The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-07
aLAwYERss FIRST CASE.
How It's Success Brought Hin a wife.

How It's success Brought Him a Wife.
Judge Shickleton' relates an interesting
"Reminiscences of the early days Of Ar
kansas. Il came here" said the Judge,
just after / had been admitted to the
oar in II Northern Stare. Like. the, av-
efaSe young lawyer, | was poo and ae-
tutiy thirsted for 1t case. Shortly after
| arrived | Wen. to a mountain district
ana stopped at c small town where there
WAS considerable Excitement over the
trial Of a Young man who mad been in
dieted for MURDER. The older LAWYERS
we're 10th to engage in the prosecution,
So the young prosecuting attorney was
working sinele-haHded. met him the
second day after my arrival, and when
ne learned that | was a lawyer he sail;
II am at present prosecuting for
murder, q young fellow named Dawes.
lie IS guilty rs guilty can be, and should
by all means bang, yet | fer, with SO
much opposition, that l viii not be able
to assist justice to a proper punishment
OF the terrible crime. Now, what | want
YOU t o do is TO assist me-"
Il studied the case carefully. | made
every point so clear that ! could see the
lurysnan shaking their heads when an
Illustration was strikingiy vivid. The
counsel for the defense. composed of
old lawyers whose fame had long since
been established, looked at me in aston
lshment. They met me and wanted Icon
promise. Finally the case went to the
Jury. Within five minutes afterward d
verdict CT guilty was rendered. The
young nan Was hanged. l moved to
another part of the state, where | soon
established a good practice.
One gay about three years afterwari
met st a northern watering-place. a
beautiful Young woman whose husband
was diving of consumption. The con
sumptiVe grew worse rapidly, but his
wife was still horeful. for he would
talk OF what he lGtendet to do when
he recovered. Ore night about II
O'Clock /. was summoned IS the pooY
fellows room. He, lay gasping for
breash, and his wife, even beautiful in
grief, SIT holding his hands. The end
sooa came, and | saw her bow her head
in despair.
II did not sec Mrs. Delure, the fair
widow, for a few DAYS after tile funeral.
Then she came to tell me good-by
When the n.emory o! Your husband
afford a melancholy pleasure, instead
of a deep grief. viii you. not write to
me?" | asked.
81 don't know" she replied. g! don't
feel as though / shall ever again feel dis
posed to wrise, but | thank you for the
deep interes! you have taken in me, and
to hope to ONE day meet you again"
l returned to Arkansas and resumed
my practice, but business did not re-
- Wa SJ. ,n. ~ 49, ...
Two Years passe ana | heard nothing
from Ella, as had learned to rhink other.
AT last ! determined to 20 again 10 the
wateri,g place. One evening after |
had been there a few days, | was stroll
ing on the mountain when l CHANGED to
stroll near Delure's grave. Hearing
voices | approached cautiously. | stood
behind a tree The moon came out, and
| saw Mrs. Delure and Il mar sitting
near the grave.
Il 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 eve expect to marry ~again?"
he asked.
II don't know. There is one man
whose memory I love. He was with
me when my husband died III we're
ever to marry any one | would marry
him. | promised to write to him, and
have tried a dozen times, but each let
ter seemed like a love letter.
u could stand no more, and eXclaim-
ing Ella l rushed from my hiding
place and caught her in my arms. The
mar looked on fora momentand turned
away.
Our arrangements were soon COM
pleteed. Our wedding was quiet and
simple, and Immediately alter the cere-
mony we started for my home in Ar
kansas.
We began housekeeping al once; and
l know there was lot a happier man
in town than I. One evening while Ella
and | were sitting in the twilight she
said:
II never saw a man so little interested
in any ones history as you are. You
have been acquainted with me 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. 7
am never anxious about anything that
does not belong to me.
DO you know th t l used to live in
this state"
Did you?" I asked in surprise.
Yes" she said, in a saddened tone.
II have been three times married. Ny
first husband was named Dawes, but he
was a bad man, and died by the hand of
the law"
Great heavens! I had hung her hus-
band.'-Arkansaw Traveller.