The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-11-19
TIE PRICE OF AN OPINION.
., , cool night in November, in the yea

n cool niSus III ->oFen'"e', A' s''S
1875, I ma. cureloped III cloak, raped at
the doc. Of ore 0: the most distinguished adro-
Gates in P2Ii,. lie was quickly shown into the
chamber Of the learred lawyer.
"Sir," sail he placing upon the table large
parcel Of papers, al am rich: but the suit that
has been Instituted against me to-day will ell
tirely ruin me- At my aye, a fortune IS not 10
be rebuilt; so that the loss ofmy suit will con-
dsrnn me forever to the most frightful misery
| come to ask the ask Of your talents. Here
are the papers; xs to the facts, will, II you
ulease, expose then clearly to you
The advocate listened sttentl7el y 10 the stran'
ger: then opened the parcel. examined all the
papers it contained, and said, "Sir, the acton !
laid against YOU is founded in justice ana mo
rality. Unfortunately, in spite OF the: adn''FS-
bic perfection of our codes. law does NOT III
wavs accord with Justice, and here the IL" Is
for you. If. therefore, YOU rest strictly upon !
the law. and avail yourself without exception
of all the means in your favor; II above all,
these means are exposed With clearlcss and
force, YOU will inraIbly gain this sn's, aad no.
BODY can afterwards dispute that fortune WHEN
you fear to lose T.,
"Nobody in the world" replied the c.e"t,
Ais so competent to do this business a' Your,
SELF. An oyiaiou drawn up.a this SENSE ana
stoned by YOU would render me Ihvllle'a0ie.
| am bold enough to hope that you will net te'
fuse it to me-"
The skilful advocate reflected for some mo-
ments, end taking up AGAIN the papers ""'cs
he had pushed away with an ahruptneSs pec"-
liar to him. said that he would draw np e"rin-
ion. and that it sIoald be iIished the following
day at the same aoaT.
The client was ;.uIct,i; 10 his appointment.
The advocate presented '.im wit! tie n?I'')a,
and without taking tie tro.'2le to rely to tie
thanks with which tie OH" oHHrwiel rel '''n',
sai,i 10 hin r"s'siy:
"Here is the opin"a tn":e is indse, $40,
alter haviag seen that, will condemn y"''--
Give me 3,O00 fiamcs..'
The client WAS struck duu!h and motianless
with surprise.
"You are free to keep your money, SAID the
rlyaar., "s -in to ta,ow ny opinion ~ tie
q s. sy,.A;5g, he advanced toward the chin.
ney but TIC ntier stop ed him, and ccci1Trc
mat he woGtd pay the sun demanded, 5r; ta'.'
he had on!y haii OF twith hin.
g.. He drew in fact. from lis 2ocke: hooS '39o
francs in bark notes. The advocate vito o.
haad took the uote a.d-wjii the other snFe:'
-tae opinion into tie drawer.
"But," said the client. 81 ar, g"iag ii you
please TO give you my note for the remainder.
a want money. Bring me 1860 more francs
or YOU shall not have one line"
There was no remedy, and the 1900 francs
were paid hut the client, to revenge himself o
being SO pillaged, hastcaed to circulate this an
ecdote. It got into the papers, and ioF Tort
night there was de!cge OF witticis'ns OF al
kinds upon the disnterestedness OF tae erea
advocate. Those sho did not laugh at it, SAX
it was dep!orahie that a t:,an Of such n!cri
should be tainted with a vice So degrading a
ava,ice. Ever lis friends wee moved hy ii
and some f:i.eni went 50 i;r as to re.nnisirilt
-----r--Dv --,.5g us shoulders, aid tscH a
everything is quickly forget at Paris. peoyl,
soeu ceased &c talk OF this
Ten years had passed. One day tie Coar
of Cessation, ia is REQ rqiles, was da2ccn,iu,
thc steps OF the Police ofjrs.ice. to be prestn
At PoO.c cerelacnv. All N o@co Il female
darts from the crowd ttrows hcr>@i!at the fee
OF the Procureur general, sci:es the end Of his
rome, and presses it to her lips Tie woman
was looked upon as deranged, and they Try 10
drag her away.
"Oh, leave me alone, leave me alone" she
cries, 81 recognise hial--itis lie, my preserver!
Thanks to him, have been able to Ding up
my large family. Thanks to him my old are
is happy. Oh, you do not know ME. O1c
day was unhappy then-! was advised TO
bring'an action against distant relation Of my
last husb md, who had possessed himself Of a
rfa heritage that ought to have come to MY
children. Alpad y had sold halt nay goods to
begin the action, when, one evening, SAW en-
ter my house gentleman, who said to ;rs, "Go
not 60 to law; reason and morality ore fnr von
but tie law is against Won. Keep the !it,i' you
have, and add it to these 5000 francs, which
are truly yours remained speechless with sur
prise. When would have spoken and tilrnk-
ed him lie had disappeared; but tie bag Of mo-
ney was there, upon the table the cnntenance
OF that generous man was engraved apon my
heart, never to he erased. Well. this man--
this presever Of my faIuil Wis here! Let m..
thank him before God and before men,
The court had stopped. The procureur zen.
eral appeared moved, but conGuering his emo
tions he said:
Take away this good woman, and tni<r ca.e
that no harui cones to her. | don't tii.k ~,
Il.