Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-15
"A LOUISVILLE LAWYER NON
SUITED.

SUITED.
a Missouri correspondent of Harper''
Monthly, gives a briefdetail of The amour'
of a Louisville lawyer, The particulars o
which rather strike our fancy. OF course
the name of The hero is a fictitious one
but the controversy as 10 the identity, has
been. narrowed down TO three members Of
the bar, and ,Counsellors K. H., and P.
have so. far been sufi :ienily ingenious 10
divide public suspicion between them
The writer informs US that moi a hundred
miles from thai locality whereat his letter
was. post-marked, there lived a fair Wild
.ow, possessed Of those shining qualities
thai most dazzle and charm the bachelor.
She was young, handsome, and very veal
thy. Mrs. Jackson took an eastern tour
last summer, and was beset by many snit-
.ors-ardent and anxious lovers-among
the most persevering and devoted was q
Kentucky lawyer, quite a promising man;
lbut so enamored did he become OF This fair
widow, that he l,fi a lucrative practice al
home, and followed her through the enure
route of fashionable travel. He met her
at Baltimore. Philadelphia and New York;
he danced with her al Saratoga and New
port and when the season was drawing
10 a close he happened 10 be with hcf al
Niagara, ard on the Ohio River, and ev' n
a, 81. Louis, where She was almost rome.
lie was always pleading professional bust
ness as the reason for his excursions here
and there; but he managed 10 PLEAD his
own suit uut If court when courling the
widow, though he saw no evidence of a
verdict coming in his favor.
Aileneih Mrs. Jackson stepped on board
the Loaf at ST. Louis, 10 90 up the Missouri
10 her own residence, when, 10 her sur
prise. the interchangeable advocate presented
himself, as fresh as a May morning. The
widow exclaimed, as she met him:
"WEy, Mr.. Johns, | thought you were
going to return to Louisville 2"
"Mrs. Jackson, my dear madam" re-
piled the lawyer, 81 am here 10 renew
the offer of my hand. and /, beg your ac-
~cepiance."
"Really, sir. | think | have been sufi-
cienily explicit, and that you have had no
encouragement to pursue the natter"
HBut | hoped, madame, that my devo-
-tion and perseverance would be finally
rewarded"
do you mean, ihen,'' ask, d the wild
ow evidently softened, shat you really had
nc other business in going this journey
with me than to prosecute this suit 2"
"None in The world but the hope cf
winning YOU"
s<Then you shall be rewarded" she
replied, with a merry twinkle in her ro-
guish, beautiful eyes, which the lawyer
misiook for a sweeler passion; "then, my
dear sir, you shall be rewarded. Tell
me, now, as a gentleman, how much money
you spent on this tour"
ado you really wish to know 2"
'Cerrainly | do"
Sir. Johns took out his note book, and
soon reported that he had spent nearly FIVE
hundred dollars.
"Well," said the lovely widow, 81 do
nat wish any one TO lose by me- extend
ing her purse 10 The lawyer.
"Why, what do you mean, Mrs. Jack
.son,2"
II mean what | say take it, and pay
yourself for your summers work on my
account, and lei US be I%ails."
And he did lake il; and the widow had
TO borrow money 20 get home. The widow
was taken all alb tck by the LAWYERS cool
acceptance of the gold /; but he consoled
himself with The idea that if she would
moi be his bride, she vas at least fair
game.