The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-11
A LAWYERS RUSE.
How q Nevada Disciple of Black
stone Conquered Two Bores.

A Lively Fight the Result Of the Expert
ment-General Destruction OF Office
Bric-a-Brac-AnE Expensive, But
Successful, Stratagem.
Littleton Coke. leading lawyer o
the Comstock, is, outside of a court
room, one of the mildest-manneret
men that ever cut up witness or al
lntestate estate. Off his legitimate bat
tie ground, and in ordinary walks o.
life, Littleton Coke is patient and long
suffering-would not even utter WORD
that would disturb the serene rapacity
of gas-fitter. He could smilingly
listen by the hour to querulous old
woman, complaining that faces were
pulled at her by the children of q
neighbor, yet he had for time tribu.
lations that narrowed his soul down to
its lowest levels.
Through pretense of business in the
beginning, two men became visitors to
his snug and quiei second-foor office.
who presently developed from their
chrysalis state of mere rapid maun-
derers into such intense and active
bores that they became the terror OF
his life. They were men who possessed
the faculty of discoursing with much
spirit and volubility for whole hours
upon the 'incongruousness of incon-
gruity," the ''womanly nature of
women. and other interesting and in
structive subjects.
Poor Coke! this '.affliction sore long
time he bore without being able to
devise any plan whereby he might rid
himself OF the PAIR who were bringing
sdown his gray hairs in sorrow to the
grave" So deeply did the presence of
the twin bores affect him that his heart
sank and his soul sickened at the bare
appearance Of either of his persecu-
tors.
Ono day, when one Of these tireless
sstoreadoers." whose name may be writ
ton ZONES, " was drilling the lawyer
through and through, causing him to
sweat hlood-all regardless Of ma
lign GOODNESS that shone in the legal
eye-the conversation turned upon gar
rulity.
Although q perfect magpie himself,
Jones 1t once asserted that, above all
other things. he abhorred loquacious
person. man or woman. .-Of course"
said he. zone must expect tongue-wag-
ging In the case Of q woman, but con-
slant gabble from man can not en-
dure.
did it never occur to you, Jones'"
said tho lawyer, ''that you are yourself
> pretty industrious talker, and you
are BY some suspected of having kissed
the Barney stone?"
what, mel" cried Jones. why,
81. / am really q man of very few
words. In most companies / am sure
that I am altogether too reserved and
roticent; that through my silence, taci-
tuTnity and uncommunicativeness am
frequently suspected of being. in some
sort, aspy upon those present; in fact,
that cause among those in the room
feeling OF uneasiness and depres-
sion. y
That sir, no one win dispute. /" said
1lt1eton Coke, dryly
The lawyer had seated himself at his
open front window. both in order to
obtain some relief by gazing out into
the street and that the fresh air might
Tan hts brow and cool his rising wrath.
CHANGING far down the street he saw, q
block or moro away, MIR. Smith bore
No 2. This was ipecacuanha upon
castor oil! Il was plain to Littleton
Coke that the twin bore was heading
Tor his ofice.
4 sudden thought flashed across his
brain. Turning to Jones he said. ..Tt
may Be al - you say, but the proof of
The padding is in the eating. Now.
just Tor the fun Of the thing. and tn
prove to you that you do not know
yourself, I'll bet you IS that you can
not 70 into that closet and remain
there half an hour without speaking ar
coming ont = :,
IN take the bet, " cries Jones' with
yivncity. Il am as sure of the money
= ~ already had it in my pocket
What time II It nowa"
sJust hall past two o'clock. nyou
do not speak or come forth you'll have
Noa your money 1t three O'Clock.
Bear h mind. however, that you are to
romain in tho closet with the door
oloeed-ln tho dark you know-for half
a hour. and that you are neither 10
opoak nor como out no matter what
nay occnr.
QuItp satisfactory; but you are mot
- - ~ house On fire. nor are you to
ers Ioar revolver through tho closet
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