St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-03-31

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daily existence, you, my boy, will !,
safely guarded from the chill winds o
the world; you will have had you
meals sent In from the warden's PR
vate table; you will have had the bes
physicians guarding your health, ani
when you have reached the ripe ag,
OF 81 or SO you will pass away ant
be laid to rest In your last quiet home
Five years later the court Of appeals
will hand down decision and spe.
cial messenger will be hammering al
the door Of the jail where you lived u
long. To the warden he will deliver ,
paper that calls for your execution, bu,
the good warden will shake his head
sadly and, after looking over the files
remark that you are no longer there:
you died of old age in 1863"
But are all lawyers lazy, dear I'm
cle?" asked Dilly.
Indeed no, my dear boy" replied
Uncle George. "They are the reverse
in many cases, but it depends upon
their position. You can take q young
corporation lawyer who has been
working 10 hours day trying suits
against his company, toss him into q
judgeship and he won't be able to
think out OF a folding bed. He will
dream away the hours There is no
mad rush in his life then. Compared
to him the editor Of 4 religious annual
is leading life Of bustling activity
and strife. But to return to the law in
its concrete sense, Dilly. One may say
that the law is circumlocution and de.
lay, that Its motto is never do to-day
what you can put OF until next Thurs
day. 70 illustrate. One may compare
the law with trip from Chicago to
New York by way Of San Francisco,
Hongkong, the Gulf OF Alden, Paris,
London and the Atlantic ocean. II you
want time, Dilly, take the law express,
It you would lead pure and virtuous
life, robbing your neighbor and steal
Ing from the widow and the orphan
with impunity, take to your bosom .
couple of lawyers, and before the case
can come to trial you will be but dust.
You can do anything with the aid Of
the law, or you can stop and do moth
ing Just as we'll. tits great life, the
law. ! don't know who first invented
it, but II he should walk down the
main street some forenoon I'm afraid
he'd meet with much grief.
"The law conveys many benefits,
however. my dear nephew. It furnishes
lot of amusement for the public. It
also gives the rich chance to spend
! their money. Some trials are better
than theater, and that's why they
are go. well attended. Have you a di-
vorce that you want to annul? Get a
lawyer. give him some money and he'll
do 1t for you. Do you want to reverse
the operation after having gone half
way? Give the lawyer more money
and he'll accommodate you. Have you
a case on trial and do you expect re-
suits? Whether you will get them de-
ponds upon whether you can find ten
lawyers who once said q certain thing
was SO when the other side could find
but nine who said 1t was not so. Later
perhaps your opponents lawyer has
discovered two more lawyers and car
ries the case to a higher court. You
are defeated, but your lawyer has just
landed three more lawyers who believe
the way the first nine did, and you win
again, and SO you 60 until there are no
more courts and then you start Ill
over again on another tack. It's oil
great game, the law. It 10. It is not. |
The eminent Judge Duff said so and so.
The eminent Judge Cuff said it was
not SO. and the two of them leave It |
to Justice Gazzaz, who promises to |
think it over and let you know in 20
years. The last named hands down his
opinion and the family is out putting
flowers on your grave for the tenth an
niversary when the messenger knocks
at ths door to bring the glad news
"Are all presidents lawyers. dear
Uncle?" inquired Little billy.
mo. my boy, said Uncle George, re-.
fectively, mot all. Only 81 Of them
have been. But there is hope that NO
more soldiers will get In"
But are not all lawyers honest men,
Uncle?" asked billy again.
ASK your aunt for the salve, Dilly.
I have cracked my lips in several
places" replied Uncle George.