Show little matter that the 1 lawyers overlooked judge smith at oo on the circuit bench in missouri many years ago lie ile was known far and wide as one of tile lie most patient and long ions suffering judges in the state procedure la in his court was free und and easy and gross indeed was tile the offense if it culled called tortu forth a rebuke from judge smith on one case it Is told that tile the opposing pa lawyers settled down to their before the jury without any time limitations anti and with a bountiful supply of chewing tobacco while one argued the other chewed and while tile the second one talked the first caught up with his chewing the two lawyers talked frons eight one morning until titter six that afternoon ter noon the jury listened patiently and we he judge alternately slept and read at last however the lawyers announced that they aliey were through with their pleadings and now gmt gentlemen lemen of the jury judge smith began these two gentlemen have spoken long and eloquently on the lie law in tills this cise case however you are not to take into consideration one way or the other tiny any of their arguments on this point of law the last legislature repealed the law any anyway kansas alty spir |