n's head. And not a bad
reply is that of the Scotchman: "Yes, an _English_ joke."

It is unnecessary, however, to cross the Atlantic in order to find
a few well authenticated cases where the surgical operation would have
been required. The Hon. Samuel H. Treat, United States Judge of
Southern Illinois, was one of the ablest and most upright of judges,
and possibly--on or off the bench--the most solemn-appearing of
all of the sons of men.

This little incident was related by Judge Weldon. Soon after
the close of the War, he one day told Judge Treat a story he had
heard upon a recent visit to Washington. McDougall, formerly of
Illinois, but at that time a Senator from California, had become
very dissipated near the close of his term. At a late hour one
night a policeman on the Avenue found him in an utterly helpless
condition--literally in the gutter. As the officer was making
an ineffectual attempt to get the unfortunate statesman upon his
feet, he inquired: "Who are you?" The reply was: "This morning I
was Senator McDougall, but now I am _Sewered!"_

A few moments later Mr. Hay came into the office and Judge Treat
said: "Hay, Weldon has just told me a good story about our old
friend McDougall. Mac was in the gutter, and a policeman asked
him who he was, and Mac told him, 'This morning I was Senator
McDougall, but now I am the Hon. William H. Seward!'"

AN INCIDENT

Upon the occasion of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the organization of the City of Bloomington, the oration was
delivered by the Hon. James S. Ewing, late Minister to Belgium.
In the course of his address, he related the following incident:

"In the early history of this county, two boys one day went into
the old courthouse to hear a lawsuit tried. There were assembled eight
young lawyers, not all of them engaged in the trial, but giving
strict attention to the proceedings. It was not a suit of great
importance.

"The Court was presided over by Samuel H. Treat, who afterwards
became a United States District Judge and one of the most distinguished
lawyers and jurists in the State.

"One of the lawyers was David Davis, first a noted lawyer, then
a circuit judge, then a judge of the Supreme Court of the United
States, then a United States Senator and acting President of the
Senate; a citizen of State and national fame whom the people of
Bloomington loved and delighted to honor.

"Another was John T. Stuart, a brilliant