Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-26

management Mould cozar1cn1 lts<lf -
sssa. The rson1enf Il VS. fe0>snked il -
fuH sissntefrs. hase t14eB tie
ts1noie - xxx - the law o. 49, slh-
jeat a1.1 vii vsitlin1t further pari@y
l~E yoa know Just where yea stand
Nos are dosbtiess aware that thsrs
sase bern q nsi,nAer 81 49, PASSED IA
rciatioB ~ r4lioF.s.g watch saiaA viii
tesG ~ make our nexoliations rxeeets-
ia9ig si;cple. For iast2noe. there wss
a. act PASSED ia the reign q Wsilian
and Mary ~kien mste il illegal for
tailor 1, sew cloth bottnas On sniL
The pea.lty l. forty shiiIksEs for every
h4sf aozea bat<ons - s.sas:. beside Tie
forfeiture Of the <oosls Lat you were.
Cf course. colaizant OF tia he fore Yea
thrvakcaed The las CO a lswTs-r
Il never heard Of such al outrageous
act IL = eertaialg ut the law now"
-Ah. there you are wrouy and that
shoss the advantage Of hasinz tho
best legal assistance. IL would III be-
come rs. Mr.. ncnsinS 20 eharaetersse
the wisdom ~ our ancestors a. out
raleoaS There are many things per-
tanning 70 the law that may act COM
mead themselves Ia the las mipd"
'sl,o yoa tnean % say that act has
never been r-pealed?-
so far from belng repealed. IL has
teer affirmed aud added - IN other
reigi< In The fourth yea1St George ].
the law " - made - include all kinds
of bnttons covered By any material
whatever and the forty Shillings was
- In. a.
the Fourth's time there was button
act passed. forty shiliings Remaining
tho favorite penalty. | hare often
wondered why forty shillingx was
always a popular penalty imposed ON
EngliAhfnen for doing that which they
should not DO. Douetiess you have
yourself pondered on the same inscrnt-
able mystery. Why not thirty shillings,
or tlty shillings, or E5? Still so IL is.
and we must ACCEPT il"
why was such an unjust law
passcdy''
"Do not. beg OF ron. term IL unjust
Respect the law. l should be sorry 70
think that my custom went 20 n man
who was not as law abiding and rs
law-respectipg a. myself Why was IL
pAsSed2 IL was passed 10 protect the
button makers Of Birmingham"
.'And do you mean 20 say i cannot
collect my just debt because / have
seysed cloth buttons on some OF your
suiss7'
.'Ieu will collect your debt the mo-
nens get money 10 pay you, but you
cannot collect il in any English court
- -
lebonc county court. when Mr.. King
wan sued BIZ tailor named Shirley.
The amount claimed WAS nine pounds
sterling Mr.. Shirley WAS a most e.
t.mable man, 10 doubt. and probabl,
an excellent tailor, but people should
have the law on their side. The law
taxes no account of motive The tailor
was not only nonsu.ted. but was also
fined the requisite number Of forty
shilling pieces. IL there arc any forty
shilling pieces I confess ! am more
familiar with law than with the coin
age Of this country. Mr. King was
suited not only by the law. but the tailor
Is we'll
rs this why you asked me 70 come
here2'
Yea You gave me of your clothing.
| give you Of the law. Each the erti-
Gle he deals in Now II you sign a re-
| ccipt for the clothes. viii charge you
nothing for the law. nor VIII say any
thing of The Just penalties you have in
Cured"
Before doing So" remarked the
tailor. rising. 81 win consult another
lawyer"
"A most excellent resolution In or
iinary cases In multitude of queens
counsel there il wisdom, or a. least
mach law. But this case must be set
tied now. In yonr letter you expressed
wlsh for an early settlement Ii is
my own desire. l must have my receipt
now or Will invoke the law against
you "a a breaker of it."
The receipt was given OF course, a
tailor Is no match for lawyer. IL IL
always better 10 turn one OF tho legal
gentlemen on another. That is what
the tailor did lie consul ted another
lawyer This gentleman assured The
| tailor that the acts complained OF still
stand on the statute books he said.
however. that Blk IN demanding and
obtaining the receipt had compounded a
felony. For this he could Dc brought
- book But the tailor did not want
10 put Blk in Jail: he wanted his
money Why not threaten BilS2 Then
be could DC settled with and the money
obtained. This. 1t seemed. would be
also compounding Bilk's felony. ard
then another lawyer could jump on the
scconi lawyer. II the second lawyer
settled. then tie third lawyer would
have compounded felony and 80 this
thing would 60 on until all the legal
talent Of London would De cnveioped
Ia this network OF compromising fell
ONES
This Is hosw the matter stands az the
mouens u writing How II will end
no one knows. II is co1piica,ed
Question shall keep my eye on the
case and report progress from time 70
tinic. neanwhile those who read may
take my word for it that the law 81
! England today in regard 20 buttons
remsluS as stated IN tbs foregoing pa
\ thctsc narrative. Luke ShafT, in De-
| troit Free Press
The cheek - some people Il sim
/ piy amazing. said the Young neither.