The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

81 beg your pardon. sir" replied
the lawyer, with a rising voice and
Oratorical gestures. illegally, you
have not brought your atlas at all, and
the courts would sustain me in say
ing that there is now no atlas what
ever in your hand. 'Quod contra
legem fit pro infecto habetum. what
is done contrary to the law Is consld-
cred as not done. Coke, four, thirty
one, sir"
"Oh, curse your Coke said the
agent, with counterfeit gayety.
..Lookee here. am hard up, and l
want to get out of this town and go to
Toledo. All want to do is to sell this
atlas-it's the last I've got-and get
away without any trouble"
Gin that case, aving to myself the
many errors and impeIfections OF
your plea.are you willing to waive any
claims for damages?" said Miner. con-
tent with having gained his point.
At this point Mr.. Jack,on inter
posed, ST am not so sure that you
are not liable in this matter. l
think that this man can compel you to
take this book and pay him t.ie con-
tract price,
"Certainly he ought" exclaimed
the agent, plucking up a little cour.
age.
"Do you want that clai m collected!'
said Jackson to the agent.
81 do
s.Do you wish to retain my services
as a legal adviser g
Eyes sir, I'll give you five dollars. >
said the proprietor of the red hair.
swelling up with renewed hope.
"Well, SIR" continued Jackson with
an ingratiating smile, sit is customary
in the legal profession to receive re
tainers from strangers, and II you
have a loose tive-dollar bill about
your garments, it is in order to pro.
duce it,
"No, sir, I'll be blamed if I'll be
trihed with in this manner. I'm going
to leave this at'as,b George. and want
"What, sir! Trlhing! You may
consider it trifling, but | consider IL q
bona fide tran, action and bargain.
Now is the time to liqnidate. Hand
over your retainer. 'Attorneyum qui
payabus, before you gOum, which Is
law for paying your solicitor IN ad
vance"
81 hain't got nothing to do with you.
my biz is with Mr.. Miner.
s'Pafdon, my young friend. you will
find you have biz with me. 'Ubl
JUS"
"You be blamed" roared the book
agent.
pardon, sUbi jus ibi remedium )
where there is right there is rem
edy.' Mr.. Miner, did you hear this
refusee say that he wished to dispose
of his property and leave the State =
Eyes SIR replied Miner. gravely
II distinctly remember that he made
that statement"
Snow, SIR said Jackson to the un
happy book agent, "where do you re-
side -
"l-I-llve at don't have any reg
ular clearinghouse.
shake out an affidavit, Mr.. Miner
and state that he is nonresident OF
| this State, about to remove, and 1t
intends to defraud his creditors.
| While Miner was filling up the blank
Jackson hustled toward the window
and the book agent, leaving his alta:
ON the table, retreated toward thu
door. Jackson looked out on GriswOlf
street and remarked, 81 wonder i
Justice Lempke is in his Office" jus
then the sound of the door opening
caused both attorneys to look in TIT
direction, but they might as well have
tried to catch glimpse Of mimic bull
let. There came from the stair.wd,
an inarticulate roar of rage, defiance
and alright, and, as they followed on
ON the landing, Jackson called out
Come back, sir come hack here!
A confused mass of magenta hair ant
horizontal coat-tailS twinkled for ;
moment on the stair case, their ear
caught the sound of tumultuou
rush, and the book agent was gone for
ever.
But one more scene, and the pagean
fades away. The two attorneys return
to the center of the room with gray
faces and solemn, judicial aspect
Each places his left hand on the atlas
while the other is raised piously il
air. Their eyes seek the empyrean
and, with bated breath, their lips NOV
in silent vocation. In the silence o
the chamber the busy hum of city lif
seems like obtrusive rudeness. Here
plants of the good, the true and tn
beautiful, they form scene Of bright
ness and sweetness which, like tn
upas tree-no, no not the upas tree
but like the vision of Cantharides-
forms thing of beauty and JOY FOL
ever.-Detroit Evening News.
A Merchants Progress.
A New York correspo ndent of t
: Baltimore American writes:
Mr.. George G. Lake is well know