True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-10
q. Raglan, Editor and Proprietor.

tuo gIOIessiou III Spite Vi uau opponents,
and bad courts, because he thought he
had done, and might yet do, muck good
by his labOrs: not alone by saving the
innocent and needy from the strong and
cruel, but preventing strife, putting
stop to knavish practices, and dissuading
men and women from unjust suits and
passion-rousing quarrels. Mr.. Sawyer
thought il was not proper to refuse act
ing for those whose claims he thought
dishonest, but he counted il also duty
and privilege, nay, mark Of christian
character, TO try TO persuade them TO for
get such claims. He sought fame and
practice as means whereby to exert
moral influence over the community he
though. a lawyer bound to serve, not his
client only, but his God and his country,
and he looked upon him who, for gain,
would prosecute suit he thought unfair,
as traitor to his country and his relig.
ion, in act. whatever he might be in in-
tention. In short, as Bill Blunt said,
"Sawyer is such hanged fool as to
think it an attorneys business to help the
Parson to make men good christians.
And now we shall let Mrs. Styles
state her business. 1t seems that her
husband had sold and conveyed several
lots, which her father had left in trust for
her, and IN such form that she. mean
ing to release her fee in the lots, had, in
terms, merely released right Of dowry-
these lots she understood she could get
back. .t u.t
"Did you ever receive any money for
them I" asked Mr.. Sawyer. -.
! "Certainly, SIR" .4 49,
"Was it fair, full price I" s.
sit was all we asked, SIR" ..
"Did you sign the deed willingly I"
"Of coure! Do yon think Jared
would have driven me to it 7" ss# .IH
"Did you mean to canvey full title
in fee, Mrs. Styles :" .'. : 4
"Beyond doubt; but as we didn't,
they tell me the land never passed." .
Suppose, Mrs. Styles, the money
had been paid before you had drawn the
deed. should you have thought it honest,
after getting the money, to refuse to give
the deed 7" l!'r "ir "1%.
"Why, lawyer, that would have been
thieving, right down." vi. ~
Well, Mrs. Styles, you have not yet
given the deed, shall draw one for you
10 signl" p ~ .a.i oli-.a .
"Why, bless yonr soul, squire, that is
the deed you have in your hand"
"Mrs. Styles. if you had given the
man, when he paid you the money for
the lots, sheet of blank paper, and he
had not looked at it, would that have
been a deed p
"Of course not" J.s..a
{" But you meant to give full title in
fee I"
"Yes." ~
! "Well, this is not such a title, any
more than a sheet of blank paper you
have not yet given the deed. Shall
draw quit claim for you to sign ?"
Mrs. Styles looked at me, and looked
at the window, looked very much pnz.
zled and somewhat abashed. At last
she said: a...oss t
Blu. does not the law say the land il
mine, Squire I" .g-
1--WE cannot tell that" said Mr.. Saw
yer," till the case is tried. First, let vi
get things straight, have the bargain com
plete, aud then, if you please, we will g
10 law about it." mf 7ea t9a =.
1 The widow was fairly caught in ih'
corner. AT length. with gasp, she ask
ed how much he would charge for qui
claim deed. This charge, the sttofee!
told her, the party would willingly pay
he had no doubt; and taking blanl
down, proceeded to fill it. Before WI
left, the bargain was complete, the dee,
was signed, Witnessed, and acknowledg
ed. 'e"ag o"l io' t'silaaIa9- sti
"And pray,'' said the widow, as W
walked home, I" "what sort Of lawyer d
j you call this man Verify believe h
has cheated me out Of all them lots ;
have mind to 60 back and tear the
deed all to flinders.
| assured her that not only was it to
, late, but that she had done the prope
|, thing under the circumstances, and ad
vised her in future TO employ no one br
Mr.. Sawyer, Much 10 my surprise, sh
j took my advice, and that gentleman wa
henceforth her councillor and solicitor.
Il Last week the widow Styles died, leav
ing me her executor. After the lupera
|, we opened the will, and found it to OF
astonishment in her own hand writing
! Know all men, it began, 9Th
! whereas ! am going to give something
' my Attorney, / wlitei This myself, that
!, Jane, reject Of Jared Styles, being
Q sound mind and body. Know all me-
i. that whereas said attorney, videlict
d James Sawyer. Of this said town that
4 am Of, viz: the town Of Jackson wher
d as, I say, FIRST led me to see the folly.
: giving my old age 10 TO the .heaping |
!. Of flthy lucre, and caused me TO tpl
aside from a couhcilihat was, as ! haV
d since seen wholly wrong, for which he !
, blessed in his life and forever. Their