Show TRIED TO BRIBE THE COURT gave the judge the cheap clear U had bought for himself A downcast down cast lawyer bad a tough case on hand at a recent term of court and before it came on he laid his forefinger to lis nose and an idea the presiding pie siding audgo loved a good cigar and the happy thought was to propitiate him and make him friendly to his case by treating him to the best the marlet afforded the disciple of blackstone Blacksto nc was not in the habit of liing good cigars himself so when he a 25 center for the court lie bought a cheroot for hs own use armed w ith these be sauntered into the fudges room and after a little chat passed out a cigar asking the judge if lie smoked the court accepted gratefully but before many whiffs brawn the horrified lawyer he biad gien th judge the cheroot and aa buning the havana himself the judge politely tried to look pleased a the smoking proceeded but the lawyer lias since made no attempts to bribe the court |