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Show Pedro. A good story is told of a judge he wasn't a Utah "his honor" who was deeply interested in the national gameofpedro. Ono day, while on the bench, he became impatient at the non-appearance of a witness who had been duly subpeonaed. Finally he was about to direct an attachment to issue for the delinquent, when the bailifl whispered in the judge's ear that the witness was playing pedro, for the drinks,- in an adjoining room. "Is it straight pedro or rancbo ?" inquired bis honor, - "Straight,'' was the mundsyllabic The judge turned to the bar and said : "The court will take a recess for two hours, when the officer will see that the witness is in attendance," and he steered for the pedro room. |