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THE LIGHTER SIDE this legend: Dying, he presented himself at the gate of paradise in a train of many nuns. Of these St. Peter demanded: "Who are you?" "Nun." " Enter then; heaven is full of your sisters." Then addressing himself to St. Yves: " And you? " " Lawyer." " Come in; we have never had till now a man of law." St. Yves found his way in all right, but a day arose when there was a pettifogging inquiry into his title deeds, and the effort was made to expel him from paradise. " I will not resist," said the saint, " but it is necessary that service of the writ of my expulsion shall be made upon me by a bailiff." Needless to say, the legend concludes, they were never able to find a bailiff in heaven. In the brevi aries of Vannes and of Rennes is found this fragment of a hymn in his honor: "Sanctus Yvo Erat Brito Advocatus Et non latro Res miranda Populo." A Georgia Pleading. — A Macon. Georgia, correspondent sends us this novelty in plead ing. When the case was called for a hearing plaintiff's attorney had entered a judgment sustaining a claim filed by " A." Also a motion to make claimant a party, dismissing as to Richard Roe and John Doe, which the court formally did. Query. What is the status of the case? Georgia, Bibb County. Personally appeared before me, A. W. Stokes, who being duly sworn, says that John Doe and Richard Roe, of said County and State is indebted to him in the sum of three and /(fiy ($3.50) dollars, for storage of prop erty at 518 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia, rent now due and unpaid. A. W. STOKES. Sworn to and subscribed before me this i6th day of July, 1906. ELMO PRENTICE CLAY, N. P. EXOFFICIO J. P. Georgia, Bibb County. To any lawful officer to execute and return. Whereas, A. W. Stokes has made oath before me that John Doe and Richard Roe of said

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County and State is indebted to him $3.50 for storage of property at 518 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia, rent now due and unpaid. These are therefore to command you to levy on and sell a sufficiency of the property of said John Doe and Richard Roe, to make the sum of $3. 50 'and cost of this suit; and have you the said sums at the Justice Court of the 5 1 4th District G. M. to be held on the nth day of August, 1906, ready to render to said A. W. Stokes, and costs of suit. Given under my hand and seal, this the 6th day of July, 1906. ELMO PRENTICE CLAY, N. P. AND EXOFFICIO J. P. Sorry he Learned Law. — A prominent at torney in the Tremont Building has a new office boy. The last one resigned a few days ago because the law business did not suit his temperament. "How long have you been here? " asked the attorney when the small boy made known his intention to engage in a different vocation. "Six months," replied the boy. "And you don't like the law business?" "Naw; it's no good, and I tell you straight, I'm mighty sorry I learned it."—Boston Herald. Well Put. — We respectfully suggest that when the State takes charge of the railroads a law be passed limiting the number of attorneys to one for every two miles of road. — Greens boro (N.C.) News. Legal Metaphor. —" My client acted boldly," said the counsellor. "He saw the storm brew ing in the distance, but he was not dismayed. He took the bull by the horns, and had him indicted for perjury." De Jure. — A disciple of Coke, in Charles ton, S.C., when asked by a " brudder " to ex plain the Latin terms de facto and de jure replied, " Dey means dat you must prove de facts to de satisfaction ob de jury." Lame Lawyer. — A Scotch advocate, limp ing down High Street in Edinboro, overheard a lady say to her companion, " That is Mr. C., the lame lawyer." Turning found, he replied, "No, madam, I am a lame man, but not a lame lawyer." — Christian Register.