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Show Choate's Humorous Comparison. Chief Justice Shaw of Masachu-FCtts, Masachu-FCtts, one of the greatest lawyers of his time, was a plain, practical man, and looked in bis old age, 36 he sal on the bench, somewhat like a Chinese Idol, and he used frequently to cut off Mr. Choate'B eloquence by calling him back to the plain factR. At a bar dinner din-ner Choate was called upon to toast the chief Justice, and what be said was this: "We regard our chief Justiceas the heathen regards his Idol. Wo know I that he is ugly, but we feol that he is great'' |