Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-20
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But the yoang gentleman refers 70
his youth. He ought not 10 reproach
10 Of maturer age IN that indirect way.
no one would have suspected it Of him
or him Of it, ii he had not told it; in
deed, from hearing him speak, We we're
prepared to give him credit for almost
any length Of ears. But does not the
youth remember that Grotias was only
seventeen when he was in full practice,
and that he was Attorney General at
twenty-five; and 1what is Grotes to
this great light! Not the burning Of my
smoke house to the conaagralion Of
Moscow
And yet young Grotias tells US in the
next breath that he never knew such q
SANDER in the course OF his practice !
Wonderful indeed! seeing that his
practice has oil been done within the
last six hours. Why, to hear him talk,
you would suppose that he was an old
Continental lawyer grown grey in the
service. His Practice! Why,
he's Just in his legal swaddling clothes!
His practice! But / don't wonder he
don't see the absurdity Of such talk
How long does it take one Of the
canine tribe, after birth to open its
eyes?
He talked, too, Of outside influence j;
Of the public expectations, and all that
sort Of demagogueism. | observed no
evidence ofany popular demonstrations
in his favor, unless it be tailor l saw
stamping his feet; but whether that
was because he had cat cross-legged so
long he wanted exercise, or was rejoic-
ing because he had got orders for .
new suit, or = prospect of payment
for IN old one, the gentleman can
probably tell better than can. Here
Hicks lefty However, if this case is
to be decided here, the gentleman will
allow me the benefit Of writ Of error
to the regimental muster to I've held
next Friday At Reinhart's distilery.
But l suppose he meant to frighten
you into a verdict by intimating that
the mob, frenzied by his eloquence,-
would tear you in pieces if You gave 9
verdict for defendant; like the equally
eloquent barrister out West, who, con
GLIDING case, said, 'Gentlemen, my
client is as innocent of stealing that
cotting as the sun setting at MONDAY
and if you give it agin him, his broth
er, Sam Kotchins, next muster vii
maui every mother son of YOU
hope the sheriff will see to his duty
and keep the crowd from you, gentle
men, if you hould give us . verdict
But, gentlemen, l am tired of win
moving chaff l have not had the re-
ward paid by Gratisno for sitting hi
discourse-two grains Of wheat to the
bushel. 1t is all froth, all wind, al
bubble !"
Kasm left me here for q time, ane
turned upon my client. Poor Higin-
botham caught it thick and heavy
He wooded him, then skinned him, ane
then took to skinning off the under
cuticle. Hig. never skinned a beef 81
thoroughly. He put together all thu
facts about the witnesses hearing tn,
hogs squeal at night; the differ
ent marks of the hogs the losses il
the neighborhood !; perverted the tes-
testimony and supplied omissions, un
til you would suppose on hearing hin
that it had been fully proved that poo
Hig. had stolen all the meat h,
had ever sold in the market. lie as
servated that his suit was lnaliciou
conspiracy against the Methodists ant
Masons to crush his client. But al
this leave out, as not bearing on tn
main subject-myself.
He came back to me with a renew
ed appetite. He said he would con-
clude by paying his valedictory res
poets to his juvenile friend, IS this wa
the last time he ever expected to hav'
the pleasure Of meeting him.
The poetic young gentleman hat
said, that by your verdict against hi
client you wonld blight forever hi
reputation and that of his family
that you would bend down the spirit 0
his manly son, and dim the radiance Q
his blooming daughters beauty. Very
pretty, upon my word But, gentle
men, not SO fine, not so poetical b,
half, as precious moroccan of poetry
which adorns the columns of the vii
liage newspaper, bearing the initials 0
J. q. Il. Az this admirable production
has excited great deal Of applause il
the nurseries and boarding schools,
must beg to read it, not for the instruc
ton of tho young gentleman, he ha
already seen it !; but for the entertain
ment Of the jury. 1t is addressed Il
b B., . young lady Q
this place. Here it goes"
Judge Of my horror when, on look
ing up, saw him take an old newspa
per from his pocket, aud, pulling dow
his speetacles, began to read in stag
actor style, some verses l had writer
for Rose Bells album. Rose had beef
worrying me for some time to writ
her something. To get rid Of her i'm
portunities, ! had scrubbed of fev
linea and copied them into the prec-
ious volume. Rose, the little fool, tool
them for something clever she neve
had more than thimble full of Brain
in her doll-baby head, and was O
tickled with en- that she got he
brother Bill, about fourteen, to cop,
them of, - we'll ~ he could, and TAX
them to the printing Office. Bill threv
them under the door. The printer. 4