Why Eli Perkins Became A Lecturer

I sudied lavr once in the Washington Law School. In fact, I was admitted to the bar. I shall never forget my ; first case. Ncithor will niy cliënt. I ' was called upon to defond a j-oung ; man for passing counterfeit money. I knevv tho young man was innocent, j because I Ipdí Tiim tho money that oanSed him to be arrested. Woll, there was a hard fecling against the young j man In the country, and I pleaded for ! a chango of venue. I iuade a great pleaforit. I can remember, even now, ! how fine it was. Il was lilled with i choicc rhotoric and passionate oratory. ' I quoted Kent and Blackstone and ■ Littleton. and citcd precedent after precedent from the "Digest of State j Keport3." I wounit up with a ; dous argument, amid tho applause of all the younger members of the bar. Then, sanguine of suecess, I stood and awaited the judge's decisión. It soon i carne. The judge looked me f uil in the face and said: "Your argument is good, Mr. Perkins, vory good, and Tve been deeply interested in it and when a caso comes uj) that your argument fita, I sluül givo your i omar ka all the tion that they nierit. Sil dowti!" This is why I gave up law and re sorted to leoturiog and wriünjg for the