St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-29

WHeH dtI eiSe HAS Soue Wy thc Uoalo'
He has, years ago, forgottea what his l
case was about. And yet he knows,
and is careful to mention where the re-
port of it is to be found. Vigorous as
are the vituperative epithets (whateyer
they may mean) which are so thickly |
over his documents, Mr..
Heintzlemann takes pains to explain
that he is actuated by no motives OF
resentment Or ill-wil On the contrary, |
his arduous labors are prompted by
charity towards his fellows and intense
anxiety for their welfare.
II hat no bad feeling for the Court, -
says he. 81 spend my time in working
for their goot. l do this not only for
Chudges and the citizens and the coun-
try, and for the whole world.
1t is impossible to describe the comic
sweep of the hands with which he illus
trates the all-embracing character of
his advocacy. Atlas is nothing to him.
He does not condescend to reason or
arguments. He states axioms-
evident truths-conclusions, which from
their weight and cogency amount to
mathematical demonstrations.
"You see dot" he says, emphatical-
ly, pointing out some phrases in his last
document. you see say dere Stare
decisis lea 7serUus rerat2,1, IN fornan pau
peris. -
elbow can they get Offer dotPn he
asks, with a confident smile, and his
listeners are bound to admit that it is
unanswerable.
He is no pauper. He begs or bor-
rows from no one. The shock that laid
his mind in ruins left unframed the
skill and cunning Of his hands. So he
labors at engraving or some other skilled
mechanical work, and is chargeable to
no man.
Mr.. Heintzlemann is not the only one
of his kind to whom the Halls of JUS
| tice present irresistible attractions.
Other eccentric characters from time to
time gravitate toward the same center.
| For instance, there is, or rather was,
Mrs. Mayfeld, owner in fee simple of
the courthouse, with all the appur-
tenances thereto belonging" She was
spare old lady, neatly dressed in
black, carrying always an old-fashioned
reticule. She used at intervals to visit
the courthouse for the purpose of col
lecting her rents Marching with slow
and stately steps into one Of the rooms
she would approach the railing in front
of the bench If her advent passed UNI
noticed, she dived into the depths of her
reticule, and, producing therefrom an
4 enormous brass key, presumably the in
sigma of ownership, raped with great
solemnity upon the railing until tho at
tention of some official was attracted.
This accomplished, she would say:
GOOD morning. l have called for
my rent, if it is quite convenient.
Certainly, Mrs. Mayfield, the officer
would reply; ~ quite forgot to send it..
I'm very sorry you. had the trouble OF
coming for it.
Mrs. Mayfeld had no stated periods
/ at which she collected her rent, some
times calling twice in fortnight, at
others letting it accumulate for months.
Nor had she any fixed rental valua-
| tion-a quarter, a dime, or even a
nickel would suffice. Indeed, the
old lady must have regarded the
sum paid more as an acknowledgment
of ownership than anything, so little re-
lation did it bear to the value of her
property. She ignored altogether the
formality of receipts, justly deeming,
no doubt, that the city might safely rely
on her sense of honor not to demand the
same rent over again.
Before leaving she would 60 round the
room on tour of inspection to satisfy
herself that the premises were being
kept in tenantable repair. and would
gravelv suggest any little alterationinar
rangements that would occur to her a
being likely to impair the value OF the
realty. These wise precautions taker
against the necessity OF a suit for dilapi
dations at the close of the tenancy, she
would pocket her rent and depart.
Then, again, there is Praying Patsey
He cores occasionally, just as the
Judges are out taking their MONDAY
recess, and, stationing himself in the
!: doorway of the courtroom, mutters {
, short PRAYER. Whether it be ritual o.
extempore, and who may be the
special objects of his petitions-bench
bar, suitors or witnesses-are alike
matters of mystery, inasmuch as his ut
terances are so rapid and muffled as t.
be totally unintelliglble. His act of de
votion accomplished, he swiftly move
toward another part of the court Their
: again to perform his self-imposed duty
: He is strictly impartial, comforting tn
benefits of his microscopy offering OF
every room in the building, not omit
) ting even the Comptroller's Office ant
: the Bureau for the Collection OF Ar
: rears. What ideas he may have re
: specting the necessity or value Of hi
) services no one knows, for he speaks t
) no one. He is convinced, no doubt
! that his presence and prayers are abso
) lutely essential to the welfare, IL moi
; indeed, the existence Of the building
and its inmates. One thing, at least, !
certain If he does no rood, he doe