Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-08-09
SAN FRANCISCO IN 40.

"LiSA nv iAoNA pNNi u lhIS
thing in California. Delicately nur-
tured men We're doing the work of COM
mon laborers. Young students, whose
biceps knew only the gymnasium deyel-
opment who had handled nothing heav
ier than fencing foil or a mottled ma
lacca, grew familiar with the shovel,
pick, and rocker. San Francisco
wrought more anomalous conditions in
life. The wlilom Professor of Mary
land College was a drayman on Pacific
Wharf. Graduates of Yale and Har-
ward, however they construed Horace
and Virgil, were guilty of no false guam
titles in their symposiac compositions.
The once wealthy money-broker of State
street, Boston, chopped wood and
tended fires for bakers oven. The
young lawyer who, from lack of clients.
peddled portmonnales in Marysvllle,
could have lost nothing of his legal acu-
men in the itinerant departure, us ne has
since then sat as Associate Judge on the
Supreme Bench One of prominent
law-tir in San Francisco is no worse
an advocate because of his experience
as waiter in n popular restaurant. Nor
do we think that the gentleman who
once filled the Office of County Record
er, with satisfaction to the citizens and
honor to himself, ever regrets the skill
which he, an amateur vlolinist, acquired
during his professional experience, at
$40 per diem, in one of the temples of
chance on the Piazza, in the spring Of
80. Judge -, an able jurist, now oc-
cupyihg the bench of an interior dis
trict, found himself in California, i'll
1S49, without money, clients, chambers,
or brief. Being something OF gas
tronomist, he accepted the post OF chef
in restaurant. One morning, while
engaged in preparing the days edibles,
stranger looked in at the kitchen door,
nodded, and wished the Judge Good
morning !" "Buenos dias!" said the
Judge-everybody attempted little
Spanish in those days-and they were
soon in conversation. Everybody was
social then-good natured and happy
because they were prosperous. There's
nothing so conducive to good temper
and honesty as prosperity. I've go
IL case up here in court, said the
stranger, and I don't know 'zactly
what to do about it, What is the
case ?" asked the Judge, interested at
once. "Tell me the facts" Well, "
said the other, "you see it's just this
way. l shipped lot of goods for this
place, and the ships arrived, and her
cargo all discharged and my goods amt
nowhere" Have you the papers you
received from the Office where you
shipped your goods? % ooh, yes,
every one of 'em. Here they are. ~
The Judge neglected the chefs duty
and carefully examined the documentary
evidence, saying, after moments in
spection, &" You're all right, sir; l can
win this case for you" "Oh, you're a
lawyer, then ?" eyes; when does
your case come on?" "In an hour
from now." "Well, how listen to me, "
said the Judge; you go to the Court at
that time, and ask the Court to continue
the case until three o'clock this after
noon, as your counsel is unayoldably
detained until then. Do you under
stand 2" "All right I'll do it and come
back to you." In due time the client
returned with favorable report. At 3
o'clock p. IN. the Judge was in court
with his client, and won the case with
out delay. WHATS your fee 2" in
quired the successful litigant, as they
adjourned to take drink. some hun
dred dollars" replied the Judge. The
money was cheerfully paid, and the
Judge pocketed his first fee in Callfor-
mia. 81 beg your pardon" said man,
confronting the Judge, as he turned
from the bar after their congratalatory
imbibation, d" was in court just now
when you won that case, and I've got a
little suit in the same court. If you
can put it through in the same style you
did your friends case this afternoon,
you're just the lawyer for my money.
They sat down together, and after hear
ing the now clients case, the Judge took
it in charge was retained to be in the
court at 10 o'clock the next morning,
and repairing Immediately to his late
employer, resigned the position of c.:cf
rented an office, and has since that day
confined himself to the practice or the
administration of the law.
IT is customary to assert that, l
punishment for crime could only b'
made certain and prompt, criminals
would be struck with terror, and crim'
be greatly diminished. But one thin'
! seems to initiate against such concll
, sion. Society cannot hope to inflic
upon her knaves any more prompt AM
j certain punishment than nature doe
upon her fools-and yet the latter kee
on kindling fire with kerosene oil.
{ A WESTERN toast-Let come wha
q will come, for it is sure to come S