Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-11-11

carefully guarded against injustice
and sought rather to give him the
credit which he now cl4ims for him.
self-that Of being the fire which set
the meeting ablaze.
Mr.. Austin's letter suggests to us
that be himself ought TO have been
lawyer. Lawyers. when they
have the wrong side OF case, are
proyerbial for their making wrong
assumptions, and plausible misstate-
ments. Taking Mr.. Austin's letter
as an example, there is not lawyer
in town who could excel him, nor
one who could surpass t,im in special
pleading. He assumes that the law
yers referred TO sought the public
credit for their generosity, while we
pointedly stated that we obtained
the facts o. pressing inquiries. ne
add now that we obtained them
through third party, and he par
ties concerned must have been as
much surprised at seeing them IN
print as Mr. Austin was. Alter our
presentation OF the facts " 9 supposed
Mr.. Austin would be ready with
smiling apology. wien be should
meet our Llucaster lawy ers, but, IN
stead, be reiterates that "0f course
the legal advice OF Clark & Bushnell
will have to be paid for II be
knows how to twist anything they
have done into siegai advice be
thereby betrays a broader oxpanse of
legal cheek than ony Of our present
fraternity. If it is "quite rigSt they
should be paid" why insin qate that
they are after plumber?
When Mr. Austin says that he
Shouts not have alluded 10 the
"morbd sentiment" against lawyers
if Mr.. Bushnell had n It attempted
to snub him, etc., he misstates the
evidence just as q lawyer in bad
cause would. Mr.. BushnelI's reier-
enco to him was wholly BY way OF
answer. Until forced out he evil
IDENTIFY did not think of snubbing
Mr.. Austin anymore than OF snnb-
bins julius Caesar, and then the
snub was playful. So was COZ.
Clark's statement about the school
house wholly in response to sneers
by Mr.. Austin at those who managed
it. Notwithstanding the provoca-
ton. and the laughter and jeers
against Mr.. Austin, neither Of these
gentlemen were in the least disre
spectful towards him. Il is just like
a lawyer in a bad cause to throw the
blame of misstep upon his op-
ponent.
Mr.. Austin, lawyer like we suppose.
says Col Clark was paid over S2OO
for the first ''sIight survey" made to
Platteville. The truth is that sur.
vey was more complete than the late
one. 1t was made when the weather
was bad and deep snow on the
ground, and the other was made 10
good weather on good ground. Il
the first cost only 5000 it shows how
much cheaper a lawyer may do a
niece of work than some other peo-
pie: tor tho second cost $500 and the
surveyors appropriated several miles
of the first survey at that. But we
believe Mr.. Austin know Col. Clark
did not get 5000. He was joined in
that surrey 5y Mr.. Wilson who re-
ceived az much as he did and both
together did not receive two-thirds
of 5000. The itemized cost has been
published in the HERALD and Mr..
Austin has attempted to out-lawyer
LAWYERS by saddIing the whole cost
upon Col Clark. We repeat that
our friends talents are quite fitted
for the handling OF crooked cases at
the bar, and he should apply for ad-
mission at the next court.
| Mr.. Austin tells that the good Of
the last meeting, "Was due almost
entirely to him." that che has put
a little life into our railroad affairs,
and that for expressing his views
che has received the thanks of many
nersone." etc. We believe him,
Everybody was pleased. His acts
we're bold and effective We sup
pose they were generously bestowed
without charge. But "true gener'
ositv never seeks publicity"
THE TWO BOY BABIES-A STORY WITH
APUZZLE
FpIroR HERALD The following
story may be truthfully said to be
founded on fact; in as much as what
is here described is substantially TAX
ing place in all parts of the county,
at all times. l have thought it might
assist the young man in deciding on
the choice Of a profession, and if he
| can explain the puzzle to John, 50 as
to make him see any good reason
why Toms services should be worth
ten times as much rs his, he will do
John valuable service, for which he