The old miser'in the story, who dropped a sovereign in the plate at church, mistaking it for a shilling, could get no- satisfaction out of the deacon, but lie was not the man to give up easily. Accordinglyhe sought , legal advice with a view of institutinga suit at law. But the lawyer whom he consulted was one of those rare and gifted souls who would rather be witty than rich, or almost anything else, for that matter. "Sir," said he at once, "you have no case You aro guilty of contributory negligence."
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 165, 2 April 1918, Page 8
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92Untitled Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 165, 2 April 1918, Page 8
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