The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-03-10

hi>H l>IllfI'iIfk Kills memory - stIII
green On the Juniper Ridge circuit like
the royal son Of his ancient nalnesake.
lowered head and shoulders above his
fellows. He was the terror Of the older
lawyers and the admiration Of the
Younger. With what delight we
s'boysr most Of "a are pretty old boys
now-used 70 gather round when some
ovcrbearing senior. accustomed TO ride
over us rough shod. came in for a good
..uooiingr AZ old BARS hands, On
such occasions we invariably felt re-
newed faith in the existence Of q scheme
Of retribution for the wicked.
II WAS our settled belief that the
whole law. from Bracton 70 Blackstone,
with all lis modern improvements. was
stored away in one or another corner Of
that shapely old head. Al any rate. no
one ever caught the old fellow tripping.
No matter how suddenly point was
sprung. he was always found as ready
for II Is II he had made il his special
study for month. A. for playing any
trick upon him. bud Flasher was the
only one that ever tried il. and his sue
cess wasn't such a. 70 encourage imita-
ton.
II there ever was 4 man wise in his
own conceit, that man was Dudley
Flasher. lie might have admitted. pos
sibly. that Mansfield and Marshall were
to'srable lawyers. considering their time.
and that Daniel Webster might have
acquitted himself less crcditably in the
Dartmouth College case. but il would
have been with look plainly infimat-
ing that no knew man who would one
day eclipse them all-thaf l.. II history
ever did him justice. As for kish Baf-
fIequirk
One talent Mr.. Flasher undoubtedly
did possess. which. unlike him in the
parable. he didn't hide away in nap
kin. Mr.. Flasher's talent consisted in
liberal endowment Of low cunning.
which he never suffered 70 rust for want
Of use.
One evening group 81 lawyers sat
talking and smoking At the tavern door
in one Of the circuit towns. Court was
"a commence the next day. and the
lawyers and Judges were already on
hand
"rve 4 case I want YOU 70 argue to-
morrow. Mr.. BafIIequirk. said Tom
Tylney. a modest young attorney. ~
shall bc detained away till the after
noon. probably; but here's brief Of the
facts and points Of law, 80 you can go
on without me.
Old Ban slipped the brief into q side
pocket Of his box-coat. and proceeded
with the story with which he was anus
ing the company.
II 90 happened that little entertain
mcnt was given that night BY the local
bar 70 their visiting brethren. At winch,
81 course. Mr.. BafIiequirk was an
honorcd guest. Indeed. bar supper
without Old Baf would have been
thought a. fat as the Comedy Of Errors
with both the Dromios omitted.
Everybody was astonishcd 70 see how
obsequiously agreeable bud Flasher
tried to make himself 20 Old Baf. II
was well known that no love had ever
been lost between them. But on this
particular occasion. bud scarcely left
the old gentleman's side. Al supper he
managed 20 get next him, and seemed
% be intent on one object--to applaud
the old lawyers jokes, and see that his
glass was never empty.
Mr. Flasher had another object. how
ever. He was on the other side Of the
case in which, a. he knew. Tom Tylney
had given Old Baif his brief. and Il
happened that the brief was in the
pocket next 20 Mr. Flasher. II was
easy. therefore. for the latter 70 slip out
Toms brief. and replace il with his own
- feat which he accomplished with .
dexterity the Artful Dodger might have
cnvied.
bud could hardly keep from rubbing
his hands with glee IS he thought d
Old Ban coming into court next morn
ing and making . strong speech against
his own client. " course. he would
know nothing Of the case or the party
he appeared Tor, but what nc gathered
from the brief. and the one nosC in his
pocket il need hardly be said. was for
the side he wasn't on.
The first case called after court opened
was that IN which Old Baf held the
substituted brief. The courthouse was
jammed. for Old Ban. however dry
might Be the case, never failed % draw
q crowd.
Dud Washers smirk of sclf-conccit
was more pronounced than ever How
could he think " matching himself
against Old Bar? But wouldn't he
catch Il soon?
Il was suit in chancery, the evidence
all being IN dispositions. which were
read over in q sing-song tone; after
which Old Baff rose 20 address the
court. We had no intimation before II
what side he was 10 speak for. but felt
little disappointed 70 find Il was the
one that seemed 70 Is 70 be wrong.
The Judges appeared 20 have The
same impression. for they exchanged
incrcdul0us chances, and shook their
heads and buSzed together awhile be-