Anecdote Of Baron Pollock

The effort being made in some quarters to persuade a judge to resign his appointment brings to mind an anecdote told oL Baron Pollock when he was Chief Baron Pollock. On one occasion someon3 hinted retirement pretty broadly to the baron, entirely with a view, the person urged, to the prolongation of such a valuable life. As soon as he saw the drift of the speaker's remftrks the oíd man rose, and with his grim, dry gravity said: "Will you dance with me?" Naturally the well wisher stood aghast at the chief baron's strange request, but the latter who prided himself particulany upon his alardy legs, began to caper about with youthful vivacity. Seeing his visitor standing surprised, the baron tripped up to him and said: "Well, if you won't dance with me, will you box with me?" I and "squaring up" to him, halt in jest and half in earnest, literair ly boxed the gentleman out of tho room. After tüat the old chief baron had no more visitors anxiously inquiring after his health and suggesting I