The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-07-07
For tie Ayk1sser Trzrel<y. !
HIS LAST CASE.
lNoRFoLK, Va. June as,a, 1888.


Nor aneccote his mind beguile
The Lawyers whom he met in couu.
nigh,
Tie old Judge was averse 10 sport.
And ne 'er INDUCED in ieytv
Promptly each morn he'd take his seat.
Though II might rain. j, matt, I'd not. -
Though ireexirg SNOW lay on the street.
When duty call d he meier forgot
Al certain hours, when evening came
He q close his books and homeward 90:
tie eouFted not applause or fame,
And turned away from ponp and show
From conversation he refrain'd.
anG ne er Won d stop 10 talk with any
None 10 LIS cottage entrance gained
though access had been sought by many
he post lie held vas not devised
through influential friends OF note
E.eetloneering he despised
And never bought or begg-d vote.
Q him his seat was frs, assign'd.
because constituents IN him saM
4 sounc discriminating mind
Which could interpret well the Law
+ They knew him honest in intent
Ana would not swerve from What he
thought.
In IN, he knew no sentiment
Aof could his rulings or be bought
Il CHARGED one day there Was arraIcn'a
Before his court woman frail
some one asaias, her had complained,
b; none had heard her PIT, OTIS tale
A.! c.ad IN meagre shreds Of woe.
Sic .ook The picture 81 despair
aon her cheek VAS seen a sisA-
A i.lsk-tEi, tod her cad " - near.
Tie cd adge slowly took HI. sat
An ,sralas to The i1Akrrs. sad
: HoEid oi TINS morn rutre.t.
Tat edses afolgtt be aoI DELAYED
So4-- a'Ht' Ho tlHe ~ Gag debate
Azs;e not kesf words II warn &, fa.ty--
Aaa thus Sot'ii Prove eans4a.-...tt.
te.e @ao : aot we!. t9sl!..s
: : IL tie Woman F" queried he
y ..e Eas 2 z cas- MAai : hes offense.
tramp stt secgls--iron wheriSe l.lin.. sa,. -
he woman .snswc cred" indigenee go
And rdas.nS looked in mute. amaze
Staring his honor ful in face
liz EYES returned her curious gazc.
bui siatle.like. he sat in place
Chance. judge" continued she has
brought
.ly Maynard steps long prone TO stray,
before yoGr honor and this court
=, that taey q straY'd some other way,
Oeiense, y, Judge can't come from me.
or am What the world calls base
y lheodota IN disgi ace.
m dying. iudge-behold my check
Death signet seal is gray'd thereon
inoagh Ia" ma, on me vengeance Wreak,
Its rulings | regard with scorn
long Ter rest which soon must como.
IL portents can my end forctel:
though !iie be s~esi-so ~eet TO some
o me Us torture worse than hell"
hacking oh b.Nr L.
he judges eye-lids seem d TO fall
As he heheld her wrap around
fer inin- scant form tlttcrcd shawl.
Anon, " hen Noice It's ui,'rancs. gam u
Tier wofds wrfe tTrmuiou> and Wtak
ac3F : ttiHg sound The agd.ene. p.na 1,
A sac again cSsaFeG to speak
= once WAS fair, OF promise bright.
Admired, eo8rira ans casrs>ea
>cS;ciN " a delight
And areamc Il, BATTERED guest
VAN tl>Alon ; gay and voiirc thruag.
Ny foolish whsms would initiate
Cb>e4 .:oas teAGN = og!a Is: t,sY songs.
Ana IA, aecemr lshments debate.
Ny father loved. his darling e,.!ld.
Mhi.e Sic tor him warm love did bear:
Our home. Ike spring, was bland and mild
No 10" rlAs clouds e'er gather q there.
he aoia q that she " oGld grace his name,
hit Yet no stain nor birmish Note
Alas poor man his hopes We're vain.-
his plant, no buds OF proaisc bore.
This daughter whom lie idolized,
keetcant 10 his wishes prov II
sor lack OF though, she sacrificed
His hope-her peace, because She 10y d.
She los 4 rot wisely, but too Aeii-
4 gaua she gain d 1t fearful cost:
Through hecd.cssncss, forsooth TO tell,
She sogEows reap'd and station lost.
Soon came tormeniing troubles tread,
Her ideal from inteinp rance died
She, IN conirition, bow q her head,
While thought ITS piercing barb applied.
And, oh too soon her sweet babe slept,
wake no more On earth again.
Beside its pauper grave she ~ept
With aching heart aad ifens,ed BRAIN
Immersed in grief, She ne'er forge,
Her father, " hom She asked for aid
His answers oame: / know yoa not.
NsC have my MANDATES disohex d
In dcspegason'S frantic mood.
Ag.la She wrote one butter morn.
BIZ; De replied IL language rude
hoa 'fr s9re..d Noas eoi.ea--fepose there
ca
Harteu's. shc rom TIA, letter tara
And soon .isod1lc ~ ali 1o.g u infer.
det ear,y raehins> then Size >p.rr T.
AR4 j. i1oed }aese. beA0Ed her here
beAoie thr wreck ! Nra;a has wrought
bi1sted aow I upon IS stem
Ape. sae Ii make to HIS h.gh court
Who dil not Mlsd3.cnt condemn
The l,si'nag lawyers forw ard -ush'd.
A. they crimson current saw.
OoEs irom the pallld lips, now hush'd
Io ope on earth again no more.
With gentle arms around her neck.
They sympathlred in kindly ,our:
But breath MAS gone-no word she SPOKE
Her spirit from lis Cell had flown.
A silent witness 10 the scene
The old judge vet maintained his place.
No words he said, the acts between
No change vas shown upon his face
AZ length. attention 10 him turned
A hand Was laid apos his head
a voice proclaimed - This courts aS
journ'd-
The ladge-his daughter-both are dead ~
Two fools of,he FIRST family, Elam and
Beirne. met the other day near S,aun,on,
Va, and fought duel. For some time