eing a
widow, and the defendants two medical men who had treated her for
_delirium tremens_, and put her under restraint as a lunatic, witnesses
were called on the part of the plaintiff to prove that she was not
addicted to drinking. The last witness called by Mr. Montagu Chambers,
the leading counsel on the part of the plaintiff, was Dr. Tunstal, who
closed his evidence by describing a case of _delirium tremens_ treated
by him, in which the patient _recovered in a single night_. "It was,"
said the witness, "a case of gradual drinking, _sipping all day_, from
morning till night." These words were scarcely uttered, than Mr.
Chambers, turning to the Bench, said, "My lord, _that is my case_."

MCCCXXII.--QUITE PROFESSIONAL.

A COMEDIAN, who had been almost lifted from his feet by the pressure at
the funeral of a celebrated tragedian, ultimately reached the
church-door. Having recovered his breath, which had been suspended in
the effort, he exclaimed, "And so this is the last we shall ever see of
him. Poor fellow! he has _drawn a full house_, though, to the end."

MCCCXXIII.--ON DR. LETTSOM.

IF anybody comes to I,
I physics, bleeds, and sweats 'em;
If after that they like to die,
Why, what care I, I Lettsom.

MCCCXXIV.--EQUITABLE LAW.

A RICH man made his will, leaving all he had to a company of
fellow-citizens to dispose of, but reserving to his right heir "such a
portion as pleased them." The heir having sued the company for his share
of the property, the judge inquired whether they wished to carry out the
will of the testator, and if so, what provision they proposed making for
the heir? "He shall have a tenth part," said they, "and we will retain
for ourselves the other nine."--"Take, then," said the judge, "the tenth
part to yourselves, and leave the rest to the heir; for by the will he
is to have what part '_pleaseth you_.'"

MCCCXXV.--IRISH AND SCOTCH LOYALTY.

WHEN George the Fourth went to Ireland, one of the "pisintry" said to
the toll-keeper as the king passed through, "Och, now! an' his majesty
never paid the turnpike, an' how's that?"--"O, kings never does; we lets
'em go free," was the answer. "Then there's the dirty money for ye,"
says Pat; "It shall never be said that the king came here, and found
nobody to _pay the turnpike for him_." Tom Moore told this story to Sir
Walter Scott, when they were comparing notes as to the two royal visits.