Show THE SAME OLD JOK JOKE Lord St. St Leonards when Lord Chancellor Chancellor Chan Chan- of Ireland was fond of oC visiting lunatic asylums The Lord Chancellor made an arrangement with Sir Philip the SUr Surgeon General General eon to vis viat t without any previous intimation a private vate lunatic asylum at near Dublin Some wag wrote to the asylum that a paU patient nt would be sent there that day a smart little man roan who thought himself one of oC the Judges or some great person of oC that sort and he was to be detained by them The d dOCtor lor was out when the Lord Chancellor arrived He was very talkative but the It keepers humored humored humored hu hu- hu- hu mored him and answered all all- his questions ques ques ques- He inquired if the Surgeon Gen eral had come The keeper replied No but he is exp expected immediately Then Thea I shall inspect some some of the rooms till tin he arrives Oh Oh sir s said ld the m man n we would not permit that hat at t all Well WelI then I 1 will viiI walk awhile In the garden Ve We cannot cannat l let t you ou go there either elther said the keeper What said he dont don't you know that I 1 am the Lord Ci W Chancellor n W tW have more Chancellors here already was was' the re reply re- re pl ply He got goot enraged and they were were thinking of a strait waistcoat for him when luckily Sir Philip Crampton ar ar- ar- ar rived z Has the Lord Chancellor come ome come come- yet Set said he The man burst out laughIng laughIng laughing laugh laugh- ing and said Yes sir we have hint him safe but he he- heis is by far the most violent patient in the housed The house The Law Times r mes |