The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-04-22
Damon and Pythias outdono


Several San Antonio CTexl gentlemen
were sitting in the back room of Horner'
saloon taking their horns. and discussing
matters and things in general, when tn
conversation drifted to the subject o
friendship, Each one present contribute,
his opinion or told some story of SOM
great sacrifice made by one friend TO
another, when Judge Simpson spoke III
and said:
Talk about Damon and Pythias.
know OF my own knowledge Of cas-,
where two friends made much create
sacrifices for each other than ever Damoi
and Pythias did
Schools dell US all about it, Schudge.
SAID George Horner, who was listening.
"Hillman Brooks and Jim Danly wer,
two students at the University Of Ken
lucky" said Judge Simpson; '-they wer,
bosom friends, occupying one small room
very high up in the air, and very low
rent They We're extremely poor; fire.
quenty they did not have enough to eat
aud IN cold weather they almost froze to
Sether. Brooks was studying law. Will,
Danly was a medical student. One very
cold day they were both in the room Al
the same time. Danly was studying {
medical work Brooks in bed. He went
there to keep warm.
Il am in terrible fix about this exami
nation Tomorrow, said Danly. i have
not been in the dissecting-room for more
than month, and l know the committee
will examine me about the muscles Of the
legs, and have forgotten all ] knew
about them. | wish had leg TO dis
sect, SO l could post myself
III that Is all, said Brooks, i can &C
commodate you. A man who won't ac-
commodate a friend IS no man at all.
Rather than see you fail in your examina-
ton L am willing TO make any little sacri-
tiee,' and sticking out his leg from under
the cover, he added: Just amputate that
leg and dissect it. Do me the favor, will
YOUR
',Danly hesitated at first to take adj
vantage of the liberal offer. but. upon
Brooks insisting, he actually amputated
ms friends leg, and having dressed the
stump, he sat up all night dissecting the
limb. Next day the exa1nina
ton took place. and, thanks to Brooks
friendly offer, Danly was able to pass it
most ereditably, and obtained his diploma.
Years passed away. Danly was a
nonrishing surgeon in Louisville. One
day man with wooden leg stamped
into his office 1t was Brooks, who in the
meantime had passed his examination and
been admitted TO the bar
How are you coming onF asked DR..
Danly.
VERY poorly replied Brooks, 1 have
not had single case. If 1 could get lust
one case as a starter, l believe / would
make a great criminal lawyer. II could
Just get chance to defend some promin-
ent murderer think my reputation would
he made
IF that is all, replied Danly, l can
accommodate you. A man who s not will
ing to make a few sacrifices for his friends
IS no man at all. shall never forget your
kindness in allowing me TO amputate your
leg, and i am only too glad to have an
opportunity to reciprocate. l Will get
you case right off"
How are you going to do, it?n asked
Brooks.
II will take poker or Ratchet, and
will go downstairs and murder my land
lady. That viii create sensation. and
you will have IN opportunity to vindicate
me before the court
"Danly was as good as his word. He
went downstairs, and in a few minutes
his visitor heard several dull, sickening
thuds. The murderer returned to his
visitor and told him how he had killed the
I'D woman and robbed her Of all her
money.
You are 50 kind, said Brooks.
Not at all, was the response, Il will
just go and deliver myself up to the
authorities, and you can consider your
self retained as my lawyer"
"The trial came off shortly afterward.
When Brooks, the Une-legged lawyer.
appealed to the jury and told how DR..
Danly was not instigated by improper
motives in numbering the old woman, that
DO merely did it as a matter of accom-
Dodation to his old friend, there was mot
! dry eye in the courtroom.
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