Show I Taken At His Word Evan P Howoll tells the New York Telegraph Tel-egraph a rather good story about a southerner south-erner who brought suit some years ago against life South Carolina railroad for damages to hIs property He lost the case in the superior court but insisted upon carrying It to the supreme court where he represented his own cause He began his argument by saying whimsically May it please the court there is an old French adage which says A man who is his own law er hath a fool for a client The next week the supreme court pronounced pro-nounced Its decision which was adverse to the southerner He was in Augusta at the time but received the announcement of his second and final disappointment by means of t telegram sent him by a prom inent judge who was an intimate friend of his The telegram read as follows Judgment for defendant in error French adage affirmed by suprem court |