Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-24
Stories Of the Bar.
, Boston Advertiser.

From the Boston Advertiser
Perhaps they may recall the True
anecdote of the old Boston lawyer VINO
always returned to his Office in Scol-
laws Building after an early tea, and
remained till IL, working by the light
of three tallow candles, one OF which
was stuck conspicuously in his win
dow overlooking the square, that It's
beam might announce to any belated
clients that he was still at his post.
While working late one evening he
was surprised by the hurried entrance
of one of the most successful and re-
spected merchants of the town, who
seemed very nervous and GREATNESS.
"Ah!-," said he, sinking into a
chair, "you don't know how relieved
| feel to find you here. We had pri-
yate advices, late this afternoon, that
one of our heaviest creditors IS going
to suspend tomorrow morning. l
have been searching high and low for
a LAWYER to get on the first attachment
Cunder the old law, and l had about
come to the conclusion that L must
wait my chance till tomorrow; but
you can make out the writ at once
This was done. and from that moment
bad all the old merchants law
business, and this fact soon brought
him into prominence and fortune. Or
they may have been struck with a
happy experience of another old Bos-
ton LAWYER (who is said to have enter
ed more cases for trial than any one
before or since his time), who invari-
ably arrived at his office by half-past
seven in the morning, and who on one
occasion was called upon at that hour
by the lateA.T. Stewart, of New FORK,
who told him that he had come to
Boston to transact some law business.
and had brought an introduction To
three Boston lawyers; and as the
other two were not to be found, and
as the matter needed immediate atten
ton, he should be pleased if Mr.. -
would take it in hand. This was done.
and Mr.. Stewart remained IS client
until his death.
But such windfal are rare, and are
certainly the exception. The writer
was conversing on this subject not
long ago with successful and very
observant member of the profession,
and the following questions were ask
ed and answered: How many law
yers i'm Boston make $4,000 year
from their practicep" You can count
them on the fingers of one hand"
"And how many make $10,000?" "Not
Dozen" "How many make as much
as SCOOP" Perhaps a quarter of the
active bar" "How much do the 9th
ers maker" "A good many pick up
$500 to $4,000, many work at other
things to help support them. Some
live from hand to mouth, and some
nearly starve." What becomes of all
the young lawyers who get admitted
every month";" "a few who have
fathers or relatives already promi-
nent in the profession 60 in with
them, and find enough to do. A good
many, by slow degrees, build up a
fair practice for themselves. Some
keep an Office for few years and do
nothing, and then drift into some
other occupation. Some 60 West, and
some go to-the DEVIL
A learned Boston lawyer, who has
finished his course, was one evening
riding to his home in a public con-
veyance, accompanied by friend
Opposite them sat decent working
man who was also homeward bound
after his daily toll. The latter bow.
ed to the lawyer respectfully, but he
only stared coldly in response. "Why,'
said the lawyers companion to the
attorney, that man is client OF
yours!" "What of itp" replied the
lawyer, II do not consider that 1 am
bound, after Office hours, 10 notice
Familiarity every man who has consult
ed me-" He certainly was not; but
the public soon found out his peculiar
ity, and did not trouble him often with
their affairs.
The late Henry +. Durant was a
striking example of the opposite tenn.
permanent. When he had once taken
up case his whole personality seem
ed to be absorbed In it. He left moth
ing undone that could rightly assist
client. lie became himself the plain
tiff or the defendant. 1t was his case
be was the one seeking justice, he was
determined to secure it; and so ter
ribly earnest did he become in the
progress of suit. so much of his own
being went out of his clientele put
himself, in fact, so completely in his
place--that after obtaining verdict