Show lliel enough of law I aw A gentleman who Is now general superintendent in of a great railroad began life by trying to practice law lair in a missouri village one of liis ills first cases was before ills father who was a justice of the peace after a stormy wrangle between the young atto attorney iney and his ills adversary the old gentleman decided the case s against his ills sons client the young man inan gave vent to some expressions of indignation gathered up b his 12 books and started to leave the room ilia ills father his specs on to his forehead and began mildly to lecture him saying young man do you expect to make your living practicing law the tile son who had by this time readied reached the door shouted back as is he retired from the field not before such a blamed fool court as this ho ile abandoned the lawand law and enga engaged ed in railroading with great success adreen green bag |