The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-16
Alta N. Hulett .

Illinois WAS trii!e startled ty the ap-
/ rlication of young lady for admit
tsnce ~ the bar. She applied herself
diligently to the study of law ia the Of
flee Of the Hon. Mr.. l.athrop, Of Rock
| ford, only 10 receive an emphatic re-
| fusal Ia practice IN the courts of that
district, or even 10 pass an examination.
This young gIrl-sinc she was scarcely
Is years of age-ootaihed, through tn.
intcrcession OF Mr.. Latrop. permission
To SIT III prominent Office in Chicago
one summer-time. that she might merit
an application IN that district Board
ing Ia II tnird-rate house, walking s,tne
distance each day to save clr.fare; CIV
GU a de,k behind door in order to
keep Ter A. far sS possible from getting
oct Of her own sphere; scarcely receiv-
ing a good morning pod, and never y
penny for her ,lur-t thus she endured
those lonely days. Every night her
pillow was wet with tears. bnt she
wrote the widowed mother, aud SISTER.
cheerful letters. aad kept steadily at
her purpose.
Que day the chief of the office missed
ph!.;agtien'. 4 f'P1ti'fjhtHhailjf @E1aaFtit1is"
per mast be made ont speedily. There
was dire CONSERVATION What WAS 10
be done {, Then the quiet. brave voice
behind the door j<ggsd the privilege Of
pert! citing the lesaI document
''lor ysu YoU - came the answer.
with ringing scorn
''lcs. | can da il. - smilingly.
well. there's notbing Ia be lost.
ion may try"
The result was. the little lady after
that day WAS SGT ahont the no>t intri-
cate papers. and won a complete VIC
tory
Her name being peouiiaf~Al'a VI
lialett- hcr seN wAs ml7takCn, aud
y hen -,lv Ets,,-l eXamIna'ton ~ Mt
Vernon. a>t a single Idly bore tct c,':u-
ls,uy. She had cNp~Vt,d "tl,twis.'.
sixty gentlemen w.'c awar,l,d iega.
authority the same day. but Miss lln-
l,tt received the laurel cfonn. aui car
flei away the highest hoaors, aud at
III stat" NJ the grai.t dinner
She immediately opened her own 'am
office III Chicago Many predicted Il
failure, bu; the gir! of nincteea began
iisr career steadily. unicrs.sndtugiy
How quiet and earnestly she work 4 :
Success rewarded her on all sides
Last November she was taken with
t.eed,ng of the lungs Her physician
recommended "a eolourn to CaliforEn.
She went there TO s.ic a. she express
el il. On March 18Th. 1877. she
bieathed her last pure breath, III The
twenty-thifd of her age Her death
produced shock IN Chicago. especially
IN legal circles. seldom lett 4 meeting
was Al ono, called ty the bar anl the
most tender tributes pad. resolutions
as,outcd. and events of her good aud
useful life recorded. She was Inspired
Ia the courtroom. She never los. Il
case before jury. She proved her
depth of rare owlesige ia more than
Que chaucv,v sui, Never in Que instance
MAS sh. iatd. forward ur assuming,
She alsouude,l In womauly Graces, SYM
pathies and impulses \; = meeting ot
the bar. tue wlsss, and b,st mel agreed
tina, She hal been an ornament 10 their
profession, aud had she been spared. she
would have attained high and honor
able seat III their mi,i>t, anu would
have occupied 1t with honor :" herself
aud them They declared she bad con
vinc,a them that womaa may enter
their proiesSiun. ami siiti reisia heV
wcmanlv nature and al such as Alta
NJ llnle,t they would gladly welcome.
Personally, she was wln$emc. lonnie
AID cheerful. w,thu'.t tiuge 81 e 'nlsa-