The Shasta courier., 1864-01-02
AN ARKANSAS HERO.

a native of Ohio, went to Little Rock to set
up the practice of law. He was ttieI3Rtout
three and twenty years of age, sasah.
der, and efeminate- looking, with light hair,
almost beardless face, and dark blue eyes.
His dress, though not exactly foppish, was
altogether too fine, neat and precise to suit
the taste Of men who had always been pre-
pared for roughing it in the backwoods, as
most of them had done at one time and an
other; and he was moreover stranger from
the North, who mad perhaps come there to
display his learning and pick up their mo-
ney; so that, from the first, he was regarded
with suspicion, aversion and contempt.
The first six or eight months he got no
practice whatever, notwithstanding he was
regularly at his office, or the court room,
watching, waiting and hoping; and he was
about to give dp in de>pa.r. and betake him
self 10 some other locality, when ole day a
tail, lank individual came shutting into his
apartment, and after surveying him keenly,
from head to foot said, as he helped himself
to a seat:
. See here, young hop-trump, is there any
thing i'll you ~
Yes, my breakfast" replied the law
yer, with quiet smile.
The other stared at him a few moments,
and seemed undetermined whether to consd-
er the reply joke or an insult, He finally
grinned at it, and proceeded:
g mean, do you know anything?''
"Oh, yes, something" answered the law.
yer. pleasantly. 81 know the difference be.
tween chalk and cheese-a horse and a
horseback"
Can you write?''
g have written my name before now.r
The stranger drew a newspaper from his
pocket, opened it deliberately, pointed out an
article, handed it to the young man, and
said:
Read that"
"Alold ?'
Z" "Yes."
The lawyer complied, and read TRADE, of
the most scandalous and scathing nature,
against Miles Gregory, the Wing candidate
for the State Legislature.
Well, J? demanded the stranger, when he
had finished the article, what do you think
of that?n
g 1t is pretty severe"
g believe you. Do you 'spect thar's an
other man in the State of Arkansas that can
write as scorching thing agin the Democrat
lc candidate ~
II thOiO WCiO idOtS w justify IL, L uDuDl
not such an article might be produced - re-.
piled the young lawyer.
:" To thunder with your facts - cried the
stranger excitedly; - facts haint got nothin'
to do with politics. I'm Miles Gregory. and
I'll give fifty dollars to any body that Ii write
as savage a thing as that agin Jim Perrin"
WI hen do you want it ?"
"Now-t to day.
- Narv wall - n
hours, l will show you something that will
match it."
''lf you'll do it, or the half ont" said
the candidate, rising to leave. I'm put you
in a way to make fortunen
He went out and returned at the appointed
time, and the young lawyer had the article
ready. Without descending as low as the
model in vulgar epithets, it was even mo, e
terrible in its whitening sarcasm. Gregory
could hardly contain himself while the Young
lawyer was reading it, and as soon as he had
done, he bounded from his seat with veil
of triumph, and, seizing the delicate little
hand of the writer, almost crushed it between
his great bony fingers.
You've done it, young man," he cried.
and you'll soon have something better to
do than sit here staring at blank wals.-
Here's your money-the only difference is.
I've concluded to make it hundred instead
of ffty-but that's my business, so none of
your nonsense"
He rushed out with triumphant laugh,
leaving the young lawyer to ruminate upon
his first fee, and the possible consequences
of becoming conspicuous individual in that
lighting region.
The next week the article appeared in the
Wing paper, and created quite a sensation.
One political party was delighted and the
other chagrined. Who was the author3 No
one knew. The quid nuncs were puzzled
Every known writer's style was duly consid
cred, but something in the article differed
from each. Could it be that a new Junius
had come among them? The Wings were
anxious to find oat, to do honor to their cham
pion; and the Democrats that they might
contrive a way to silence him. Nobody sus-
pected the young lawyer. In fact, If he had
openly avowed it, the chances were that he
would have been kicked for boasting liar.
Three individuals only knew anything
about 1.-THE writer, the candidate, and the
proprietor Of the paper in which it appeared.
To the last, indeed, was due the fact that the
secret had been kept so close. The moment
he first read the article he acknowledged the
power of the writer and demanded his name.
Gregory gave it without hesitation. The
journalist was surprised. He had seen the
puny lawyer, he said. but never dreamed
there was any such stuff in him.
How did you find him out, Gregory?''
by blunder. l got into his office by
mistake. and then something just kind Of
strack me to try the thing on-a sort of ex-
pertinent, you know"
docs any one else know anything about
it?''
:. Nary one.v
..Then see here-this must be secret of
honor between us. am going down to Sc
cure that young man to write leaders for me
he is worth his weight in gold-but nobo-
dy must know who he is, and am almost
certain be will never be suspected. Remem-
Der. Gregory, if the secret gets wlnd / shall
blame you." sA
.'Al right; I'm dumb''
Thai very day Arthur Granger was sscur-