Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-06-26
vi | > & L. l. I. NY.
APPEARANCES ARE DEcEITFuL.

hFFEAhASCES AXE DECEIIEUI.
through a retired quarter Of London.
never tresPassed upon bat by those who
have special business % 70 there. run,
Pembertou's Lane. a. i; j. called. altogether
quite street. There Is profasion Of
metal signs and large door-plaics. most oi
them beaHns. ~hen they have more than
a name upon them. the words ' I.icenced
20 plead at the Court q Chanccirv.- or
simply Counselor Al La~~ From the
relative size II the plates. the deep cutting
or faint style % the letters on them. a close
observer might select the Young lawyer. or
the old barrisier. Of the latter class vas
the plate % wbich Ne call attention.
lt~as rather large one. silyercd. bot from
neglect and exposure tarning % zinc color
nth s'uTdy gothic letters craven into IL.
A. n challenging time % blur their sharp
outlines. Lewis Langtoa. late Of Lincoln,
Inn. stood cut IN such vivid relief tha, the
passcr-by. bad BE- but atransicnt glimpse %
%. would see D; a. II before him for fuil
thirty mingtcs afterward. The brass knob
- companion. bal lost iis yellow bright
ness. AMI ia striving 20 blush Ar its neigh
bor's forvarlucss. had attained rusty hue.
which seemed a. u Il would cone Of IN
ones hanl - l- pressed q.
Knob ani plate belonged O. a door oak.
Oh ia'hioned. With heavy panels. which "a,
st ia deep recess; which. takius into
Account the quaint frctiing u the oak
cornic' above. anl the stone siIi. crumblcd
into jagged. toothlikc remains. bore no
little rvscu1lance O. the cavernoas m8a,h
and Jaws of some fabicd monster. We
uii-hi say. were we % those who make AZ
point % set uP ia~yers a. a bat. that few
Of those vho vcrc rusli,phcl ia that enor-
nous mas wcrr ever dissorsei without
leaving something d,ar O. them behiud-
were it simPis their hopes.
IT, th.s case. vras one of the fortunate
ic~. a. one morning. 40 t-a O'Clock lcs.
quarter. | opened the heavy door. an.i pass
ing through another u lighter material.
entered a we,l-lighted counting room. With
desks and stools. on one Of which was seated
the only inmate OF the place AZ the time %
my cutry.
lie was youns. sleepy-iookins maa.
about iacniy-ouc or two. lnguiliy doziag
over the morning paper a shall not name
which paper 10 va. for tear its antagonists
may lay thc young mans sleepiness % its
accouuf.) from which be- merely glanced
up after BE- had got through the longest
leader. anl then passed on % the next
article. Before De could have p,,rusc,I three
lines. interrupted him with the inquiry
where vas O. wait i.r Mr Lanrton.
Ga iearulng my name D. uncoiiri his TX.
slo~ly from a tuist they hal around those
% a desk. laid down the paper lei.urriy.
after having a. ieisurciy folded it 90 that b.
could begin at The isht piacc. and then
usherei me into q chamber adjacent % the
counting room. where were a couple Of
stuffed ieaiher-tottomcd revolving chairs. a
desk or tvo. safe. and shelves running
arourd thrrc SIDES and over the door. on
Which we're as-books as large a. giant
eh.iI. primer. and isfpanncd boxes with
initials on their froni below padi0cks these
With basket or two 81 oil letters under
thr desk. and irkstani. pen. ani paper
uio" "' "r'" A.i 4 noiicei in my trst sur
sey.
one % vac bra'y eha' -
=" " "S- % '-t me- seated
'' "' 50 ~hrn Ten
> '' 20. '''','''e enaTei we're
''' 2! -n,.'e az ihe outer door, Nlich
VIZ i-'" -''' coming
\ few moments more. AMI an OF man