The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-16

many atime would he come humbly into Court
when bic cause was % Be cslled-a cause i'm
poTtant 20 al ooncerned-and solicit with in
tense earnesiness, a day or two to prepare.
hare watched him during such an appeal, an,
seen the peupiraiion stream from bis broat
iorehead, IN The nervous apprehension thai HI.
1 prayer might Be unheeded. Perhaps the ven
night before be had been up until tie mid
watches, aboring on some tedious chancery
paper, with industry which, properly applied
would have made him the paragon Of punctu.
ahty and readiness. Really lazy he never
was-Feaily idle you could very seldom End
him. nc was in all respects a hard worker,
and yet there never was a man who profited
90 Little IN proportion to bis toll. On the mere
promise Of one whose word no judicious man
would take, W., merely because his SYM
pathies bad been appealed 10, would labor hour
after hour 70 discover, too ofen, al last, that
he had an Migrate and sc0undrel for bis eli
ent, and that Ell his work bad gone for nothing.
Nor did The continued occurrence Of such
events instruct bin one jOt. lie did not know
what experience was, more than a 6sh, which,
with one nook 10 ia iaW, bites at the next. "A
new tale Of Wo fascinated hiIn, and the next
sharper commanded bis services BY false ap-
peals q his beneyolenee. He would take the
promise Of any man, and wonder, when il was
broken though, BY a fellow whum a boy Of
twelve would know on mere inspection to be a
knave. Throughout, bis life he wa the drudge
Of ingEaies.
From all these peculiarities il follows, Of
course, that he neglected his own interests. A
man who Is Wiling to labor day after day up
on the mere promise Of reward from any man
who has breath enough to promise, will soon
end his own Affairs involved. And so il Jared
with poor w. He was shaving for black.hear.
ted knaves, while bis own Interests were SUI
ierng, and Il was not uncommon TO- him 10 be
censured Tor Omiss all Of which should have
been charged first to his yielding, and easily de-
ceived nature and secondly " the base wretch
rs who used this as a means TO defIaud him.
His industry and genius should have kept him
far beyond the reach Of pecuniary embarrass-
ment, and yet no doubt It's gives were fire.
quenily upon him. When he should have
been outstanding hrs exertions with calculating
prudence, 10 promote bis own security and
profit, he was probably expending the sever
est labor on the business Of those who designed
not only TO deny him reward, but abuse him
for asking Il. IN vain did his friends appeal to
him 10 do justice to himself This he would
promise often, unfolding the rules by which
he supposed he had determined 10 correct his
life, developing plans conspicuous Cor great
sense and judgment, while you felt perfectly
assured not one Of them would be followed
To the very last moment Of his hfe be seemed
TO believe, that with the man who had last de-
ceived him the race Of cheats had ended.
Amid all he troubles which w. thus pro-
duced for himself, he preserved his good-na-
lure unimpaired Very seldom did harsh
words ial from. bis lips except in his discus.
sions as counsel, wien be discharged on the
head Of witness be supposed Dishonest The
indignant dcnunclaiion be knew so well how
10 employ. In this be was sometimes unjust,
because it never entered INTO his thoughts for
one moment that his client could be in the |
wrong, and the man whose statement tended |
to put him in that position was suspected Of
wrong motives. Then w was sometimes |
harsh. But in al other respects be was the |
victim Of good nature. No matter what labor |
he had employed to prepare .or a case, even /
against an adversary who had no claim what |
ever 10 bic indulgence, on the mere sugges- /
ton Of that adversary w. would postpone. In /
bis Office, his clerks were pets, who like kit
tens might lrolic al ltbiium without danger Of
angry correction. Il they neglected any bust.
ness, he worried much, aud his counlenance
wore lock Of pain, but SO long as any drudge
ry on his part could remedy Che evil he per-
formed il without mumur. Il was a most
sight 10 behold him on bright NOR
ming when he came into the Hall among his
brethren. His fine btuad forehead, and bright
vivacious eye wore the sunlight Of good nature,
4 L. a.
wasincreasedtoa loquacity which,
for those who had time 10 listen, was often
really fascinating. lie would speculate v ith
mingled humoF an9 seriousness, on the chan
yes BY which men could be made almost an
gels, and would suggest as be loved 10 do,that
very little reformation in the right places, " ould
make the whole world very garden OF Eden.
have heard HIN dgscant with great elOquence
% the course he would adopt Il lie had unlim-
tied authority. He would correct the evils az
dieting society, BY assigning every man TO bis
Appropriate sphere Of action. "You SEQ" he
would say--"NoW nature never designed him
oF lawyer, he has not the capacity to CON-
prehend a noble science, and must ever groyel
"a tho lowest regions Of professional existence,
rom very necessity, winning only mean con-
quests by pitiful advantages. His study is
confined to the fed Of artifce, and cunning
He can see in suit at law, only the possibility
lf defaults, demuTrers, and consequent costs,
md Or these to come within his reach be wat,
shes particularly as a king fisher, who sits du-
ring an hour Of a summer day, on a pole wat
ching the stream that may carry luckless
minnow within IT'S jurisdiction. Such fellow
has no idea that the Office Of the law is 10 sus-
ain highland he looks 10 the result Of a suit,
without one impression as 10 It's justice. IN
tell you The misfortune in bic case. Hear me
hear needn't laugh now, and say I'm
giddy, ane al that Nature intended - to
Keep an old clothes shop in Chatham street.
Why look at that huge stalwnt fellow,
strong enough to carry horse as be would
4 neck cloth, and with mere germ Of mind,
lont you conscienliously believe that ma
.ure intended him 10 blast rocks, and bear
heavy burdens. The troubles Of this world
II arise from employing elephants as dam
ing masters, and sparTows 70 carry the hod."
But poor w died as have said. The next
morning when the judges took their places on
he bench, the lawyers thronged around It, and
he suitors lined the avenues leading toward
he Hall this occurrence was announced, and
he panr il produced was universal. But death