The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-30
A u G U ST so, 1853.

dliu snoulu Lot De maze the lOunSlng
place Of his clients. We remem.
Der once going into our lamcnted
friend Maj. Henry's Office, and
seeing ten or fifteen persons seated
quietly. They continued there.
with apparently no business, till
court was called. We then said to
our friend, "You keep 100 many
chairs in your office; lawyers OF
fec should never have more than.
four or five seats: it is impossible to
do business with great number Of
persons at one time"
A client should know when he
has got through, and retire. It is
great faculty to know when a thing
has been done. A lawyer sometimes
does not know when he has concluded
his argument, and he goes on speak.
ing for hours afterwards. This is
great fault, and a serious objection
to client or lawyer. There is
story told ofMr. Petrigru, very char
actcristic of the man. He had a
troublesome client, constantly run.
ring to him and asking questions ov-
er and over again, repeating the
same story, and wishing to monopo-
lizc the whole of his time. at last,
after standing it till his patience was
exhausted, Mr.. Pctrigru said to him,
''llow much, sir, do you suppose my
time is worth by the hour2' "About
a dollar," replied the client. SWELL"
said Petrigru, handing him five dol.
lar bill, "lct me have five hours to
myself, if you please" There is
hardly lawyer in the State who has
not been disposed to purchase, at
times, his leisure in the same way.
Not long ago, an old lawyer, who
understands human nature about
as well as any man We ever sawrsaid
he was in he@habit of feigning Some
eXcusesto leave his Office, very Of.
tten, in order to getsrid Sofh his clients,
i}l,o, like Maj. IIenrg's did not
,i-!!Aa2w @hen kcsltad cot
J.. In defending y case 6thSfe is less
responsibility thansins bringing suit.
Every CASE is to be defended, but not
one case in ten should be brought,
where lawyer is consulted. When a
client goes to lawyer to get him to
defend an action, he should tell the
truth, and the whole truth, no mat
ter how much it may be against him.
The lawyer is sworn to secrecy, and
if he were base enough to disclose
the secrets of his clients, the
court would not permit him 20 do as
a witness. In the defence to know
where the weak points are, and
where the danger lies. In battle, it
is great thing to know the strength
and weakness Of the enemy. 1t is
equally important, perhaps moro so,
to understand your own weakness
and strength. So it is in the man.
agemcnt Of a case in court of Jus
ticc.
When q client has disclosed his
defence, his lawyer should tell him
candidly his opinion. In giving this
opinion he should always consider
well the uncertainty Of the law, and
especially the difficulty of knowing
what view a jury may take OF
the facts.
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COURT Goss1p.-Thc intelligent
Turin correspondent of the New
ark Daily Advertiser gives the fol
lowing sketch Of the royal person
ages Of the Court of Sardinia:
The King Of Sardinia-as as all the
world knows-hatcs courticrs, court
etiquette, and, above all, court
balls; loves his army, his hunting
forests, and his "good fellows
in short, his own and his subjects
Liberty. This, any one who did not
know, would on looking into his
square, honest face, which has nc
more alliance with beauty than his
tastes have with despotism. He ncv
er suffers himself to be shut into
that gildcd cage, state carriage;
but leads on the royal train Of equip
ages, filled with the faces Of his
quccnly queen and blooming heirs
on lovely bounding courscr, which
he sits right royalty, so that thcr
when one hear c'est lc roi! one does
not respond where?
As ladies arc never presented tc
his Majesty, when he chooses tc
notice at a court.ball q dame d'hon
ncur, or a minister's wife, the brus
que bonjour Madame! from his stem
torian lung startles, rather thar
pleascs; for, it may as we'll be own
ed, Victor Emanuel is not "la
; dies man." and does his gallant du
} ties with about as much grace q:
q warhorse would dance the polka
; or snuff the Lubin extracts of {
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