Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-10-26

delicate boy, the captain advised me as
a friend TO stay in future upon land.
Going on shore, the mate stepped for
ward and shook my hand, saying -
Well Sam, you have killed sailor,
after ALL
/ did not then know the meaning of
this phrase, but when got back TO the
old house in Howard street, my friend,
the driver, repeated it, and from him l
got the explanation of the term.
/ could not get back to the kitchen to
work again after my voyage so looked
for some employment. An
advertisement in the paper for prin-
ter's boy caught my eye, and l applied
and was received. Here / was quite
happy; l made myself favorite in the
office, and fortunately succeeded in
learning the busines so that my services
would command fair remuneration.
At twenty one l married Susan Rus
sci, the daughter of my employer. am
thus brief in recording this, because by
no alchemy whatever could / convert
the old-fashioned matter-of-fact liking
for each other and subsequent union in
to anything like romance. The whole
might be compressed into single SEN
tence. / liked her and married her when
l found she liked me.
My description of our new home
would be quite as brief. We took two
rooms, furnished them comfortably, and
Susan kept them shining like silver the
whole year round. If ever l enjoyed
true, real, unremitted happiness, without
care or anxiety, or fear for the future,
it was in those days. What peace we
enjoyed ! Our two eldest children were
born here; then our limits seemed too
small but it was a real pain to both OF
Us to move from the long abode which
had been the scene of so many calm and
peaceful hours.
We removed to a cottage in the sub
urbs of Boston; not those miniature cities
which now rise up beside the veritble
TrlmOuntain. but a small and obscure
village, since risen to the size and impor-
tance it deserves. About the time thai
we removed and were quietly settled, &
very important law case was on the dock
ct, we were very busy printing the re
ports Of the trial as it progressed. be
came immensely absorbed in it, not 81
much from sympathy with the partie
conc 9rned as from feeling that, were
acquainted with the technicalities of tn,
law, l could seize upon very many point
of importance which ! believed the pris
oner S counsel overlooked altogether
This idea grew stronger and stronger up
on my mind. / had access to law book
which were in my employers sanctun
and / pored over them sometimes a
night long.
Mr.. Russell had been bred to the Law
; but had relinquished his profession fo
that of an editor, some years before tn
birth of my wife. I frankly stated t
him my wishes in regard to fitting my
D self for the bar.
He first laughed at me, then seriousl
tried TO dissuade me from attempting
Opposition only strengthened my purpot
:, and l entered the office Of an emineI
lawyer, who overlooked my deficiencit
in some respects, in consideration, as
was pleased to term it, of the talent an
acumen which my replies to his questio
= displayed.
h now wrote for the journal / bi
i been accustomed to print, and with su
r. secresy that Mr.. Russell did not find w
a his new contributor was. He won
v often wonder in my presence, who it cou
,e be, and ascribed to him such a degree
le talent and brilliancy of expression as
lie had hardly hoped to deserve. He ofts
a too, imputed my articles to - a
Mt -, then the two leading writers of t
. day and expressed his opinion that th
a would not remain incog a great whi
es The fattery pleased me, but l did /
ba show any vanity to lead me into betra
ne ing myself. Through third party
re- received larger compensation for !
nd labors, certainly, than ] should have dc
so had my wise fatber-in-law had the lie
in suspicion who his correspondent was
,is / studied hard, and had at length
ew inexpressible satisfaction of being adu
&C. ted TO the Suffolk bar, / took an of
ed with another young lawyer, in order
reduce our expenses, and / waited al
zee iously for the brief period what sho
We be offered.
~ Poor Susan Nv heart aches at