Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-13
CURIOUS FEATURES II REAL
LIFE.
The Remarkable Experience o. an
Old Arkansas Lawyer.
From the Arkansas Traveller.


bar in the northern state. Like the
average young lawyer, | was poor,
and actually thirsted for a case.
Shortly after l arrived | went to a
mountain district, and stopped at a
small town where there was consider
able excitement over the trial of
young man, who had been indicted
for murder The older lawyers We're
Ioath To engage in the prosecution, so
the young prosecuting attorney was
working single handed / met HIM
the second day after my arrival, and
when he learned that | was lawyer
he said
81 am at present prosecuting for
numbering young fellow named
Dawes. He is as guilty as guilty can
be. and should by all means hang
vet I fear. with so much opposition
that | will not be able TO assist jus
tice to a proper punishment of the
terrible crime. Now what | want
YOU to do is to assist me.
II studied the case carefully, /
made every point so clear that | could
see the iurymen shaking their heads
when am illustration was strikingly
vivid. The counsel for the defense,
composed of old lawyers whose fame
had long since been established, lotk-
ed at me with establishment. They
met me and wanted a compromise. /
knew nothing but justice, 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. ! moved to another part of
the state where | soon established a
good practice.
Zone day about three years after
ward ! met, at a Northern watering
place, a beautiful young woman
whose husband was dying of con-
sumption The consumptive grew
worse rapidly, but his wife was still
hopeful for he would talk of what he
intended to do when he recovered
One night about II o'clock was sum
moned to the poor fellows room. He
lay gasping for breath, and his wife,
even beautiful in grief, sat holding
his hands. The end soon came, and
| saw her bow her head in despair.
81 did not see Mrs. Delure, the fair
widow, for few days after the fun
eral Then she came to tell me good
by.
''When the memory of your hus-
band affords a melancholy pleasure,
instead of a deep grief will you write
to mel' l asked.
CT don't know, she replied. i
don't feel as though | shall ever again
feel disposed to write, but thank
you for the deep interest you have
taken in me, and hope to some day
meet you again.
II returned to Arkansas and resum-
ed my practice, but business cares did
not remove the image of that beauu-
full face. Two years passed and |
heard nothing from Ella, as | had
learned to think of her At last /
determined to go again to the water
ing place. One evening, after | had
been there few days, | was sTolling
on the mountain, when CHANGED to
stroll near Delure's grave. Hearing
voices, | approached cautiously.
stood behind tree. The moon came
out, and | saw Mrs. Delure and man
sitting near the grave.
81 cannot marry you, she said.
You have been very kind to me,
and have greatly aided me in getting
my school, but cannot marry you.
"'Do you ever expect to marry
again 2 he asked.
- don't know There is one
man whose memory | love. He was
with me when my husband died II
l were to ever marry any one
would marry HIM | promised tc
write to him, and have tried a dozen
times, out each letter seemed like q
love letter
81 could stand no more, and ex
claiming Ella, | rushed from my
hiding place and cau4ht her in my
arms. The man looked on for a mo.
ment and turned away
Our arrangements were soon com
pleted Our wedding was quiet and
simple, and Immediately after the
ceremony we started for my home in
Arkansas.
I'VE began housekeeping at once,
and | know there was not a happier
man in town than |. One evening
while Ella and | were sitting in the
twilight, she said;
~ never saw a man so little in
terested in any ones history as you
are. You have been acquainted with
me for a long time now, and have
never asked me anything about my
former self. >"
Your present self I replied, be
longs to me: your former self did
not am never anxious about
anything that does not belong tc
me. '"
"Do you know that used to live
in this statef"
Did youg" l asked in surprise
Yes. she said, in a saddened
tone ! have been three times mar
ried Ny first husband was named
Dawes, but he was bad man, anC
died by the hand of the law.
Great heavens | had hung hel
husband
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