Sec. 12. A lawyer is presumed to be guilty of a crime, though no crime was committed; therefore, he cannot prove his innocence. Discretion, however, is vested with the presiding justice to charge the jury to acquit him if his innocence is proven beyond a doubt, but the jury may disregard the charge.

Sec. 13. The United States of America is a judiacracy. It is governed by judge-made law, which is the supreme law of the land; and the legislative and executive departments of the United States and of every state are bound thereby, anything in the Constitution and laws of the United States and of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.

Sec. 14. Justice will not suffer a wrong to be redressed unless an expensive remedy is applied. Sec. 15. Prejudice follows the law and supersedes it.

Sec. 16. Justice countenances laches and discountenances prompt action.

Sec. 17. The law will not interfere when the aggrieved party can take the law in his own hands. Sec. 18. Law delighteth in inertia.

Sec. 19. He who comes into court must come with an unclean heart.

Sec. 20. He who seeks justice must have the power, money, and influence to get justice.

Sec. 21. He who seeks justice must do injustice.

Sec. 22. that resorts to law first has the better right.

Between persons having a contest, he

Sec. 23. Where a person has sustained an injury in consequence of an order or proceeding of a court, he can only seek redress but never find it.

1.

The Litigious Cats.

Two cats, having stolen some cheese, could not agree about dividing the prize. In order, therefore, to settle the dispute, they consulted to refer the matter to a Monkey. The proposed arbitrator very readily accepted the office, and, producing a balance, put a part into each scale. "Let me see," said he, "ay-this lump outweighs the other," and immediately bit off a considerable piece in order to reduce it, he observed, to an equilibrium. The opposite scale was now heavier, which afforded our conscientious judge a reason for a second mouthful. "Hold, hold," said the two cats, who began to be alarmed for the event, "give us our shares and we are satisfied." "If you are satisfied," returned the Monkey, "justice is not; a cause of this intricate nature is by no means so soon determined." Upon which he continued to nibble first one piece then the other, till the poor Cats, seeing their cheese rapidly diminishing, entreated to give himself no further trouble, but to deliver to them what remained. "Not so fast, I beseech ye, friends," replied the Monkey; "we owe justice to ourselves as well as to you. What remains is due to me in right of my office." Upon which he crammed the whole into his mouth, and with great gravity dismissed the court.

2.

The Plague Among the Beasts.

A mortal distemper once raged among the beasts, and swept away prodigious numbers. After it had continued some time without abatement, it was concluded in an assembly of the brute creation to be a judgment inflicted upon them for their sins, and a day was appointed for a general confession; when it was agreed that he who appeared to be the greatest sinner should suffer death as an atonement for the rest. The Fox was appointed father confessor upon the occasion, and the Lion, with great generosity, condescended to be the first in making public confession. "For my part," said he, “I must acknowledge I have been an enormous offender. I have killed many innocent sheep in my time; nay, once-but it was a case of necessity-I made a meal of the shepherd." The Fox, with much gravity, owned that these in any other but the king would have been inexpiable crimes; but that his majesty had certainly a right to a few silly sheep; nay, and to the shepherd, too, in case of necessity. The judgment of the Fox was applauded by all the superior savages; and the Tiger, the Leopard, the Bear, and the Wolf made confession of many enormities of the like sanguinary nature; which were all palliated and excused with the same lenity and mercy, and their crimes accounted so venial as scarce to deserve the name of offenses. At last, a poor penitent Ass, with great contrition, acknowledged that

once going through the parson's meadow, being very hungry and tempted by the sweetness of the grass, he had cropped a little of it, not more, however, in quantity than the tip of his tongue; he was very sorry for the misdemeanor, and hoped- "Hope!" exclaimed the Fox, with singular zeal, "what canst thou hope for after the commission of so heinous a crime? What! Eat the parson's grass! Oh, sacrilege! This, this is the flagrant wickedness, my brethren, which has drawn the wrath of heaven upon our heads, and this the notorious offender whose death must make atonement for all our transgressions." So saying, he ordered his entrails for sacrifice, and the rest of the Beasts went to dinner upon his carcass.

3.

The Partial Lawyer.

A Farmer came to a neighboring Lawyer, expressing great concern for an accident which, he said, had just happened. "One of your oxen," continued he, "has been gored by an unlucky bull of mine, and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation." "You are a very honest fellow," replied the Lawyer, "and will not think it unreasonable that I expect one of your oxen in return." "It is no more than justice," quoth the Farmer, "to be sure; but what did I say-I mistake—it is your bull that has killed one of my oxen.' "Indeed," said the Lawyer, "that alters the case; I must in