The Greenville times., 1884-11-15
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and he asks me 10 state, II silii
publicly. whether that i true, and.
II so, Why abandoned the pro
fessioB.
tits true that did practice Law
in the West for . short time, in
very quiet Kind Ofa say. AfteI
few mouths. hoEever. abandoned
4 lucrative practice 10 accept the
portfolio ofthe Laramie City post
Office. Daring ny brief bat TEN
pestuOus career as an attorney !
paid out sl20 for rent. and drew a
ehattel mortgage. which | vas
never paid for, as near as | sm
able to judge.
Ny principal reason, however,
for abandoning the profession was
the sudden death Of my client.
When a young lawyer has assldu-
ously sat and looked out Of his
Office window for two months and
. client comes in aud shows signs
Of intrusiiITg business TO him.ihere
grows up between the ivo warm
friendship. Sueh vas the case
with me. \ middle-aged gentle
man came referred to me By a par
ty ia iown, and asked me IL hsd
leisure TO siieud 10 hin. ! sid
that voald lAy aside otasr AT
tiers and attend 70 hin Al eace. II
he wished lie sid ]. soal3 As s
great aeeoaeaR;ic1 8, irozI a.
lev ny other cheats ,c Eec-zrlsie
in the hAl a fsv 10zszss al il
TIE meantime G. the azsizsss IA.
v4s e. Ais zir1 lie h1E 4ske1
CASsas ki.sAsa a; sAs TRs-ss
Asrg Hoa.e. 10 give Ain tie laAs
= $50 Fos- yN11s aAEyts, 49,
Kisas1 hss ;el1 In IA; ! vfs
tsSrs he PSe-sss L~yt- hs knew
o.. - he lad ee1. = sAs 70 ne
! nE a. ease iA1, Ae Vas 4
sArsEl b-sizsss zA-. x-4I Cd
81 eos'd 10 7't1ss Az lie Vas
dehshis1 ussa ne PrSmP;1tss
With which ha1 tozt he E6,k.
and said be ~ozl hArs aSrt 81
me very soon, as As Atl ssrsA1ss.l
the controlling Interest n . utH
silver nine over a; islz Moa1aia.
On the strength Of this revival IL
trade, | went down and boash; a
half ton Of coal. II
| then opened set Of double
entry books, which | still retain,
and which are almost as good as
new. had just got my new client
fairly on the books when he was
killed by falling down q shaft q
distance of 200 feet Of a perpendic.
ular direction. then said that
the practice of law was invested
with too much sorrow aud sadness
for me. | could not endure the
constant sundering of pleasant,
friendly ties which an active prae.
tice demanded. | sold my Revised
Statutes to notary public at Last
Chance, and gave my other law
books to a warm personal friend.
Having thus disposed OF my Il.
brary, retired from the practice
Of my profession by taking down
my tin sign aud mailing II TO the
front door Of the pest.house at the
close of beautiful summer day.
There is nothing that will dam up
the flood Of professional business
so quickly as a course like this-if
You have a food TO dam aud wish
to have II damned quickly-but
enough of that. A young lawyer
may be ever so popular and over.
worked; no matter, he can remove
his library to the smallpox hospital, |
aud In week he will have all the
physical relaxation and intellectu.
al repose he wants.
SO like the swif, fight Of a bril-.
liant meteor across black sky, |
flashed through the realms of
space aud then disappeared forev
er. With thousands Of other peo.
pie TO select from, death sought
out the only client | ever had and /
gathered him In. With a world |
full Of the aged and the sick, to
say nothing Of Cinnamon aud In.
dians not taxed, the grim reaper
struck his sickle in man in..whom /
felt q wonderful interest. No
one knows, who has no, seen his
sole client cut down before lis
face, the great sorrow that settles
down upon the heart at sueh a
time. How lonely my Office seem.
ed | could not endure it. lat,
once abandoned the profession TO
its fate.
Contrary to my fears, however.
1t soon rallied. Young blood ct.