Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-12-13

tured into Mr.. Cores rooms, and my name
was pronounced. / was shockingiy embar-
rassed, but Mr.. Cores habitual courtesy OF
manner gave me courage TO speak. l had
the grace to begin with on unaffected apollo
gy; told him my position was very awkward,
my appearance there very like an intrusion
and that, if l expected anything but civil
dismisson, it was only founded in his known
kindness and generosity Of character. 1 was
! from the country, | said had studied law
| for two years. had come TO. Boston to study
year more had some respectable acquaint-
ances in New Hampshire, not unknown to
him, but had no introduction that l had
heard he had no clerk, thought it possible
that he would receive one that l came to
Boston to work and not to play; was most
desirous, on all accounts, TO be his pupil and
all | ventured TO ask at present was, that be
would keep place for me in his office, till
could write to New Hampshire for proper
letters, showing me worthy of IT, ! delivered
this speech trippingly on the tongue, though
| suspect it was better composed than
spoken.
Mr.. Gore heard me with much encouraging
good nature. He evidently saw my embar-
rassment, spoke kind words, and asked me to
sit down. My friend had already disap-
peared Mr.. Gore said, what had suggested
was very reasonable, and required little.
apology; he did not mean to fll bis Office
with clerks, but was willing to receive one Or
two, and would consider what | had said
He inquired, and l told him, what gentlemen
of his acquaintance knew me and my father
in New Hampshire. Among others, re-
member, / mentioned Mr. Peabody, who was
MIR. Cores class mate. He talkss to me
pleasantly, for a quarter of an hour; and
W han | rpsp n dpnart ho caiA. an wanna
friend, you look as though you might be
trusted. You say you came to study, and
not TO waste time. | will take you at your
word. You may as well hang up your hat,
at once go into the other room take your
book and sit down TO reading it, and write at
your convenience to New Hampshire for your
letters"
was conscious Of making q good stride
onward, when had obtained admission into
Mr. Cores office. 1t was situation which |
offered to NE the means Of studying books |
and men, and things. 1t was on the 20th of
July. 1904, that first made myself known |
TO Mr. Gore and although | remained in |
his Office only till March following, and that |
with considerable Intervening absences, | !
made, as ] think, some respectable progress.
IN August the Supreme Court sat. l at
tended it constantly and reported every one
of its decisions. | did the same in the |
Circuit Court of the United States. l kept |
"a little journal at that time, which still sur
wives. 1t contains little beside list of |
books read.
In addition to books on the common and |
law, ! find | read Vattel. for the |
third time in my life, as is stated in the |
journal Wards Law of Nations. Lord |
Bacon's Elements, Puffendorf's Latin History
of England, Gitord's Juvenal, Boswelrs !
Tour to the Hebrides, MoCre's Travels End
many other miscellaneous things But my
main study WIS the common law, and espec-
ally. the parts of it which relate to special
pleading. Whatever was in Viner, Bacon,
and other books, then usually studied on that
part of the science, ] paid my respects ito.
Among other things went through Saunders
Reports, the old folio edition, and distracted
put into English, out of Latin aud Norman
French, the pleadings in all his reports. 1t
was an edifying work. From that day to
this the forms and language Of special pleas
have been quite familiar 10 me. believe
have my little abstract yet.
j remember one day, as | was alone in the
Office, man came in and asked for Mr..
Gore. Mr. Gore was out, and he sat down
TO wait for him. He was dressed in plain
gray clothes. | went on with my book, till
ne niEed me what was reading, and coming
alongup to the table, held out my book
and he took it and looked at it. "Roccus,"
said he, "de n0Uibus ct Raato !" "well read
that book too when ! was boy :" and pro-
ceeded to talk not only about ships and
freights," but insurance, prize and other
matters of maritime law, in manner "to put
me up to all knew" and good deal more.
The gray-costed stranger turned oet to be
Mr.. Rufus King.