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Caption: Illio - 1896
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Mandamus " drove one lawyer from tin* fray, And MiKB De Flirt WHS caught upon " a s k a n c e . " MiHBTryta Winall failed on " coquetry}" u A lawyer paled upon a vile durance," u And one his execution " couldn't stay. Miss Sweet waB in a pickle, for by chance She got in " vinegar " an extra a. A lawyer failed to stop on his " d e m u r , " Mies Prudence coughed when " phthisis " came to her. « M Long raged the conflict until Miss N. A. Alone did battle for Alethenai. Three lawyers held her doubtfully at bay, 'Till two let two fair passes go awry; And then through sheer exhaustion, not dismay, She lost the field to legal gallantry. The mania then abated, all got well— This lego-lady contest broke the spell. BUENNA, WASH., January 25, 189H. NOTE.—The foundation of this reminiscence is built of facts, but the superstructure is mostly fanciful, having about as much truth in its construction as the author usually employs in his nonclassic rhythmical architecture. The few facts t h a t I remember are t h a t County Superintendent Wilson "grave o u t " the words from a dictionary; t h a t Dr. Gregory was one of three judges; t h a t one of the ladies missed "vinegar"; that Judge Smith, of the Champaigu-Macon Circuit Court, missed "evidence"; that Miss Nettie Adams, Class 77, now Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Lafayette, hid., was the lady Leonidasof t h a t orthographical Thermopyhe; that the victor was Lawyer Smith, of Rantoul —the challenge was addressed to the Champaign County bar—and t h a t the ladies received the door receipts to the amount of $112, which were expended for furniture for the Alethenai Hall. W. F. (). 104
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