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Show OAVE HIS MESSAGE VERBATIM. Youth's Practical Answer Shattered , Court's Dignity. Success lagazlne says: It Is told of tho latu Chnuucey Shafer, who-bears who-bears the eatno relation to New York's "anecdotape" that Sidney Smith 'does to London', .thnt ho employed In his law office a stunted youth of very tractable temperament. One day Mr. Shafer returned from lunch In a lively live-ly lnoc', nnd Tiy token of tho Maderla ho had consumed, summoned Ullly into his prtvnto office 'Sloy," ho said, carelessly, "go over to tho special term and veo what In h they're up to there." The late Judge Hrndy was presiding wver tho trial of an action Involving ninny Interesting questions t substantive law, Henc, tho courtroom court-room wus empty save for tho litigants, liti-gants, thotr counsel and Uio necessary witnesses. Judgo toady's kindliness toward women ,nnd children was proverbial, pro-verbial, and when Hilly stood against the railing of tho Inclosure, his faco 'barely reaching oer the linlustrade, tho Judgo noticed him Immediately, lie Interrupted" tlw argument of counsel coun-sel and turned to Hilly. "Well, my lad," ho said In suave, Jndlcjnl accents, ac-cents, "what can I do for you?" "I'm from-Mr. Shafcr's ofllt..," Ullly replied, re-plied, "and he wants to know WUnt in h .you're up to over hero." |