The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-10-06
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| out OF the office. This one was Immediately
called back and employed.
| A little while afterward another friend, q
successful lawyer, advertised as follows:
| WANrED.A young man to work in an
attorneys Office, and also to read law at his
leisure. Apply to John Smith, IS Dunlap
street, B..
! It was the conviction Of my friend that
what is most desired in lawyer is a certain
cool Judgment, which holds on the main point
wrap the mind from its anchored position. l
have often heard him say, !" In the end, the
lawyer who having hit the nail on tho head,
keeps driving it ip until 1t is countersunk in
the conviction of both Judge and jury, is the
leader who succeeds best at the bar of justice.
always select for my students such young
men as have this quality, and almost invaria-
bly, find it lodged in minds that are inclined
to stick to the point"
On the day following the publication of the
above notice, Mr. Smith had in the forenoon
dozen applicants in person. He babe them
wait his pleasure then when they were all
seated around him, he addressed them as
follows
"Before we proceed to business, my young
friends, wish to tell you a story.
OF course no one objected to this.
Con Deacon Whites barn." began Mr.. s.,
"there perched one evening an owl. The
Deacon was slightly superstitious, and not
fancying the hooting Of the lugubrious visi-
tant, he took his gun, stole out softly, got
within good range, leveled his gun at the
ominous intruder, and fired. Now the barn
was old and full of chinks and holes, and IL
being very dry time, the treacherous wad-
ding Immediately set fire to the hay inside,
and in an instant the entire barn was in
hames."
80 dear! dear cried the deacon, show
can release all my COWS, oxen and yearlings,
and my sheep and horses, in ST ason to save
them?" FOR the wind was high, and, as it al
ways happens, it increased in freshness MS the
fire gained in fury.
Help help :" he shouted.
"Did the folks hear him in the house ?''
asked Alfred. Il shall call the applicants by
their Christian namcs.)
"Not directly" said Mr. Smith. "The
deacon lost no time in getting out the cattle.
He found them frantic with terror and nm
manageable. While engaged in loosing
stout young bull, the latter suddenly turned
| his horns and pierced him. - + m gurrti I'm
gcred !" he exclaimed in agony, just rs his
terror-stricken wife came TO the rescue"
ssDid he die ?"
He was injured seriously" resumed Mr..
Smith. " Feeling faint he was obliged to go
and lie down, The woman ran for doctor
When she returned, tic piteous believing of
the tortured and dying cattle fell on her ear.
The thrilling thought quickly struck her, was
her husband possibly in the burning ruins
Had he vcntured beyond his strength again,
and fallen a helpless victimo'
90 my husband! my husband {"
"Did he answer?" inquired Charley, with
anxious face.
"Was he In the fire ?" asked David.
"There was no reply" continued Mr.
Smith, "save from the cracking timbers and
heard the voice of her only son among the
Hames."
Help ! help!" he cried.
"The mothers heart was ready to break.
She rescued her darling boy"
"Did she save him ?" asked Edwin.
40, hope she didn't got burned herself"
said Frank.
"Please tell us, sir, whether they were
burned to death, pleaded Grant.
"Well," resumed Mr.. Smith, "the poor
deacon died of his wountls''
"Too bad,' said Henry. "ITc was brave
man.
"And his son was badly burned"
80, awful" exclaimed Isaac.
"And the widows clothes caught fire, but,
luckily, one of the neighbors (there were none
living very near) arrived at the scene of dcs-
| truction just in season TO extinguish the
flames"
"Good good 20 exclaimed James. He
threw the buffalo in the wagon over her,
supposed.
"You are right" said Mr.. Smith. "And
he released one of the best HORSES
"Was he burned at all y asked Karl.
"Only little seorched," said Mr.. Smith.
And SO the narrator went on until he had
depicted the consequences in detail of the sad
event. Then he paused. His audience was
silent-thcir sympathies had been deeply
touched. Each one seemed silently plying
the poor, afflicted family. But one boy sat
unmovcd through the whole story, and said
nothing. And now that the narrative was
finished, and pause had come, he dclibera-
tely looked into Mr.. Smiths face in straight
forward manner, and asked
Did he hit the owl?"
This was the youth that stuck to- tho point,
and the one that the lawyer selected from the
twelve. The story had simply been manu-
featured for effect.
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While waiting at the depot yesterday, a
gentleman, whose watch was out Of ORDER APP
Piled to daslling young eolored man to know
the time of day, the said young eoiored man
having grand watcL.shain dangling across
his beast.
4 "De time, Sab de time OBJ day z" replied
the young man.
eyes / want toknow how near train time
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