The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

With the exception Of medicine, there
is no profession 80 difficult to obtain 9
in as law. 1t frequently happens ths,
the best years Of = young mans life are
passed in some obscure stree waiting for
a stepping stone which is to lead him t,
professional honor, and was 10 more i'm
portant still, pat money in his purse -
No enc knows bat those who have had
stern experience for their mentor, all q
young nan has to 20 through before be
he can obtain q respectable position in
this world Of competition and oarM -
None but these can tell Of the heart
sickness, 4 thousand times worse thar
any bodily ailment, which these striber.
after reputation are obliged to suffer
But there is one sstisfaction. With a
steady purpose, sterling integrity, and
upfinching perseverance,, the day OF
70. tune will come it may be delayed
but come it eventually must, snd then,
when the end is gaiusd-ths strugglss
to attain it appear much less than they
really we're.
In 1916 l was admitted to the bar.
l shall never forget my feeling ef pride
when | saw for the first time ny name,
HENRY MILTON,
ALTO oRNEY At LAW,
in all the glory Of gilt letters on black
label, nailed to the front Of dinsy look
ing house in Cha Der Street, in tLs city
of New York. Know tkss, gentle read
er, my Offices were situated 10 that same
house. They were two in num bsr /; the
first being a kind of reception room, and
the other my sanctum. remember
bow the latter was furnished distinctly,
although SO many years have intervsRed
since then. Tee principal articles of
furniture were two large bookcases csn-
tanning ny library-the lower shelves
we're filed with large books, bound 10
sbespskin and backed with a red title,
The upper shelves contained works of
a little lighter description, and if the
truth must be told, the latter we're ia
ken down much oftsnsr tbas tho form
er.
Well, I seated myself at my desk the
'ane day that the before mentioned shin
gle was exhibited outside, and expected
that / should soon bs overwhelmed with
business, but soon found myself de-
'eived day after day passed and not a
soul called. was in despair, my small
means were slowly sozng away, for, in
'gits of oil my economy, was obliged
10 eat.
Six months passed away and I had
net single client. One day l heard a
ring at the bell. but l took no heed of it
now when / first occupied my Offices
such peal as hat would have caused
me to pass my hand .hroug b my bair,
down my vest, and seize one
Of the pale, ysllow-bound books with red
titles-but | had been so often deceived
that / scarcely noticed it now, or only
expected my boy TO enter stating that
I" 4 man wanted twento.fve cents for the
or some other demand upon
my purse. What, then, was my sur
prise, whom The Boy opened the door,
saying with smile:
'Ifyou please, sir ,shcrs's lady wants
10 speak 10 you y
/ started, and was completely dumb.
founded for = moment bu. the boy
looked at mo with 90 curious . glance
which sppsarsd TO say :" frat client, {"
lhs, | Immediately recovered myself, and
assuming oil ,bs dignity I csuld com.
ssnd, ] told the boy 10 inform the lady
that I shssld be dissngsssd 10 few
minutes.
Amer having srfssgsd some paper -
my dosh, sud tsipd down one Of the
afor.ssid ,h..psfIu bound volumes, I
...u.st.l tks Isl A. 49,. a.. "a. IA.