The sun., 1885-06-28
A NEVADA LAWYERS RUSE.
HE RUcHkREs THE BORKS OF HIS
OFFICE.

the ordinary walks OF lie. Littleton Coke ID pa
tiont and R-sufferinR- would not even uttel
word that would disturb the serene rapacit,
OF gas filter. He could smlinRly listen by the
hour to q ouerulous old woman. complaining
that faces wore pulled at her by the children Of
neiehbor. yet he had for time tribulationi
that narrowed his soul down to its lowest levels
Through pretence Of business. In the begin.
| ming. two men became visitors to his snug and
quiet second-foor ONCE. who presently devel-
oped from their chrysalis state Of mere
rapid maunderers into such intense and
active bores that they became the ter
or Of his life They were men who
possessed the faculty Of discoursing with
much spirit and yolubility for whole hours
equally Interesting and Instructive subjects,
whereby he might rid himself oi tho pair who
his tSs in
the twin bores affect him that his heart sank
and his soul sickened at the baro appearance Of
One day. when one Of these tireleas. tore;
rI;D Mhose ,h name may 6e written ,Sam
malien coldness that shone in the legal eye-
the conversatton turned upon garrulity.
once asserted that. above ali other things. he
abhorred loquacions person. mau or woman.
wagginY in the case Of woman. but constant
gabSle from man cannot endure,
4 Srs to he
trious talkor. and you are by some suspected
AWSy,ur HsseS a1ss the innns
panies am sure that am altogether too re-
taciturnity and uncommu nicativeness / am
frequently suspected Of being. In some sort. n
spy upon those present: In iact, that | cause
That. sir. no one will dispute" said Little
Tho lawyer i had seated himself at his opon
front window. both In order to obtain some
Ian Spow sni eoa eoo hfs Els
saw, = block or more away. Mr.. smithSbore No. To-
plain cote nat ths sas'es twin bore
was heading for his office:
Turning to Jones he said: TT may be ali as
t;na yod saySus the proot Of the pudding Is in the
to 10 s sS hn and
III bot you IS that you cannot 20 Into that
closet and remain there half an hour without
I'll take the bet. cries Jones. with vivacity
-. II am as sure Of the money as Il l already had
Ra pas. "aa oeoss s%i is II goS do not
money at 8 o'clock. Bear in mind however.
door closed-in the dark. you Enow-for half an
hour. and that you are neither to speak nor
Quite satisfactory: but you are not to set
the house on lire. nor are you to fire your re-
vo1ysr through the closet door,"
And you are to call me exactly Mt 8 o'clockp"
Most tnssurediy-to the minute. Also. you
not require you to stand"
had put lust been sHpuEy seated in the
Smith came putting up the stairs ' "A'n
Both Smith and Jones are dabblers In stocks
.,surDstone , brokers and street corner capita
in oil manner OF mining matters.
AS soon S rs, rs Smith entered the room he began
ton cried he. shs 10s Shower Is bste bssie-
na9 to show up well in the west from
point whsrs they are making 81 tho evsI Sp-rsiss "a e
That stock Let you have at bed rock will 20
Stock SSs Sa all sSs,
bottom; ,f sure No% she'll 60 up-the least thing
but our friend Jones'. who is as sharp on
STOCKS sI,iu 81 any man OF my acquaintance. says
+ Win hs as d4sgSp H
mite will not send IT up-swears he would not
eiye one @ bit an acre for such ground.
he The asst What does he know S s; about tine the
to 5ones Sshs seuE bosf
sense. sen common sense. nor sense Of any kind.
LAWYER Coke detected about this time an
uneasy shuling Of feet in the. closet. His
said: Why. SMITH have always nMaLay undsrstood os
10 Sopes . to be sharp dealer in stocks. and that
nfihty Seaa
!ieys he has ever mnde a splitter. AS he has |
RothinS aa to Pnt into stocks hoy in thunder
rathfs Hs.yH 1esyy syyat dealer l.
stands beiore the Suetn boaras iiePisa IN roni
of the Offices Of the brokers. and blows by tho
about the good he has lust
na nsyir n she sS sosf e tines
the Board. He's the boss liar OF, the Comstockp'
sound from The M closet as of the grating Of
Witness: :" Oh. but you must bs wrong Mr.
Ives well generally; therefore he must be max.
Not = splitter!,; said Smith,, MOT split.
er .t ts n y94! . He owes s9 everybody that win
Ms s hS nns, sG a!
rave been at the end OF his String long ago out
+ hat his lapdlady and aome other fool. believe
.etions He'll go to where the woodbine
%ns.n You put Jones down
% had arssdS slipped the town. GSHsen GSVs not Il
cen him for day or two. Besides. hear that
e his nas managed to get bold OF the little savings
Liar!" was heard in a muf1led roar a.
ones rushed from the closet with upiitted
hair; bristling and foamins with rage.
smith bounded from his seat at tho LAWYERS
entrH table g. with eyes eoggling at the sudden
scted. and In looks and attitude so venomous
nd threatsning; He saw that the dogs OF war
be knife; tmpelled by the Instinct OF self.
reservation. Smith graspssd an Ink bottle from
le table and opened the battle by hurting it |
nth all his force at Jones's head. Jones neat
, stoppGd the missile with the bottom OF his
hair. The bottle exploded with crash. and
ns walls. As Smith reached for = paper
me. and the chair crashed nto large mirror.
Lawyer Coke loudly called upon the COM
Rtsnts to cease the fray. but their blood was
p and the voices OF both were still for war, |
hey fired away at each other from opposite
des Of the table. round which they were dane
,mss to hand. Jones had Just fired at Smith
plaster bust OF some great legal light, which
lissed and crashed to atoms in the remains OF {
10 shattered mirror. whom the latter seized /
pom bronza gladiator and whirled 1t about j
Is head, yelling. Now I'll fetch you!"
At sight Of u missile so formidable Jones' :
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