The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-14

The Great Barrister's Early Industry
and Matrimonial InfeIicity.

The Great Barrister's Early Industry
and Matrimonial InfeIicity.
A lawyer of this city, whose practice
has thrown him into intimate relations
with a companion of the late Judah P
Benjamin, in his earlier struggles at the
bar of New Orleans, says the Philadelphia
Press of the 10Th, states that he studied
persistently till late at night, and at that
time denied himself persistently those
luxuries of life which afterwards he de
lighted to indulge III. During the war
Mr. Benjamin is said to have spared no
expense to load his table with imported
articles, which could only be obtained
from blockade runners.
As to his marriage, brief period Of
happiness was succeeded by a mutual en-
lightenment, which convinced Mr.. Ben
jamin and his wife that they were unfit
ted to live in the relation of husband and
wife. They proceeded in cool, business
like way, devoid Of passion upon both
sides, to treat for terms of separation
The concessions of the husband were
most generous, and to the wife perfectly
satisfactory. She established herself in
Paris, and when Mr.. Benjamin found
himself in that city he never failed to
honor Mrs. Benjamin with call, as he
would have done any other lady for
whom he entertained a sincere admira-
ton and regard.
Mrs. Benjamin on her part was wont to
receive her husband with all the courtesy
and respect that it would have been pos
sible for her to extend to any other gen
tleman. Thesl agreed that they were
charmed with each others society and
had made but the single mistake of mar
rying eaci othti
There is a fats or two about Judah P.
Benjamiu's eaTiy life that is worth know
ing. His father was a small. dark-skin-
ed Jew, who kept a little fruit shop on
Market street in Charleston. Benjamin.
early life was spent in that shop. He was
educated BY the Hebrew Orphan Society
of Charleston, graduating under their
care at TIE Charleston College. He was
a grass orphan by that time. Bv this
time lns mother, disagreeing with his
fathe. bad left her home and gone to
Bearort, where she opened a general
coutry store. Forty years ago she was
ccducting it successfully.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin were de
voted adherents of the grand old religion
of their fathers, and Judah P Benjamin
was educated in it. He had ALWAYS re.
tanned his respect for his race, although
he married Gentle, and has never beer
identified with the Jewish Church. His
fine reply in the Senate, when he was
taunted in a hot debate with being Jew
is we'll remembered: 1.-The Senator" " he
said, rising gracefully, and speaking il
his usual silvery way, will please re
member that when his half-civiIized an
eestors were hunting the wild boar in tn,
forests of Silesia, mine We're the prince:
of the earth" The Senate was eleetri
fed, and the carping Senator was silenced
Julian Arnold sailed from New Yorl
or London a few days ago. While il
Washington recently he said that hi
father Edwin Arnold, wrote the most o
"Llght OF Asia on the cuff of his shir
sleeve while riding in the cars to anC
from his office.
one man at Cedar Key has sixteel
boats engaged iii turtle fishing