The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-12-10

forefnger across the palm Of his left hand. "when
you tell your secret to the second man. - he con-
tinued, drawing down an imaginary second line
&c that makes olevou.''
Acting Vice President Davis says to his friends
who call upon him that this is his last winter In
Washington. lie has no further ambition for public
life He is sxty.elght years old Ills wealth Is es-
tlmated to be something In the neighborhood OF
st ooo 600. An Of his fortune has been made In real
estate. From the earliest period OF his business life
he has been very careful In all OF his expenditures,
Investing lis savings In real estate. Early invest
mentS Of this character In Chicago have given him
enormous returns.
In nearly every way his prvato life has been q
model for man holding public position. lie has
never spocuatcd In stocks. lie has never ndulgcd
in the speculations Of the day. In the con-
sidetation OF all public questions he has always been
FREQ therefore from even thought of self interest,
The only stock ho has ever owned In his life has been
an intcreStin the Bloomington National Bank While
he has all his life long praotced wise economy, he
yet Is liberal to fault to those who have lust
claim upon him. lie is especially kind to young
men OF the right sort who have their own way
to make In the world. Several years ago young
lawyer In Bloomington was attentive to young lady
who was ward OF Senator Davis. The young lady
had property The young man was poor, with only
his profession FOR his support lie to the Judge
and proposed for her hand and asked for her guar
dian's consent. Judge Davis took the case under
adviscment, and soon rendered an adverse decision.
His reason was simple one. 1t was not because the
young was poor, but because he discovered that
he was III the habit Of ncurring needless debts With
out knowing or caring how he was to pay them.
No one knows better than the Judge how to keep u
secret lie was the trusted adviser OF Lincoln during
the petilous days OF the war. In all his career rs
supreme Court Justice, where questions Of enormous
value have been passed on, has word escaped
the Judge, even Inadvertently to give any one
advance Information Very adrult attempts have
been made In that direction however. Reverdy John
son made the most noteworthy attempt. 1t wasdeci-
sion day In the supreme Court one OF the Justices
began reading an opinion In case the final decision
OF which had an enormous effect upon the stock
ket, heJustlce who had the opinion TO deliver was
notable for his long opinions. lie always reviewed
the case eXhaustivcy before he would even family
Indicate the final result. Thecourt-room was crowded
when the reading began, great was the anxiety to
learn the decision. Rcverdy johnson, who hal then
large practice In the court, quietly to the
rail front Of Judge Davis and leaning over he sad
Judge am obliged to go to Baltimore, aud in order
to make my train shall be obliged to leave at once
see Justice - is already reading the decision: so
there Is no lmproprety in my asking you what the
point OF 1t is.' Justice Davis looked hack very
blhndly at MIR. johnson as he said; cit viii take
over an hour for the real point the decision to he
reached In that time you could II yOu WISH telegraph
to broker friend in New York and have greatly the
advantage OF the public in any speculation you might
see ut to make. think you had better miss your
train and walt II you really want to know -