The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-10
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VIII A Law STUDENT uEckNE A prTnc-
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coed iookiug, plsssaus spoken man came
along aud iook psfi Of my sssi,
s N9v au regarded ss soeis. man. |
likeG iste; more % ibsu thsp now, On
ensttios fsiirasd car ! sl~sys looked
aboot for tslksiive man, sud thsn ! 90
a. { oss to him A. possible aud drained
him dry, Il ihe loursey wss iong enough
Vel, tbe strsaxof and tsl inIo an
sss, train OF couvrsssaoa A. We rode to-
ge,hsr, aud iu ten minutes | Drgan 70 ~.
4 l9y biz eompsuy Tie WAS well tpAfe
/ fsilow, aud Guely dressed and wofs =
ana wateh and simon pure diamond
/ rlna. never tsw mAa who could taik
90 easy aud 50 pleasantly. Il seems be bad
bat 70 opes biz mouth and tie words frii
right out.
| hsd Travelled la The south; 20 bad he !;
1 ! bad heard the roar Of the 7 .eihe; he
knew al about Il. bad brVa up ~ .
balloon. down los mise, bsae" hfown mp,
smashed up aud rrpairrd sgsia snd ssaln !;
nv usw liiand had experienced all these
things, and was wishing Tor -o,neIhlng o.
more startling usture. We agreed ou
politics snd religion, aud had never met
sueh - railroad companion.
wss st ,hrt time just on 10" point Of
being admitted to the bar OF Wisconsin
as a student Of Law l. Law, OF Briefsilie.
The hrm were old lawyers with lners-
tive practice, aud IT had been talked over
that IN Sbout mOulh ! should become
the Co. OF The firm. A year brfotc, q
farmer named Preston, down about four
miles from Grafton, died, aud his matters
hsd been pat IL the hands OF Law & Lsw
Tor settlement. Preston had died rich.
lie had money IN bank. railroad stock aud
mortgages, etc, aud everything was set
tied to the ssIisisclion of the feliGi snd
fAtherrss.
| About year before bis death, being
pinehrd for money, aud not wishing to
,ell any thing at = sacrifice, Preston bad
given a mortgage ou his own farm for
s. 900. While the papers read 'for one
yesr from date, there was verbal agree.
mrut tina, II should be lifted any dsy that
Preston desired. month aier, when
hsving the funds TO clear ot the psper, the
old money bags hodiug ii refused to dis
charge, wishing to secure bis Interest ior
year.
was on my way to learn the date OF
expiration. A fire among our oihce pa
pers bad destroyed the memoranda, and !
must 20 down aud get the date from old
Scrip, who lived south OF GrAiton, about
Eve miles The stranger pumped this all
out OF the 10 about ten mioutes, aud yet ]
never once suspected no was receiving
any information.
am not positive, | sdded, bat ! am
pretty sure that the time is the 18Th,
which would be Tuesday next.
Aud then your folks will send you
down with the money and discharge the
mortgages, Of course? ho qnericd
Oh, yes, shall most likely bring It
down, replied, aud il never occurred to
mo how imprudent ] was
lie turned The conversation into other
channels, and did Hot once attempt to
pump me further. We got 10 Grafton,
and to my great surprise be announced
that be was to stop in the town on busi.
ness for a few days. | had not asked hIs
name or avocation, while he knew every
thiug about we. sft r.
We went to tho botol aud bad dlnner,
and then | secured livery team aud
drove out, getting through with business
so that was back 10 take the 2:30 tx
press cas-, My fiend WAS on the porch
OF the bniel a. | drove up, carrying the
same hauest, dignifi-d isee.
Well, did you Gad oul1 he Inquired in
bis pleasant way,
Ys., il Wa.us the 18Th as expected, |
replied.
We took lunch together. and when we
shook hands had No more idea oi meet.
ing him agsin than had Of Knowing you
In fsGi he told M he should sail for Eng
land Within week or ten days, aud
should not irtura to America Atpsriing
be gave me HE card. | was a inods'l
plees Of pa. hoard, asd bore the nsms Of
George Raleigh, In ErgIi.h script.
Every,hinG al The cffics went o. q. rs.
usl, and The 18Th came = length. Law &
Law bad srrsngsd with me to gv down
with the money, znd | had looked down
upon Il u. business OF 'pocla import
shce.
We kno~ yoa are all right. rem srked
the senior partner, As ! was about to go;
but I want TO give YOU word OF warning
nevertheless. Don't take any stranger
into vour confidence until you have pAss-
ed oai ihe money, Hud look who ats next
to you.
Il WAS something new tor bin TO eau.
lion me, and could not but wonder Al
| Il; but 10 the hustle OF gelliag sbosrd The
trAiu | forgot what be said. Ordinary
nary prudence hsd induced me 10 place
the money, which was sl.bsnk bills and
divided Into thee packages, under my
shirt and nsx, 10 my skiu. where The def
band Of plea ocket coad not reach H.
Reaching Grafton. ! ieaped down add
! WAS masking for 3 livery slstle, when |
beArd = l.miiisr voice, sud looked mp 10
zee Raleigh lie was seated 10 a buggy,
aud bad seemingly wei,ed for ne to come
in.
Dobt express yoaf 'utpfi'e. be begsu,
as stopped ;, ths wttet | did insrnd
to goaw9. | ehangtd NY mind aud