Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-07
A DIVORCE CASE.
sheldon Borden IN rhs Arsoo.uf.l

fsheldon Borden in The Arsoonml
Five O'Clock in the afternoon
Two boys with inky fingers, frowxy hAf.
and leg-weary cast of-of leg. ssessd at
small corner table in Q cheap restaurant,
discussing their dinners and their employer
LAWYERS boys, as appears from their con-
xersstion and q certain way OF advansing
all their opinions and impressions, no matter
how trivial, in . deliberate and impressive
manner, as il saying. Nov. gentlemen,
there is a great deal moro In this than you
are likely to comprehend unless ! demon
strate 1T Possibly the result OF imitation
and appreciation Of thsir MASTERS pro-
fundity possibly the suit Of constant At
tendance at long and weary trial. where
everybody. from the Judge down, tried 70
impress the same fact on everybody else.
and. no matter what was the result, every
body went away convinced that II he had
been permitted to demonstrsts. or the Others
had Q N able to comprehend, all there was
in his view of the matter, everybody el-s
would have thought as be did.
anything more. gsntlsmsnf inquired
the waiter, as the boys aprroachel the end
| Of their first and only course.
| New York plum-pud6ing for two-snd
| mind. plenty Of sauce" said the smaller OF
i the twain, n iOuR uoouo'Ap shhh- yS1hs6
| gentleman who wore glasses and had his
hair cut so short that it looked like il was
| set out in rows, with apple-orchArd pre-
/ ci,ion.
ANY new cases in your firm to-day. Gridr
continued the speaker, pouring glass OF
water out Of dingy, long necked dscanter.
and holding it up to the light As il it were
wine
Hardly worth mentioning" replied the
other, carelessly. Got . spanking fee In
that case Of Flint vs. Stone, which old
Briefly argued in s'prems court last Mon.
day."
@How muchf' querisi the first speaker.
| 'Oh, l can't say-bookkeepsr told me not
TO mention it, Il suspect that ths book
keeper neglected to mention it to the
young gentleman) Rather dun day for
US Otherwise be went On. @Only ono OF
two trumpery two hundred and ninsty-nins
dollars and ninety-nins cents justice court
cases and divorce which promises TO b
interesting, though thsrs's hardly enough
money in EN- for the firm" And b turned
his attention to the slab Of mottisd grind
stone which, thinly smearsd with molasss.
and covered with swestsnsd pasts. bore the
proud title Of New York plum-pudding.
Quite a coincidence" sjaculated his COM
| D0nlO0, pdusiuR IicuAS1SAscay ovos sk'os~S
full Of this mixture. Our governor. took .
divorce to-day. First time ever know him
TO do such q thing; considers EN- low-which
thew are, for a fact-but interesting
very"
@Why, by Castor and Pollux, Johnny"
who's Castor and PollocksF demanded
Johnny. susplciously. an the legal bust.
nessir
"Oh, dunno! That's tho way old Briefly
swears when he wants people to think he's
some" reloinsd Mr. Gridlsy Irons-famil-
iarly known a, Grid, Gridirons, and Irons.
But say, s'pose it should be tho same
case, What's the partissP
-Rolph VS. Rolph," said his friend, lacon-
ically
That's the ticket! Wore for tbs plain
tiff. ~ exclaimed the other. Snow, without
committing your firm. what do yoa think
Of the caser
AS attorneys for the defendant, It's . lit
tie premature TO outline our course. Papers
not sent into my department yet Isuppose
they are still in the governors hands "
(Which meant that he know nothing about
the case whateverl
@You don't manage to keep up with your
cases very closely. Mr.. John Kaiks," re-
turned Grid. with . superior air. There's
| been no papers drawn 20 toI DotG poati
fighting shy Of the isua"
whats the issue!'
"'Snear as can make it out. its = case
Of incompatibility and mother fsllsr," said
Grid, sen;entiously.
@Incompatibility's no cause for divorce
rejoined his companion. in q learned tone.
mo. But mother Teller is
Lets have the particulars. Gridley. How
did you come TO got hold Of themi Has old
Briefly been holding consultation with you'll
-a-trying to persuade you to join the firmF
This with touch Of sarcasm.)
professional conf isuce forbids my dis
closing the source or extent Of my informa-
ton. I'm surprised, John Ksiks, that you
should ask it, returned Griiley. rssentins
the satirical tone OF his companion. and de
terniinei to punish him therefor
-Oh. come Grid, don't be crustyi Haven,
we always been chumsi Didn't give you
all the inside fact, in Grubb vs.. Whopper,
, action for libel: Utter vs. Yeilowleaf. action
i, for breach OF promise4 ! didn't think you'd
come the oyster trick on an old friend like
that
@Wen,v said Grid, Modified and melted by
These memories OF past condolences. Il don't
mind telling you" (Which was very proba-
!. BILE, since he was burning to begin, To-day.
. while was putting up books In Mr.. Briefly
room, a heavily yelled lady comes In. fol
lowed by the ancient himself. who says
Please step into my consultation chamber
, Mrs Rolph.' That's what he calls the musty
little cubby hole chock full OF papers and
dust that opens into the Office. She took of
her veil as they went in, and just caught
, sight of her face-by Pyramus and Thisbe
Johnny that's another one Of Briedys Gus
words), never saw lady 50 bsautiful-noi
8 even at the 'Var:etiesr Her physiog that's
A., what Briefly calls a face-was one Of thosl
smooth, soft peachy onss. with tho dantiss
curve to her cheeks. and long. curling lashes
: couldn't see her eyes-they may b brown
or black-brown should say-but I'll bet q
double allowance OF pudding that they're
lovely; and as for her fgurs-well, that
} Mademozel Corryveechy. who swung in thu
r trapexs at the circus, wouldn't come neaI
her n-if she was dressed for the trspeza
~She seemed to 10 kind Of troubled ant
ashamed to be seen there. by the way she
hurried into the cubby-hole. and when TIKI
ancient shut the door after 'em he didn't no
tics that the transom was open
!, my ladder was against the bOok-cas
neares. the door, and when climbed upol
it to put away a book could hear - plainly
, Is il were in the same room. Well, wa
e longer putting up that book than ! hav
been in busting the whole library, AM
t. Briefly says that's long enough to render m
8 Q fixture that would pass with the realty
: whatever that means
@'Mr Briefly. she says, in . skaky kin
Of voice, like Henerystt in the Two o.
phans,' when you came to my fathers hous
three years ago to see-me-marrist, 20
little thought little thought-that befor
three brief years had elapssd should com
to you on such dreadful errand-with sue
. story OF unhappinsss, misery. and neglect
She gave a kind Of choking sob Is II sh
' were trying to keep from crying. and
heard the ancient say. in q fatherly tone
Why, my dear Lucie, you are nervous an
: unstrung There. there. guess IT'S not s
v very bad. Go on qoietly, and ten Us TIL
dreadful story: let Is - II can not reduc
its terrors We lawyers, You know, have
D knack Of making large crimes seem SMALL
a when we're for the defendant Come. 'vhs
8 is this shocking Strand Of yoursi SONS @
your neighborS hso scfatchtn1 up you
J, flowers, or the pound-man captured You
= Edo, Out with it
Mr. Briefly she says. choking again.
y can not say tiny husband no Ion q
: loves ms-neglects end rsproachss me
q am wretchei. unhappy, hsartbroksn-o'
dear old friend, pity and help me-~e mu
separate annie is and she begins sol
J. hing afresh BY Venus and Vulcan "a,
\. the ancient, anxiously. = divorcef 81
nois her head oh no. no. my dear chill.
"A THOUSAND timss no! In the momentar
grief AMI passion of your first family Jal
# You would sow the seei Of everlasting r.