REPORTING A MEETING.
Judge Alvin Duvall (while judge of the Kentucky Court, of Appeals), in eompanv with Scjiure Johnron, a ,*ery large man —the judfrc hi i:ij: much smaller —once called a »<>'. ineal meetin c: in Lexington, which lor lack of adequate jidvertiscivu nt was attended by tlu-mselvc:" only. r ! iw distinguished judge, po;-sessiu : a fun:i of quiet humour, filially began to write a notice, reading aloud as he wrote "At a large and respectable meeting held in this city yesterday "
"Stop there a minute, judge !" exclaimed the squire, in surprise. "You wouldn't publish a notice that this was a large and respectable meeting.' "'Why not ?" quickly rejoined the judge. "Are not you large and am I not respectable ?"
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 456, 13 April 1912, Page 7
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119REPORTING A MEETING. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 456, 13 April 1912, Page 7
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