Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-10
A Lawyers First Case.

Juugc NnlckietOn relates an interest
ing "Reminiscences of the early DAYS OF
Arkansas. Il came here" said the
Judge, lust after had been admitted
TO the bar in n Northern State. Like
She average Young lawyer, was poor
and actually thirstcd for case. Short
IL after | arrived / went 10 a mountain
district and stopped ut n small town
where there WAS considerable excite
ment over the triakof a Young man
who had been indicted for murder
The older lawyers were 10th to engage
in the prosecution. so the Young Pros.
ecuting AttOrney was working single.
handed. ] met him the second dav after
my arrival. and when he learned that ]
was a lawyer. he said: =
a. am ut present prosecuting, fol-
murder, u young fellow named Dawes
de Is guilty ne guilty can be, and should
by all means hang. yet fear. with sc
much opposition, that will not be abe
to assist Justice TO proper punishment
OF the terrible crime. Now, what want
YOU To do is To assist me-
Il studied the case carefully. Imade
every point so clear that / could see
the jurymen shaking their heads whe,
Nh WIS StIlklUnlN HlNlU.
The counsel for the defense, composed
OF old lawyers whose fame had long
since been established, looked at me in
establishment. They met me and want
ell compromise. knew nothing but
justice, and Justice knew no compro-
mise. Finally the case went TO the iu-
ry. Within five minutes afterward a
verdict of guilty was rendered. The
young man was hanged. | moved @
another part of the State. where soCu
established good practice.
Zone day about three years after
ward L met, at a Northern waterinr
place. beautiful young woman whosl
husband was dying of consumption.
The consumptivc 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
Twelve O'Clock | was summoned to the
poor fellow ; room. He lay gasping for
breath, and his wife, even beautiful in
grief, sat holding his hands The end
soon came, and | saw her scY her head
in despair.
II did not sec Mrs. DELUXE, the fair
widow, for few days after the funeral
Then she cams to tell me goodbye.
When the memory Of your hus.
band affords melancholy pleasure, in
stead Of deep grief. will yor z.ot write
to me?' l asked.
81 don't Lnow,, she reriied. Il
don't feel ~ though / shall ever AGAIN
feel disposed To write, but | thank YOU
Tor the deep interest YOU have taken in
me, and hope to some day meet you
again
IL returned to Arkansas and resumed
my practice, but business cares did not
remove the image of that beautiful face.
Two years passed and 1 heard nothing
from Ella, rs had learned to, think of
her. At last I determined to 90 again
to the watering-place. One evening
after | had been there few DAYS. was
strOlling on The mountain. when
CHANGED To stroll near Delure's grave.
Hearing voices approached cautious
~. / stood behind a tree. The moon
came out, and | saw Mrs. Delure and q
man sitting near the grave.
- can not marry you,' she said.
You have been very Kind TO me, and
have greatly aided me in getting nv
school, but can not marry you.'
DO you ever expect to marry agaia?'
he asked
Il don't know. There is one man
whose memory l love. He was with
me when my husband died. If l yyers
to ever marry any one I would marry
him. promised to write to him. and
have tried a dozen tines, but each let.
ter seemed like love letter.
. could stand no more, and exclair,.
ing Ella Irushed from my hiding place
and caught her in my arms. The msn
looked on for moment and turned
away.
"Our arrangements were soon CON.
pleted. Our wedding was quiet and
simple, and Immediately after the cera-
mony we started for my home in Ar
kansas. ~
I'VE began housekeeping at once.
and l know there was not a happieT
man in town than /. One -evenino while
Ella and | were sitting in the twilight
she said:
never saw a man 50 little inter.
ested in ones history as you are. You
have been acquainted with me for long
time now, and have never asked me
anything about my former self
- Your present self. 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 that used to live in
this Statc,''
Did yous' asked in surprise.
Yes she said. in.a-saddened tone
have been three times married. M,
:irst husband was named Dawes, but b.
was a bad man, and died by the hand OF
the law
Great heavens, I had hung her hus
band. '-ArtdHSaD TrarelEc-.