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charge a nickel. Well we went to the ball game and we had a good time. And even on the bus going to the ball game, Boyce, you will recall it was loaded, had a bunch of Ole Miss boys, and they were pretty well lubricated, and I was sitting back there in the back there, and some guy was hanging on to the rail and he said, "Hey you back there smoking that cigar." Just doing like Boyce is doing right now. Just had it in my mouth. He said, "You're smoking. Can't you see that sign up there?" I said, "Yes, sir. I see it there." He said, "It says no smoking." I said, "Yes. I believe that's right." But I said, "I'm not smoking, sir." He said, "Well it looks to me like you're smoking." Well Boyce couldn't stand it any longer then. He said, "You know who you're talking to, young man? That's a new federal judge. That's Judge Dan Russell." Well he didn?t say anymore. Ten years later I ran into Mary Mahoney's there one night, we were at a bar meeting, and he came over to my table. He said, "Aren't you Judge Russell?" I said, "I think so." He said, "Do you remember that
JAMIE L. WETZEL, CSR - CIRCUIT COURT REPORTER