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English
1823
In stage literature of a frivolous nature the lawyer is a very different individual. IN STAGE LITERATURE OF A FRIVOLOUS NATURE THE LAWYER IS A VERY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL
The good stage lawyer has generally nursed the heroine on his knee when a baby (when she was a baby, we mean)--when she was only so high. It seems to have been a part of his professional duties. The good stage lawyer also kisses all the pretty girls in the play and is expected to chuck the housemaid under the chin. It is good to be a good stage lawyer. The good stage lawyer also wipes away a tear when sad things happen; and he turns away to do this and blows his nose, and says he thinks he has a fly in his eye. This touching trait in his character is always held in great esteem by the audience and is much applauded. The good stage lawyer is never by any chance a married man. (Few good men are, so we gather from our married lady friends.) He loved in early life the heroine's mother. That "sainted woman" (tear and nose business) died and is now among the angels--the gentleman who did marry her, by the bye, is not quite so sure about this latter point, but the lawyer is fixed on the idea. INK OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD THE GOOD STAGE LAWYER HAS GENERALLY NURSED THE HEROINE ON HIS KNEE WHEN A BABY WHEN SHE WAS A BABY WE MEAN WHEN SHE WAS ONLY SO HIGH IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF HIS PROFESSIONAL DUTIES THE GOOD STAGE LAWYER ALSO KISSES ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS IN THE PLAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CHUCK THE HOUSEMATE UNDER THE CHIN IT IS GOOD TO BE A GOOD STAGE LAWYER THE GOOD STAGE LAWYER ALSO WIPES AWAY A TEAR WHEN SAD THINGS HAPPEN AND TURNS AWAY TO DO THIS AND BLOWS HIS NOSE AND SAYS HE THINKS THAT THE FLY IS IN HIS EYE THIS TOUCHING TRAIT IN HIS CHARACTER IS ALWAYS HELD IN GREAT ESTEEM BY THE AUDIENCE AND IS MUCH APPLAUDED THE SAGE LAWYER IS NEVER BY ANY CHANCE A MARRIED MAN FEW GOOD MEN ARE SO WE GATHER FROM OUR MARRIED LADY FRIENDS HE LOVED IN HIS EARLY LIFE BUT THE HEROINE'S MOTHER THAT SAINTED WOMAN TEAR AND NOSE BUSINESS DIED AND IS NOW AMONG THE ANGELS THE GENTLEMAN WHO DID MARRY HER BY THE BYE IS NOT QUITE SO SURE ABOUT THIS LATTER POINT BUT THE LAWYER IS FIXED ON THE IDEA
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