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exaggerating the evil or caricaturing the type, the satirist causes the one to be less prone and the other to disappear, then right-minded men should applaud his efforts, even if sometimes his shaft

pierces with a personal puncture. For this reason all respectable lawyers, who love their profession and desire to see it advance, owe a debt of lasting gratitude to Charles Dickens.

The County Court BY WILLIAM D. TOTTEN AMID the ancient oaks and elms, Befringed with verdant sward, The county court house sheltered stands Within its spacious yard; Its massive tower rising high Is like a sentinel To symbolize the warder's cry Proclaiming all is well. The twittering swallows circle round From nests beneath its eaves, And chirping sparrows to and fro '.-. Are flitting 'mid the leaves, 1J While slowly up the court yard path The judge and lawyers walk, Attending court from far and near, Enjoying friendly talk. And (rare surprise for laymen's eyes) These brothers at the bar Come kindly hither arm in arm From places near and far — His Honor stately in the lead, The sheriff by his side, And in the rear the litigants With cases to be tried. Within, the Judge ascends the bench, The sheriff opens court, The clerk soon calls the calendar, And jurymen report.