WHY HE WONDERED.
In a certain Western community a lawyer died who was a popular and worthy man, and among other virtues inscribed upon his tombstone was this. —“A lawyer and an honest man." Some years afterwards a farmers’ alliance convention was held in the town, and one of the delegates, beingof a sentimental turn, visited the “ silent city,” and in rambling about the tombs was struck with the inscription—“ A lawyer and an honest man.” He was lost in thought, and, when met by another farmer who, noticing* his abstraction, asked him if he had found the grave of a dear friend or relative, he said—“ Ho; but I’ve been wondering how they came to bury these two fellows in the same grave.”
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SOCR18930617.2.50
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 June 1893, Page 12
Word count
Tapeke kupu
124WHY HE WONDERED. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 June 1893, Page 12
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in