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ИПНЕ dignity of the law seems to suffer somewhat -*• at the hands of certain justices of the peace, as witness the following communications : — REIDSVILLE, N. С, July 22, 1893. Editor of the '• Green flag ": Your communication in July issue from Williamsburg Township, Kansas, brings to mind the following which took place in Williamsburg Township, N. C. In justice's court a prisoner was charged with the larceny of a bottle of beer from a bar-room He objected to being tried before the justice, and asked that his case be heard by some other J. P. The court demanded his grounds ot objection, to which the prisoner replied that he did not propose to be tried for stealing beer from a bar-room before a mag istrate who was in the habit of dead-beating for drinks around the bar-rooms ot that township. To this the court with great dignity and emphasis replied, "You accuse me of doing that? Then you are a d d liar, and 1 fine you $5.00 for contempt of court." Yours, &c., H. R. S.

OTTAWA, ILL., July 25, 1893 Editor of the " Green Bag ": DEAR SIR, — In the good old days when it was not so easy to find a parson as it is now, a couple called upon a newly elected J. P., of Peoría County, in this State, who had not received his commission, and stated their desire to be duly spliced. He informed them that he had not received his commission, but they insisted that they must get married, and asked him to find a way to help them out. At length a bright idea seized him, and he gave them a certificate, a copy of which you will find below verbatim et literatim et punctuatim. This is no fiction but the certificate is now actually on file.

State of Illinois; Peoria Co
 * Know all men by this presents that

John Smith and Polly Myers is entitled lo go together and do as all folks does anywhere in Coperas precinct and when my commission comes I am to marry em good and date em back to kiver accidents J M Justis of Peas

The justice was elected for Coperas precinct. Very respectfully, C. B. C.

THE following is an interesting addition to the specimens of letters received by lawyers heretofore published in the " Green Bag " : — TROY, N. Y., July 29, 1893. Editor of the " Green Bag " : DEAR SIR, — A subscriber to and appreciative reader of your "useless but entertaining" 'Green Bag," I note you •' will be glad to receive . . . any thing in the way of . . facetiae, &c." Therefore, 1 beg to enclose for your editorial consideration. witl> reference to deposit in the ' Bag," a verbatim copy of letter I actually received from a Hebrew client. The mem. shows the circumstances. The transac tion occurred in Albany, N. Y. : MEM. — The writer of the letter is husband of partner of Mr. B. The husband acted as agent for his wife in conduct of the business. Suit was begun (by myself as attorney) m behalf of the wife, for dis solution of the partnership. Mr. A., defendant's attorney, called (as the copy letter shows) and 1 re ceived the letter of July 5, 1893, a copy of which is annexed. I hope you see the meat of the "goak" in last sentence. Esq. July 5, 1893. N. Y. SIR: — I would hereby most respectfully inform you, that Mr. A.,the attorney of B., appeared in my place of business to-day and informed me, that I were discharged from the employ of Mr R, and that I should leave the place at once, as he is a partner yet and that he would engage another man on my place, besides he told me that I would be expelled from the city, now I want to know, what laws there is in the Statutes of the State of New York or else the U. S. to expelí me from this City. I am a legal naturalized Citizen of the U S, my papers having