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Show RIGHT BOWER OF THE LAW. Appellation That Was Once Bestowed Upon Millard Fillmore. Beforo Millard Flllmoro was elected to tho vice presidency of tho United States he was head of tho law firm ol Fillmore, Hall & Havens' of Buffalo. It was one of tho leading law Arms of tne state. Ho wns tho defendant's attorney In a certain action a Buffalo. Buf-falo. At tho opening of the trial of the case tho plaintiff's r.ttornoy stated to tho Jury that ho would havo to depend de-pend entirely upon the Justice or his client's case, as the defendant had sought and obtained tho nld and counsel coun-sel of one of tho ablest firms of lawyers law-yers In Western New York, nnd he might say ho had opposed' to him the right bower of tho Ieral profession. "Whnt docs ho mean by that?" said Mr. Flllmoro. Mr. Havens replied: "He means you." "Yes, I know," replied Mr. Fillmore, "but what dors ho mean by that par'lcular expression?" "Did you never play euchre?" said Havens. "No," said Mr. Flllmoro. "Well," said ItavenB, "In tho game or euchre the rlgut bower Is tho blr st knnvo In tho pack." Montreal Hsraid. |