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ment on the appropriateness of that toast. But, thank goodness, we Fijis can say, "Ever young Phi Gamma Deltal There she moves— from a glorious past to a more glorious future. Let us drink to her vigorous, throbbing life.”

BETWEEN BENCH AND BAR

THE following story is told of a certain judge of the Superior Court of Massa chusetts:— The Judge has a remarkable memory for

faces.

A man was brought before him re

cently and pleaded guilty to the offense charged. Judge —— sized the offender up with his penetrating glance and asked, "Have you ever been arrested before?" "No, sir, I never have," the prisoner an swered. The Judge did not appear to be satisﬁed, and leaning over the bench he said to the prisoner, “I think I have seen you before, sir," “That may be," said the oﬂender, “I'm a

USELESS BUT ENTERTAINING An expressman recently asked an elevator attendant at the Court House in Pemberton Square in Boston, "Does John Aiken work here?" On learning that the person he wanted was the Chief Justice of the Massa chusetts Superior Court, he looked as if he had committed an unpardonable sin. A few years ago George F. Haley of Bidde ford was trying his ﬁrst criminal case before the su reme judicial court of Maine, with Chief ustice John A. Peters on the bench. Mr. Haley was in the middle of his plea when a man in the audience fell over in a convulsion. The young (I, Chief disconcerted. "Go on, sir, lawyer go on,” stop saicixthe Justice; "you're giving them ﬁts l" — Kansas City Bar Monthly. A well-known Southern judge tells a story about a white man who, during reconstruction times, was arraigned before a colored justice of the peace for killing a man and stealing his

mule.

It was

in

Arkansas,

near the

Texas border, and there was some rivalry between the states, but the colored justice tried always to preserve an impartial frame of mind. "We's got two kinds ob law in dis yer co’t," he said, "Texas law an’ Arkansas law.

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Which will you hab i’" The prisoner thou ht a minute and then guessed that he woul take the Arkansas law. “Den I dischar e on fo' stealin' de mule, an’ hang you {0' in’ de man." "Hold on a minute, Judge," said the prisoner. "Better make that Texas law."

Every cloud (on a title) has a silver lining (for the lawyers).

you fo' kiIlin' de man, an’ hang you fo’ stealin' de mule.”—Lippincott‘s.

bartender."

"All ri ht.

Under de law of Texas, I ﬁn’

Th0 Editor Ill“ be glad to rocn'ua for this dapartnunt anything likely to entertain tho "odor: of the Gran Bag in the may of legal antiquities, facats'a, and anecdotes.

Correspondence A NATIONAL CODIFICATION To the Editor of the Green Bag:

gentlemen mentioned in the article) to codify the many decisions, with ower to discrimi nate. Then Congress coul adopt the report, ﬁxing the price to be paid for the work, say $10.00 per volume for ten volumes (it would take at least that number), or $90.00 for the set. By said act of adoption, it could pro

Sir: I read with much interest the article, "Memorandum in re Corpus furis," in your Februaryissue, by Mr. Lucien Hugh Alexander. There is more truth expressed in that article ‘ vide for sale of the ri ht of ublication, and than in any other I have ever read. After repay the Treasury o the nited States for trying to practise law for thirty-ﬁve years any advance made to ay the Commissioners. I have now discovered the real blocking of Each state could t en enact the same as the game. I realized these same facts years authority of the state. ago, but they were not so forcibly brought Law publishing houses could bid for the to my attention. work and make a million dollars’ proﬁt. Congress should, by act, appoint a. com Minneapolis has about 700 guessers now; mission (I should suggest the names of the 500 would subscribe, making $45,000 to

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