Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-06

did not disdain to ride in the modest
brougham to which poor Mrs. Lewis
was reduced, and with but one man
servant to wait at the table Lewis
never forgot my birthday; and Mrs.
Lewis was good enough to insist, when
she heard OF my misfortune, that ]
should let her pay my Temple fees,
and that | should accept OF couple OF
rooms in her house, to be with Lewis.
She saw, l suspect, that | exercised a
very salutary influence over him. How
could i look churlish and refuse,
especially when Lewis joined his en-
treaties with those of his motherl 1t
wanted no little moral courage, how
ever, to keep with the Lewises, although
they loaded me with attentions, be-
cause people talked about them in
the neighborhood: and the tradesmen
sneered and jeered when the plain lit
tie brougham rolled past their doors,
or | and Lewis walked home TO din
ner / had no other home, however,
and, hardly a. farthing in my pocket.
As l have said, was without a rela-
ton in the world. but do take lit
tie credit to myself for my pluck in
holding to the wreck for-I can make
no secret of i'll never liked Lewis.
Mrs. Lewis paid all my expenses
while she lived, just as she paid those
other child could hardly see anything
which she made a difference between
us and when there was any slight adj
vantage In Lewis share he made it up
10 yn / oh oh 10
that he could not do without me; he
was full of dreams he was forever talk
ing about his uncle and the grand days,
and whether he could not redeem the
fortunes of his family, laughed at him,
l confess, and advised him, with small
fortune that remained, to put himself
in some good business in the city. He
shrugged his shoulders and would not
hear of it, but went dreaming on and !
believe his mother encouraged him ; he
pinched himself to employ lawyers, who
were to reopen the old horrible lawsuit,
and WIN back the tens of thousands of
pounds, and the old castle. We were to
walk on the old terrace once more, and
smoke our cigars again III the old faml-
liar wineries. 1t was sad to see the IN
fatuation which possessed Lewis. He
was not unmindful of me, | must say,
in all his dreams | was to have my
share of the glory when he got it, The
case came again and again before the
courts. | had been called to the bar
and Lewis had insisted that
/ should be employed, and that my brief
should be handsomely marked. 1t was
business TO me, and any business to
young barrister is welcome. SO ] APP
peared. 1t was really an effort of friend
ship on my part, for the bar was laugh
ing outright at young Lewis as fool
who was throwing good money after bad.
There was no hope for HIM. The Judges
uttered when rose the public smiled
when Lewis took'his seat among the at
;orneys. When we failed my Temple
friends would GONE around me and ask,
. Well, has Young lntatuatlon had
enough Of it now!"
Lewis brother died when he was
about nineteen, and Mrs. Lewis follow
ed soon after. Thought Lewis wQ.id
have gone mad He was certainly an
SOC - but who would not
nave been affectionate with sucn a
mother, Had il not been for his prec-
Ious lawsuit he would have followed IN
IN a month OF two; but, as the difficult
ties increased and the chances grew
less and less, he only grew tirmer in his
resolve to spend his last farthing and
the fast hour of his life IN the fight
He spared me all ! asked from him.
which was not much, and he contnved
that we should continue to live togeth-
er SO that | might carry on my profess
sion, int ended, you may be sure, to
refund him, to the utmost penny, some
day: but who can tell what the morrow
may bring forth I don't think he ex-
pected to be repaid. He never said so,
and there were times, ] know, when |
had money and he had none. Nay,
there were two or three occasions on
which he was locked up. He actually
carried on his plans in the sponglng
house. and when he was let ont, walked
straightway to his lawyers. He would
meet me with that strange, sad smile
on his face and the tirstquestlon would
be, how | was getting along did |
want anything? In few months al
troubles would be over. and we sLoald
ice in clover. For | must do MIN the
iu,tice-one leaf OF trofoil lie might
gather was to be for yor humble SER
want. Yet | never liked him.
To tel now, on u Sudden, fortune
came upon us, would be to make a long
story. The tenacity Of Lewis charac-
ter carried him through. He looked
sicklv, but in the weak, weak casket
was the mothers heart He had the
art OF waiting. When he was in Cursi-
tor street one day, overtures were made
To Alm. ny The acceptance Of which he
would lave secured tohimself hand
some income for life. But he dlsclaim-
ed ii. and went quietly to bed, on