The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04

Tiberius Smith
He Decides the Hiabutton Will Case.
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By HUGH PENDExTER
Copyright, by Joseph b. eowles)

NOopyrlBnt, Dy Js
"Just as we were leaving Beanville
We got a wire saying the circus boss
was weary OF waiting for us to ar.
rive and had skipped away to Eu.
rope for few days. However, he left
q handsome check behind for our ap-
proval, and in the interim OF waiting
for him 10 return Tib decided We
should pay another visit to old Yer
mont. To my best knowledge II was
his second trip there since his in
fancy. II he could be here to-day
believe he would refuse TO make a
third For on this last occasion he
played the part of 60.horse.power
auto in the midst OF his homeland,
and ! reckon he would feel bit skit-
tish about appearing in the guise OF
s2S bicycle. Again. there is the sheriff
TO consider. But above all sordid de-
torrents he climbed high on the ped
estal on this sojourn. and for brief
period wore the ermine. Yes, sir. he
was a Solomon until they turned in an
alarm.
Z Somehow, like best to think OF
the old chap In that stage-setting II
was the one short lull in our many ad.
ventures, and l love to dwell upon
the time when for three hours he
toyed with the scales of Justice, and
within that small circumference man.
aged to establish certain legal propo.
sitions so astounding as to equip the
higher courts with severe headaches
for many years TO come.
"Now, don't run away with the idea
that Tlb drew only about six inches OF
water when IL came TO sailing the le.
gal seas: for ne was so good he could
pick the Futurity winner in 1911.
Why, in one abbreviated afternoon he
firmly started the celebrated Hig.
button will case on its spiral way, and
only escaped a grand jury acquaint.
ance by -thoughtfully nabbing
south-bound train In the evening.
Probably 10 this day the principals
IN that litigation are anxiously watch.
ing for his return. Dull kinds. dream
on Would that you could behold him
again!
you see, sir, Tiberius was the
greatest legal teaser that ever raised
blisters on the judicial brow. although
he had no idea of measuring out
legal lore when we daTted into placid
Spluckersville. I'll admit he was not
a lawyer In the technical sense of
the word. but when II came TO doing
the Danielarrived-at-jud -judgmen act, he
had Blackstone and all the other calf
bound antiques begging for mercy.
And despite we were there on a mere
vacation, and although he was forced
into the office, and while his first and
last case was a stinger-a quadru-
pedal one-he didn't go to work and
slur II over and pass II on 10 the
higher courts, M, stree! Perhaps
that's where he slipped up; for al
though ] was betting Ave TO nothing
on him, can see now he tickled the
Keystone Of the commonwealth out of
plumb by trying TO get a corner on
Jurisdiction.
But TO romp back and catch the
Tag With the fat check we were
wellladen with pin-money, and when
Nt NJ III
swore It reminded him of his birth.
place, and his twinkling brown eyes
would gather pearls as he found the
old swimming he would have
ieyed in had be, been allowed to have
been born and grown up in that
drewsy environment. Then came a
few stanzas about his lost youth, and
.0ft In, the Silly Night and other
Fourth. Reader stunts Well, probably
the town never before, or since pos
,sessed citizen so deeply apprecia
tive of its charms. First, he gave
the Methodist church a new bell. and
then he hung up a prize In the school
tor the best essay on home. Only, he
Insisted the compositions should be
frimed np, like circus posters and be
largely .ejaculatory. To add up the
talk, as We both were paying our
hoard, that wart Of a town ultimately
fell on our necks aud pronounced us
blessed, and studded to keep us with
them for all time. Then, at the con
cjusIon OF much liberality on our part
fully tcallzing Tbs intense loyalty
10 tec coop. the town fathers grave.
Iy convened and decided we had