Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1885 — Equal to the Occasion. [ARTICLE]

Equal to the Occasion.

Amew>story is told about the wellknown lawyer and wit, Joseph H. Choate. He was sitting in his law office, when a young man very well known in New York society—who is always extremely well dressed, takes great pride in his family connections, and has a pretty high opinion of himself generally—entered and introduced himself,as follows: “I am Mr. J. Van Rensselaer Jones.” “Ah!” replied Mr. Choate, “take a chair.” “Yes,’” continued the young man, bent upon pressing his importance upon the lawyer, X ‘l am—ee —the son-in-law, you know, of Gov. Smith.” “Indeed!’’ rejoined Choade; “take two chairs." —Rochester Herald.