The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-12-04

tfH #itfs F#fHHfFN ~ ffiH MINI ~
bwks, works n aff sod fwsirain I
Vd Fof tasss sHa sslsessiau be- i !
PRIME ta seek ~ssial and intellectual .
egioywsaai. Il i.lfus he lesifesand I
sppfecia,es whafevpf !. ,lseeni and 4
comfortable IN bis meteaai style /
oi lisiHs. bot Then be- ]. ever ready .
70 secrlhte ias apleaeufa N Iaofa /
eIevsied character.
With him. oae 81 TIE prime necca- |
stiles Is ,he ciucutien and einbcllish.
meui II his children. He's notson.
tent. should hls family b. denied
the priyilegcs essential 10 the cult.
vaiion aud enjoyment of q refined
taste. or IL lis soiis and daughters
shall iall 10 receive advantages, 40.
tial aud intellectual, cqsal to those
Of the prou'lest in the land. 10
these ends, h. is ready 10 pledge the
last cent in the Golfer. After this
fashion the lawyer lives wisely but
not too viii.
"Worlxs hard" rhoG.ithfnl Law
yer is a perfect prodigy of work
In cath aud every ease cspoused by
him, he fcclst that he has pledged his
reputation, his honor, and the best
efforts of his mind; and when tho
other sons of toll rest, and all nature
is sublime with the harmony OF 81
lence and deep repose, his tlickering
lamp may be seen in the small hours
OF the night, attending his lonely
vigils and when his eye grows grit
| ty, his temple throbs, aud -hls hand
trembles at his work, he represents
not patience ona monument, sml-
ling at grief but truly personates
fidelity worthy OF II monument.
And tits our pride to say that his
fidelity is not measured by the rank
or character of his client, by The
amount in controversy, or the ex
|, tent of his compensation. Whether
his researches and laSors involve th'
recovery of some grand old estate
, replete with associations Of aneestra
pride--some coveted Belmia, wheth
:, er they involve the liability of tn
people to be taxed for the paymen
of railroad bonds to the amount @
hundreds of thousands, or whethe
on the other hand, with but littl
:, hope Of reward, he seeks to enforc
= the right of dover for some poo
and triendless widow, denied to hi
!, on technical grounds, growing OF
J of settlements by deed or will,
" whether he seeks redress for thee
: phan, who has been defrauded,
:, :, his patrimony by the wiles of a dl
honest guardian or trustee; the tr
" lawyer cxerts the same diligence Al
devotion. aa a.. "a
~ And what's sometimes called y
n charity practice ofthe profession, !
:. pecially in criminal cases, his zeal
ID unabated, and when appointed
N an officer of the court, to defel
10 some unhappy mendicant or sor
Of thriftless son Of. Ethiopia, upon
SC charge involving life, n liberty,
: applies himself ,tothe work with I
! ! same epergyrof soul and earnestn'
Of of purpose, as though the accus
i, had the purse Of a millionaire at
Sd command, Or MS though 4 Char
Il I Or Louis XVI were on, trial
\ this life. / recur to this with IN,
O. prcssible pleasure and beg to pc
=, lowed to cite an instance fresh in
a., recollection. ,,st
ID 4. In the Clarksville circuit of II
90 nessec, many, years ago, a mel
he slave Was arraigned for the mpr
N. Of another slave, the motiveijc
ousy, the evidence altogethercircp
to stantiaL. Tie prosecutor the
he inner owner Of, tho deceased, had q
ch fcounsel. The owner Of the unh
ke. ny prisoner, though "wealthy,
a.
lay we'll niggered," set mggardly wit
re- refused to employ counsel. T.
on. court employed one ofthc brigh
ems ornaments of the bar y to defend
ESQ The examipation Of the testim
nan and arguments of the csase elic
- the highest exercise Of his g
nat powers Of tact and cloqucnce: 4
ntil in that defense, he made the grs
Z. eat est efforts Of his life. He was
vay- -ullyy, followed about by a large !
Foundland dog, Which, ,1on this 0
and sion, as he was speaking, lay cro
re- cd at his feet, seeming 70 listen,
ties. drink nj the ravishing pealsA OF
ION. bewitching cloquence. In his
p cltision. aftercommenting upon