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Two beggars travelling along,
One blind, the other lame,
Picked up an oyster on the way,
To which they both laid claim.
The matter rose so high that they,
Resolved to go to the law,
As often richer fools have done,
Who quarrel for a straw.
Always took it straight in hand,
Who knows his business was,
To mind nor one or the other side,
But make the best of the cause.
As always in the laws the case,
So he his judgement gave,
And lawyer like he thus resolved,
Which each of them should have.
Blind plaintiff, lame defendant, share,
The friendly law, impartial care,
A shell for him, a shell for thee,
The middle is the lawyer's fee.
-Ben Franklin-
Two beggars travelling along,
One blind, the other lame,
Picked up an oyster on the way,
To which they both laid claim.
The matter rose so high that they,
Resolved to go to the law,
As often richer fools have done,
Who quarrel for a straw.
Always took it straight in hand,
Who knows his business was,
To mind nor one or the other side,
But make the best of the cause.
As always in the laws the case,
So he his judgement gave,
And lawyer like he thus resolved,
Which each of them should have.
Blind plaintiff, lame defendant, share,
The friendly law, impartial care,
A shell for him, a shell for thee,
The middle is the lawyer's fee.
-Ben Franklin-