Democratic messenger., 1881-10-29
Embarrassing.
YOUNG LAWYERS FEELINGS UPON HIS
FIRST APPEARANCE

The young lawyer conducting bis
fist case before jury is woitby of the
deepest commiseration. L Ike him, for
instance, ia the criminal court, before
which he has ease. While the pros
ecuilng attorney is tying the first witt
ness into bowknots aud u1tying him
again the amateur sits listening, bu; Gu
Geivnrlag to look as unconcerned as a
marble statue in thunder storm He
throws in timid objections every time
he thinks he sees a hold aud as each
one is orerruled by the court. he puts
on stern look, a. much as to say,
= | Ii kuock the wind out vi that 10 the
Supreme Court!" When the prosecu
tor, usually an old, able attorney. dryly
says, i" Take the Witness" the youthful
a>praut trembles little aud endeavors
10 swallow something that is sticking in
his throat. lie feels that every eye in
the room is upon him aud that they are
as hot as stove lids
lie Gres a few initiatory questions at
the witness, aud warns as he proceeds,
uutil he Is 6rought up staud ding By "Oh
your Honor, We object to such irrevolant
questions" followed by a few sca,hing
ren ks IRON the prosecutor The court
su,tains the objection. aud ad vises the
youag lawyer TO keep within bounds.
" Ijch ssts him to woDdtriog where In
hnuGer the bounds are. Objection fol-
I NJ. a ~.
sustained II. wonders why j, is that a
free and iudep, nient people will tolerate
such one-sjded justice. He luuges on
hiiujly now, cu,il he becomes so con-
/ fu.e that be does not know whether be
is ptacticjug attorney with a & Il sign
or a Gywheel cu a steam wood saw FL
.a.. ~ Of questions, and with
sigh e relief or something, tells the
! vit.ess. Tina = @ he criras
/ through. and at last the prosecutor rises
( aud proceeds to add ess the jury 10 i
alasierIy style. A. he progresses he
/ picks up the evidence adduced hy the
! .ie',rsn ilto PARTICLES 6ne enough to be
1 Incorporated into co1d>h balls. Tha
vou'a al Blackstone wrestler begins to
4 feel uneasy as bis miud rcverts 10 the
fact that in a few milu'es be must de-
liver his maiden speech
lie wishes the prosecutor waU,i aol!
( aia grip s" keep IL Gutl uime to adjourn
court. feeling satisfied that he could
make splendid spec,h the next day
after a nights fghliug on the evidence
lie tries 10 remember what the witnesses
swore to. but cannot recall the evidence
70 save his lie. The prosecutor finally
/ @iuds up with n grand pe;Oralion, aud
as he says: And, in conclusion, g-n-
tl,men of the jury. the youth nervou>ly
/ fingers bis mouStache. aod wishes be
| had never begun the abomina5l3 bust
Tess Cold chills are lingering him I'll
oser the back as il measuring him for
new shirt, aud his spinal column acts as
If i, was tired and wanted 10 sit down
awhile. Like Banquo's ghost. the lump
IN bis throat will not stay down. by an
obstinate majority, aud he swallows il
and wonders what be is going TO say
and how long it will take him to saw it
| As the pros, cutor calmly takes bis seat
the yo9ng lawyer rises aud moves to the
front. He dares not look at the audi
ence and tries TO imsgIne there is no
one in the room but himself aud the
twelve sphyox-like forms in the jury
box. The eyes of each juror sre fixed
upon him and be would almost relirquish
his hope OF heaven it some one would
only raise . c'y If fire TO divert their at
teutIou until be gets a start.
Finally be shrugs his shoulders and
manages 10 remark, 'Geutlemen of the
| (swalI,ws) jury" Very good. He
then surveys them a momeut. AMI every
man in The box thinks be is eudeaVoring
TO read their though 8, but be isn't He
is Wishing to gracious he could read his
own thoughts. At last he strikes cut
and goes for them about their intelligent
looks, sud how he feels that his cleut's
Interests are safs il their bands. At
the same time he feels serious dlubts a,
TO tbeiF safety in his own hands. He
worries through his speech with an av-
erage If two swallows at that lump to
the sentence. The prosecutor closes
the argument, aud the ease goes to the
jury, who retire 10 secluded room to
chew tobacco, aud ask each other what
they thought of it. 1t so happened that
the fimsy testimony against the accused
warrants a verdict of "uot guilty"
whereupon the amateur grasps his
clients haui aal whispers: . Il was a
hard fght. but [ gor you out of il"
Thea he rises. loads up enough law
books to load mud scow, casts trium-
| pbaut look at the prosecuting attorney.
who smiles pleasantly in return. aud
walks slowly aud majeslieally down the
aisle to the door with as much dignity
as il he owned western raiIfosd. Oh,
| You can't deny it. even YOU old veterans
I-}ou'ye all been there