The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-05
A Lcoend About Lawyers.
How OSE CAME TO DE IN HEAVEN.
Translated from the French. I

fanSihteQ from The French
y Journal lately announced that the
corporation OF sherifs had dressed
petition to the ministers OF Justice, re-
qucsting that the Office of justice of the
peace should hereafter be accessible 10
retirel sheriiFs, AMI not pertain excln.
sivcly to lawycrs aud attorn ,ys who
have left the bar l was recently talk
ing about this request with sheriff.
"Why not = said he, with heart
eve arc Us good as the lawyers Per.
haps We arc better OF what are they
so proul ? 1t is true. they s,y, that
the shcrifFs have never furnished a saint
for Paradise. do not dispute it. But
the lawyers they have furnished one,
and even he entered Heaven By trick
worthy of his trade
"Ah." said I, sis there lawyer in
Paradise | avow this surprises me
beloved the celestial dwelling guarded
0cninst lawyers as firmly as against req
'aurant keepers an tailovs. Relate to
me the history OF the lawyer who has
forced the celestial guard"
"Wi!linsly. -Aboat three centuries
ago. lawyer slipped into heaven under
the name of his cousin, Able d.
CitcauS, who had just died in tho SAVIOR
o! II lin os' All wcnt we'll for two or three
day., aud no one suspected that there
WAS an intruder in the celestial dwell.
lngs. But at he end OF two lays our
lawyer was hom,sick Tor til, court. lie
set out, therefore, To survey tn. court Of
heaven, staring at the passcrs By as he
had formerly done in the hall Of Pas
Pcrlu, i'll orlrr TO plac. hi; han uo,n Il
good client,
~ cause. a cause. mus, have n
cause - said he, clcnching his fists. II
want cause F.! ought to plea for moth
'ag lIut all the pa>scrs had a joyous
air which hardly den ted the pre- ,ccup,
tons of chcancry. lie wis dismaycl
-t'uri'.us. All at once he espied !.
young woman clo;hcd III long iliorn;u,
robes, who, with eyes cast down and
mclanch"ly brow, walked slowly along,
leading 4 child by The hanl.
Victory - cried ou, man, making a
joyous Gln.bnl "Beholl the caus.
Behold The wiaow and the orphan :"
With a turn OF his hand he adjusted
his banl, drapcd his robe Gle egan:ly an I !,
presented himself u Tie willow, mixing
one Of his most aniab,c bows MADAM
is pa:ntif,' said he, in honicd voice
Oh yon may have, madam, all conf
dcncc in my ability. For the rest,
have the ear Of tie tribunal. Have you
she papers? AS for jus
II l,ly raised h.r eyas an utt c red
y cry of terror NIon Dicu. - said she
but this man is Mons. Parlecreux." At
the crY raised by the widow, great
crowd gathered They surrounded her,
they questioned her, they un dcrstoo /
the truth. Immediately Il general clam
or rcsoundcl under the whole celestial
vault.
y lawyer there is lawyer in Para
disc But what is ST. Peter thinkin /.
of! st. Peter soon arrived on the spot
He ercrivcd his error. and commando
the intruder To leave instantly dwell.
nS that was forbidden him NJ. Par.
lccrcux, intimida,ed for an instant, very
puisk ~ rcco,crs his assurance. He
mounts small hill, turn, up his sleeves,
coughs, blows his nose, then extending
his hands towards the auditory, h.
cries ? Qni3.' (w.' Qnomo,}o q Ouun
ito ?'
"iou tire me" bluntly reptile The
guardian uf heaven eco hence.
have already said it, repeat it to you
Il consent to it, if only the thing is
legal. demand of tho tribunal per
mission to put ore question to it."
Put it, but quickly"
''Gentle men, if there is in the un:
verse place where the law ought to be
respected, it seems to me that there is
tho sanctuary Of eternal justice All
well, gentlemen, according to tho law ,