The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-06-25

10 whose articles he attributed part OF
the circumstances which appeared favor
able TO the defendant. | had, therefore,
the double task of indicating my ances-
tors and maintaining the modus. and sue
ceeded SO well that after the case was over,
judgment being reversed, Sir Robert came
up, and loaded me with compliments the
most extravagant and absurd-said that
had indicated the name of the family and
done every thing that could be done for
the case, and now he did not care what
was the result, he was perfectly satisfied.
A few days later his JOY was completed
by a judgment being pronounced In his
favor. Though the matter could not
have been one of $50 In value, he was as
deeply interested In IL rs II IL had involved
rs many thousands. In the following year
his brother Roger died. principally in con-
sequence of the violent injuries which he
had sustained M the Wigan election (th
the reform year 1881. la the autu mn of
the year paid Sir Robert visit for q few
DAYS at liindl,y. when he received me with
the greatest Affection, aid was welcome
e. the halls OF my ance tors, and set me M
! the top OF the table. Soon afterward he
publicly announced me as his heir, and
showed me his will. IL has always seemed
% me that my my introduction 10 Sir X.
Leigh Is one OF the most remarkable eN-
am yies ihat have ever seen Of the impor-
tant effects produced by circumstances APP
parently trivial. and which we are accus-
toned TO call fortuiious. II the cause had
come on for hearing some months earlier.
or had been set down In another court.
should probably have had nothing TO do
with IL. Ii Bickersteth had not been al
ready retained for the plaintiff, no doubt
should have been his counsel, and should
10. fla.4
observations which gave so much o1ense
10 Sir Robert when made by Sharpe. At
all events, | must have commended against
his interest. and probably might have de
feated him bv observing the blot 10 which
have alluded, and which he would nat
urallv have considered a a mere trick. In
any event. the CHARGE Is that | should have
lost or have failed to gain some fl2,O0O or
900 year.
AN RIsHMANs FORTUNE.
Another Irishman," (says DIR. Croly,
in his Memoirs Of George ~ introduced
to the Prince at this period was memoir
able instance of the power of fortune
This was O'Beirne. He had been edu-
Gated at Sr. Omer for the Roman Catholic
priesthood, and on his way 10 Ireland hap
pened to arrive one evening At village
inn in England so humble that its whole
stock ofproyisions was but one shoulder
of mutton. This he ordered for dinner
While il was preparing carriage con-
tanning two gentlemen stopped To change
horses. The roasting shoulder of NUT
ton looked and smelled so good and had
such tantalizing effect on their appetites
that they agreed the next half hour could
not be better spent than In dining. But
they speedily learned thar the only
meat in the house belonged
to "a young Irish gentleman up
/ stairs A consultation with the land
lady resulted In an arrangement that the
mutton should be theirs, but that the
young gentleman should be invited TO eat
Ii with them. But when this solution Of
the difficulty was propounded 10 1.-THE
young Irish gentleman he vowed that
''no two travellers, nor any ten on earth.
should deprive him of his dinner But
this menacing message was followed by
| the appearance OF O'Beirne himself, good
humoredly saying that although he could
not reliaquish the shoulder OF mutton 10
any BODY, vet If they would partake OF IL
with him, he would be- happy TO have
their company. The proposal was pleas
antly mace, and pleasantly accepted. The
party sat down: the bottle went round :;
none OF the three were Ceiicent In topics,
and before the evening closed the travellers
were so much struck with the appearance
and manners OF their Standardization
very handsome young man, and always a
very quick, anecdotical ana intelligent
one--that they asked him what he meant
to do with himself in the world. He told
his story. His destination for the irish
priesthood was Immediately SET down a.
altogether inferior to the prospect. which
might lie before his abilities In English
life. On parting the travels gave him their
cards, and desired him TO call on them on
his arrival in London. We may judge OF
his surprise when he found that hts guests
were no other than Charles James Fox
and the Prime Minister, the Duke of Port
land Such am invitation was not likely
to be declines. His two distinguished
friends kept their promise houorably. and
in "A short time O'Beirne enjoyed all the
advantages Of the first society OF the en-
pire. lie was for a considerable time on a
confidential footing In the Duke Of Port
lands family. and much employed In the
party negotiations Of the time. On the
occasion of Ilowe's c0nciliatory mission TO
America, O Beirne WAS sent with him As
Chaplain. and in some measure rs Sccre-
tary, and the Chaplain preached a famous
sermon New York and brought home the
OILY laurels OF the embassy. On Lord
FitIwiliam's appointment TO Ireland,
q Beirne who IL Will be observed, had ac-
commodated his faith to his prospects. ac-
companed him as first Chaplain and Sec
rotary, with the ususl promise Of the first
inter and before many months Were over
O. Beirne was Bishop Of Meath, dignity
which gave its holder precedence over all
other prelstes, with palace and $4,000 a
year. And all this from chance meeting
In country inn where there was only a
single joint OF mutton,
SOLDIERS LUCK.
And to take one other example in the
7 same reign. In August, 1916, was an
| a -. 80 a.