Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-23
Fifty Cents Per Day.

Some time ago rather prominent
lawyer in one of the upper counties of
this State was fined $25 for contempt
of court. The lawyer didn't think that
he would ever be called upon for the
fine, and he pursued his usual course,
without giving himself any uneasiness.
One day Deputy Sheriff approached
him, snd stated that he had instructions
to collect the fine.
II won't pay it."said the lawyer. 81
can't afford it."
"And you won't pay it,"
ono, SIR"
The Deputy reported accordingly,
and an order for the arrest of the law
yer was issued, and accordingly he was
arrested and committed to jail. It is
rather improbable to send o man to
Jail for refusing to pay fine, for the.
only involve additional expense. A
short time after the lawyers incarcera-
ton a man applied at the Jail and
wanted to hire convict. Under q re-
cent act Of the Legislature you can
employ Jail men at fifty cents per day.
The Jail was rather scarce of laborers,
and the man finally agreed to take the
lawyer. The contract was made, and
the lawyer followed his master home.
It happened that the latter had con-
siderable law business on hand, which
he assigned to the lawyer, telling him
to work or he would send him out to
pillow. Several cases came up in court,
and the lawyer conducted them. The
onrrk pnulI mt nnfnr k,1ft oil
objection to the course of the lawyer,
for his legal tongue had not been 81
fenced when the fine was imposed. The
man, of course, had a lawful right to
assign such work as he chose to his
man. By the time the fine was worked
out the lawyer had gained four suits
and attended to $500 worth of other
business, all for a kind of nominal fifty
cents per day.-LiNle Rock Gazette.
How WE CAMpED OUr.-There were
half dozen of us-all men. Our tent
was pitched near the margin of a
stream. Two wide, semi-circular
boards, fastened together. made fine
table that was established firmly on
four stakes driven into the ground, and
trunks on each side made first-class
seats. Our leader had brought sheet
iron stove packed fat, which was easily
slipped together, with its small smoke
pipe. A baker, bright and new, was
brought in pieces in the same way,
which, before blazing fire gave us In
dian cake that couldn't be beaten. Our
tent was both rain and mosquito proof.
At night we rolled ourselves in rubber
blankets, and slept we'll. Cold feet
were thoroughly cured by putting on a
second pair of heavy wooden stockings.
We rose early in the morning, active
and thoroughly refreshed. and with
excellent appetites for breakfast. Milk
and butter were obtained in abundance
from q farmhouse about q mile away
across the pond, and they were KEEP,
cool in O spring close at hand. As for
food, we had various kinds Of fish from
/ the pond and tine brooks, including q
three-pound bass, beside various arti-
cles cooked on the spot that were car
ried With US as our stores; nothing
comes amiss to men as hungry as we
were. We went on various ekcursions
by water and By land, caught q multi
tude of fish, iay at leisure on the
/ ground, practiced washing and wiping
dishes, and many other recreations, but
did not read. In fact xe had no appe-
tiie for it. We had come to rest, to
drop thought aid get out of the rnt Of
every day work as completely as posi-
BILE; and we succeeded. Go thou and
do likewise"