Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

Tho walk to and from his un-
Iout and ut that time arug-
be hfst winter was Il memofa-
. one and his shoes were
lnid 81 had no overcoat. But
sinf<5lnitted q day. 1t began
tiC1 that he was the most
>knd Regular Of the lads In the
h .oIn d might he was compelled
n. v IT, warm chimney In the
M be slept and dry his feet az
linz The two miles through
4 Hts senior employer had
INDY Of Blackstone on the first
u boys office experience, ana
WIT before him with q bang
v the dust fly, said: "Thats
hh.ey all begin" There was a
A ran Fcund the little circle of
Il ~ a foreboding thing to
IN To- )he average lad. 1t APP
fle9eVo< that he stuck to Black
b8o0l At he mastered 1t, and
Il he In II one night that
I'M in and all went of.
W ight with the book and
d, I0UNG LAWYER.
I, ~ III the Office of Rogers,
UoG<ts as a student equipped
3 uumdlent elementary knowl-
na oxperience to become man
b. clerk at the end
time. And so
ID more pass. 1t is interest
bow exactly what kind of
Il be had made for himself
4, he was regarded by his as
II Il h not difficult to ascer-
with reasonable accuracy, see
most o. those associates are
NJ ecceooible and speak with
u cin1or and unanimity.
,.ae d them to the writer:
y won bur admiration by his
Its Of indomitable industry,
tlous courage and unswerv-
neety, j never saw a more
!. man ut anything he under
s.hatever the subject was he
GENT until he had mastered all
,.ngs and made up his own
i'd then nothing could swerve
III his conviction. 1t was this
( intellectual integrity more
lything else, perhaps, that
!. m Afterward listened to and
whom more brilliant men
IS opposed 10 him were APP
and f0rgotten."
usT STEP INTO PUBLIC LIFE.
p the question of who should
1fod assistant district attorney
s)unty Of Erie was warmly dis
~ the young lawyers in Messrs.
=; Bowen's office. There were
eaNhat were both eligible and
but it does not appear that
aeveIand advanced his own
Indeed, it Is a fact that after
auer had been pretty well can
1ey all agreed that he was the
FRAT ought TO have it,, and
I'd him to accept it. This sim
saient speaks volumes for the
lsdevelOped character of the
a1ail. He was appointed, and
sst moment his public record
rDuring the three years that he
dle district attorneys office the
N'll of Its duties fell upon his
We, and then it was that his
US vital strength and tireless
Eae made themselves felt. One
r now that II Is well perhaps
NdistrIct attorney himself was
HsncQsed to let youth and vigor
Il the Greater part ofthe respon-
1t was just the training that
slevelAnd needed, and he went
With bis coat OIL.
during the performance ofthe
this oflice,and at a time when
number of important cases
dllch he alone was thoroughly
Tvere demanding his attention
sWns dfafted. There was NJ
at all of what his duty was
siptly Supplied a substitute
and faithfully had he con
he affairs of the county that n
Aof three year he was nominal
he Democrats for the distric
i;ship. Here, again, it is an in
BE fact that he did not solicit
l;inAtion, hesitated to accept 1t
not turn his hand over to Sc
~ election. 1t is said in Buffalo
the day of election he was try
Nae In court while his friend
ectioneering for him on tn
llsnd the judge on the bench, VIII
sumably an admirer of his, pei
es4y adjourned the case and toll,
nd TO attend to his interests.
VI canvass that followed he wa
ul5y the Republican candidate
eFK. Bass. This was in 1866. Ii
W Cleveland formed law par'
~ with the late /. X. Wander
Aich lasted till 1869. He after
sisOciated himself with the lat
prlAnsing and the late Oscar Fol
pshe latter association, howevel
Pl4 the Expiration of two years
GtO Mr.. Cleveland having bee
|kted aud elected in 1869 tn he
~ ~ nortant nosition Ia, c,,
i edssif;onai Need of nuhli,. !,
IuIr hIs co,,ra1eons disregard ,
M Interests and his conscier
,uitnrli Tor the public welfare. A
Ills q his term he formed par