapping il up
on his head, exclaimed -


Judge, Pm bald G III


'Mr. Sheriff. said the court, I'VE instruct
you again to remove Mr.. Badgers hat from
his head t


The order was instantly executed, and no
sooner done than Mr.. B. replaced the hat on
his head the second time, again insisted that
he was bald. Sat9s1 a.~ ssisf's e


The offended Judge now waxed warm, and
rising in his seat, ordered the clerk 10 enter a
fine Of Ave dollars for contempt OF court.


Mr.. B. was thunder struck He deliberate
ly walked up to the bench, and laying down q
half dollar before his honor, in solemn tone
thus gave his views Of the case to the 'hw's
expounder: "--


your sentence, Judge, is id ungentle-
manly, but the law is un-perativs, and reckon
LII have TO stand il, so here is sfour bits, rand
the four dollars and half tha. you owed me,
when we quit playing poker this morning.
makes US square, Boston Daily Suas a Ey