Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-15
LAWS LONG DELAY.
n Is tharmingiy illustrated by Littl
story Toll by Bob Burdette.

n Is tharmtnyiy Illustrated by y Lille
story Toll by bob Burdette.
An Old Man found Rude Boy up
one OF his apple-trees and desired the
young marauder TO come down, spealS'
ing to him with pleasant words, whlch
are sweetcr also than the honeycomb.
II prefer to remain In the Band
wagon" replied tho Boy, who hold tho
Age. The Old Man thon threatened
him with personal violence, but tho
young scrapegrace told him to go to
grass, rs 1t was written in the spelling
book. Then" said tho Old Man.
whose patience was so soon gono, II
will visit you with the extreme penalty
OF the Law" Whereupon the sauce-
box tauntingly told him TO 60 ahead
and draw his bill, and he would soon
see how much meat there was on n
woodchuck in December. The Old
Man, nothing 10th, at once engaged the
services OF IN Able and Learned Law
yer, who was also Jurist. and was
distinguished in the columns OF tho To-
cal press for his ma,chless Forensic
Eloquence, while on his part the Rude
Boy. by pledging q portion OF the
fruit OF the Tree which no occupied.
was able to secure for the defense n
Pure-Minded and honorable Coun-
selor. whose fair fame rs an At
torney and spotless reputation rs a
High Minded Advocate had never been
called into question, save by those who
had dealings with him. The Cd Man,
who was Rightful Owner and was pos
sessed Of the Tree by Descent, Pur-
chase, Escheat, Alienation and For
foiture had his claim strengthened by
his Lawyer. who put In additional
claims as Riparian Owner. Freebooter,
Tenant by Courtesy and Right OF Dis
covery. In reply the Defendant, the
Rude Boy, merely put in claim OF NalS-
ed Possession and claimed Title by Oc-
cupancy. The Old Man went for him
on writs OF Custer. Trespass, Waste and
Subtraction. to which the K b. re-
piled by charging Disturbance OF
Tenure. The case was called and put
OF, and set down and adjourned; 1t was
referred to the Master to take Proof;
it was Postponed, decided and carried
up; IL was reversed and romanded; It
was stricken from the Docket with
leave 10 reinstate. and withdrawn with
leave to amend; 1t was argued in
Chambers and surcharged for re-
joinder. and was just on the point OF
being rebutted for demurrer in Trover
with misprision for alimony when the
Old Man died, without issue, leaving the
Rude Boy in possession. His own At
torney, however. requested him to
come down, TO which the Boy
replied that he had learned a little law
himself by that time, whereupon his
Advocate. reminding him that "a littlo
learning was dangerous thing" took
large-sized Rock OF irregular shape
from his pocket knocked tho Boy
clear out OF the orchard at tho first
shot, and assumed Possession by VII
lainago. My name is Dennis" cried
the Dying Boy. ''but I wonder why tho
Old Man didn't do tbatP' because"
replied the High Minded Advocate.
''he had chump OF Lawyer who
didn't know how to play the winning
cards whom he had them" So saying
he took of all his clients clothes, ex-
amined his teeth to see II they wero
filled. aud sold the Cadavor TO a
medical student, with the right OF re-
version OF the bones 10 himself after
tho student got through with him. Thus
do We SOC that 1t is easy enough to
make an honest living at the practice
Of the theory OF law. IL you only know
how to put tho kiuk In the lariat -
Burdette. In Brooklyn Eagle