The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-18

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The late Sir George Jessel was one d
the man remarkable instances OF sshe
utter failure of great lawyers in the
House Of Commons. He never made a
| decent speech, and the answering ever
Of o simple question amounted seeming
ly to torture. On the bench, according
TO unanimous testimony, his talents
we're splendid. He was ~unpleasantly
conscious Of this, his criticisms on the
decisions of his colleague, especially OF
the lord chance llor. being, like those OF
| Judge Christian, an equally eminent
| equity lawyer on the Irish bench, frank
almost 10 brutality. Like many other
men who have reached an eminence
that made them the envy Of millions
Jessel was still o man of unsatisfied am
bition. He crayed the chancellorship,
and if purely legal merit be considere d,
was best untitled { it off the English bar.
At length the earl hit upon a plan, and
resolved to act upon it. He visited Sir
George in his chambers, while the latter
held the Office of Kings Advocate, and
| appealed to him for assistance.
Now, as man to man, III matters of bus
iness or in any way woodworking brother
" love, Sir George held the young earl
in high esteem; and there was no man
! of his acquaintance whom he would have
more readily assisted legally. Further
more, the advocate had not the reno
test idea that Butte either loved his
daughter, or that he was familiar with
her.
"Sir George" sal I the earl, when he
was ready to pen his business, there is
q young lady in this city whom I dearly
orJ loynfaIItx Love. onI cha hoe no,,cacs
ted her love for me. Her father is
wealthy. Now, sir, / care not for the
lady's money; yet it would not be pleas
ant to have her father disinherit her.
From this you can Judge that the father
is opposed to our union. AT all events,
we fear that such is the case. Now, my
dear Sir George, / know you would not
hesitate to vouch for my w~orthiness.p
The old man noddedassent very pleas
antly.
"And, sir, / think you would be will
ing to exert your j lfluence in my behalf,
ifI should marry the lady ~clandestinely.
Your influen Q would be eifectual, l am
sure
And so the earl went on until he had
brought Sir George not only to promise
his assistance toward preventing a disin-
heritance, but so far had the keen old
lawyer entered INTO the spirit OF the
thing that he advised the earl, by all
means, to 60 ahead.
"Why," he exclaimed forcibly, 1.-THE
man must be blind, or q fool, who would
reject such ain alliance for his daughter
lone of the oldest names in the realm,
a fair STARE of wealth, and a coronet.
Go on, my lord, and | will sustain you if
/ can"
ANU the cari went aiicau. iiiut very
evening he arranged with the lady, and
onthe following day they were privately
married
In the evening Sir George missed his
daughter. He had just inquired for her,
when a door was opened, and she and
The Earl Of Butte entered, hand INLAND,
and advanced straight to his chair, and
went down on their knees.
Nota word ofexplanation was needed.
The old advocate caught his breath,
changed from a deaJn-iIKe paienass 10 a
furious flush half a dozen times, and
finally gave in.
'..Sir George, henceferth / shall take
great pleasure in sustaining my wife's
i~atlier,' said the earl.
a hot response was upon the parents
lips, but he swallowed it, and gradually
a sense of the absurdity Of the situation
possessed him, and anon he burst into q
hearty laugh and the erring children
were forgiven.