Show French and Irish Wit When Judge Rombauer was on the bench ho one day made a ruling against a young attorney at-torney whose superfluity of diplomas was only equaled by his scant knowledge of law Much disgusted the lawyer said I dont know where your honor goes to find such law as that When ruffled Judge Rombauer speaks with a strong Bohemian accent and ho replied in very emphatic language I am not surprised Mr zat you know not where I go to find zo law for I find it in zo books The second incident was that wherein a judge had overruled a motion of Counselor Garvey oneof the best known lawyers of the St Louis bar The counselor usually most respectful to the court but ho lost his temper this time and declared in his broad though rich and cultured brogue Your honor I hope for your honors hono that it will never be noised abroad to your honors hurt that this honorable court ever made a ruling so dishonorable to his own honor8t Louis Republic I |