The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-03
Judah p. BeDiallin,

LondQ On letter to the Atlanta Constitution
doubt if there is at the south one
man familiar with his countiy's history
for the last thirty years who is not proud
Of the career Of Judah P Benjamin. III
inquiring for his chambers, learned
from, a middle temple barrister that Mr..
Benjamin was regarded to-day as the
greatest lawyer at the English bar. He
is in court all day till / o'clock in the af-
ternoon, then until 7.30 o'clock receives
the solicitors in his chambers. After
this lie goes home to dine at his club
in the west end. His only leisure is on
Sunday and an occasional evening.
Short of stature, thick set, with a strong,
bright eye, he lisa man Of simple, lat
ura1 manner, relating his adventures,
-evelses and successes with the charmir g
ease, grace and naturalness, mingled
with subtle ;""'playfulness Of
good reconteur. He said, in talking OF
his adventures after the fall of Richmond
that the confederate government left
Richmond in body. He and Mr. Davis
We're together on their way to the trans
Mississippi department, and Mr.. Davis
I Left the party to meet his wife, Ell route,
sndt was ash in her f camp that b. was CAP
know that Mr.. Davis was in the
Davis and friend, and only approached
BENJAMIN continued his Journey alone,
and hearing of the capture Of Mr.. Davis,
gave away Lis saddle and bride, and Sc
curing an old tree threw oyer it a sheep
!" skin, and under an alias, playing farmer,
at length reached the gulf coast Here
he took small boat, and coasting ar
round until arriving at a point near Key
West, he embarked in Il small sail boat
open and without deck, for Nassau.
Here the, small, =: quaint looking,
black and bfight,eyes glistened, as this
remarkable man related how, when the
gulf stream almost carried them out in
TO the open sea; when battling with a
headwind, and out OF sight of land (for
100 miles was the. distance),: and with
Cone bushel Of raw, sweet potatoes to
feed three men," Wien, almost without
hope, at the last moment, the wind
changed filled their 4llsssail carried
Their within Is siehtef Up lieht; heuse, and
the extreme northern point of the Ba-
VE2aIudS AAS A<aANC4 AK 4IAeiS%lNA III kCCU~
TENDER, 1900. In June, 1860, he was ad-
mitted to practice in the English bar;
his admission was granted by the
benches of Lincoln's inn, in six months
: ipsteadeof threesyearsyss the rules gen.
yeraaly require On. the ,,grolnd that he
was an old member of the bar of a
country governed under the system OF
the common law, ~ana the TACT Inat ne
was a political exile. He published
his Benjamin on Sales" in 1853, having
in the intervening years supported him
selfand his family by writing leading
articles for the newspapers. The first
year he made about $500, thar next year
about 400. and A.the follth year, be
3aid "nysineohie wasET@0. i It fapddly
yincreased after tf1af't At The PRESENT
>o.c- Of Mfr. Bentamin's income he will,
in. a few years, If he is not now, be the
possession of vast wealth! ."My books
gave me my practice" and now, won.
derful to relate, II have" said he, "up-
ON looking oyer my. ca1eg yesterday, just
one-haH f~the cases ffoil. the realm ii.
e.. the whole of England, Scotland and
Ireland) before the house of lords on
the appeal" p Mr.: iBenjamin's daughter
married a French officer of the staff and
slisswife and daughter live in Paris.