The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-08
A HICKMAN STORY
A YOUNG LAWYERS LUCK.
From the waverly Magazine and Liter
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from -
airy Repository.
Tn the year of 1919, John Conrov
who had been admitted to the bar !,
the State of Massachusetts,. fndipo
that his native town was pretty wei
stocked with lawyers, made up hi,
mind that he would leave his nome and
seek his fortune III the South. He wa.
voune man of good talents and
great @industry. but, being poor, had
nor the means TO sustain himself until
sbaseonId acquire reputation in the
profession that would yield him a re
onisite income lie therefore gathered
his little store Of money. aud set out
one cold winter day to seek some place
to locate On the Mississippi river. At
/ leas, such was his intention.
The most trifing circumstances. he
remarked, frequently turn ones desti
nv for GOOD or evil Bnt we will lis
ten to his own. story, which runs as
follows
I had spent some little time in most
of The towns along thes. Mississippi.
and finding nothing that seemed TO
Justify Young lawyer Of Northern
birth in living there. fuaily arrived
AT Columbus, Tennessee, just eight
months after | had lett my home
Twas here | met a gentleman who
cave me letter Of Introduction to a
lawyer residing in Hlck man, Kentuck y.
who. he thought, could assist me in
nv efforts TO become established
1t was bright morning that |
mounted my horse apd with my letter
safely Stowed-axsgyesrf my saddle bags
set out on my journey. | had ridden
until late in the afternoon, aud was
-omewhat weary. vhen the roofs OF a
small village. situated about a mile IN
advance of me, cane invitingly before
my vision Nv tired horse must have
discovered them abott the same mo
ment as bis master, ior he pricked up
his ears and commcsced to accelerate
his pace Turning from the highway
and following a lane bordered with
green sward, | made short cut 10 the
village street Boz just before reach
ed the houses / meta short, puffy per
son on horseback, who was coming
down the road
Good day. sir" he said, refining up
his steed which. att glance, saw wa
: ''' ' ~ n,,. hare or a. Won 90
$500, ~" 49, ~ ,h ' ae;,bbnrho,B Of the
Kentucky line p
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tiy - Iirgc,Ir HINT tol5
I.,a. ~, -, - u;.km,n
- aAh.r he rei-in.d. ~,hatisa all right
l on 81 have to pass my pace ana per-
h"P> pun up ,Hefe ''' d 49,. ~,
SIR } would be ooi'2eq 10 ca " ~"
would do me >maIi i1gor. ny name
- Norihrup. E'.i''on N'''h'np' ',. |
I''e only some u"een ni''e7 ''on' II &c"
man -.
- shall ce haPPy 10 "o''2e YOU ~
IN my power l reP.leo' O"' Fe''r''
me 10 AK Il you are III any way ia Ia.
ted to Lawyer N"'hruP Oh II 'cN 'n'n'
-, sir, he Tep'ieui ne - NY
brother
II hm very ProGI 10 meet you ST.
continued Tor bear 'e'''r OF III
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O',uhou7' TO your o'"',e'
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w -. r1al;od a.
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..S.,n,,I.r. To-, d,,n. ,tnb,r Ue'-
, varc rcc,li,r man very petbodic.l.
.Il.bj. t~;,,t;n.. H.. %, IN. cl,b
That's wbrr. y,uIl see bim Law hi
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Iage Yesterday"
Promising 10 attend to Mr.. Nor
thrups request. we hnde each other
good oy AMI .enarated. After good
nighfs ret SET our the following
morning on uv Journey
l. va. alp,,.t dusk when | rode up
TO Mr. Nor,L,,,I- m,nsioo A dozen
or more honnJ, seemed determined to
dispute nv pnssase up The lane. aud
their barking had the effect to bring
Miss Nortbru, 10 the front porch
where She Welcomed me aud re, eived /
the message b.r ia her -eo by ME
Jake !, a had fellow. she replied
.. Pam b,, l,,,a With Lis had .noducf