Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1897 — A Legal Luminary. [ARTICLE]

A Legal Luminary.

The young lawyer was-consulting In the jail with his unfortunate client, charged with stealing a stove. “No, no,” he said, soothingly; “I know, of course, you didn’t really steal the stove. If I thought for a minute that you were guilty, L wouldn’t defend you. The cynics may say what they like, but there are some conscientious men among, us lawyers. Yes, of course, the real difficulty lies in proving that you didn’t steal the stove, but I'll manage it now that you have assured me of your innocence. Leave It all to me, and don’t say a word. You can hand over ten dollars now, and: pay me the rest ” "Ten dollars, boss,” repeated, the accused man, in a hoarse voice. “Why don’t yer make It ten thousand, dob lars? I c’d pay ye jest ez easy. I ain't got no money.” "No money?” The lawyer looked Ladignant. “Naw,. ner know wore 1 kin git any, eet.ber!” The-young lawyer seemed plunged i>n gloom. Suddenly he brightened. "Well,” he said, more cheerfully, “I like to help honest men in trouble. I’B teH you what to do.' I’ll get you out of this scrape, and we’ll call it square If you’ll send the stove around to my office. I need one.”—-Tit-Bits.