Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-16
THE GOOD ADVOCATE.


He is one that will not plead that
cause wherein bis tongue must be con
futed by his conscience.
l. He not only hears but examines
has client, and pincheth the cause
aiken he fears it as foundered For
many clients in telling their case, ra.
Their plead than relate it, so that the
advocate hears not the true state of it,
till opened by the adverse party
Surely the lawyer that fills himself
with instructions, will travel longest in
the cause without firing. Others that
are so quick in searching, seldom
search to the quick; and those niracu.
lous apprehensions who understand
more than all, before the client has told
ball, run with their errand, and return
without their answer.
Q. If the matter be doubtful. he
aUM only aearrant his o,o1 diligence
Yet some keep an assurance office in
their chamber, and will warrant any
cause brought unto them, as knowing
that if they fail, they lose nothing bot
what long since was lost--their credit.
3. He makes no Trojan siege of a
suit, but seeks to Bring 1t to a set bat
tie IN a speedy trial. YET sometimes
suits are continued by their difficulty,
the potencie and stomach Of the par
ties, without any default of the law
yer. Thus have there depended suits
in Worcestershire betwixt the heirs of
Lord Berkeley and Sir Thomas Tai
bot, Viscount Isle, ever since the
reign of King Edward the Fourth,
until now lately they were compound
ed.
a. He is faithful to the side that
first retains HIM Not like Demos
lhenese who secretly wrote one Grafton
for Phormio, and anrsher in the same
manner for Apoliodoras his adversary.
5. In pleading, he shoots fairly
at The head of the cause, and hauing
fastened. no rolons nor faCors, shall
make him lctg has hold. Not snatch
ing aside, here and there to no pur
pose, speaking little ia much, as it was
said of Anaximenes. Ihat he had O.
food Of aoords in drop of reason
His boidness riseth or faIleth as he ap
prehends the goodness or badness Of
his cause.
6. He joys not to be retained in
ssch a cause, adhere all the right in
question is but a drop blosca up avith
saatice to be bubble. Wherefore in
such trivial matters he persuades his
client 70 SQUAD retreat and make a
compensation.
z: When his name is up his indus.
try IS not down, thinking to plead,
not by his study, but his credit. Com.
monty physicians, like beer, are best
when they are young and new. But
our advocate grows not lazy; and if a
leading case be out of the road of his
practice, he will take pains to trace il
through his books, and prick the foot.
steps thereof wberesoever he finds il
3. He is more careful TO deserve
than greedy to take Fees. He ac-
counts the very pleading of poor
WIDOWS honest cause sufficient fees,
as conceiving himself then, the King
OF Heavens advocate, bound en oficio
to prosecute it. And although some
may say, that such lawyer may even
60 live in Cornwall, where it is ob.
served that few ofthat profession have
hitherto grown to any liveIyhood, vet
shall he besides those two felicities of
common lawyers, that they seldom
die either without lines or making a
wild find Gods blessing on his pro
visions and posterity. "-FuUey's Holv
State, p. 81.
Crduesend 1t will be recollected
that 1t was stated in the public prints
some time ago, that Colonel M'Don.
mel. OF Scotland, had laid wager Of
"a, 900 that with his bagpipe he would
travel on foot for six months in Eng
land, and not only support himself 6y
means of his instrumeni. but also
save and bring back 10 Edenbnroh
-SlOO obtained by the gifts of the pub
lie for his musical talents. That gen
tieman is DOW here, playing through
The streets, and receives no contemn,i.
Die collection of coppcrs. The Colo.
nei appears TO be abcJt 80 wears Of
age, foil FIVE feet ten inches in height
vi lh strongly marked features, hi.
hair sandy, inclinino 10 red. ~. ,lrora