The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-05
KOS HARRIS is HOT
Visit to Perry Shattered One of His Great
Legal Heroes,

Kos Harris was over in the United
States court yesterday and he was so
hot that the fire from his eyes almost
melted the gold rims of his spectacles.
He ground his teeth and puckered UP
his eyes as if he had swallowed a sour
lemon.
Kos wanted TO be strickly up to date
in law and he buys legal authority that
he can focus his glasses on. He heard
about that work known as Beech on
Corporations, and paid thirty dollars for
four volumes Of it, He stayed up burn
ing the midnight oil for many months
reading his new books and he was dead
sure that in the next corporation case
he would have he would fairly eat up
his opponent. He thought no other
lawyer had the works and he kept them
hid under his pillow. They were TO him
as a charm that when pulled out in
court and stuck under the nose of a
judge would carry every point IN his
favor.
One day he went down to Perry to try
law suit and while out in the verandah
Of the hotel smoking an after dinner
cigar and smiling on the thought or
pulling Beech on. Corporations on a
Perry justice of rhe peace he saw a
strange vision coming around the cor
ner riding a So broneho. THE pony was
a measly critter," as Kos said but the
rider was different-he was a gunuine
dude. This dude wore a sombreo hat
with silver lace around il. He wore a
purple velvet jacket beautifully en-
broidered and pair of gold spurs that
fairly dazzled the community. In addi-
ton he had a Spanish quirt with silver
whistle on the end of it that was worth
more money than ten ponies such as he
was riding
How much will you take for that
thing riding the broncho?' said Kos,
speaking TO an Irish friend of his.
You can have him for a cigarette
and a match" said the Irishman.
THE trade is made" said Kos, I'LL
take him. / want 10 take him to WITCH
tia and give him TO the Eagle office TO
put with its maStodon's tooth and other
curiosites. By the way how can We
ketch him."
Lets put a little salt on the tail Of
his coat" said the Irishman.
by the way, who is the creatUre?"
His name is Beech and he is here for
a divorce" said the Irishman. Il hear
the boys call him Beech on Corpora
tions."
Shades of Lords Mansfield and
Thurlow and Sir William Blackstone,
too" said Kos, as he fell off his chair
on the porch. Help me! help men We
sweets spirits of Chancellor Kent and
Theophilus Parsons and Joseph Story,
he murmured as he tossed about in the
agonies Of the shock.
No" said Kos yesterday, ST did not
use Beech on Corporations that day be
fore the justice of the peace; it would be
risking my case too far. l never saw
such a legal canary in all my life. 1t
shattered the ideals / had formed of
great legal lights. If l am any judge of
human intelligence would sooner have
the advice of my old friend Aleck Hop
kins of Kiowa than a barony full of
such creatures as that Beech Some
body can buy my four volumes OF Beech
on Corporations at bargain counter
snap"
Did he get his divorce?" asked the
reporter.
HE did, but the New York courts set
it aside that quick" said MIR. Harris as
he snapped his thumb and fore fingers.
What bothers me is why any woman
ever married such Il creature"