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Show TOM MARSHALL'S SPITTOON Buperior Court Clork's Rebuke of tho Famouo but Uncleanly Orator of Kentucky. Tom Alnrslmll, the great Kentucky orator, wiih also n great masticator ot tobacco, and one of tho most uncleanly unclean-ly of men In tho dlppimltton of tho aullvary "Juloo," nn abundant deposit of which usually decoratod his nmplo shirt-bosom. Tho contrary of Marshall Mar-shall In this particular was Return J. Meigs, clerk of tho national supremo court, whoso porson and onlco woro Always modohi of ncutacsj and clean-llnoss. clean-llnoss. Ono day Marshall entered tho clerk's offlco, as usual nantlcatlng a great quid of "(Jogleg," and before ho had finished his business found It necessary nec-essary to unload. "Whero do you koop your spittoon, Mr. Meigs?" asked tho advocate, after n fruitless search tho desired utensil. "I do not keop ono," said the clerk. "Whero do you spit?" "I do not spit." "I mean, whero do I Bplt? I chaw, Mr. Molgs." "Generally, you spit on your shirt bosom, Mr. Marshall." The great ad rocate left tho odlco. discharged his cargo of tobacco, and returning, resumed re-sumed his examination of tho rocorda with complete serenity. I |