The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-06
The Right Bower.

Bar. were ttrfeulnx 10 IIl- als if'f- ne
old jurist b ii bottle Of sim ~ hi- rj-
bow. aud s.s ~ = communicative rnoosi.
Young men, he aid " lnteser
may tie your strait never tase case
bef.re jury oT before any court unlr--
you have your right bower for a lead
IL the reader sarrni.es from ,hts that
the old Judge was fond ofeuehre b. will
not have surmi~ed aml-s-
The young men hooked ~ him IA
quiringly
- | mean be addea. THAT you SHALL
never advocate a cause into the work ~
which yon csnnos enter: with clear
conscience Iou should never accept =
client hose cause Won d. not believe 20
he just"
q" Can that rule always be adhered
% :" asked one of the listeners.
" II can, answered darlington em-
phatically '4.'s lawyers firm rock
OF foundation. and the only sure point
Of departure to the respect and conf
dence Of his fellows"
Have you always followed that rule,
Judge -
"a1 AhNAA - Ptit
once" he replied e will tell YOU the
story ifyou would like to hear il
Of course they would like to; and
having laid aside his pipe the old IN Ii
began
One day was waited upon 10y a
man who gave his name a. Leban Sar-
furt. He was of middle age. we'll dress
IL tYa rt.f - i...
gentleman; but the illusion was dis
pcll.d when approaching business. He
Was bard and nufecling, and naturally a
villain. Success ia speculation had
saved him from becoming a thief, or -
ghwayman l heard of him as a
heavy dealer IN the up river lands. He
asked me If was willing TO undertake
- job which wonld call me 10 Shireton.
told him that | WAS open to anything
legitimate that would pay.
- Mr.. darlington, he said, tapping
me with coarse familiarity upon the
arm, Il want TO secure your services;
you must not be engaged on the other
side
| told him il he would explain to
me the case / might be better able To
give him answers. He bit an enormous
quid of tobacco from black plug. and
having got it into shape between his
jaws, went on with his story
The case was one .sof ejectment. An
elderly man. named Philip Acton had
died leaving valuable estate. There
was nearly y thousand acres of land,
with opportunities for developing inn
mense water power. and ere many years
that land would be worth over million
dollars. At present upon the estate,
and claiming it as son of the deceased,
WAS a man calling himself William Ac.
ton.
- Bat said Sarturt. he is not = lie.
gltimate child at all His mother was
Betscy Totwood. at one time girl IN
Acton employ Acton. know, was
never married. He brought the boy up
and educated him, and now the fellow
thinks he will step into his protector
shoes can prove that am the only
living relative of William Acton. He
was my uncle-my mothers brother
and To a lawyer a. smart rs you there
can be no difficulty in proving my title.
/ can bring the witnesses to your hand.
He told me he would give me five
hundred dollars if l would undertake
the case. and All additional thousand II
gained. That was a big fee-iar more
than ! had then made in all my plead
ing. 1t was tempting. Aud yet | saw
tina, i, was NO, yet perfectly clear--not
entirely honest. The probability was
tha, this William Acton was Philip,
child; and it was not impossible that
Philip had married Betscy Totwooi
l, struck me that Leban Sarturt was a
villain, and that he fancicd that he bad
youug Acton So TAR in his power that hC
could eject him from has title Bat
what had particularly TO do with that
Ii accepted a client, | must serve him
had no business but 10 serve his inter.
ests. finally told Mr.. Sarsurt that
would think the matter over. should
probably have business in Shircton dur
ing the session OF the court. and ] would
call on him there and examine more
fully. could not take his retainer un-
Ill l had further light,
But said he, viii! you promise
not 10 take up for the other side :
L told him | would do nothing
without further consultation with him,
- Because. be added, If you are for
me l am sure to win Acton can't find
n lawyer that can hold a candle 10 you
/ know them all.
No matter whether | believed him OF
not | did not feel f.sttcred.
Two weeks later received letter
frem Sarfurt. promising me five thoos-
aud dollars ii won.
The Eve thousand dollars Was =
strong argument. Was not law really
a game If chance. in which the strong
est hand and lnngest purse must win
| told myself yes lcs-And l sat dowr
and wrote a reply, saying that woald
take the case But did not mail II Al
once. That night | put il under m,
pillow aud slept over it, and on the FOL
lowing | threw il into the fire. lwould
not make up my mind until llad >eer
the other psrtieS | had been oi
the grounds And wrote 10 Lshar
Sarfurt to wait,
Two weeks later harnes>ed my
horse tc the wagon, and With my wi'
and child started for Shircton | hac
been married two years. aud our llit ie
h.ts. MAS girl. year OLD. our pride,
our pc, and our darling. Shue'on VA
. distance II about thirty miles, W.
had been having rainy weather Tor
week or ~. and II had now cleared of
hrigh, aud beautiful. We stepped ans
took dinner at wayside inn. four m''e'
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