Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-20

Some time ago when the question was
first being broachtd about the possible
nomination Of Secretary Lamar to seat
on the bench of the Supreme Court, Mr..
Lamar was seated in a popular restau-
rant in this city surrounded BY a little
group OF friends, which included among
others Mr.. Muldrow, the Assistant Score
tary OF the Interior; Senator Beck of
Kentucky and Senator voorhees, of Indi-
ana In bantering way reference was
made to Mr.. Lamar's experience as q
lawyer, when Mr.. VOORHEES, said:
Now, Lamar, did you ever really
have law Casa real, bona fide case,
you know, in court?"
Mr.. Lamar, who was sitting holding
his chin in his hands and wearing his
usual distracted and dreamy air, replied
after minutes thought:
YES, did have one genuine case.
After l first put out my single as an at
torney down in Oxford, over the door Of
the little Office had rented, gathered
my few favorite books in the rear of the
Office and put in my time in reading.
For three days nobody came into the
office except little colored girl from
the house to inform me when the meals
were ready, and was enjoying myself
immensely. must acknowledge that I
did not care much for clients, except
that knew there must be some income
to keep the family going. The third day
about noon, while l was reading The
Clouds of Aristephanes, the door opened
and typical Mississippi mountaineer
entered He said: :.
us there lawyer man here?"
Il laid down The Clouds and think
ing here was my first client, replied:
- Yes, sir, l am an attorney. What
can I do for you?
He sat down in chair near me and
said:
1want to consult lawyer man.
1'Well, what is your case?' asked.
You see,' replied the man, 4 live up
in Bledsoe, and thar has been a question
for some time as to whether me or Bill
johnson was the best man in Bledsoe.
The gals had taken the question up and
it was generally decided up in Bledsoe
that the matter had got to be settled by
me and Bill Bill, he had done up his
man several times, and l had did up
mine; and it only remained to see
whether the gals in Bledsoe was to take
Bill or to take me. Now, yesterday,
Bill, he kim down to my house and he
hitched his boss to the stake and rider
fence in front and hollered for me to
come out. Invent out and when l seen
Bill knew it meant business.
@'Well, walked down and said,
q Howdye, Bill, and Bill did likewise.
@Howdye. Then Bill said, Il think
that little matter as to which is the best
man in Bledsoe, might just as well be
settled now as ever. said, Right you
arc, Bill, think we better settle it right
now.
"'Well, Bill he tuck off his coat and
| tuck off mine, and we stud up to each
other. Bill he made pass at me which
got shut off by lucky duck of my
head, and after three or four hits back
and forth got in a sockdologer under
Bills ear, which laid Bill out and put
him asleep OF course that settled the
matter, and am ON top just now.
but, Mr.. Lawyer man, the pint is jisf
here. ! know jist as well as I know
sowbelly and green's from bacon and
turnips that Bill johnson is a better man
ner 1 am, and it was only by fortunit
ly-saster that 1 got my work in on Bill.
and am of the 'pinion that the chances
are only one out of a hundred that ever
could get in my work ON Bill again.
NOW, this bein' the case, it jist &C.
cured to me that would come down
here to Oxford and git some lawyer man
10 swear out the peace on Bill johnson,
because it amt reasonable to s'pose that
t Bill an me got together agin such an
,ther fortnit dy -saster mought happen to
ne. Now, what want of you, Mr.. Law
yer man, is to swear out the peace on
Bill johnson, so 1 kin keep ON top in
3ledsoe, and have brought you down
wo jugs of good hand-distilled whisky
o pay you for it,
"That. said Lamar, is my first case