The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-22

{" What theng"
/. Why he took his book and placed 4,
before him thus. and with his last upon
his knee and his hammer in his hand he
read and hammered and read, from morn
ing I'LL night"
/" And what was The resultss
" He did become lawyer"
II suspected a. much. /" said Resale.
!" And > memheF Of Congress-" con-
tnued Eugene. and Chief Justice a. this
State; in fine"-
Z In fne!"
/. In 6ne, Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman" exclaimed Resale.
.The same" Shall speak Of Frank
linl
"Oh Ii no." said Resale. his story
y worn ont already"
Il could tell you a tale Of English
lawyers FOR variety"
.What Is iis'
!" All in good slime. There dwell,
during The last century. in The town az
Berwick upon Tweed, (which BY The
way, my Lord Coke says is no part Of
England)- no, I'm wIong-in Newcastle
upon Tyne, a coal merchant, or corn
merchant, Just as you please, BY the name
Of Scott. Owing 10 his embarrassed cir
cumstances, he was unable 10 afford his
children the advantage Of University
education, and could only send them 10 4
grammer school in their native town,
where they accordingly began and COM
pleled their classical education. Was moi
this an suspicious beginnings''
$50 on-go 81" said Rosalie.
Nay, remember these youths were
intended for the BARN England. too
where the friendless and untitled are
obliged 70 contend with ten times the
difficulties which oppose them here.
What would Resale have said, suppose
this John or William were 4 lover Of hers,
and he were about 10 leave his home Eor
the metropolis-the great London--to
commence the profession in the Inns Of
Court"
|" No matter: 90 on"
"Well, John and William occupied the
same chambers together, and pursued The
same studies. Poor. friendless. and unaid.
ed, twelve long tedious years, these Eng
lish lawyers, BY the by, have TO undergo
something Of a quarantine twelve years,
they devoted themselves 10 their solitary
pursuits. Al ihe end of that time, tho
elder was admitted TO the bar"
i " And how did he succeed"
/" Why but badly at first. Ills awk.
wardncss and timidity stood in his way
few expected any thing ofhim, and some
even ridiculed his attempts 10 succeed
But he found friend. Friends are moi
such bad things after all my dear. His
friend aided in bringing him out, and after
some years Of obscuriiy, he suddenly
burst upon the world star Of the frs
Imaginable. His business rapidly increas
ed; he became a member Of Parliament
then solicitor general; then attorne,
general; then Sir John Scott; and then
"Then what"
Lord Eldon, and Lord Chancellor o
England"
i "And Williaml'
WAS made Judge, and became Lort
Stowell.'
!. Both Loris!"
Nothing more nor less, my dear girl
Aud the DEGREES OF the one were as RICH
and reversible as those Of Minos, while
the decisions Of the other. are splendit
monaments Of his genius, acuteness ant
wisdom"
Well, perhaps you may succeed
: You are certainly sanguine enough: AMI
confidence is half the battle!'
You acknowledge so much, do You
, my sapient little COUNCILLOR But yol
were speaking Of tolls, Rosalie. Now a
{ to this matter, would adduce the opinion
, Of Lord Chancellor King; Il like thes'
great names) whose motto was"-
j, " What"
Labor ipss uoi,pias."
Which being interpreted, doth signi
fy, las my Lork Coke would say) LA
J, bour is ofitself pleasure"
There is no contending against sucl
/ authorities"
You give itup then do you!" said Eu
gene laughing.
But stop, said Resale; because Scot
became Lord Chancellor, and Sherman
Chief Justice, it does not follow that yo'
} are to be
: Lord Chancellor or Chief Justice
Not at all, my dear. BUTT does follow
! | apprehend, that with industry and goo'
) fortune may, in the !" Far West" pro
! vide for myself and Rosalie home and
! livelihood. Sogood bye!-don'tcry now
! God bless you my dear girl" &
: .7needofe. clergyman reading III
q funeral service. when he came 10 III
words, Eorasmuch as il hath please,
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