Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-04-09

yeais OF age when the idea or fancy frs!
struck him--entirely uneducated except in
POO, common school, and not only Deepen.
dent, but having others depending upon him
Was thus foIly?'
"Whal thcnl"
"Why, he took his book and placed it be-
fore him, thus: and with his hammer in his
hand, he read and hammered, and hammer
ed and read, from morning 10 night, and
rice UcrS1."
Sand what was the rcsut?'
"ile did become lawyer.
~ suspected as much," said Resale.
sand Q member of Congress" continued
Eugene, "and Chief Justice Of this State;
in fine -
s.ln finer
"In fine, Roger Sherman
"Roger Sherman calculated Rosalie.
..rhe same. Shall | speak Of Frank
Iinp
"Oh, la!" said Rosalie, "his history is
worn out already"
al could tell you tale Of English law.
yers for variety"
"What is III"
"AlI in good time. There dwelt, during
the last century, in the town OF Berwick
upon Tweed, (Which, by the way, my Lord
Coke says is no part OF England-so am
wrong-ln Newcastle W on-Tyne,) coal
merchant, or corn merchant, which ever
you please. by the name OF Scott. He had
two sons, Johr and William. Owing to his
embarrassed circumstances, he was not able
to afford them the advantages Of Unver.
si,y education, and could only send them to
a grammar school, in their native town,
where they accordingly began and compile
ted their classical education. Was not this
IN mauspicious beginning"
go on--go on" said Resale.
"Nay, remember that these youths were
intended for the BARN England, too
where the llicndless and untitled are obi
ged TO contend with ten times the Difficult
ties which oppose them here. What would
Rosalie have said, suppose this John or
William were n lover OF hers, and he were
about to leave his home for the metropn.
Is-the great London-to commence the
study Of his profession in the Inns OF
Court?'
mo matter-go on"
well, John and William occupied tie
same chambers together, and pursued the
same studies, poor, friendless and unalded
for twelve long, tedious years, (these En-
gIish lawyers. by the by, have to underg"
something Of quarantIne0 twelve year.
they devoted themselves to their solitary
pursuits. At the end of that tine, the ell
der was admitted To The bar"
"And how did he succeed?'
t,Nb,. br, tojl,, Hrot vi. null.
wardness and timidtv stood in his way {;
lew expected any thing of him; and some
even ridicued his attempts 10 succeed. But
he found friend. Friends are not such
bad things after all my dear. HIS friends
aided in bringing him out, and after some
wears of obscurlty, he suddenly burst forth
upon the world, star of the first magui,
,ude. His business rapidly increased; he
became member of Parliament; then At
lorney General; then Sir John Scotland
then----"
"Then what!'
"Lord Eldon, and High Chancellor OF
England"
"And WiIliam.'
"Was made Judge and became Lord SO
we'll"
both LorIs?"
"Nuthing more nor less. my dear girl.
And the DEGREES ot one were AS right and
irreversible as those of Mnos; while the
decisions of the other ara splendid monu-
ments Of his genius, acuteness and wis
DOM"
well, perhaps you may succeed. You
are certainly sanguiGc enuugh-ano conf
dence is hall the battle"
"Possuat quiG posse rideatEr. You ac
knowledge SO much, do you, my sarieni a
tie counsellor? But you were speaking Of
tolls, Rosalie. Now, as to this matter, ]
would odduce the opinion OF Lord Chan
cellor King, Il like these great names,)
whose motto was 'LabOr ipse roluHtaS'"
"Raalv, am much the wiser
(Which being Interpreted, doth signify,
as my Lord Coke would say-Labor is il
self pleasure"
There is no contending against snch au
thori,ies.'
"You give up, then, do your said Eo-
gene, laughing.
but stop!n said Resale; "becanse Scott
be anne Lurd Chancellor, and Sherman
Chief Justice, it does not follow that you
are to I've -"
"Lord Chancellor or Chief Justics!"
"Not at MI, my dear. Blu, it does follow
apprehend, that with Industry and good
fortune, | may, in the '!ur west provide
for RosaIie and myself home and Iiyell-
hood. So good bye! don't cry now. God
bless GU, my dear girl"
"Rrgulating Exchanges" Getting Las
tern papers by the Western mail, ana vice
versa.
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