cherished friend, _to lend me_ the amount necessary
to discharge this fine."

Instantly the judge exclaimed: "Remit that fine, Mr. Clerk;
_the State is more able to lose it than I am."_

A CASE "ON ALL-FOURS"

Near two-thirds of a century ago, one of the best-known lawyers in
Illinois was Justin Butterfield. He was one of the most eloquent of
the gifted Whig leaders of the State when the list included such
names as Lincoln, Stuart, Hardin, Browning, Baker, and Linder. He
was the earnest champion of General Zachary Taylor for the Presidency
in 1848, and his party devotion was rewarded by appointment to the
commissionership of the General Land Office. The only appointment
for which Mr. Lincoln was ever an applicant was that given to
Butterfield soon after the inauguration of President Taylor.

Of few lawyers have brighter things ever been told than of
Justin Butterfield. During the fierce anti-Mormon excitement--
which resulted in the destruction of the Nauvoo Temple and the
expulsion of the Mormons from the State--the "Prophet," Joseph
Smith, was placed upon trial for an alleged felony. The Hon.
Nathaniel Pope was the presiding judge, and Butterfield counsel
for Smith. A large audience, including many elegantly dressed
ladies, was in attendance.

When he arose to address the Court, Butterfield with great dignity
began:

"I am profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the situation and
the awful responsibility resting upon me. I stand in the presence
of his Holiness the Pope, surrounded by angels, _to speak in defence
of the Lord's anointed Prophet!"_

While in active practice, Butterfield was upon one occasion opposing
counsel to the Hon. David A. Smith in the Supreme Court of the
State. The latter had concluded his argument and with head resting
upon the table in front, had fallen asleep while Butterfield was
speaking. A gleam of sunlight which had found its way through the
window opposite, had fallen upon the very bald head of Smith,
causing it to shine with unwonted brilliancy. Suddenly pausing
and with arm extended toward his sleeping antagonist, Butterfield
solemnly observed:

"The light shineth upon the darkness _and the darkness comprehendeth
it not!"_

As the Old State Bank was about to expire by reason of limitation,
the General Assembly passed a bill extending its corporate life
fifteen years. In litigation in which Butterfield was counsel,
the legal effect of the Act mentioned being