Life — August 15, 1895 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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ORS AT NvLL AT SPl9SORS AT NVLLV FRANC ELLIOTT Hey cereace Herbert New. New [Ax old lawyer who practiced before Chief Justice Parsons, A story is told of a certain committee meeting in which Ths Fesake ikiMaike Ry Robert bart JNewvan? ill, handed over his cases to a young lawyer, Mr. the proceedings commenced with noise and gradually be- Frederick A. Stokes Company. Mites, advising the latter to engage senior counsel, and also came uproarious. At last one of the disputants, losing con- | Wer Majesty, By Elizabeth Knight Tompkins, New giving him a letter of introduction to the Chief Justice. trol over his emotions, exclaimed to his opponent : eae Midst ef pas By Robert ee The judge being asked by Mr. Miles as to the merits of the “Sir, you are, I think, the biggest donkey that Lever had Frederick A. Stokes Company. Be 4 different seniors, with a view toretainone, said: ‘Ithink, the misfortune to set eyes upon.” rhe Menor of the Flag. ; . New upon the whole, that you had better not employ any one. “Order! order!" said the chairman, gravely. ‘You as You and I can do the business as well as any of them.” seem to forget that I am in the room !""— Tit-Bits, Lindon "6. B'Btntim's Sones Oe New York and This hint being acted on, Mr. Miles turned out to be very ; si . , The Devil's Playground, By John Mackie, New York: sucessful, and at the close of the sittings called on the Wun the wife of Sir Bartle Frere had to meet him at Fredenck A. Stokes Company,” y his respects. A senior lawyer then leaving the the railway station, she took with her a servant who had . The Grasshoppers. By Mrs. Andrew Dean. New jan oo Taesuine Weealler and pupediog the my of never seen his master. ‘ You must go and look for Sir York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. ey between him and the judge, delivered this Parthian Bartle," she ordered. “But,” answered the nonplused i Surometring “T'm not sure, judge, of attending court SerVaNt, ‘how shall I know him?” Ob," said Lady, HE was an unkempt-looking fellow, and he stopped stall next term. [think of sending my office-boy with my Frere, “look for atall gentleman helping somebody.” ‘The ft We Supitoan retilense fn’ asked for employment, ‘ers, You and he together will do the business fully as ‘description was ‘sufficient for the quick-witted man. He . e ey “9 a eae Ne , ee vera Weak de gomenl, went and found Sir Bartle Frere helping an old lady out of | “UPerintending the transplanting of the plants, The , : = door of the greenhouse was open. , a railway carriage, andknew him atonce by the description. ‘A MILD bit of repartee is reported as having occurred iran bes oes 7 apt “* Are you a gardener ?” asked the woman, between the poet Saxe and Oliver Wendell Holmes. They “«*Ain't had much experience.” were talking about brain fever, when Mr, Saxe remarked : RUSSIAN OFFICIAL: You can’t stay in this country, sir. “Can you plant these bushes ?” “Lonce had a severe attack of brain fever myself.” TRAVELER: Then I'll leave it. “I'd hate to risk spoitin’ 'm, ma'am.” “How could you have brain fever?” asked Doctor OrFictat: Have you a permit to leave ? “Then what can you do?” Holmes, smiling. ‘It is only strong brains that have brain TRAVELER: No, sir. “Well, ma'am, if you'll give me one o' your fever. OrrictaL: Then you cannot go. I leave you twenty- — husband’s cigars," he replied, meditatively, “I'll sit “How did you find that out?" asked Saxe.— Youth's four hours to make up your mind as to what you shall do.— _in the greenhouse an’ smoke out the insects that's Companion. Household Words. eatin’ up the leaves o' them rosebushes."—Ex. For sale by all Nowsdealers in Great Britain. The Inten EUROPEAN AGENTS—Momra. 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