, 1881-06-18
A WESTERN STORY.
Told by at, Eminent Practitioner
ut The Bar.
Illustrative Of WtAern Character, Jurisprudence,
and Jnrics. -


lNt !llEA At tl4G tltit lHl ~ Htto y nleeoe
cotd tlay In January, n,nl Luther Dearborn
at ollcn comnra1,tictl 'r0m, our coIoretl man
FrIt1ay. IN "brew .Ifni n sttlf t0l,ly." Col.
hob Williams, of Bloomington, took Ills feet
from of the centte-.ahlA; John II. Etlan, Uf
Aloultr!c, took n ftrs!, "chaw Of tcrbnccer -;
lin, IIcrrtnglon, Of GENEVA; Col Evans, of
Aurora ;-.]uu Nu,n, OF Danyillc, State Treas.
llrcr I'll tlltz; Tom kIlttl, Of tho Monitor,
mil myself formed Il circle conveniently
close to jim wlile he np0stroplisctt Ills
to.ldy. Az Its fnnus dissolved into air md
It's component solids passed bclaw Ills collar.
button JiIn warmed up,
"For the first tfmc," snh he, In many
years ulsse1 my Christmas turkey, MD 1'm
gning dawn IN Crawford 10 SEQ what llas
becol.lc Of Ton,,n
"'rOM 2"
AYES, Tom Crowley, MI old friend Of minc,
who WIS once client Under distressing cir.
cuilstances."
Tho circle closed III. 1.ulher Dearborn
sltovutl tho Revised Statutes behind Ills buck
To east, his spinal column, Col. Bob braceti
his feet nrnisst tho cuiitre-tablo luE and sat
upright, when with ono voice we nll sald:
"Tell ill.,"
"You see," said jim, ,"1 Ind known Gro W.
ley When lie was Sheriff down ttore, mud |
}rncticctl III thnt circuit. lle was Sheriff
twice, md better, kintlcT-heartctl, moro
efficient Sheriff nevcr kIi1w. lie was not
only kind md prompt In his business rc1a-
tIons, but ha wits Kcilcro.la, Whotc.soulctl
with his friends md, nbQyu nil, loving nna
ntrccltomate III his family, 1la was not nnlr
Sheriff but Collector, al,d during his olllctal
lifu laid ZIP n snug sum Of money. Tom ]satl
a guod piece Of propurty nl1d provided l'a,lt-
soneIy tor Ills family. Ills children grow
up around him with every advantage.
"I "m,Ior ro TIM . a,,o.iov o ~ of n ] sIiver.l;neI
"'s,a1t "o,,'' ' Int 'u wI"" h,s hi o1,cial " carcor
cn.lcd itlisncss, which aomebotiy once said
WINS tic DEVILS handmade. seemed to kIil OF
.hnt npo' ~ , %r,,,siur nuS r. fro, Irnisin1 wall
.s " ~ ns, ,s,arn ' that i,J 1cn,1a Evst bis
", ~" na now o w'fu te, as m1e"l re ntar rco
,oora ro;', " roi tI'a ,nnro % wortlcsa lc Ia.
ro" an hyi tha mn 1uoro M In 'rnnk circumstances
rt fE,ems d v wnro ru nt ~ to % nvatI: to tho Kind
! plcadluys OF his wife nnd children he turned
i nmaudiin ear. At lust he bceane rctl.,ced
tn tic drunkarsls SHIFT, that OF Cutting
tl,onuy % md prnperty tlatl solio to one suloo,,,
81 81 ono day Tom weit to its afl buii,si,op for
r 5 wHs rstss@ s 1:it ils is geSs t s
9Isr eeryk.aer usy wo!l a, 1lnt slye % lin @ rop
ifs"n 'nm'a "1,t snirIt rnvfvri: hc nt,rsca Mi
}nM;,tc "E tH tin @ whers..n1ji lie
iattur IT WnIert6nf M 10 forcbiy elect To,n from on
s.u scin ,ss Ton, kiiieti ls lie srocorykccnsr '
'o"1i i Ei1laI ali Tia q su'cSry.i W iesueFoS
otivcm III Tia n,nnnit,ae Hill 1T lis crinn. M : aid lid
tn conmtry' nj, fha brntlinr aHd friulltls u tho
s,,,nSe,1 iIaspctlvns r.; Mil To, hiit viii,
nn ssc.xs Sfnnins e,a,se. Tl'e axctta.
'o1s st1 sh ~ a ewn M III fa,nIv ni h
W., W., .yord ~ ~ tIn sv'.r"n,Its nf nm ErnW.
IT, IT,. Hoso VI '''o "Nel e"oo"'s " Aon' o'o"'
les:.n,,, in oyor +,r, ,,,op
"nne ~ ,av v'en nr'v t't n t,e morning thu w1fe
eo q 'no ,xps e's nrn III, sr ~ stoo t,u wMtsr
pcsie,,: iS.ean Maasl, "s:n ltsaeG VoF nv y nvs
llispallu Wns at hon1s: Sslo sa'4 no: anGl',
st n ~ IL '' ia .nwn IT,, IN, a y W I'm ,I your
s1aa,a St S9Mes s se % rin 70 s slS uS SG 5
husband roturned, alI! she tGl iln Gro 70 s @
man IT, G9i @ ,s t ,sn;rs MnE "@ ~ H. ro,,,' ~ Sse