Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-09-13

VERY LOWEST LIVING RITES.
We GUARANTEE rlss7-c1Ass wosx
s ay A Lawyers First Case.
Judge Shickleton relates an inter-
esting rsininiseence Of the early days
Of Arkansas. Il came here, Z said
the Judge, s.iust after / had been adj
mitted to the bar in . Northern State.
Like the average young lawyer, ! was
poor and actually thirsted for . case.
Shortly after ! arrived went TO a
mountain district and stopped at
small town where there was consider
able excitement over the trial of a
young man who had been, indicted
tor murder, The older. lawyers were
10th 70 engage in the prosecution, so
the young Prosecuting Attorney was
wosking single handed. net him the;
second day after my arrival and
when he learned that ! was q Lawyer.
ne saiu ;5ssFsss5 assst seeds s4ss syzss.s.sz.
f,s.sI i am at present prosecuting. for
murder. q young fellow named Dawes.
He is guilty as guilty can be-, and
should by .n means hang, yet I fear,
with SO much opposition, that I viii
not be able to assist justice to prop
er punishment Of the terrible, crime.
Now, what I want yon to do is to as
fsist me-, 49, - ....=..z...t. 80
81 studied the case carefully, I
made every point 50 clear that ! could
see the jurymen shaking their heads
when an illustration was strikingly
vivid. The counsel for the defense,
composed Of old lawyers whose fame
had long since been established, look
ed ut me in astonishment. They met
Ime and wanted . compromise. I
knew nothing bntjustiee. and justice
knew no compromise. Finally the
! case went to the jury. Within five
minutes afterward verdict Of guilty
was rendered. The young man was
hanged. I moved to another part Of
the State, where |, soon established a
igoosi practice.
.sOne day about three years after
ward / met, at . Northern watering
ling place, beautiful young woman
whose husband was dying ofconsamp-
don. The consumptive grew worse
rapidly, but his wife was still hopeful.
for he would talk Of what be intended
to do when be recovered, One night
, abot twelve o'clock ! was summoned
to the poor fellows room. He lay
Igasping for breath, and bis wife. even
| beautiful in grief, sat holding hi:
hands. The end soon came, and
saw her bow her head in despair.
IL 81 did not see Mrs. Delure, tbs
I fair widow, for a few days after ths
) funeral. Then she came to tell mi
lgood-bye. NJ. ..z.,4zg;. k5s :
. s'tWhen the memory of your hus
band affords q melancholly pleasure
: instead of q deep grief, will you no
4 write to me?' ! asked. -.
:. ST don't KNOW she replied. !
4 don't feel as though l shall ever agail
feel disposed to write, but thank yo,
for the deep interest you have .takel
in me, and hope. to some day NEE
lyou again. .gaazs e.8t --sa.N =
II returned to Arkansas and re
sumed my practice, but busines
cares did not remove the image Q
, that beautiful face, Two years pass
ed and | heard nothing from Ella, a
l had learned to think of her. a
last ! determined TO go again to tn
: watering-place. One evening after
had baen there few days, l wa
srolling on the mountain when
chanced to stroll near DeIure's gravs
Hearing voices, approached cau
: tiously. I stood behind a tree. TIL
= moon came out, and | saw Mr.. d.
lure and a man sitting near the grave
: 81 can not marry you,' she sait
'You have been very kind TO me, an
" have greatly aided me in getting m
= school, but can not marry YOU
" &" HDo you ever expect to MARI
y again. he asked.
:, Il dent know. There is one ma
y whose memory love, lie was vii
- me when my husband died. III
= were TO ever marry any one | Won
;, marry him. i promised to write j,
- him, and have tried 4 dozen time
> but each letter seemed like love le
~ ter
D tI could stand nc. more, and G
~ claiming. Ella 1 rushed from my |
'e ding place and caught her in n
l" arms. The man looked on for N
ment and turned away.
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