At the beginning of our revolutiona
ry war,the Judge was elected captain
of a volunteer company of infantry.—
When he called at the pay-master’s to
settle his first six months’ accounts,
.that officer remarked to him that they
were larger, and addod:
“Pray, captain, how many men do
|you command?”
“Not one,” replied the Judge.
“How’.’’exclaimed the pay-master,
“such heavy accounts as these,and not
command one man?”
“No,” replied the Judge; “but I am
commanded by ninety.”
W hen Lafayette was in America, ho
told us at the Judge’s house, that ho
[and the Judge made their grand en
trance into Philadelphia in a baroucho
.and four. The dust kicked up by tho
volunteer troopers annoyed them
! much.
“All!” said the Judge, “most of
these horsemen are lawyers, and they
are always throwing dust in my eyes.”'
| On another occasion, the Judge was
standing by Lafayette, when a young
j military officer, in addressing the gen
eral, said.
