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Show WILLIAM WANTED NO LAWYER. Reason Assigned Was Something of a Slur on the Profession. When Justice Uuffum opened court in a small town in southern Georgia one morning Inst week, ho called loudly: loud-ly: "Jones against Johnson!" A dignified gentleman came to tho bar, and said: "I am Dr. Jones; your honor, the complaining witness. My chlckons -were stolen and found In the possession of " "Ono moment, doctor," tho Judge In; tcrrupted. "Wo must havo tho defendant defend-ant at the bar. Jonps against Johnson! John-son! Jones agalnBt' Joh'hsoh! .' Is tho defendant. pfesouti?,. Is. William Johnson John-son in cour.t?": A tall and shambling nogrq shuffled to tho bar duclcdd, iis head, pulled his woolly forclpdlc - In token of resjioct, and grinned a .propitiatory-grift. "Alt's .Wlllytinr Johris,'n, -please stir, Jfcdgo." ho said, '"Ah ' doani v-'know nuflln 'hput . no' 'fondant, Bub, Ah'ni Jos' do ma'n.(.wo,k took do chlck,'ns." . "Don't "talk ilko that,"' tho court warned William. "You ought to hnve a lawyor to speak for you. Whore's ybur lawyer?" , . "Ah ain'tVgot no lawyer, edge " "Vory well, then," said bis honor, "I'll nsslgn a lawyor to dofend you." "Oh, no, vsuh; no, suh! tPlo-e-easo don' do da't'"Wllilam begged. "Why not?" asked tho Judgo. "It won't cost you- anything.- Why don't you want a lawyer?" "Woll. ah'll toll yo sah," said Wll-Ham, Wll-Ham, waving his tattered old hat con-fldontinlly con-fldontinlly ''Hl'fs Jes' dis-a-way ah wan' tuh enjoy dem chlck'ns mase-f." Harper'B Weekly. " |