The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-08-19
TUE INFLUENCE OF An HONORABLE LAWYER
BY T. S. Arthur.


"l'i give him law to his hearts content
The seoundrel.' said Singleton, walking
backward aud forward ia TN angry tone oi
exc iement.
"Ddn't call har=s names, Mr.. Singleton y
said lawyer Fruemnn, looking up from tho
mass Of papers before him, and smiling in Q
quiet benevolent way, lha, was peculiar
to him
.Esery man shou'l be known by his true
name. Williams is scoundrel, and so he
ough, 10 be ealled,n responded the client
with increas;pg warmth.
.Did YOU ever do reasonable thiag III
/. ) our life, when sou were angry" asked
Mr Tiucman, whose asc aud respectable
~ gave him the license 10 spesk thus free
| IS t. bis young friend, f.. whom he was
enaeRs soring 10 strange some business oil.
.iculty with his former partner.
.! can't say that ever dtd, Mr.. True
arm, bat now haye . good reason for be-
ing angry. end lbc language | used in re.
!screuce to Williams, is bnt the expression
IT sober and rational conviclion," teaIi'
cd Sinelo,on, more calmly.
Did yop pronounce bin scoundres be
fore you recei. ed this reply TO yonr last
lelier?" asked Trueman.
mo, | did no.. blt; ,ha, letter conifnel
ny previously formed impressions Of his
/ chnracter."
"Ba, cnu Gnd IN that letter, no eSi
!ence proving your late partner 10 be {
! tlishonest a4sn. He sill No, agree 10 ouI
lprprosed uin!e q! settlement, because hf
,cs not sec i ~ be the most proper wa :
"IIc whu't agree 10 il because II is al
hone.i aud equitable mode Of settlement
lhs, is nlt. lie wants TO overrcach me,
and is determined 10 60 so II ne cam re
-ponded Mr.. Singleton, s.ill excited.
"There sou are decidedly wrong" said
lthe law,er "Yon hnye both allowed
| ourselves to become angry, and are boil
unreasonable; and ifl must speak plainly
| ,hink you ure the most unreasonable, II
tie present casc Two angry men chi
iFaFe unnecessarily lncres ssed the ditiicaI
ieS in the WAY of . speedy settlement, By
writing Mr. Williams an angry letter
| u hich he has responded 10 in the like un
happy temper. Nov, if am to settle thi'
business for YOU, | must wrto all letters
th,, pass "a. Mr. Williams in future"
"Bnr how can you properly express m,
views and fee!ingsah
"fha, do not wish to do, il your views
und feelings are 10 remain as they nov
arc-fsr ANYTHING like an adjustment o
ihe difficulties under such circumstances
| should consider hopeless" replied Mr.
Flneman.
"Wel!, let me answer this letter, and al
ter that, promise that you may have you
owu WHY
"No, I shall consent to no such thing
II is the reply 10 this letter that is L
Irnodify tho negotiation for settlement j.
such way bring success or failure
and have no idea Of allowing you in TN
present. state ot your mind, TO write sucl
Ian one as will most nssuredly defeat a.
amicabls adjustment"
/ Singleton paused for some time besor'
lmaAipg reply. He had been forming il
his mind most cutting ard bitter rejoin
der 10 the letter jus, alluded 10, and be wn
very desirous that Mr.. Williams shoul
have the benef, oi oiknowing that he though
him a "trickv aud deliberate scoundre',
with other opinions Of u similar character
He found il, therefore, impossible 10 max
40 his mind to le, the unimpassioned True
/, nan write this mos, important epis,le.
"lndced. must write this letter, MI
Trucnan," hc said. "'rhere are som
,I,ines want to cay 10 him, which kno'
on won't write. You dom, seem 10 cor
slider the position in which he has place
me by that letter, nor what is oblsntor
upon me as man Of honor. never n
r low any msn to reflect upon the, directly
or indirectly, without prompt response.
"There is, in the Bible," said Mr.. True
: n, ''a passage ,ha, is peculiarly appl
cable in the present case. II is this, -.
soi, answer turneth away wrath, but grie,
Gus words stir up anger" have foun
this p.ocep', in life ,ha. has numbere
more than double your years, to be on
I.hat may te safely and honorably adopte'
{. in all cases. You blame Mr. Williams Il
> writing you an angry letter, and are II
. Idignant at certain expressions containe
;. therein. Now, is il any more right t'
youto write IN angry letter With cuitln
lepithots than il is for hIm'a
IS "Bn,, Mr.. Truemau--"
81 do assure you, my young friend
said the lawyer, interrupting him, "iho'
" am acting in this case for your benefit 81
no, for my own; and as Your legal adv,;s
YOU mus. sIlpit % nv il5gnent, or ] -