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[Illustration: CANDID
_Counsel._ “Why are you so very precise in your statement? Are you
afraid of telling an untruth?”
_Witness (promptly)._ “No, sir!”]
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THE LAWYER’S PRAYER.--The learned gentleman prayed a _tales_.
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TRULY SWEET.--“When I am in pecuniary difficulties,” said a pensive
bankrupt, “my garden, my flowers, all fresh and sparkling in the
morning, console my heart.” “Indeed!” asked his sympathising friend. “I
should have thought they would remind you of your trouble, for, like
your bills, they are all over dew.”
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UNFAIR!--The overcrowded state of our law courts necessitates in almost
every case a well packed jury.
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Written agreements should be drawn up as shortly as possible; for
parties are sure to agree best between whom there are the fewest words.
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[Illustration: “I hear you had an action brought against you by a man
who broke his collar-bone on your doorstep. How did the case go?”
“Met the same fate as he did.”
“How do you mean?”
“Slipped upon appeal!”]
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