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Show His Own Fault. There had been an accident on tha worst railroad in the United States. You know the name of the road a3 well as I do, so what's the use of risking risk-ing a libel suit by mentioning It T The sole survivor of the wreck was sitting up in his hospital cot swathed In bandages. "I suppose you're going to sue the company for damages?" said the friend at the bedside. "No," said the damaged one, "I shall do nothing of the kind." "Why not? You've certainly got a clear case against them." "Clear case, nothing! Any intelligent intelli-gent Jury in the world would bring in a verdict of contributory negligence. negli-gence. I ought to have known better bet-ter than to travel on the blamed line." Philadelphia Public Ledger. |