The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-12-10
One Lawyer in Paradise.
Translated from the French. ]

slipped into heaven under the name of
his cousin, Able de Citeaux, who had
Just died in the SAVIOR of holiness. All
went well for two days, and no one sus-
pected there was an intruder in celestial
dwellings. But at the end of two days
our lawyer was homesick for the court.
He was bored. He set out, therefore, to
survey the court of heaven, staring at
the passers-by, as he had formerly done
in the hall of Pas Perdue, in order to
place his hand on good client.
GA cause! cause! / must have a
cause!" said he, clenching his fists. 81
want cause ought to plead for moth
ing?" But all the passers had joyous
air which hardly denoted the preoccu.
pations of chicanery. He was dismayed
furious. All at once he espied young
woman, clothed in long, mourning robes.
who, with eyes cast down, and melan-
choly brow, walked along, leading child
by the hand.
"Victory!" cried our man, making
Joyous gambol. "Behold the cause! Be-
hold the widow and the orphan!"
With turn of his hand he adjusted
his band, draped his robe elegantly, and
presented himself to the widow, making
one of his most amiable bows. "Madame
is plaintiff" said he, in honeyed voice.
cob; you may have, madame, all con-
fidcnce in my ability. For the rest, l
have the ear of the tribunal Have you
the papers? AS for the jus"
The lady raised her eyes, and uttered
a cry of terror. "Mon Dicu!" said she,
"but this man is Mons. Parlecreux. 1t
is year since then, my poor child" AS
the cry raised by the widow, great
crowd gathered! They surrounded her,
they questioned her, they understood the
truth. Immediately general clamor
resounded under the whole celestial
vault.
GA lawyer! there is lawyer in Par
adisc! But what is St Peter thinking
off" st. Peter soon arrived on the spot.
He perceived his error, and commanded
the Intruder to leave instantly dwelling
that was forbidden him. Mons. Parle-
creux, intimidated for an instant, very
quickly RECEIVERS his assurance. He
coughs, blows his nose, then extending
his hand toward the auditory, he cries:
"Quid? Cart Quare? Quomoao? Guam
dO!"
"You tire me-" bluntly replied the
guardian of heaven. eco hence. /
have already said it; Irepeat it to you."
81 consent to it, if only the thing is
legal. demand of the tribunal per-
mission to put one question to it."
"Put it, but quickly"
"Gentlemen. if there is in the uni
verse place where the law ought to be
respected, it seems to me that it is here
in the sanctuary of eternal Justice. All,
we'll, gentlemen, according to the law, a
proprietor is not to expel lodger with
out sending summons to him by
sheriff. want my summons, and l
make my reserves"
st. Peter was meved by his reasoning.
$50 be it,. Let some one go after the
sheriff to make the summons" Five or
six officers Immediately started in quest
of sheriff. But, after a long search,
they came back without bringing with
them the said officer. "Ah, WE'LL" said
st. Peter, "where is the sheriff."
impossible to find one in Paradise ?"
ain fact, although have never thought
of it before, there has never been one
admitted here. What shall we do not to
violate the law?"
A low burst of cunning laughter re-
piled to him. 1t was Mons. Palecreux,
who nearly swooned with delight on see
ing the embarrassment of the celestial
guardian. "I shall await my summons
a long time," said he, making victori-
Gus gesture. "The sheriff who will
bring it to me is not yet BORN"
st. Peter was taken aback.
One of his advisers whispered to him
the idea of allowing a sheriff to enter
Paradise for few hours only, in order to
hasten the departure of the lawyer.
"That would be bad expedient," re-
piled he, "you do not know lawyers.
Ours would find means to cavil upon the
legality of the summons. Hc would
plunge us into the troubled waters of the
laws, and finally he would not leave u.s.
After that l should find myself with a
lawyer and sheriff on my hands. The
first is enough" And this is how there
came lawyer in Paradise.