The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-10-10
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Autobiography of a Lawyer.

maiden lady of sixty four, who, in place
of the father and mother whom never
saw, alternately pa;ted me and scolced
tse as long az she was able. escaped
from both when | was eleven years old.
by running away; aud although she sent
ne innumerable messages when she dis
covered my Whereabouts, TO return t, her,
and he sent to school and fitted for col.
lege, undutifully refused ever to 90 near
her again.
Had hired out" with a small farmer
to do his "chores" for my board and
clothes; and stayed three years, at the
end q: which time my moving propensi
ties moved me to run Oft from him. |
bad made all my arrangements, and WAS
even mounted on the top Of the Reading
stage, when who should come into the
tarern-yard Tut the farmer
'Nhere are you going, boy - he called
out in hard and severe tone.
10 Boston, sir
TO Boston
can not describe the manner in which
he said tins; but it woke up all the mem
oiies OF tloggins which lett scars vet.
nave not uIne TO tell YOU how many more
than the immortal Fusbos hal. lie was
- c"Aisc prolnne man, and he launched
out int" strain oI abuse which would
have made my bl"nd chIl! if bad been
aIlald OF h'm, and bade me get down in
stantv and 20 o ne.
Th INK you, sir said, i am engaged
to somebody else
AT this mOn"nt The stage started. lie
"d"rel the driver 10 stop nnd 'ct duwu;
but lie drove on, aud | almost ashamed
u rccord that | made significant gesture
with my ihumb aud finger upon my very
decent Roman nose, aud calling out
60 oi 10y, sT--,"u shnl hear OF me
some day ! wcnI L, II in the cxuItaut tai
hmph "i freedom.
was doiight, d with the fine pr"-Iec,
which | emj"yed III my elevated seat. The
driver WAS very kind To me-, 1etusing Ia
take my money iui the whole Journey,
an" "ttrrng to find me stopping place
IL the city.
At 'h,t time there WAS very old
house in Howard street, now demolished,
IN which Mr.. Jones kept huarders for u
nr mbsr of years. Here he stopped The
age { r ne IL get down.
what Stall d", driver 7 sail |
Just ring that LrIl. my bad lac an
sw re', ~ i somebody will come ana
I~I you ~.
,""Krd up to the top VI the door.
i don't see ANY lie |. 1, r. s,id tin,diy
The man hurs, INTO . luuG lauyh.
Pull that knob, gr, en, ! lie said ard
s'rnchtway puhe'l It again nu,i ngaim,
""lll Mr. Jones, queer l"ukin. fellow.
with one leg and II dhar.datcd g. e, came
+" the door, and looked dagger, out Of
his remaining orb Of vision. upon the
lurkIess wight WHO had broken his brI
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Let that youngsrer stay with you and
n"'nm Jones till ] come to SUPPER sal |
the still laughing driver; ard stayed
Ma'Hm Jones Is aIidy that would have
made fine comp MON for Dani, Lam
bert. Sheltered ben ath her rAracious
wings, could id defiance TO mttle NJ
Joue., who dared not attack any Ifiing
lhmt his wife might take fancy for pet
ting. This knowledge, together with the
daily .ight Of my old friend. the driver,
kept me happy rhr, ugh the winter. |
secured knives, aud performed quite II So.
lies Of simiIar dis, flied lab"urs every
morning; but when boys Uf NV own age
were arunnd, | sometimes thought while
looking al their god and respect. bic clio
thing, that :; would not have been u bad
plan for me TO have accepted aunt De-
horah's offer of sending ne 10 college.
An opportunity otfe ing TO go to sea,
! prepared to go, de.p.te the eniTeaties
and tears OF the fat landlady. When
she found me determined, sHe provided
me with everything ueedtul for the voy
age, hugged ME TO her capacious heart
and bade me God speed. Jones, who
WAS so angry because stayed there, wa.
still more so when | went away-and in
hIs whe's absence taunted ne with nv
new clothes, wlich he more than half
supecte1 came from her, although they
1ased rs the gift Of the stnge'drver.
The servants all assembled To see me
40 away. aud their hearty 'good.hy, Sam!
A safe return To you old fellow y was pro.
badly more sihcere thsa hiRs tenihs OF
the good wishes that have been spoken
10 me since that tiWe.
! shall say but n very little about my
sea life. 1t did not answer my expecta.
tons at all. | never sassed day with
out inloIerable sea sickness. aud being a
light delicate Toy. the captain advised me
ss friend TO stay in future upon land
Gong 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 oI
this phrase, but when got back to the
old house in Howard-sreet, my friend,
the driver, repeated it, and from hlm go.
the explanation Of the term.
I could not get back 10 the kitchen 70
work again after my voyage, so ! looked
out diligently for some employment. An
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