Practice of travelling between court locations.
1 Captain T. W. S. Kidd of Springfield was the crier of the court in the days when Mr. Lincoln used to ride the circuit .
2 He liked an outdoor life, hence he was fond of riding the circuit .
3 The part of his work that Abe liked best was " riding the circuit . "
4 The old-time custom of " riding the circuit " is to the present generation of lawyers only a tradition.
5 Abraham Lincoln, when he " rode the circuit " as a lawyer, carried with him a geometry, which he studied at every opportunity.
6 Judge and lawyers moved from town to town, " rode the circuit " in company,-sometimeson horseback, sometimes in their own vehicles, sometimes by stage.
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