Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-11
A LEGEND ABOUT LAWYERS.
How There Came TO be One In
Heaven.
Tra nsIatad from the French


Heaven.
Translated from the French.
A journal lately announced that the
corporation of sheriffs had addressed a
petition to the minister of justice, re-
questing that the office OF justice of the
beace should hereafter be accessible to
retired sheriffs, and not pertain exclu-
sively to lawyers and attorneys who have
left the bar. | was recently talking
about the request with sheriff.
"Why not?" said he with heart. We
are as good as the lawyers. Perhaps we
are better. OF what are they proud? 1t
is true, they say, that the sheriffs have
never furnished saint for paradise. |
do not dispute it. But the lawyers they
have only furnished one. and even he
entered heaven by trick worthy of the
trade.
"Ah!" said l, "is there a lawyer in
paradise2 l avow this surprises me. |
believed the celestial dwelling guarded
against lawyers as firmly as against res
taurant keepers and tailors Relate to
me the history of this lawyer who has
forced the celestial guards"
Willingly. About three centuries
ago a lawyer slipped into heaven under
the name of his cousin, Able de Citeaux,
who had Just died in the SAVIOR of holi-
ness. All went well for two days, and
no one suspected there was an intruder
in celestial dwellings. But at the end of
two days our lawyer was homesick for
the court. lie was bored He set out,
therefore, to survey the court of heaven,
staring al the passers-by, as be had for
merly done in the hall of Pas'Perdue, IN
order to place his hand upon good
client.
80 A cause! cause l must have a
causer said he, clenching his fists. 1
want cause; ought to plead for moth
ing?" But all the passers had q joyous
air which hardly denoted the preoccupa-
tions of ohicanery. He was dtsmayed-
furious. All at once he espied a 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 a
iovous gambol Behold the causel Be
hold the widow and the orphan
with a turn of his hand he adjusted
his band. draped his robe elegantly, and
nresented himself to the widow, making
one of his most amiable bows. Madame
is a plaintiff, said he in honied voice.
OH YOU may have, madam, all conf
dence in my ability. For the rest, have
the sar of the tribunal. Have you the
papersf As for the just :,
:" The lady raiaed her eyes, and uttered
n cry of terror. al Non Dieu " said
sbe "' this man is Mons. Psrlecreux. II
is year since then, my poor child.
At the cry raised by the widow, great
crowd gatheredl They surrounded her,
they questioned her, they understood the
truth. Immediately, general clamor
resounded under the whole celestial
vault.
ga lawyeri there is a lawyer in Para.
disc But what is st. Peter thinking OIL
ST Peter soon arrived on the spot. de
perceived his error, and commanded the
Intruder to leave instantly dwelling
that vas forbidden him. Mons. Parle
creux, iutipidated for an instant, very
quickly RECEIVERS bis assurance: de
mounts a small hill, turns n9 his sleeves,
coughs. blows his nose, then eKtenting
his hand toward the auditory, he cries:
'Quid 7 Cur? Quare ouomodo :
QuandoY
You tire me- bluntly replied the
guardian Of heaven. Go hence. have
already said it; repeat it to you.
az consent to do il, IL only the thing
Is legal. demand of the tribunal per
mission to put one question to it..
"'Put It, but quickly.
"Geutleme8, if there is in the uni
verse a place where the law ought to be
resnected il seems to ms that it is here
in tbe sanctuary of eternal justice.
All we'll. gentlemen, according to the
lou a nrorrietor is not to expel lodger
without sending q summons 10 him oy
sheriff. ! await my summons ana l
make my reserves.
"St Peter was moved by this Eeeson-
;ng so be it. Let some one 60
AFTER the sheriff to make the summons,
Five or six officers Immediately started
in ouest of G sheriff. But after q long
search they came back without bringing
with them the civil ofioeF. An welll
said St. Peter, where is the sherlit
Impossible to End one in Paradise.
"In fact, although / have never thought
of il before, there has never been one
admitted here. What shall we do not TO
violate lawl
"a low burst Of cunning laughter re-
plied TO him. It was Mons. Palecreux,
Who nearly swooned with delight on see.
ing the embarrassment Of the celestial
guardian.
al shall await my summons a long
time" said he, making a victorious ges-
ture. The sheriff who will bring II q
me is not yet born.