The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-05-18
HE ARGUED TIE CASE.
How the Chlef Justice Got tho Best Of
Car Conductor.

How the chief Justice Got tho Best Of a
Car Conductor.
The chief justice and Justice Harlan
usually ride in the street cars from the
Capitol to their houses As they arc
both smokers they usually choose the
rear platform in preference to a seat in
side Now that the winter is breaking
and the car door can be left open, the
conductor objects as the wind carries
the smoke into the car. For some time
the two leading jurists of the country let
the street car conductor lay down the
law for them and meekly passed through
the car to the front platform. One day
last week they made il up between them
to argue the case with the conductor,
and prove that the wind would carry
the smoke in a opposite direction from
the interior of the car.
The conductor began the war.
mo smoking here. You'll have TO
pass to the front platform.
but, my good man." expostulated
the big Justice, interposing his body be-
tween the conductor and his companion,
"the wind carries the smoke to the south
and we are travelling north"
orders" said the other, dogmatically.
The little chief justice, in the mean
time, had stepped down on the lower
step. lighted his cigar and was putting
unconcernedly, screened by the vast
bulk of Justice Harlan.
There are exceptional cases, other
things being equal where law coercive
at one time may at another time be void
Let me cite you to case 3,l27 of our
Common Law Statute book
1--WE gets our orders from the boss, "
said the conductor, firmly, measuring
his man. The three hundred pounds of
the justice were convincing, and he add
ed. willing to compromise, I'VE fellows
is expected to obey orders"
As Justice Harlan began his reply, the
car turned from the avenueup Fifteenth
street, the little chief justice carefully
lighted his second cigar, his face wear
ing its poetic rather than its judicial ex.
preston. He was taking no part in the
case before the court, he really did moi
seem to hear the plea of his distinguished
friend
"Let me call your attention to the
Jact," pursued the justice, courteously
"that you are not following the line Of
argument The wind is north wind
BY paradox peculiarly scientific vino
is named from the direction from which
it comes rather than the direction t
which it goes. Consequently a nortl
wind goes south, we are travelling north
A wind blowing in southerly direction
cannot carry smoke north AS he saw
that his man was weakening, rathe
from his size than from the weight o
the argument, Justice Harlan con
tinued the case. AS they reached
the boundary, Chief Justice Fulle
stepped down lightly and offered tn
stump of his third cigar to Justice Har
Ian for lighter. He did not smile o
refer in any way to the case that hat
been tried before him, and Justice Har
Ian had another proof of what cour
teous gentleman the chief justice o
the United States is.
The conductor remarked to the drive
as he watched the pair toiling up tn
hill, Justice Harlan trying to puff ou
one cigar before he reached home
What big man that is He grey
bigger all the time he was talking to me
Think he weighs $40 instead of 300,"-
Washington Cor. New York Tribune