The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-10
TEARS AS BIG AS FILBERTS.
THE sEVERED BONDS or FRIENDSHIP
HITI'ILY REUNITED.
Me.sr-. Cortcr mud Kneciands Crsrco-Romnn
~s-s,iina on broadway stnircasc-Nr.
Kneeiaud's Escape FROM imprisonment.

Messr-. Corter mud Kneciand's Crcco-Rcmnn
M.--,iins on n Brondwny staircasc-Mr.
Knesiauds Escape FROM imprisonment.
Stillman +. Kneclan1 and Charles L. Car
ter arc young lawyers They opened IN of1los
ut $40 Broadway. and did thriving busi-
ness. Their business relations were ccmcntcI
by friendship, and bright future lay before
them. Carter is natty. boyish-looking fellow.
clean shavcn and as bright rs pin. kncciand
il a blond. and sports a sandy moustachc Ito
is stouter. but not 81 tall Carter His fca-
lures are fautlcss and would excite the envy Of
u cameo cutter. Unlike Carter he Is rather
souchy in dress. but this fault Is lost in tho
koenness OF his intellect. The firm must have
started on n sound basis. for Carter had his leg
broken in the Ashtabua disaster. and Ia said to
have received in return $4,000 from the Lake
With the lapse Of time. the love Of the part
ncrs for each others society seemed to Increase.
Ii was the old story Of Nisus and Euryalus., Ono
could not do too much for the other. Suddenly
the legal sly grew black. Astorm was brew
ing. Rosalie p. Davis. one Of their blooming
clients. brought an action against them iof
$1,000 Judge Potter OF the Supreme Court
promptly granted nm order IF arrest. The
friends stood shoulder TO shoulder in adversely.
Carter secured bail without difficulty. and in
iue,cd his friends. Robert McMqen and Henry
a.. a: pophnqm, to 60 o7 ON hneelands bond. ThcS
Out Of danger, anil once more sailing in
clear legal son disscnsions arose. Carter
luton Of pnrtnership was threatened. On We'd
ncsday last during Cprtcrs absence. knecland
moved whit he considered fair share OF tho
books and furniture II the ohce over to SIT
Broadway. and started business on his own
hook. Carter returned soon aiterwnrd. and was
dumfoundcd. He probably did not consider
that Kncellnd had LETT q fair share Of tho books
and furniture in the Office. for he strodc over to
3l7 and met his loving partner on the first land
ing. highly intellectual compensation cnsued,
! followed by n mngn il"cnt display OF Grpco-
Roman wrestling. A hundred spectators en-
luyed the sight. Carter mopprd the stalrs with
kuccland, and Kneclaud swept the entry with
Carter. The entertainment was varied with
| choice scientific displays. Tho buttiug and
| kicking are said tp have been spul-stirrng. and
| the boxing worthy of professionals.
! his oncc burning with rae. His friendship
| curdlcd and turned 10 enmty He painted for
revenge. ana got 1t. hut IL wus u novel revenge.
! H. first rot out au ailgchmcnt for the things in
| Deputy Sheriff Upham. Ono of knecland's
! bondsmcn was ncXt induced 90 surrender. him
! 10 the custody Of the sheriff kueeland wns
| horror-strcken. He was not intimate with
| bail. The doors OF Ludlow street luil wero
| yawning before him. He could think Of only
| one way out Of his dilemma. Hc wrote
| q letter TO Carter reminding hin OF
| their former friendship and appealing
| within ten minutes tn" generous Carter was mt
| h.s side. The two friends Rugged each other
Ike twin brothers. and tonrs MS large as illhort5
| rnn down their rhcoks and fell upon tho floor.
| The hard hearts Of the hardened deputy sher-
| ils were s1iten"d a. the sight, and the "yrs ~
| the terrible Aaron Aarons were suitused with
| liquid sympathy. II WAS a truly Affecting
| scene. The bond was renewed, the attachment
| vacated. aud the two friends disappeared arm
| in arm. the wiser for their Misunderstanding.
| yirtuous because they were happy, ami happy
| because they were vittuou-.