Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1895 — Possible Result. [ARTICLE]

Possible Result.

Some years ago there was in New England a chief justice who was respected for his high legal attainments, and afforded much enjoyment as well by his love of the humors in -which he often indulged in the court room. On one occasion there came up before the full bench a case between two towns relating to the support of a pauper natnefl Bowen. When In the course of the- argjiment one of the counsel came to the name of this indigent person, one of the judges, who had been known Gn former days as a brilliant lawyer, gave a start of surprise. “Bowen—lsaac Bowen!” he repeated in astonishment, turning to the chief justice before referred to. “Why, that man used to be a client of flaine!” “Ah,” said his colleague, in a thoughtful hut perfectly clear and audible tone, “could that perhaps account for his being a pauper now?”