SHIED AT THE CLASSICS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 364, 30 April 1903, Page 6

SHIED AT THE CLASSICS.

■fr™***"****"** Trap Thnt u Unfinished Mi.innrl Led Hlra«eU Into. In speaking of the humorous inoideotg that have come under his notice, Judge Gates, of the circuit court;, tells this story, says, the Kansas Citv Star: "While I was in practice," lie said. "I wji before the supreme court on one occasion. Whij e waiting for my case to be called I listened to a lawyer from the southeastern part of the state arguing his case. He was st least six feet seven inches tall, and had a voice so deep that when he epoke it seemed like the rumbling of Niagara. 'I will Text,' he said, 'from a work with which your honors are no doubt familiar— The' judges did not smile, although there was a deeded twfnkle in their eves as they glanced at each other. *'' "'' "The man resS a few li l:t . s aR dVhWi srnid: There is your honors, to a foot note >.-'1... T * Oran- i vitte. I would have yoirr honors pay particular attention to this note, because it is by Lord Granville." The judge* waited expectantly. The lawyer held the book in front of him. glanced at it two or three times, and then coughed as many limes in rather an embarrassed manner. Everybody waited for several seconds. .Finally he said: 'Your honors, I see on closer inspection that this foot note is in Latin, so I reckon I'd better skip that.'" Honey | n iVe Stntae. The her.u'c.equestrian statue of Robert K. Lee in Kiehmond, Va., is believed hundreds of pounds of honey concealed inside of it. For months bees hnre been going in and out of the parted lips of both the human and the animal figure. The insects were first seen there last summer, and doubtless have been malclng honey ever since. There is no way to get Inside either figure without doing irreparable damage, but fear is entertained that vandal hands may make the attempt. An frith Rout. A traveler in- a remote part of Ireland put up at a small inn, and was astonished to find a menu written out in proper form. No dish was entered under the heads of soup, fish, and entree, but under "roii" was written "boiled leg of mutt on."