The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-28
grtMina TelEaraph
"WEDNESDAY, DECBMBBR g, 1904.
True TO TRB LAST.

as partner, l should have looked up the law
slative to the confinement Of lunaHcs, by way Of
raotice, and for that persons special benefit.
Fell, the house is Ward, Smith & Diggles now.
tpd II may be Smith, d ggles & Smith before very
if Master Jack there minds his P's and Q's.
hoses 10 work his way on, as his father did
sbsfSre him. But TO go on with my story. was
siust out of my articles; and as Mr.. warlle-Crab
Wardle, we mischievous young clerks used to call
him-our managing common law clerk, was IN.
Door old Mr.. Andrews (who undertook that
Branch Of the business) asked me to remain and
90 his work while he was away And glad
enough was OF she chance for in the Gr3t
place, it gave me an increase OF salary, which was
an important consideration ia those days. and
better still, Is gave me practice aud eNpgri5uce of
(Which stood In even greater need. / dpn'
tmlnd owning IL now, because I've too good an
DpinOn OF Jacks comm Iu-suuse to Lhiuk that IL
will have bad effect on him; but when e,ts
bis age l thought, like many another foolish
FOung fellow, ttBt was so wonderfully clever.
lhat should take to law as a duck takgl to-
kaiRelning, without the trouble of learning. An
ftchooifellow and great chum of mine was one
WhFiey Lawrlnce, and his society aud example
VIZ anything but conducive to application. lie
gA9 t5oO year OF his own, and was waiting for
tttommi.sion in the army.
III Nearly every shilling of my fortune past pre-
lent and to come, had been sunk in paving she
premium aud stamp on my articles with Sharlus,
Ward, Andrews & Co., and so you may SUPPOSE
Pat the couplnionship Of CAV young scape-
tTace like Charley was not the wisest that law
ter's clerk on nothing year could have chosen
n led me into all sorts Of scrapes and ex .raya-
Hnces; and when, after eighteen months of
nckcttiug about town, Charley was gazettcd
6ll ensign In Her Msjcsfy's -th regiment and
ndered of 70 lucia, l found myself in din
ntits, under which | grOaned for many q year.
u, but he was a right down gOOd-hear.ed b5y
4s Charley aud II had hiuted at my troubles
N1llm, they would very soon have vanished.
BIT l was too proud for that; and Charley
hd troubles OF his own at starting which
Hvented his thinking about me. There was
4 birl down in Dcvonshire, where his family
Red-a ergy mans daughter-wth whom he
Rd fallen in love- and would have married
Hsight off, but her father, proud man aud de-
V4ed WOrshipper Of mtmmOn tout of the pulpit,
other views for her. and gave my poor friend
cold shoulder. l never could see any beauty
n Inura Tr garven, the damsel ia question and
Hser on knew her for what she was-a white
Roded little simpleton, without a single good
NXallly TO make herself or any one else happy.
N Charley's eyes, hOweyer, she was perfection
Vd IN one Of their stolen interviews they vowed
fahl love aud constancy; and Charley carried
8h him to Bengal her solemn promise never
WFer, never TO marry another.
H1hree years passed, and this brings me to the
We spoke OF when began my story. l had
Wt nnished preparing brief in a great patent
% we had for trial in Guildhall, AID was the
Nt in the office-for Il was late-when in came
d. Sharpus wi h couple of deeds in his hand,
ID, "Oh Mr. Smith" he said, 81 am sorry to
ain you, but the statoner has been much be-
hdhand with the engrossing Of this settlement,
n as il must So OFT tonight by the mail
N1n, would you be so good as to assist me
bile Fyerify IL with the Conveyancer's draft 81
NNow this was mere clerks work, and offered
Vdo II myself; but he was always considerate Of
Rer's trouble, and insisted upon helping. So
htook the draught and read IL, while followed
IN the parchment 10 see that IL was properly
RieI. II was marrisge-settlement, whereby
Erd Chornbury, no0eman OF seventy years Of
W and any thing but reputable character, set
n 100000 upon his bride elect, and this lady
Is no other than Laura Treyarven "Poor
barley!" thought l, as / walked home, show
80 break to yol this rupture of all your
ipesp And my difficulty was not lesseued
Ven, a day or two afterwards, received letter
I'm him, stating that his regiment was ordered
me, and bidding me wish him Joy upon the
pspect OF again beholdng his darling constant
ETs:
We'll, six months passed, and heard no more
Charley; nor, indeed, had much time to think
put him, for poor old Wardle's illness ended in
Edtath, and l was appointed, Professionally,
NaeiDg clerk in his stead. The assizes we're
kaud we had several heavy cases for trial in
Nlent parts of the country. One of these, the
vspesute OF Stopperty VS.. Moss, was entered
jr trial at York; and thither went by the mail
-foB there were no railways in those days--with
ny briefs and witnesses, and retained the late
ord Campbell as my leading counsel.
Now York is charming old city, IN which a
ranger can spend day or two very pleasantly
1loOking about him. But clerk in charge of a
k-suit, Master Jack, must not 60 looking about
Em, or let his witnesses out of his sight; for he
Ever knows, from one hour to another, when his =
Ruse may be called on. 1t may stand half
vzen down on the list; but if you presume on
lis to so out for walk, or row on the river,
A others are sure to break down, or be referred,
II what not and pretty mess you will be In
sHn. II may remain the very next for trial, and
)u may be told that the one before il cannot
st swo hours: and for all that it may drag
A for days. Such case was that which
Apped the way" before Stopperty ps.
Pss A dozen times it threatened to break
kwn, and a dozen-and-o one times it got on its
barry legs again. II was a dull affair; aud, for
rant Of something better to do-as dared not
saye the Castle-l strolled into the Crown Court,
here las you must know, Miss Nary the pri-
oners were tried. There sat the Judge in his
rrlet robes, with the high sheriff of the county
this side, and before him three prisoners stand
/ in the dock upon their trial for burglary.
gan to chat with some young barrsters whom
knew, and was paying no attention 20 the pro-
edings, when all OF q sudden heard the name
hOrd Thornbury mentioned by the counsel
no was conducting the prosecution. pricked
my cars, and began to listen TO the case,
1t appeared that a day or two before the bur
krY. Lord ThOrnbury had returned with his
! bm their continental tour, and had taken
pode at his country seat that, in antici-
the festivities which were to follow, the
IBIS grand family plate and her lady
yels had been brought down from his
5tankers' hat one of the prisoners was
gded servant, who knew where those yaua-
tyweIe kept; that the house had been broken
and the whole of the silver swept away;
What another of the accused was caught in
NsCt Of climbing down from the roof of an
house close 10 the place where an entrance
been effected. The case against this fellow
40 was indicted by the name Of Richard
0mpson) seemed TO be clear enough that
lnst his companions rested upon circumstan-
evidence One OF them, named Arnold, had
aseen in company with Thompson the day
fNe the burglary, prowling about the park,
" 10 the house, in suspicious manner; and
Landlord Of the inn at which Thompson had
A. staying swore that man-whom he after
Rds recognized as Arnold-called for the pris-
y Thompson the following night, and that they
aked CUT together in the direction OF Lord
3mbnry's park. The name Of the discarded
rant was O'Hara and he had been taken into
ilody in the house Of a noted reG0iyer OF stolen
Nds al Sheffield, where, concealed under some
PES In the back k.kitchen, was found mass OF
fsr plate broken up aud partially melte l, but
tMtficiently soto ObliterAte the marks whereby
iNsNleutified as Lord ThoTn6urys property.
HtSrttched old "fence" was indicted asoi but
Fpleaded guilty, and was called as witness
tnst his client. Arnold and O'Hara were
Iaded byo oBusel, andeyery dodge shat expert
and Ingenuity could devise was made use Of
= em of, and TO throw all the blame on
,sn 10 There was public path through
klnkre the former had been seen talking
eIa Zen "a perhaps he had merely asked
oHu K, T5o,.She had accompanied him to the
aspsti : hfs ~, ~ in the burglary, how came il
l.a IstFtf fo11g han