Judge — June 21, 1919 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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The Spread of Bolshevism Revolutionary construction.—De Amste 'CANNY | “SCOTS, Theology in the Highlands—The minister’s class at the kirk of Tobermory had been reading the story of Joseph and his brethren, and it came to the turn of the minister to examine the boys. The replies to all his questions had been quick, intelligent and correct. Such as: “What great crime did the sons of Jacob commit?” They sold their brother Joseph.” “Quite correct. And for how much?” “Twenty pieces of silver.” “And w added to the cruelty and wickedness of these bad brothers?” A pause. “What made their treachery even more detestable and heinous?” Thena bright litue Highlander stretched out an eager hand Well, my man?” sir, they sell’t him ower Journal of the American Med- Not Interested Then—Although it’s now “aprés la guerre,” you may be able to get a laugh from this story from the late front. It exemplifies well the Scot’s love for theology—not always undi- luted. \n army chaplain, meeting a Jock who had taken “a drop too much,” offered to guide him to barracks. On the way Jock mmer (Amsterdam) became discursive. “Ye ken, chaplain,” he said, “ma faither is a very releegious man, and I’m that way inclined masel.’ Noo I'd like to ha’e a bit argument wi’ ye on predestination.” The padre was much amused. “Hadn't you better wait until you are sober, Jock?” he replied. “Hoot, mon,” said the Scot. “I don’t care a d about predestination when I'm sober.""—Detroit Free Press. The Bolt from the Blue “Ca fait tout de mime plaisir de se coir en it’s nice to see Ex-Poilu—Well, anyh —Le Péle-Méle yourself in cits’ clothes ag: (Paris) 2 LAWYERS | 4st Dubious—*You don’t seem elated over your first case.” The young lawyer made no reply. “Surely it should be a matter of pride that the man came to you to defend him?” “Dunno. He pleads insanity.”"— Kansas City Journal Biff!—The lawyer was cross-examining a witness to a robbery “When did the robbery take place?” he asked. think—”" began the witness. “We don’t care what you think, sir We want to know what you know.” “Then if you don’t want to know what I think, I may as well leave the stand. I can't talk without thinking. I'm not a lawyer." —Galteston News. Legal Equality—Do you think these alienists are any good at a trial?” “Some, I take it. An alienist is the only person I ever saw who could bluff a lawyer." — Philadelphia Ezening Ledger There's a Reason—If you chance to sce a prominent Kansas City attorney walking toward the hall of records, or the county’ jail, with his head hanging as in deep dejection, remember, there’s a rea- son. It all happened the other day when Lou was questioning a young culprit who scuffed the floor with his feet, hung his head and mumbled. Finally in exaspera- tion Guernsey sa “Hold up your head. Why don’t you stand up straight, hold your head up and look the world square in the eye, the way Ido?” The boy pondered a moment and then asked: “Mr. Lawyer, did you ever go through a field of wheat when it’s ripe?” “Why, yes,” said Guernsey in surprise. “Well, didn’t you notice that some of the wheat stands right up straight, like you do, and some of it don’t? I just happened to think, mister, that the ones that stand up like you do ain’t got no grain in ‘em.”—Kansas City Post. Not Disturbed—“‘If I draw my own vill, I'll do you out of a fee, I suppose?” Not at all,” said the lawyer, ‘not at all. When the contest comes my fee will be ten times as much.”—Kansas City Journal. comicbooks.com