Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-13
sHARp PRACTICE.

tice. he had Nv equals. as Ew4e lat i,
.,ighsinr % I cass. He vsu1d hare been
no match for Dsnicl Webe1w in the D.r,.
mouth College case bat 4 = the opinioa
of the writer that the Daif lapth College
case would not have 6es1 sed yes. had
Marx b On on ths oth<r d1of Il. -
He came tosshs | b. sn1tevAat late ia
life. his chief traisisg ~ - calling he.
ing an extensive expsrir@6e acquired in
defending suits sais>t liii6elf. aiter hav-
ing fsiled il ,Issssgs5r Bssess--a mis-.
ssssssaa es 49, !. Esaisr;base 70
IempeFancs conspirscy to /" bear" the
He was the fsvorite attorney Of r.,uc.
tant debtors. Ifa man wanted time. Mark
was inv sriably employed to get il. He
was q legal Fabias--a walking form-book
of dilat'ry pleas There was q moving elo-
quence IN his affidavits tina, would have
melted less obdurate heart than that of
the pre- siding Judge. on whom they were
very OF .en thrown away.
Very sorry. Brother Mungen," WI,
the lat er's usual answer, "but the trial
must 60 o."
But that was no sign Il would go on.
| Ma, would sit down dolorously while
his &c sersary rose to open, when, ten to
one s. me important paper would be mis-
sing from the files. and Marks opponent
would himself be forced to apply for an
adjou rnment. The missing document in
time ~euld turn up. probably in the wrong
+! p:get n-holc. and the lawyers would growl
at the clerk. and the clerk at the LAWYERS,
and > the matter would end. /. was a
motto :able fact that these accidents nearly
all happened in Marks cases.
| \ case Of Marks. after many adjourn
mems, had been SC, down ''peremptorily. :"
MarS appeared for the dcfence-he was
generally on that side II vas an action
to set aside rs fraudu ulent some sor, of an
instrument for which no legal name could
be found. drawn up BY Mark himself to
enable an embarrassed client to cover up
his property.
The case had been sworn otf az long as
swearing could put j. of. and the Judge
! sail it must cow 20 or.
Mar; uiad" final appeal He had ab-
scnt witnesses. and sick witnesses. and
didn't feel we'll himself. Bu, all 10 no
purrnse.
Proceed, gentlemen said lis Honor
curly.
Finding further representations useless.
| Mark sat down with the look of martyr
waiting for his crown His opponent,
Watt Wiley. sharp. wiry little fellow,
keen as bsirr rnd alert as Sce..h .sr
rier. got up to open. After few seconds
his fingers began to tw;tch nervously, and
the papers IN bis hands rustled rs be fum-
bled them ever.
IL don; find our deposi.;ons, he
stammered anxiously.
A rapid but unavailine search was made
Can you go without them 81 inquired
the Judge
NO. your Honor"
Well. well. Brother Wiley," said
Mark. with the bcnig,, mir of one ready to
return good for evil" I'll take no adran-
tage of you. The case may be pu. off till
next term"
But | don't rant it off," said Watt,
turning sharply on his opponent. Have
%" seen anything of'hc papers, Mr.. Man
gen ?''
Not since Yesterday" Mark answered.
when | read them over in the clerks OF
ice"
MAYBE you forgot, and put them in
your pocket"
Mark searched himself pro torma, and
shook his head.
As last resort, Watt asked to have
the case laid over till next morning =
Mark strenunus,y objected. He would
not mete to bis learned brother the same
measure the latter had sought to nete
unto hin. lie would not seek to force
him 10 trial unprepared. Tha, was not
his practice. Bat. when a case was CAL
led, the rule was 10 try i, or put i. over
the term. His learned brother Nigh: take
his choice.
The Judge. however. thought Watts
request was not unreasonable, aud gran
ted it,
The clerks Office was thoroughly over
hauled. bat the lost papers were nowhere
to be found. The clerk was positive tha,
he had not mislaid them, and that their
loss lay between the attorneys.
Mark and Watt were stnppin- at the
same hotel; and tha, evening the former,
who was of q social turn. called, IS his
habit was. at the latter's room.
Watt was resting after the labor of bis
search.
Come in said bc, without rising
land help yourself to some r,treshn,snt.
You'll hud the bottle on the shelf in the
closet"
Mark knew the spot. and didn't Wal.
for second invitation. Taking on, the
stopper. be looked beamingly on his
friend.
Here's that ron may have better luck
next time, he said. raising the bottle to
his lips.
He took one swallow. and filed his
mouth for asother, when q direfal change
came over his countcnsnco. It's JOYOUS
r;pples stifsred in,o rigid lines. H;seyes
ws,ered His complexion grew purple.
His lips pursed into the shape they nigh.
hare assumed in whistliny dirge. IN
stead of swallowing the last mouthfal. he
spurted it ac.oss the room as though i, had
been discharged from . 6se-plsg. Watt
sprang TO his feet. =.
T" Great Heaven p he exclaimed -
s"whst's thisT'
"Ys-yes.r gasPed MARI. +" VIA, in
thunder is 4 =