The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-06-29
The Young Lawyer. or who Is
10 EsiaFEle.
LY KITTY.

promise rou that this is the last
glass the very last, your humble servant
ever calls for here or elsewhere nv mind
is made up"
The scene was = bar room with lie usual
sppendage, Of tobacco smoke and loung
ers, and the speaker, young man Of TWEEN
ty-fiye, who draining tie glass he held
placed it upon the table. and turned to-
wards .he door.
William Murray was rising young
lawyer in New England village, and
with a good education, considerable talent,
and winning manners, his prospects for
the future promised fair. But, like many
others be had acquired, during a short
residence in a neighboring city, thirst
for strong drink, though seldom known to
indulge freely, be took a glass every
morning as regular as his breakfast He
was away from home and relatives his
mother had been long dead, and bis only
surviving parent lived with an elder child
in & small village in the western part of
ths Empire STATE. Yet, although young
Murray had lived in N--scarcsly
year, he had gained many real friends,
and some false ones Among the latter
class we must number Jones, tie respected
proprietor Of the village tavern. Jones
was rather kind hearted in the man, and
promised himself again, and again, that
be would sell no more liquor to young
Murray, bltit being resolution somewhat
ditiicnlt to keep, especially As William was
one Of bis best customers, and when max
ing money was concerned, Jones, like
many others, was noted for an elastic con,
science, 50 he had from si.ae to time bro
ken his word.
The evening before the one in which we
introduced William Murray 10 our readers
AS had paid Miss va visit, and j:
vas on this occasion he had been persua-
ded TO Join the Good TenpIaIs, a lodge
Of which had been orgauIzod there SIX
months previous 10 the opening OF our
story.
To be sure it was considerable Of an ef.
fort for him to give up his daily beverage,
but still harder to give up Louise, who
losoIutely refused to marry him until he
would Join.
That night ha was duly initiated and
became member Of the order, not with.
out some misgivinss it is true, as to
whether he should ultimately hold out
but with fixed purpose in bis mind to
steer clear Of Jones for the next week at
lsass.
One year pissed away, and William
Murray still continued I~tAta: 10 his obIl-
cation Duriuc that tirDe he had 1narliai
Loulse W, and was now pleasantly
settjsd in hone Of his own. We Will
not speak Of tie TRIALS which had beset
him IN that year, ho had come nobIy
through them ali, and was succeeding well
IN his profession respected ana beloved by
the ootlef p. lioh OF tle people, 'ndu'ged
BY hIs .oAd vie, t4c future was da"hlhg
without a c'o"a-he was HaPPy-'h"
Pursst oedS1's OF no nome over ms neat ne
asked 10 more, I"as tn9a the lempte'
came
1t was at the close Of warm summers
day that jones' sat by his red and white,
curtained window, looking out upon the
people passing on tue slde walk, ms tho IS
ever busy ana rather troublesome. That
Lodge" had done an awful sigh: Of mis-
chlei' h'ost '' us customers ,} ma, nAa JoIhs1
ana tuoug" some o. lne1h l'"o broken 7l
tne'r Pieo8e' "od i0'uIlie' 70 tnelr 0Iu
h&olI'' S.lil i - d gIeS1 restraint ol
great nu's"u'' "s lo "''s P'7"sou - III I,. ~
Il, ana n&" u"u''804 H,"i I!I I1iN'e' i.''iy
sometnI"S LGS' L+, 20 u'N' ii' IH1.,,. S".u D0
spalrlngiy' " MIC 'hus A]SID? " nilah
Murray passed me "lhooW, ana quickly
was 1t prompted ~ the evil 0he) Jones
oeckonei MN ID. lie was seen 10 pause
look around, and then enter
Ny Gear ls.'o"' "ha' Tie matter =
You look III
"Ouly tired" was the reply, "have had
considerable business today"
Something more than that, I'm sure,
and YOU must take something added
Jones, passing behind the bar and reach
ing for a bottle. But Murray refused
:. lis nothing but headache, | will
sleep it off," and be rose to leave.
" Now YOU can take some medicine, l
hope" pleaded Jones. ''it's nothing but
currant wine, ami YOU are allowed to take
that. or ought to bs-my dear friend, Just
for the sake of Aud Land Syne.''