The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-29
LEGEND ABOUT LAWYERS.
HOW THERE CAME TO BE ONE IN HEAVEN.

HOW THERE CAME TO BE ONE IN HEAVEN.
4 journal lately announced that the corpo
ration Of sheriffs had addressed petition Il
the Minister of Justice, requesting that the
Office of Justice of the Peace should hereafter
be accessible to retired shertfS, and not per
tain exclusively to lawyers and attorneys who
have left the bar. was recently talking about
this request with a sheriff.
"Why not?" said he, with heat.
''We are as good as lawyers perhaps We
are better. Of what are they proud? 1t is
true, they say, that the sheritfs have never
furnished Saint for Paradise. l do not dis
pute it. But the lawyers! They have only
furnished one, and even he entered Heaven
by trick worthy Of trade
''Ah % said I, sis there a lawyer in Para
disc? l avow this surprises me. l believe the
celestial dwelling guarded against lawyers as
firmly as against restaurant keepers and tail
ors. Relate to me the history Of this lawyer
who has forced the celestial guards.
Willingly. About three centuries ago, a
lawyer slipped into heaven un. er the name OF
his cousin, Able de Citeaux, who had Just died
in the favor of holiness. All went well for
two days, and no one suspected that there
was an intruder in the celestial dwellings. But
at the end of two days our lawyer was home
sick for the court. He was bored. He sent
out, therefore, to survey the court Of heaven,
staring at TIE passers-by, as he had formerly
done in the hall OF Pas-Plrdue, in order to
place his hand upon good client.
ga cause cause must have cause y
said he, clinching his fists. :" want cause;
| ought to plead fornothing?" But all the pass
ers had joyous air, which hardly denoted
the pre-occupancy Of chicanery. He was dis
nlayed-turious. All at once he espied a
young woman, clothed in long mourning
robes, who, with eyes cast down and melan-
choly brow, walked slowly along, leading a
child by the hand
"Victory!" cried our man, making joyous
gambol. "Behold the cause. Behold the
| widow and the orphan -
With a. turn OF his hand he adjusted his
band, draped his robe elegantly, and pre-
sented himself 10 the widow, making one OF
his most alniable bows.
MADAME is plaintiff" said he, in a hon.
led tone. "Oh you may have, madame, all
confidence in my ability. For the rest, have
the ear Of the tribunal. Have you the pa
pers: As for the ms
The lady raised her eyes, and uttered Il cry
of terror Mon Dieu. :" she said, :. but this
man is Mon. Parlecreux. 1t is year since
thea, my poor child At the cry raised by
the widow. q great crowd gathered. They
surrounded her, they questioned her, they
understood the trath. Immediately general
clamor yesounded under the whole celestial
vault.
"a lawyer. There is a lawyer in Paradise !.
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 q dwelling that was forbidden him.
Monsieur parlecreuX, intimidated for all in
slant. very quickly RECEIVERS his assurance
He mounts a small HILL turns up his sleeves,
coughs, blows his nose, then extending his
hand towards the auditory, he cries: "guid,.:s
.tv. ..sure.' 9uomondo' Quando."
g Tou tire me-" bluntly replies the guardian
Of Heaven. go hence. have already said
it: repeat it to you.
~ consent to it, if only the thing is lie gal.
demand Of the tribunal permission to put
one question to it. T"
:. Put it, but quickly"
"Gentlemen, if there is in the universe a
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, accord
ing to tn law. a proprietor is not to expel a
ledger without sending a summons to him by
{. sheriI.. 7 await !ny summons. and make
my reserves
St. Peter was moved by this reasoning.
$50 be it, Let some one go after the sheriff
70 make the summons. Five or six officers
Immediately sterted in quest OF sheriff: But
after long search they came back without
br;nc;ne Wit. them the civil officer. ''Ah
wei. said st. Peter. ''vhere is the sheriff p
Impossible to lind one in Paradise
'.In fact, although l have not thought of it |
before, there las never been one admitted
here What shall we Go not to violate the
law \ burst of cunning laughter replied
to him 1t was Mons Parlecreux, who nearly |
swooned with delight on seeing the embar- !
rassment OF the celestial guardian. 81 shall |
await my summons long time" said he.
making q victorious gesture. 1.-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 a bad expedient;' replied
ne, "you do not know lawyers. Ours would |
ind means to cavil upon the legality OF the
summons. tie would plunge us into the
roubled waters Of the law, and finally he
would not leave us. After that should find
myself with lawyer and sheriff on my hands.
The first is enough"
and this is how there came to be lawyer
u Paradise.
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