Show BROUGHT HIM DOWN TO EARTH young lawyer himself again with familiar style of address the following anecdote after remaining in storage many years baa been recently dusted and brought to light A young and afterward distin gulshen adorney from an up country district of new york state was arguing his first appeal in the old general term of supreme court he had been in many legal scrimmages in justices courts at home but had never stood in the awesome presence ot five se date and learned judges of the BU preme court in general term assem bled his embarrassment was great he repeated himself and misplaced his words so often that it was quite evi dent that he must soon be routed by his own confusion unless something should occur to break the spell finally and just as he was flounder ing the deepest in a chaotic jumble of language and ideas the presiding judge interrupted with the following remark mr I 1 believe it will be a great relief to yourself and to the court it you will address us in the same free and informal way that you doubtless use in addressing your local justice of the peace well then replied 1 I wish that while I 1 am busy alleviating your honors dense ignorance of the law you would keep your d d mouth shut the court laughed heartily and waved tor him to proceed he grew eloquent and won his case in the of hearty applause the bo hemdan |