The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-07-26
A DIVORCE CASE.
rsheldon Borden in The Argonaut.I


versation and a certain way of advancing
all their opinions and impressions, no matter
how trivial in a deliberate and impressive
manner, as if saying, "NOw, gentlemen,
there is a great deal more in this than YOU
are likely to comprehend unless / demon
strate it Possibly the result of imitation
and appreciation Of their masters pro
fundity-p0ssibly the result OF constant at
tendance at long and weary trials, where
everybody from the judge down, tried to
impress the same fact on everyb body else,
and, no matter what was the result, every
body went away convinced that if he had
been permitted to demonstrate, or the others
had cen able to comprehend, all there was
in his view Of the matter, everybody else
would have thought as he did
Anything moro, gentlemen inquired
the waiter as tho boys approached the end
of their first and only course.
New York pum-pudding for two-aud
mind, plenty Of sauce,o said the smaller Of
the twain a long headed, thin-bOdied young
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-
csion.
"Any now cases in your firm today, Grid.'
continued the speaker, pouring q glass Of
water out of a dingy, Iong-nec1ej decantar,
and holding it up to the light us if it were
wine.
Hardly worth mentioning" replied the
other, carelessly. Got a spanking fee in
that case Of Flint VS. Stone, which old
Briefly argued in s'preme court last Mon
day
"How muchs7 queriad the first speaker.
ooh, l can't say-bOokl1seper told me not
to mention it." q suspect that the book
keeper neglected to mention it to the
young gentleman) Rather dull day for
us otherwise he Went on. "Only one or
two trumpery two hundred and uinaty-nine
dollars and ninety-nine cents justice court
cases and divorce which promises to be
interesting, though there's hardly enough
money in EN- for tho firm" And he turned
his attention to the slab Of notified grind
stone which, thinly smsared with mOlasses,
and covered with sweetened paste bore the
proud title Of New York plum-pudding.
Quite a coincidence" calculated his COM
pauiun, pausing meditatively over spoon
full of this mixture. Our governor. took
divorce to-day. First time l ever knew him
to do such thing; considers 'em lOw-which
they are, for fact-but interesting
very."
"Nhy, by Castor and Polux, johnny"
"Whos Castor and Polloclls97 demanded
Johnny, suspiciously. ain the legal bust
nessP
oh dunnol That's the way old Briefly
swears when he wants people to think he's
some,' reJoined Mr.. Gridley Irons-famil-
iarly known as Grid Gridirons, and Irons,
"But, l say, spose it should be the same
case2 What's the partiesP
"Rolph VS. Rolph, said his friond lacon-
ically.
That's the ticket We're for the plain
tiff" exclaimed the other "Now, without
committing your firm. what do you think
of the case.'
AS attorneys for tho defendant, it's a lit
tic premature tOouUliue our course. Papers
not sent into my department yet. l suppose
they are still in the governors hands. -
(Which meant that he knew nothing about
the case whatevorJ
"You don't manage to keep up with your
cases very closely, Nh. John kaiks,' re-
turned Grid, with a superior air There's
been no papers drawn so fan. Both parties
fighting shy of the issue
What's the issue"
"'Snear as l can make it out. its o case
Of incompatibiity and mother fell8r,' said
Grid, sentcnticusly
"Incompatibility's no cause for divorce, -
reiOine1 his companion, in a learned tone
mo. But mother Teller is
Lets have the particulars, Gridloy. How
did you come to get hold Of them: Has oh
Briefly been holding consultation with you.
it-tiy 10 IDete AtttlD you 10 JOIN Lile 4E4L8
This with a touch of sarCasmD
professional confidence forbidi my dis.
closing the source or extent of my informa-
ton I'm surprised, john Eailis that you
should ask it, returned Grilley, rosentiug
the satirical tone Of his companion and de
termiuei to punish him therefor
ooh, come Grid don'tbe crusty Haven't
wo always been chums2 Didn't give yol
ell the inside facts in Grub VS.. Whopp5r
action for libel; Utter vs. Eellovleaf, actor
for breach OF promises l didn't think you'd
come the oyster trick on an OLD friend ih
that
We'll said Grid, Modified and melted 10y
these memories Of past condolences 4 dom
mind telling you" (Which was very proba
Die, since he was burning to Begin Today
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 must,
little cubby-hoie chock full Of papers an.
dust that opens into the office She took o.
her veil as they went in, and l just Cauga
sight of her face-by Pyramus and Thisbe
Johnny chats another one Of BrieHv's Gus
words never saw q lady so beautful-uO
even at the 'Varietiesn Her physiog-that
what Briefly calls q faCe-was one of th0s
smooth, soft, peachy ones, with the dauties
curve 10 her cheeks and long, curling laShes
| couldn't see her eyes-they may be brown
or black-brown l should say-but I'll bet
double allowance Of pudding that they'r
lovely; and as for her fgura-waIl, tina
MademOZel CorryveeChy who swung in tn
trapeze at the circus wouldn't como noa
her tiff she was dressed for the trapeza.
she seemed to be kind Of troubled an
ashamed TO be seen there by the way 81
hurried into the Cubbv hole, and when til