, 1873-02-23

justice Is often most shameful. So shameful is II
that thousands submit to wrong rather than 20 into
| any litigation whatever. People dread getting into
hands they dread getting into the bands ot
sonable lawyers without doubt linen in whose honor
| We may implicitly trust; but there are 50 uany
s1tortioners among them that they have given bad
seanps enough in New York. attaehed to the profee-
sion to sink it. we've 1t not hnt there noble men in
It who are unpurchasable. But awycrB' fees are no.
torously large rule, and altogether outweigh the
salsries Of the salsrIed professional men.
Dr.. Holland grown very vehement. He thinks
| the large fees leave nothing for adequate sala~
ries. The sala1isd servants OF the community
are wronged:
There ought to b toms remedy far both evils.
acian has apology for getting high fees Of those
that pay, because he is obliged to do much for
Tie poor WHO cannot pay: but the l.wysr rule,
muueration. BE goes in for money: aud there ought
To law which will enabe the poor man to ri
good why set Of professional men should
half starva while another gorges itself upon fees that
salaries too small has become popular conviction.
which can only be removed By reform IN both drec-
tions that shal! bring literary and professional men
/ equivalent rewards.
! To describe lawyers as gorging themselves
upon foes that bring wealth and luxury, Is
good writing, but not good fact. The average
| compensation Of lawyers and physicians does
! not rise beyond that Of writers. There arc very
rich lawyers; there ara well very rich editors
DR.. Holland points to rich doctors; he can be
shown rich authors. There is no bar in auy
profession to the acquisition OF wealth; it is not
so much the road as he vino works therein. The
truth, which DR.. Holland seemB to have over
looked, aud which would have como to him If ho
had Widened his observation so as to include all
the workers OF society, is, that the ministry,
journalism, literature, teaching. have not been
sought ns avenues to wealth. Tbs largest for
tunes are gathered in trade which is for mo ney-
making simply. As human effort departs from
that path, and seeks the more glo,lous walks
through which it reaches the Good, the Beauti-
fni, and the True, pecuniary considerations
become secondary. But such ia the compenaa-
tory action OF social forces that high excollen CO
in these self-forgetful pursuits is sure to bring
With it a hi gh money reward, well as the finer
prizes sought Great suthors, great editors,
great artists, great poots, command what
ever amount Of money they need.
Benson L. Lossing has IN illuatrated sketch
"rRoFEsson MORSE AND THE TELEGRAPH"
from which We quote some anecdotes Of brill
liant chapter in Morse's career, which lis Won
derfnl invention has obscured- Il lie had mover
Ill ~ IN
30 e,,,5 ha, ha a.a.Sa6 W
~ "oo!u n@so oeeA4 toineaooreu As ons VI tue
e1eatesk OF American painters. From his boy
hood his great ambition w:s to be an artist. In
pursuance OF his plans, be went to Europe to
VISIT DenJamin west, then enjoying the noon
tide glory OF his reputation;
morse 1naae care1u4y-hnlshed drawing from
suaA castp1 tne fafncse Hetculcs aa teal OF hs ut
nsss @ lof PIECE q student IN the Hoyal Academy.
WIN lnla ne went 20 nest VINO examined tho drawing
care ana uanaea !. peek sSsing. sery We1 ST
" W. ~ ~ , ~ nns1 ~ - IN hu'snea sao
:. ~ hsre ,,d hal. ,n ait ne
A'JA Hcs auu Ael e &Ho Ae!e Polntln8 out i1any
fined 80 NJ the vnuna srt,.t Nrsa "n,t'y ~ ,sard
the defects spent week in further perfectin9 his
drawing, and then tookt to West With confidence that
it was above criticism The President bestowed more
praise than before and With pleasant Hni'c hand
Saad 81 ~ -. ~ IN IT. ,a VEL 1 ~
INQUIRED the aln,ost discorsc.a stndent .sss s.;d
West you hsyo mt marked hat nmscie no1 tha ar
t;rnfnHo, ~ ~. hn1sr ioints Thrsn d"rs ~ ~ -ora
we're snont nnon tha drawn1 srhan Il wa tafe, bacp
to ths implacahs critic Terv cleser infeai a.id
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