The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-13
TO THE YOUNGER BAR.

TO THE YOUNGER BAR.
TO my immediat, brasYers who compose
the younger bar: There are many things
we should forget. In the first place we
should forget that we are living, because
tho fact OF our existence is so ind!,JincJ
and remote at times that IL is doubtful if
we are within the charmed circle. We
should forget that our briefs are eXcoad-
ingly limited and endaayor TO make up in
quantity what they lack in number. We
should forget that the vast multitude that
warm the chairs without the rallin. in the
court room neglect 10 cheer us on with ap.
plguse and encouragement when Il point IS
scored against. us. We should forRet that
we are not Of the loi aristOi and have not
yet reached the goal toward which We
are striving. We should forget the
looks Of whitening scOrn that are
cast upon MS by some OF our
more fortunate brothers when we fail 10
show that We are walking encyclopedias
Of legal lore. We should forget that pos
session is ten-niuths Of the law when the
other fellow has the meat and We have the
bone Of u litigation. We should forget
that or rent is due and unpaid, that our
boarding mistress has put another chalk
mark on our account, ana that we know
the source from whence the wherewith8l
is to b. obtained to meeO tho little incum-
branccs that must be iiquidated; for few
OF us are like Abraham Lincoln, Of whom
one Of his b%iOgraphers aptly says, al.
though he was snort Of funds, he was long
in the Leg, and had nothing to do but 10
walk to Springfield where his friend, John
7. Stuart, cheerfully supplied his wants"
We should forget that We do not as yet
need II policeman at the door to tag and
number our clients that they may not
be injured IL the rush. We should forget
thAt tho time has not yet Coma for us to
hold tue lines or fast trOtters, and 10 eat
pie three times q dny.
We should forget all these things. For.
get that II - bill is an event. Forget that
the world moves since we cauuoJ move
with it, though some others besides law
yers are only made cUgni2ant Of the fact
in q name similar Tn the man who had
been attending Il popular lecture on aston
Omy. The principal subject Of the dis
course was that the world moved, referring
30 Galiileo's suppressed declaration in re-
latiou to the fact. The gentleman, latter
the bail was over ia his anxiety tO get
the subject through him, made frequent
stops at l!qutdating establishments along
his route home, consequently became 81
eZhllarated that the ground seemed to
heNve as no ossayed 10 walk. At last, in
despair, be caught his arm around q friendly
laHp.pust and, as he embraced il, ey-
claimed, ''By gosh. Old Gallileo was right:
the world does move.'
WHAT SHOULD RE FORGOTTEN.
We should forget our Blackstone, At
least u wuuld seem SO Judging from the
limited number OF times we hear 10 quoted.
We should forget our Chittv on Plead ne
because zinc, 5 nator Mcdonald ANA
Frank OkG,l have been at Harrisburg
there Is no need Of a lawyer crowding hi
MUD with pleadiuss, Lille is TOO short.
We shOuid forget tho diaappointments re-
ceiyed AZ the hands of the court. We
should forget tho license applications we
were sure would be granted and which
were overlooked by tho court. We should
forget the fees that were promised ana
never received. We should also forget the
fees we did receive and stand like Oliver
Twist still calling for more"
What is thoro then IN all we can recall
that W. should fail to forget Perhaps
nothing, except chat Abraham Lincoln,
Rufus Choate, James T.. Brady, Charles
O'Counor, Jeremiah Black, and other dis
tinguishel men Of our brilliunt nineteenth
century, were all, in their early practice,
hustling, struggling, b%rieless barristers
travelling over the rocky road Of expert.
eEce Just rs you and | 0re now doug.
But there are hundreds Of other things
we should forget. We should forget We
are here this evening, We shouId for
get that u mai is never convicted on cir
Cumstuntial evidence, but some circum-
stantial evidence is very strong a. when
you find Il trout In the milk" Weshould
forget the clients and the business that
were to be sent IN by -magnauimous frieuds
but which were like the %'letter that never
cane,p We should forgot that tho bust
ness OF tho court is three years behind, for
whnt is three years in tho life of a long
winded lawyer.
Aud lastly, my brethren, | would sins
cere!y request that you forget that | have
spoken. have forgotten my speech. The
manuscript, like tbs Dutchmani5 anchor
is hone, and forgot to bring it with me,
And feeling sure you viii forgot ANYTHING
! may have saiu, | promise you | shall
easily forget the misery aud torture | have
kept you In for the past fifteen minutes
and Will now forget to stand up and say
more.
la tho absence OF Lieutenant Gov.
eruor l.. A. Watres, Edward Merri-
Rsid was called upon to respond to tho
toast zone More Round" Judge John
Ly9oh and Judge Benz min Peck were
calbd on and made brief Response, aud
HoL De Forrest Van Vleet, of Ithaca.
spola to the toast Guests aud Visi-
torsf IN an entertaining way, The
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