Show I GOOD STORIES ON NOTABLE PER PERSONS ONS Who Was Atlas Joseph Jefferson a asked by one of ot his hla little friends to hear him recite his lesson Irs les son fon In ancient history put this question questIon ques ques- tion Who Vho was Atlas A giant who was supposed to support support sup sup- port the world answered the child Oh he supported the world did ho he Yes Ye sir Well who supported A Atlas 1 The Thc little fellow tellow was nonplussed d for Cor fora a n. moment but after a little thought said I sue guess 8 he must have ha married a rich wife Tompkins's Law Cas Case When When Representative e Tompkins of or Ohio was a young joung lawyer In the State and was winning wInnIng- his hla spurs he occasionally occa occa- found it profitable to accept a 0 case In a 3 Justices Justice's court In the country Ho lie tells the following story of the ther ar- ar r made by a It rural lural barrister be before he- he fore such a n magistrate The case was one In Sri which the plaintiff sought to re recover recover re- re cover damages from a n. railroad company company com corn pany for Cor the killing of or a cow During DurIng- the course of or his argument the country law lawyer er used this expressive e sentence If It the train had been run as ns It should have been ran or If Ie the bell belt had been rung as It Il should have ha been bean rang orif or orIf If It the whistle had been blown as us It should have e bl blew w both of or which the thc they did neither the cow would not have hn been Injured when she was killed Richmond Dispatch Slap at t Beveridge Senator lle is young oung smooth- smooth shaven and debonair lIe He was standIng standIng stand- stand standing Ing In his room committee-room when an elderly and rather pompous man strode in I 1 want to see sec the Senator said the visitor orI or I am the Senator replied Mr Beveridge Bev- Bev cridge Nothing doing nothing doing re retorted retorted retorted re- re the man You cant can't work wont that on me mc Ive I've been In this town before Tell me where the Senator Is I am Senator Beveridge the Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor insisted Now see here son returned the visitor turning to go out Ill find that Senator presently and then Ill I'll have ha you ou fired llred for tor being so 50 flip with tors tors- tors New New cw York World orld 1 |