, 1880-03-06

IVA NEW CA1tEE1ss
Young Wnshburne, though working very
hard, sometimes until 9 ora o'clock in tho
morning, when n trl-woekly paper was pltb-
llshcd during sessions of tho Legislature,
had what seemed TO lin to bo n very
pleasant and rnther ensy place IN the Kenne-
bee Journal Office, md he WIS very hopeful
of becoming most proficient In. bis tradc
when lie was stricken by Ill ailment Which
standing nt tho "cnsc." This was q
great blow, but notwithstanding tho
disappointment and finding that
one career was closed 10 him, lie, with his
usual energy, turned his attention to an
other. 1Ie decided to study law, md In the
spring OF 1886 bado farewell 10 Augusta and
the kcnnobeo Journal, going with whnt lit
tlo money, 10 lad scraped together 70 the
kenrs III Seminary, wi!ero l,o Intended to
il is worthy of note that Timothy o. Howe,
who wns subsequently for long tinic United
Stntes. senator from Wisconsin, was ono Of
his fCll0W-students. ..-.. -.....
with ,is brothers mid Ills tanllly, scntll,ls iot.
tern by prlvnto hand because lD could not
afford to nAy postage, t,e boy worked s!I, om to
get an education. In tho winter Of 1sAr37
ously, attended lyGeum lectures, mid pro-
crossed rapidly. After moro than d ycar spent
n this way, ie entered the lGw office OF the
Hon; john Otis, DISTINGUISHED lawyer, and
e%' own Ct SSnifsi VIZ s @ aid II 'fs s a.s
diligence, , iidelIiy, md ambition, i INT
u 'Sok a''Ha aiia ,o n1 lis Rs'un,SfI'y oWn ,au9 "3
70 boarl AftcrwarI, whei! tho young mai, wiz
iss s II sssr9 t'T ~ ssss 's Will ss %
,rEea " a: irlenas !rIsd ID d ,Prosars ths lsl;;
sond q him. lie wus defeated in thIs nssi.ra-
9 1t safSxo EyeH %sS T.
isp, 10 ontsred ihs cambri'lse inv " school,.
Professors sr. Justice Story And sInon uruotl-
laat. twS o. the ,nast dsiinE!sheL !..ststs the
pps from ron - al ayor he country, ~ aud many of
those WIN studied with Ny. washburne hIvo
since bectmo noted men In tho Nation. Among
Ghsrie. Doysns tic Attnfnoy: uonerai. q DIV.
ls,,llsnk, OF Maseach.,setts, i1Ichnrd II: Dana,
ose a% 9aaso cs%sss r. 'ofy Psay A'e
n(wsn sossy;,ontly ReMnsr nIa 1t consrcss froIl
se sa add Ms ,ha Il jsnas q os g.
who afterward served In Congress With Mr,
"esnt'pe Fer moro thuu yeur tho young ,n.n oorsed
hia studies al CnmbridEe. and thsn, having
4sst nrt!sa ~, S5An,!aslon I'll VIZ hnylng ec,.
lH1hllteu 70 In6 ttAry u0 uot1tnteu 10 cut lfNHO
frOm bis old associations, SOCK n hono IN tho Fur
West, and nuke fov himself coMrctUnc0,
Gathering togcther what money he could und,
equipped by u curetlll mother with u f0w ar
tclos IT ol0thlng. he set out on hla Journey Ynr
the WnBt," hut with no tGtlnit Idea 0f whpt
point he would ultimately sclout for settlement,
V.-WASlI1NGTON IN TIE OLDEN
TIME.
On his way To the West he passed through
Washington, and then. fur tho 0rst time, be-
Ing thruwi, Into the society Of many dis
tinguished men, he was naturally much int
pressed. YeRr4 afterward, writing Of that
!irst visit 10 the Capital III which he was att-
erwugd destined 10 play SO Important part,
Mr. Washburne says: "All was new to
NE, and was yastly excited In what WAS
going on In Congress. In tlre House, they
had up the New Jersey election question, III
which the Democratic majority undertook to
go behind the broad seal OF the Stats, Very
few matters in Congress before OF since have
ever created such excitement In the House
or in the country. was present OH the day
when they had q most violent and heated us
well as able discussion. Mil!ard Fillmore
took prominent part, and acQulttedhiWSeu