FUN ABOUT LAWYERS.
Sir Edward Watkins tells the following capital story to point the moral of “as right as ninepence in a lawyer’s pocket.” An Attorney in the Black Country swallowed half-a-sover-eign. With a view to recover the gold coin surgical skill was invoked, but the utmost the stomach-pump, aided by strong emetics, could recover was 3/4 change. The balance 6/8 had gone into the legal system of the unfortunate attorney, and was not get-at-able.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue XVIII, 28 October 1899, Page 782
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75FUN ABOUT LAWYERS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue XVIII, 28 October 1899, Page 782
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