The morning call., 1894-09-09
especially for the landscape palnter-Alfred
Parsons in HarpePs.
CoIeridge's Visit to America.

had the honor, in company with the late
Lord HanneD, the late Lord Bowen, Sir Horace
Dayey, Mr.. Bryce, NJ. P, and Mr.. Marten, Q.
C., formerly member from Kilkenny Of visit
ing America with him in 1888. We were in
vlted by the bar OF the State of New York, ana
most OF us were subsequently The guests OF
MI. Willard, then the president of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, on the first through
journey by that route across the continent TO
the Pacific Slope. Lord COleridge did not ac-
company us on this part of our travels; but in
several OF the New England States be received
marks OF honor, and all of us enjoyed the pro-
verbally generous hospitality of the great
American people. This visit added a large
mum Der TO his budget OF anecdotes, which he
used TO tell with much enjoyment, although
now and then some OF them told against him.
SELF DESTROYS of Information, Lord Coleridge
was lnqulrlng from MIR. Evar;s. the distin-
guished New York barrister. formerly Secre-
tary of State, how American lawyers were re-
munerated for their work.
Lord COleridge-Pray, Mr. Evarts, how do
clients pay their lawyers with you?
MIR. Evarts-Well. my lord, they pay a re-
tanning ice. lt may be $50, or it may be $4,000
or $4,000.
Lord COlerldge-Yes; and what does that
cover.
MIR. Evarts-Oh. that is simply the retainer.
The rest Is paid for as the Work is done and &C
cording 10 the work dOne.
Lord COleTdge-Yes, MIR. EVarts; and do
clients like this?
Mr. Evarts-Not bit, my lord, not a bit.
should like to know how deep down shall have
10 20 into my breeches pocket to see Tins busi-
ness through"
Lord COleTidge-Yes what DO you say then
MIR. EVarts-Well, my loTd, / have invented
formula which L have found answers very
well. say, "Sir, or madam, as The case may
be, cannot undertake to say how many judi
cial errors shall be called upon TO correct be-
lore obtain for you final justice"
Lord Coleridge used to tell with gee an anec-
dote concerning dinner given TO him in Chi
cago by distinguished lawyer, where a col
lapse of the banquet was threatened owing o
GERS who held writ OF Ii. ia. over the hosts
goods and chattels. However, the threatened
danger was aveTted. On the same occasion he
had stipulated and was assured that there
would be no speeches; but, TO bis discontinue,
he saw his host retire into a corner with his
secretary before dinner was announced TO
settle the final proofs OF a speech which he
later delivered with much success at The
banQuet.
Lord COleridge was good deal bothered by
that product OF the nineteenth century, the in
terviewer; and on his way 10 Chicago one Of
these gentlemen, falling otherwise to draw him
out, began to belitte the old county in the
matter OF lakes and rivers and mountains, and
even men. Lord Coleridge bore &c ali patiently;
nnally the interviewer said: II am told, my
your great fire Of London. Well, L guess that
the confiagratlon We had in The little village of
chicago made your great fire look very small"
To which Lord C0leTidge blandly responded:
''Slr, / have every reason to believe that the
great fire or London was quite as great as the
people of the time deSired."-LOrd Chief JUS
tice Russell, in the North American Review.