Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-11
Lawyers tell Good Stories

Al the banquet which was rendered 70 Judge Fletcher NJ Doan last week at the Copper Queen hotel in this city, there were many good stories told in the course Of the various re ,spouses to the toasts that were pro posed. and in the proposals of those tOasts as we'll These were greatly enjoyed by Nhe members of the bar who were present in large numbers. but at that the attendance was con fined to a limited number Some oi these stories were so good that they deserve larger audience, and are therefore presented today to the readers of The Review.
 'I had just received my resignation as United States attorney from Wash ingtou. and held my last term Of court. had Swede as member Of the iurE He was an ideal juror, he knew nothing about either side of the case and had never read a newspaper. After court adjourned ] met Swanson on the street and told him that = was the last term oi court at which J would act as United States attorney told him that ! was glad 10 have known him and hoped that I would see him again.
 What are you going 10 do?' Swan son asked me. 'I am going to prac- tiCe law ] answered
 What, he exclaimed in surprise, "are you lawyer? -E. E. Ellinwood
 in introducing speaker at the Doan banquet, TCJstmasUaT Albert NJ Sames told the story of the French monk Pore Somebody or Other. who was asked what he had done during the French revolution. 'l lived through it. the monk replied. Johl Wilson Ross was the speaker intro duced
 Referring to tha brotberly amity existing between Bisbee and Douglas Postmaster Sames ventured the as- sertion that it was not as great as be- tv-aen-two northern cities, s. Paul and NinneapOlis A new preacher was called to fill the pulpit Of a church in the last named city. He announced. when he arose the first Sunday O. his new charge that he would take his text from St. Paul Two hundred members of his congre- gatiou got up and left the church.
 c. W. Cass. of Douglas essayed a quotation from the Bible, the sense of which he guaranteed # not its let ter.perrection. "I sometimes miss the exact words but always ret the sense. When | was a boy my father alway $
 Hsf ha Golden ftHNf of the Sunday school lesson was. on, Sunday the text was: Behold a certain man went down into Jerico and feil among thieves. i thought could remember that and when my father asked me Go repeat it., l proud Iv said. Behold there was certain man who went down into Jerico and fell by the waysIde and the briars sprang up and choked him to death.
 Reference was made by a speakel 70 .-the giants Of those days. Toast master Sames introduced D. A. Rich ardson. of Douglas. as giant ol these days, the attorneys weight being at a guess. considerably oyel two hundred. He lardest the lean earth as he passes along, the toast master quoted.
 r.. E. EninwOod filed a bill of eX ceptions when hc was called upon C spssk. 'I must take exception to th' .erminology Of the tOastmaster m re ferring 10 rare attachments. Rare dir fers very little from raw. mus also take exception Co the last speak CTS Judge RichardsOn) calling oui guest a model judge. A young bride was congratulated by friend oi obtaining a model husband. The next day the young bride looked uI inc word model in the dictionary The definition was. A little imita tion Of the real thing.
 One speaker. arising to address tbe gathering. confessed coyly to be ing fuIl of temerity. When W. B f,iearv arose Io resp Ond 10 toast, h said that hs had eaten everything that had been brought Co him. Iron soup to nuts" and he was not con scious Of having any temerity-
 Judge Doan. in his address. sai'