Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-05-21


and then there will be some hope.
of succeeding at the law Now, luck
lily, my dear, have not the prelim
mary depending two fortunes to g
through, before ! may succeed at the
law
That Is very true, but not very
comfortable, Lord Kenyon to the
contrary Notwithstanding said Ros
allie.
what think you, Rosaliee There
was . young shoemaker, out here in
Connecticut, once on time, who
took it into his head tG be a law
yer!
"A shocmakerv
sAnd why not? He was two-and
twenty years Of age when the idea
or fancy first struck him,-entirely
uneducated, except in common
school, poor, and not only dependent
but having others dependent on him.
Was not this folly?
what then?'
why, he took his book and placed
it before him, thus, n I'd with his last
upon his knee, and his hammer in his
hand, he read and hammered, and
hammered and read, from morning
till night, and rice rersd.'
sand what was the result!
He did become a lawyer
Il suspected as much,' said Rosa
lie.
sAnd a member of Congress- con-
tinued Eugene, sand Chief Justice OF
his State: in fine
Sin finer
In fine, Roger Sherman.
'Roger Sherman" exclaimed Ros-
aIie.'
sAye, Shall l speak of Franklin?
On, la! no. said Rosaiie-'his sto-
ry IS worn out already.
Il could tell you q tale Of English
lawyers, for Variety
what is it?'
sAll in good time. There dwelt
during the last century, in the town
Of BerwicL-upon-Tw (Which by
the way, my Lord Coke says Is no
part Of EngIandD no. l am wrong
in Neutrality-suspicious. coal
merchant, or corn merchant, Just as
you please, by the name Of Scott. He
had two sons, John and William.
Owing to his embarrassed circumstan-
ces, he was unable to afford them the
Of q university education
and could only send them to a gram
mar school in their native town, where
they accordingly began and compile
ted their classical education. Was
rot this an inauspicious beginning!
Go on-go on said Rosalic.
NAY, remember that these youths
were intended for the BARN Eng
land, too-where the friendless and
are obliged to contend with
ten times the difficulties which OPP
pose them here. What would Rosa
lie have said, suppose this John or
William were Il lover OF hers, and he
were about to leave his home for the
metropolis-the great London-to
commence the study ofhis profession
in the Inns of Court'
No mat.er-go on
well. John and William occupied
the same chamber together, and pur-
sued the same studies. Poor. friend
less, and unaided, twelve long tedious
years, (these English lawyers. BY the
BY have to undergo some thing of i
quarantine, twelve long We rs they
devoted themselves to their solitary
pursuits. At the end of that time
the elder was admitted to the bar
sAnd how did he succeed!'
why, but hardly, at first. His
awkwardness and timidity stood in
his way; few expected any thing
from him; and some even ridiculed
his attempts to succeed. But he
found friend. Friends are not such
bad things after all, my dear. His
friend aided in bringing him out, and
after some years of obscurity. he sud-
denly burst forth upon the world, a
star Of the first magnitude. His bu-
,iness rapidly increased; he became
! member Of Parliament; then solicit
Tor general; then attorney general;
hen Sir John Scotland them
Then whatT
Lord Eldon, and Lord Chancellor
IF England
And WilIiamr
WAS made a judge, and became
Lord StOwell.'
well, perhaps you may succeed.
You are certainly sanguine enough
and confidence is half the battle