From Ae K.icserbocier A LEGAL BALLAD.
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 BY JOHN C. SAKE An attorney was stalking tlro'' In shabby habililnents dfest; His coat was shocSinglY worn,

 And the lust had invested his vest. His brooches had suffered breach, Ills linen and worsted were worse: lie had scarce whole crown in his hat. And not half crown in his purse. And thus as he wandered along,

 A cheerless and comiortless elf He sought for relief in a song,

 Or complainingly talked to himself ''Most unfortunate man that am. My only client is grief; The case is, I'ye no case at all. And in brief, have ne'er had a brief, "The professions already so full

 or lawyers so full of profession, That modest young man like myself Can't make the smallest impression. "They grant I'm acquainted with .erants,' Can devise devise, or plea, Can make a good deed in fee simple But can't make the simplest 'fee,' ''I'ye waited, and waited in vain, Expecting an opening to find, , Some reward for the toll of his mind'' While thus he was wandering along, His eye accidently fell On very deep hoie in the ground, And he sighed to himself 1t is acelii" To curb his emotion, he sat

 On the curb-stone the space of minute, Then cried, ''Here's an opening al last 3 And in less than jily was in it. Next day twelve citizens came, The sscoroner's quest, to attend; To the end thatit might be determined How tha man had determined his end. ''The man was a lawyer 1t seems 9 Said the foreman, who "opened' of course :; ''A lawyer alas p sigh'd another ''Hc undoubtedly died of remorse!" A third said 'she knew the deceas'd-s An attorney, well versed in the laws; And as to the cause of his death, Twas no doubt for the want of .cause.' !" The ''crowners'' at length gave a verdict Which finally settled the matter; That the young manwas drown-ded beeaust He could not keep his head above water" [. .5lbans, F., August, I844