West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-04-09
He KNEW lain.
Hut ia" Court Knew the law and CAV,
Him the B~ncnt oi It.

Hut the Court Knew the law and cav,
Him the B~ucnt 90 II.
81 am IN len talioniS the talons OF
tho law because Of m anairc dhon.
ncnr loudly proclaimed rcd-no>cd
man with badly torn suit of clothr,
aud a suspicious length of hair aud
beard A. he said this hc laid down
his greasy hat and struck an attitude.
"LcN talioniS. my friend. don't mcau
the law 'S talons. hut the law of rc:alia-
ton, replied the Judge. What YOU
are called upon To answer is not the rc.
suit of AN atlairc d'honncur. but of
dolce far nicntc sweet idlcncs>.
Before answer that plea. may |
inquire whether am an amicus curim
"A friond of the court >" asked the red
noscd man
Justice is blind, my rcStful friend;
may ho YOU aV and may bc YOU ARE
not, was the cold answer Can Won
explain to this court why YOU do not
work, and why YOU swindlcd this Ba-
Narian baker ON the right out of ten
cents worth of rOlls?"
Labor omnia vincit-labor conqucrs
all things replied the prisoner "It
has conquered mo, and prcfcrring not
10 StarNc to death, | obtained my food
10y my wits from the cuStus rotolorum. Z"
The custus rotolorump' demanded
the Judge What Custus rotolorumP p"
Tho keeper of the rolls. Won know
cuStuS, the Keeper, and rotolorum. of
the rolls, was the Intelligent answer.
but II don I mean rolls made up of
HOnT. htlt pt . 4
a legal term, in fact, corrected his
Honor.
"Errarc humanum cst-to err i hu-
man, rcioincd the prisoner IL nm
afraid | made faux pas.
What's that?" asked the court.
"A faux pas IA false step, YOU know. 9"
In taking the rotolorum, as Won
insist ON calling them, yes, replied
his Honor
No, IN language, a lapsus lngur-
"A slip OF the tongue--as il were. re.
turned the accused. lit was arcyumr
coup dc ctat in securing those rotolnt-
um~ II that onc-cyod angus in hcrha
had not squcaled ON me.
Who do you mean bv angus i'm
herba' demanded the Judge.
mat onc-cycd man over there i'm
the chair with the broken leg Angus
IN hcrba means snake in the grass.
That gentleman is respectable
lcad-pcncil peddlcr, and no augui- g"
severely said the court IL guess you
want about three months.
But If make the amcndc honorable
roparalion or apology what thcn"'
inquired the prisoner
80 In that case II Twill bc ninety dnV-. -
90 Am To understand that have re-
ceivcd my coup de grace the finishing
strokc?'
If ninety days is coup de grace. YOU
have, returned the court. Mittimus
we hereby send -you-yuu -up for
ninety days. There il Is in Latin.
Quantum suilicit it il enough
sadly replied the tramp. go, but il
ianolcns vOlens unwillingly. 90. but
YOU shall rue il sic scmpcr tyranni, -
thus with all tyrants will bc spoken
Of YOU some day DO go up ante
meridicm?''
d" You go mp in the Black Maria re-
piled the Judge.
Antc-mcridiem means before noon.
Mister Judge"
Yes, YOU 90 before mcrdcm
"Ihcn ! dine. | SUPPOSE"
On being told that hc would. he
walked down stairs Through the
open door came: Noli oc tangcre.
You blue coated myrmidon do not
touch me you tyrant or melee "A
iight-w cDsuc. am down but re-,Ir-
gam shall rise Sic transit gloria
mvndi thus passes the glory Of the
word. -- CtnciRH1ft Times.