Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22
if he had told them,H and were .


little ashamed of themselves. But the
old habit revived after while, as old
habits, both family aud personal, SO
easily do, and Sans brains were held
as cheap as ever, except by Mary, who
was drawn to him more than ever, and
by his mother, who never ceased to
ponder in her heart, as only mothers do,
the meaning of that display of firm in
telligence and almost fierce affection.
"I'll tell you what it means" said her
brother to Mrs. Frere one day when she
was talking to him about it-he was a
lawyer in London, old John Quicksett,
of Gray's Inn, who. could see a thing as
shrewdly as most people-sit means
this, that Sam has got a heart and a
head, but his head is more out of the
way than usual, and can only be got at
through his heart, like an old fashioned
bedroom that can only be reached by
going through another. Look here,
sister, | like amazingly that story of the
banns-it's grand, Not that there was
anything clever in what he did, just the
reverse; it might have been a most
stupid mistake; but this is what takes
my fancy so, the frmness Of purpose, a
far higher quality Of mind than mere
cleverness, that could make the poor
fellow face everything he did for the
sake of the sister he loved. There must
be something in one who could run the
gauntlet like that, when his heart was
once fairly unlocked. and | think I
have the key"
81 always thought So" cried Mrs.
Frere, greatly delighted. - H..
swell, let me try. Illrun away with
Sam, and make "a, lawyer of him. What
do you say ~. San ,.., .,.l....y r .,..., 49,.
The grinning was epidemic round the
! table after it was known that Sam was
10 be a lawyer. 3 His brothers and sisters
could hardly look at first without smil-
ing; 1T did seem so droll, so absolutely
contrary to every notion they enter
| tanned of him.. Had he sat before them
in full naval costume as Admiral of the
Channel fleet, it would hardly have
struck them as being more unlocked for
and prepOsterous.3 Uncle Johns pres.
ence saved Sam from collective banter
ing, thounh the old lawyer was too wise
to make any fuss aboutthe matter: but
when Sam was alone with his brothers
and sisters he had a hard time of it,
though all was, as usual, in perfect good
humor. Il. '.4sa ..r1 81.
At first Sam had, Of course to go
through the usual drudgery of law
yer's office, in which, if it be possibl
for every one to shine, he certainly did
not His blunders were awful, and pro-
yoked the wrath or ridicule, as the case
might be, Of bis fellow clerks, who were
all we'll seasoned and somewhat ancient
men. But his uncle never found fault
with him. The most he said when some
frantic bungle was brought to his notice
was: Sam, do this over, again; you
know you can do it great deal better
than that" And. sure enough, it was
done better the second time In short,
his uncle began with, and, III spite Of
every Encouragement, preserved in,
the plan of trusting him. And by! de-
grees he found the more he trusted him
the better he did, and the more he
treated him as if there were something
IN him the more he got out of him.
Had Sam nothing in him to begin with
the plan could not have answered; but
this wasjust what his uncle believed,
namely, that there was something in
him, but it had been Systematically
laughed down and satupon from super
fetal considerations, and that it could
be brought out by a total change of ex-
ternal influence and treatment. And
now his powers began to show them
selves and to expand, just as a shrub
that had been stunted- and blackened
for want of room and .uncongenial soil
begins to throw out vigorous shoots
when transplanted to ground that suits
it and where it had space to grow.
Sam" said Mr.. Quicksett. one day.
eve shall all Of us be away the whole
afternoon, and must leave you in charge
of the Office. If that fellow Checker
should come, mind, you're not to let
him see anything" .'.
AS the fates would have it, Choker
did come. Perhaps Mr.. Quicksett knew
he was coming. Possibly Mr.. Cnoker,
who was sharp and not very scrupu-
lOus professional opponent of his, had
made himself aware OF the unprotected
state of the office of Gray's Inn, and be
brought with him a man that looked
every inch a prize-fghter. s
is Mr.. Quicksett in-No? Well it's
of no consequence. merely called to
see as a matter of form one or two
documents in Smith VS.. JONES'" a.
"Then [ must trouble you to call
again when Mr.. Quicksett is in" ~ III
"Quite right young man." said
Choker, approvingly;; "that's the right
thing to say II ordinary cases; but you
see this is not an ordinary case. We've
got an order Of the court to inspect
these documents" e".a0'.
"Where is it?' said Sam bluntly.
"You've got it with you, haven't
your" said Choker, carelessly turning to
his companion, The young athlete
fumbled in his pockets. and declared,
With great apparent veXation that he
must have forgotten to bring it. .s
81 don't believe you've got it to
bring" said Sam. " ar 8.5h-gff.
Well have no nonsense, SIR" said
Choker, in passion; sat your peril re-
fuse to show us what we want to see,"
and the two men advanced on Sam in a
threatening way. But, little as he was,
he never budged an inch. Z 81 tell Won