A vou no lawyer had been appointed to de-lend a negro who was too poor to employ counsel for himself, Eager for an acquittal the young attorney challenged several jurors who, he said, might have a prejudice against his client.
"Are there any others?" he whispered to the negro, "No, boss," said the defendant, "but Ah wants yo ter challenge dat Judge. Ah'se been convicted andah him several times now and Ah think he's got er prejudice erginst me."
New Use For Doctors A Farmer rushed up to the home of a country doctor in the village late one night and besought him to come at once to a distant farmhouse, The medicine man hitched up his horse and they drove furiously to the farmer's home. Upon their arrival the farmer said:
"How much is your fee, Doc?"
"Three dollars," said the physician in Burprise.
"Here y'are,' said the farmer, handing over the money; "the blamed liveryman wanted $5 io drive me home."
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