Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-20

8 Wheel or 90
art cisss a., fnstesd VI being crowded
into one Of the second or third class car.
Lx1Aeek InucA nhfcrtunO are oeetainly
| not very hard TO bear"
"ThaS II true; hut"
.You would have found plcAanter
lcpnpany elsewhere, perhaps, Isdmit--an-
sfead al an old eTumh1ef, IN interesting
young hdy, with whom you coald have
passed the time pleasantly"
~By no mcanA I Am In 10 mood TO
coiay ladic3 society"
-Hy. yua can think of nothing bat this
| terrible examination The gentlemen oi
| aAc cauniAgon are no txi0esA dare ny
tAsy win sound yoa 10 he bottom. no
sTss diem. rhave been NO idler. and
feel shas an well uptn the old Roman
- veli ae German law"
Thea you are jurist.s
n have for four pears filed Q position
in our courts, quite TO the satisfaction Of
ny vupeEiorA And now I IN Goin9 70
Berlin 70 pAn my third examt1Adon.s
"Whisl Joa wtll Do orahaay ! have
.Whs knowss' sighed Emile. "The
gentlemen ef the commission are said TO
Be very severe, and in some instances
very dissgreeable."
.Certainly not more severe than Il
Necessary; and, p lar = know, the
commission h cozpoasd Of highly honor
able men,"
"That I do not doubt; but they are
only human. Their decisions depend on
thousand little accidenta II 10 possible
| one examiner viii not like my nose, or
my face may remind him Of one Of his
enemies or Of notorious villain, or on
the day am examined he may have quar-
relied with his wife or servants, or may
be suffering from . toothsche or IN indi.
gestion. am convinced thatI sAal be
the victim Of some such fatality"
"You arc indeed An original, with your
fatality" said the old gentleman, smiling
"And to add TO my other misf0rtunes,"
continued Emile, "the commission OF ex-
aminers has new President, OF whom
terrible things are told."
"Ahi and what IL said Of himf" asked
his companion, with his usual sarcastic
smile. -sS'sss 8stt.R - @ffR
"To do him Justice, one must confess"
replied Emile, "that he ia q very able
jurist, this HeTr Won Wolf. His writings
are held in very high esteem. OF con.
temporary writers there are none have
studied more carefully or more probably,
although do not agree with MIN in all
his bold and original views"
"1ndeed I" replied the old gentleman,
ironically. at
az think, for example, that he attaches
too much importance TO the so-callcd his.
toric law, and have expressed my opinion
In criticism, which hope has not fallen
into his hands; II 1t has, am lost"
"Where was your article published ?"
"In the jurists' Jahrbuch, TO which l
Am an occasional contributor"
$50, sol" cried the old gentleman, TAX
ing pinch of smut, and politely reaching
tho box to Emile. "Then you are an
author alsof"
ain order not to be burden to my
mother, I hare contributed to several
scientific journals. l have, besides,
published little treatise on the law Of
succession, which, by the way, has met
with q very fsttering reception"
II am much pleased TO make the &C.
quaintance Of 30 talented young man |;
but We arc wandering from our subject.
You said that this rnsw president, Herr
Won Wolf
"Is real WOLF who, ! am told, was
never known to spare candidate or let
one get out Of his clutches with q whole
skin. OF his severity, Judging from what
idea. He is generally known ~ the Fe
rocious Wolf"
Evolves, you know, don't eat one an
other," said The old gentleman. 81 trust
you will not find this one 60 voracious -
| m k.s t~anv, roupaannfadV
| In familiar converse like this the two
travellers reached Berlin, where they took
. polite leave Of each other.
| II hope TO see you soon again" said
the old gentleman.
y shall DO right glad to meet you, sir, !"
III have no doubt OF II, and 10 au 70.
vojr I" cried the old gentleman, with his
usual sardonicA smile, 80 his cab drove
away.
The next morning, ct an early hour,
| Emile sailed out In search Of such lodg-
ings q his limited means would admit OF
his taking. After q long search, he
found, In quiet street In retired por.
ton Of the city, modest fourth.story
room looking into the court, and over
the tops Of the ncighborinS houses.
With the view of taking immediate
possession of his new lodgings. he took
the nearest way back to his hotel.
The unaccustomed noise and hustle o.
the capital 90 bewildered and interested
him that for the moment he forgot the
ordeal through which no was soon
to pAss-the terrible examination.
Completely absorbed In the ever.vary
i Ing spectacle that presented itself to hi
admiring gaze, he. was deaf TO the shouts
OF coachman, who was scarcely able K
govern the nery horses OF an elegan
equipsge. II was not until the animals
/ %. they came swiftly down the street
wsre nearly upon him, that Emile becam,
aware Of his danger, and tried by spring
ing to one side to avoid II. The ladies II
the carriage = the one On elderly per
son, tho other beautiful young CIR
uttered q scream of terror, Will,
the coschmsn, cufaing VI the awk
wardncss OF the young man, drew In the
rcins, and, IN his anger, used the whiE
vigorously on the innocent horses. The1
reared up, sheered To one side, and sprani
forward, 20 that the carriage would havl
been overturned, .AAd not Emile, with
q great pseSsx6Ssn mind, and regardless O
the danger he incurred, .aeizsd, tAe horse