The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-25

4 intimate terms held him in his power. and
. was about pushing him 10 the wall. He
naq JUS. been 20 see tins person, who no,
only refused TO hold back an execution.
+ recently issued, but treated poor Hal
lam with disc0uEtesy that chafed him sore
ly.
4 81 know of but one man who can helm
r you sad ]. after clearly understanding
Tie state Of affairs.
p who" :" DE asked. eagerly.
"Nr Scranton
The Light Went out Of his face.
IL happen 10 know. | continued with
oat seeming 10 observe his change of man
uer ''that be has some influence with fbis
VT storm. VINO IS crowding You so closely.
In TACT. there exists such a relation between
them. thar ii Mr. Scranton STRONGLY disan-
prove the course he is taking. Storm musr
desi-t"
Poor comfort In al that. " replied Hal
= lam. -loomiiy. why should he disan-
prove"
Oar estimations of Mr. Scranton diff
Ter, said l. 1ou have suffered feeling
~ o"Ll lOn ln regard 10 his real character.
Now consider him just man. and kind
man lie never ac 5 from mere impulse
lie can always give you reason Tor What
he does.
Hallam shook his head.
In The case Of your fair friend. whom
he refused TO help, there was more i'm his
conduct than YOU imagined. as / have since
learned. He knew ali about her"
" lie dil."
" Yes. She was the wife Of a relative.
passing under an assumed name. All the
admonIuon he felt free 10 give al tie time.
You received; but You were angry and lid
mol heed him
Judged him. "
Hal.am was surprised
This Information" | added. changes
your position in regard TO Mr. Scranton.
gu see h.m lc0m another point OF view"
lie dld uot reply.
Take my advice and 90 20 him. State
your case plainly. and ask him il he cannot
help ynh lia Viii h-tom - s-ar ,.atis..,l,-.
and II be can see the way clear, Will render
you service. Ii his head Is cool his heart
Is warm l know the man. But he will
only act from just judgment in any case
Ny word for il. if yOu can make him see
that storm Is acting from that selfish eager
ness which viii have its own, no matter who
or what suffers. he will say to storm Not
one step farther in that direction and his
word will prevail"
Ny friends peril was 50 great that he
would not turn from any fair offer OF help.
! was positive and urgent. So he went to
see Mr.. Scranton In leaving my Office he
said
I'd rather 90 to be shot"
lie looked pale and wretched
hall an hour afterwards he returned -
His step was hight his form erect, his coun-
tenance so changed that he scarcely looked
like the man who had turned from me with
q most painful air OF detection only little
while before
All right" he said almost cheerilv.-
" You knew the man better than did"
Sit down and tell me all about it,"
was. OF course, Interested
lie sat down. SAYING
s,jpb9fai8 dried Back; but when turn
ed all before me was black and hopeless
In only one direction was there any prom
lse OF escape. 50 / went on again. Mr..
scranton was sitting at a desk writing
when entered. He did not see me as
approached him. and had TO speak. He
looked up and / expected a frown: but his
face lighted up with a kindly expression.
can have "a few words with YOU M
scranton. - ] said
The wOrds 80 chOked me that | could
hardly bring them into utterance.
90 He drew NE 4 chair close to the desk
where he was sitting. As / sat down. he
replied, encOuragingly.-
As many as You please, Mr. Hallam.
say on
The ice was broken Ny heart was
lighter. | could breathe freely What q
sense OF relief experienced. As soon a.
l could collect my thoughts | told my story.
He listened without a movement OF a re-
spOnse. What calm self-pOised man he
IS | saw that be was interested but could
not tell whether he would lie for or against
me. After / had finished ne asked a great
many questions; questions that made it
plain 10 me that he not only understood my
exact situation, but was concerned for NE.
lie then pointed out several mistakes that
l had made. and showed me that certain
things purposed doing were not best
Whai sound Judgment the man has.
Give Yourself no further trouble about
Mr. storm. he said. AT last. when he fully
comprehended the case. He is not acting
right. Call and see me tomorrow. and II
You will submit full statement of your al
fairs, Will advise and help you in every
proper way. l see that You mean 10 do
justly. and that is all In your favor
Il thanked him with tears in my eyes
l feel strongly, you know; ii is my nature
But he was as cool and calm as an October
evening"
You will submit the statement Of your
affairs said l.
90, yesl He has won me over / will
trust both his head and his heart"
N0u may do so with confidence. for bis
heart IS kind and his judgment clear Mere
feeling never betrays him into an act that
reason does not approve. Ii your case had
not been just: if be had seen anything like
fraud or oyer-reaching: he would have turn
et from you and denied you. No appeal
would nave influenced him. He would have
stood unm0red by your distress and danger,
and seen You 20 under without putting
forth hand 10 save YOU. Such is the man.
1ou may say that be Is Of granite, or iron
that he cannot have natural feeling-that
he hurts the weak and sensltive-0r make
a hundred such allegations against him.
BIT ID viii bee bard 10 fini a case where.
through blind feeling, he has been unjust.
or the Oppress0r of innocence. He Will not
give money 10 have bis name in print: nor
10 help the unpuncipled. or vicious: nor to
encourage the Idle and self indulgent: nor
10 stand fair with his neighbOrs All ap-
pcals 10 him are ia vain thai do not reach
lis judgment.
L is Well u have such men in the
world replied Hallam. They are as
granite pillars: or a. key-stOnes in arches;
or a piers and abutNents. Ii am not
bruised in striking against them. il am
not held mp by their calm and rugged
strength, ! can appreciate their value But
ii they stand al any time in the way Of nv
Over-aTdeut impulses and | am suddenly
bruised by contact. feeling Eil blind me 10
their worth, and I viii misjudge them. l
know my weakne 81 know my tempera-
ment With what strange differences we
arc made. How little DO We understand
each 0iher,"
\ knowledge Of our inirmity IS said. By
the mOralist. 70 be half the cure. For al
my friend Halam's inumations 10 the con .
trary, he Is more careful in his judgments
Of men. and Is not 80 hard on the cool and
unimpulsive as formerly. He has proved
the worth Of solid principle and under
stands the value OF men who represent
piers aoutments, and arches.-N l. Led .
ger.
The King Of Siam. whose full name Is
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