The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22

Now. it came to pass that there were
eothered together company of Wise
Men known as Lawyers. And of this
company. all were young save one, who
was exceedingly old. and he was called
by the name Judge which means all
wise. And it came to pass, as they were
gathered together that the old man rose
up In their midst and taught the young
men by parable, saying:
.'There was a certain young man of
much learning and little means who
came to a large city to practice law
And he procured for himself room
which he called an office and in it he put
all that he had, table, a chair, book
and a calendar. And out of his window
he hung a shingle bearing the inscrip-
tion, Attorney at-Law.' And he said unto
himself. AS soon as the people realize
that l am here, they will come to me in
great crowds for my advice which l Will
give them in exchange for their good
money And he sat in his chair and read
in his book and listened to the footsteps
pass his door, but the people came not,
neither did he relieve any man OF his
V.
his calendar that the time drew nign
when he must needs pay his rent and
| contribute something toward the three
meal per day In which he had INDUCED
| himself. AS his spirits were low yea
| even as low as his purse. And ne TOOK
| counsel with himself, and said: 1t IS
plain I have taken the wrong course. l
| have invited them to come and they VIII
| not Now, therefore. will / go upon the
4ha ph s,
and force them to come. Ana tahihs
forthwith his hat and his nerve, he went
| out among the people and strove, and at
| the close of the day he reckoned what
| he had done, and found that Where ne
| had had only five talents ne now hau
| ten, and he was much grained anu saio'
| III this continue and my nerve holo
| cod, I will yet win.' But IT came TO pass
| that when the Members or the bar
heard what he was about the Code OF
ethics which saith, Thou Shalt Not
seek Thv Client, But Thy Client Must
seek Thee?" And he answered, WHAT
| shall il profit a man If he ABIDE py the
| Code of Ethics and starve TO death
Whereupon they took him ana ar
raingned him for 'unprofessionai CON
duet and he was condemned 10 De
| striped of his legal title ana cast OUT Vi
the profession -
wandered about Irendless and forlorn.
| And he became in direst need and was
| nigh to the verge of despair. his tapie
| bg dav was his couch by night ana ne
| did look with longing eyes toward the
window of the baker shop. Ana wnen II
| seemed as though the worst mad COME
| h. bethought him that he had caro- OF a
| wealthy lawyer named Croesus' Wnose
riches were unsurpassed, and ne salo'
| IT ct me go unto this Croesus that may
| heseech him to show me the way. But
whom he was come unto the chambers
| of the great man he found that II was
| not for such as he to gain abundance,
| And he was cast down, but went ana
| stood in the highway and waited, that
| nerchance Croesus would pas sthat way
| Ard nj last he saw him to approach, ana
| nc no drew near took courage and cried
| out 70 him. ooh, Croesusp And Croesus.
hearing him call, turned and said What
wilt thou me-? And he that had cried
| out said oh Croesus. wilt thou tell me
| how thou ever acquired wealth In the
| nractice of law? And Croesus answered
| him. .Hark. We. l married woman VINO
was literally worth her weight In gold.
| Il thou wouldst be rich, go ana DO n--e-
WISE And the young mans eyes we're
| opened and he repented him OF his 1ruit-
| less efforts and went out and kicked HIM
| self that. he had been so blind And he
| said unto himself, What man has done
| man can do, and there are as good fish
| in the sea as ever were caught And
4 wherewith, girding up his loins. and with
his nerve that was ever with nim' ne