Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1896 — Knew All About Law Questions. [ARTICLE]

Knew All About Law Questions.

In one of the big down-town office buildings, tenanted principally by lawyers, a reporter rode down in an elevator with two boys, who, to judge from their conversation, were budding limbs of the law. One of them was about 15 years of age. and the other perhaps a couple of years his senior. "I had that judgment opened this morning,” remarked the younger of the two. flecking the ashes from a cigarette, “but I thought Giegerieh was a little slow about it.” "Ya-as,” drawled the other, “it’s certainly a great bore to have to spend so much time in court. Remember my bond and mortgage case in the Supreme? Well, it was enough to try anybody's patience. The trouble with some of your judges. Frank, is that they don't know the rudiments of landlord and tenant law. I cited Pebbles vs. Bubbles, and it knocked him out. Where are you bound?” “O, I've got a little corporation matter on hand to-day,” was the reply. "Receiver wants to be relieved. I don't know whether I'll consent or not. I've got a demurrer to argue besides, and—” By that time the car was at the ground floor. A stout, matronly woman stood waiting to get in. "Well, young man,” she said, addressing the boy who had been called Frank, "1 was just aboqt to go up and give you a talking to in front of your boss. Why didn't you get father's shoes that you took to be half-soled?” "Hush, mother,” whispered “Frank,” as hi face reddened: "I don’t want to be talking about that down here. I'm going to court.” “You’re going to court, are you?” responded the stout lady in a loud tone. "Very well, go to court, but if you home to-nigbt without those shoes you get no supper and you don’t stir a peg out of the flat the rest of the week. Do you hear?” “Say,” said the elevator man, as he stuck his head out of the car and grinned, “you’ve run up against the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, haven’t you? Geewhiz!” —New York Mall and Express.