Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-17
THE REVISED sPELLER.

An Old man found Rude Boy up
one of his apple trees and desired
the young marauder to come down,
speaking to him in pleasant words,
which are sweeter also than the
honeycomb. 81 prefer to remain in
the Band wagon,n replied the Boy,
who held the Age. The Old Man
then threatened him with personal
violence, but the young scapegrace
told him to 60 to grass, as it was
written in the Spelling took.
" Then" said the Old Man, whose
patience was soon gone. I" will Wis.
it you with the extreme penalty Of
the Law Whereupon the sauce.
box tauntingly told him to go ahead
aud draw his bill and be would soon
see how much meat there was on
woodchuck in December. The Old
Man nothing 10th, at once engaged
the service of an Able and Learned
Lawyer, who was also Jurist and
was distinguished in the columns of
the local press for his match less
Forensic Eloquenee, while on his
part the Rude Boy, by pledging
portion Of the fruit OF the Tree
which he occupied, was able to Sc
cue for the defeuse a Pure Minded
and Honorable Counselor, whose
tair fame as an Attorney and spot
less reputation as High Minded
Advocate had never been called in
to question save by those who had
dealings with him. The Old Man
who was Righttul Owner and was
possessed of the Tree by Descent,
Purchase, Escheat. Alienation and
Forfeiture, had his claim strengthen.
ed by his Lawyer, who put in al.
ditional claims as Riparian Owner,
Freebooter, Tenant by Courtesy anc
Right of Discovery. In re tho De.
fendant, the Rude Boy, merely put
in claim of Naked Possession and
claimed the Title by Occupancy.
The Old Nan went for him on writs
of Custer, Trespass, Waste and Sub.
traction, to which the r. b. replied
by charging Disturbance of Tenure.
The case was called out and put off,
and set down and adjourned; it was
referred to the Master to take proof;
it was Postponed, decided and car
ried up; it was reversed and re.
manded; it was stricken from tho
Docket with leave to amend it was
stricken from the docket with leave
to reinstate, and withdrawn with
leave to amend; it was argned in
Chambers and surcharged for re.
joinder, and was just OH the point of
being rebutted for demurrerin TROY.
er with mlsprison of alimony when
the Old Man died, without issue
leaving the Rude Boy in possession.
His own Attorney, however, request.
ed him to come down, TO which the
Boy replied that he had learned q
little law himself by this time,
whereupon his Advocate, reminding
him that ga little learning was a
dangerous thing" took large.sized
Rock of irregular shape from his
pocket, knocked the Boy clear out
OF the orchard at the first shot, and
assumed Possession by Villainage.
"My name is Dennis" cried the by.
ing Boy, "bnt / wonder why the
Old Man didn't do that ~ mBe.
cause" replied the High Minded
Advocate" he had a chump OF
Lawyer who didn't know how to
play the winning cards when he held
Them" So saying he took off his
clients clothes, examined his teeth
to see if they were filed, and sold
the Cadaver to medical student,
with the right of reversion of the
bones to himself after the student
got through with him. Thus do we
see that it is easy enough to make
an honest living at the practice Of
the theory of law if you only know
how to put the kink in the lariat.--
Burdette IN the Brooklyn Eagle.