The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-05-04
A TALE OF
TWO TRADES
How the Lawyer Hangs Il
Over the Newspaper
Man.

Nip, the Rat, was feeling little
tacky. he had followed the hand down
70 Chelsea and loaded an pretty
freely on aUnon and other RAT
drinks. and consequently dld uot feel
III the best Of hUmof lie knew also
that the boss was in Kansas CITY to
day 70 buy new material with which
70 handle the Associated Press ser
vice, and of course took advantage 90
say things that DE would not II be-
were here
He wanted 60 know " We had ever
heard the story about the lawyer
We told him We had not Well he
SAYS, John blackstone was a lawyer
Ia prosperous territory town. The
town was more prosperous than John
probably, and better known, although
lawyers are quick 10 SET acquainted
But John was a hustler and always
had hiseye open for business
One day court opened and among
other prisoners arralgncd at the bar
was man charged with stealing q
horse. The prisoner had no money
aud no friends But the court said
no man should be prosecuted without
chance 10 defend hlnself3 SO accord.
INK 70 law an attorney was appointed
for the defense John secured the
appointment Il vas the hrst really
rat JOB De had secured sof a year and
he meant 10 make the meat Of o. lie.
made ~ anldavlt for continuance and
had the trial postpooed He secured
a further continuance on the ground
that important witnesses were absent
Then be entered a plea of abatement
and when that failed he aied mo-
tion "a quash. Finally he had % 80
70 trial and he made a splendid plea
FOR hls client bat tbe client bad 10
go % lali.
Then John dled a claim tar sl08 as
his fee The court lntmated tlat 70
was toe high, but John said.
Your honor. 10 isa reasonable Zee.
am willing to leave the question 90
ms fellow members of the bar
Tho Judge sgreed and called several
lawyers ap.
rs 500 a reasonable fee for De-
Tending the prisoner asked tie
Judge
st is too reasonable, John should
have charged sido s.ld another iaw.
yer
"It IS unreasouabIY low said an.
other lawyer
II would have asked $500 il lf had
been ms case. said another
Every lawyer called Insisted that
Johns claim vas reasonable and lusi
and the Judge ordered the clerk althe
court b draw a warrant far sl0 for
John Blackstone "foF services rem.
dered
Did you ever hear the story about
tie editor said Nip Nos Well is
different
John Smith vas editor II a daAg
paper n tho same town He had n.
vested seven ar eight thousand dollars
ia bis printing plant and Zoe scans
he hoomed tie town the counts ana
the territory and everything ealcg
lated q advance the interests af his
community iie worked dag and
night e geo oaf good papef give
Ills advertisers the worth 30 their
money and his subscribers aIl The
news Being 3 fearless advocate of
What he thought q o. right So aH
times he had made some enemies, VI
course. ard seldom ever received aug
party patronage but he never faltef
81 or cared faf that Ona time Do.
lltieal revolution came and smith
picked out good men and worked
teeth and toeuaii i8f fhclf election
Johns friends thought he ought ta
receive the citY printing without even
asking for a. and John kept Saving
wood Andthat's where John dropped
his wax
When the time came "a give ont The
work the officers preferred 70 dflbhIe
It out IL small taxes. 30 as 70 keep
John fromgetting It II afemaneFatiYe
figure.
Did Johns professional brethren
say he ought 70 have ltf
this town who wonder Why lawyers
get rleh while newspaper publishers
have u scratch like thunder q keen
their heads above water
Laughter and Worldly Success.
Speaking q laughter have often
wondered II he laughing man and TIE