Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-07

Why's
1t seemed there was a limit to Miss Car
mems initiative talent. Admirable as it was,
it did not reach to the reproduction of that
official seal, which would have been a neces-
sary appendage to the governors grant. But
there were letters written ON stamped paper
by Governor Micheltorena to himself, Gar
cia, and to Miguel, and to Miguel's father, all
of which were duly signed by the sign manual
and rubric of Mrs. Governor Micheltorena
Carmen de Haro. And then there was
'Iparol' evidence, and plenty of it; witnesses
who remembered everything about it
namely, Manuel, Miguel and the all-recollect-
ing De Haro; here were details, poetical and
suggestive; and Dame Quicllyish, as when
MS late excellency, sitting not 'by a sea-coal
fire." but with aguardiente and cigarros, had
sworn to him, the ex-ecclesiastical Miguel,
that he should grant, and had granted,
Garcias request. There were clouds
of witnesses, conversations, letters and
records glib and pat to the oc-
casion. In brief, there was nothing
wanted but the seal of his excellency. The only
copy of that was in the possession of a rival
school of renaissant art and the restoration OF
antiques, then doing business before the land
commission.
And yet the claim was rejected Having
lately recommended two separate claimants
to patent for the same land the land com
mission became cautious and conservative.
Roscommon was at first astounded, then
indignant, and then warlike--he was for an
"appale to onstl"
With the readers previous knowledge oil
Roscommon's disposition this my seem
somewhat inconsistent, but there are certain
natures to whom litigation has all the excite
ment of gambling, and it should be borne in
mind that this was his first lawsuit. So that
his lawyer, Mr. Saponaceous Wood, found
him in that belligerent mood to which coun-
sci are obliged to hypocritically bring all the
soptdstries of their profession. "Of course you
have your right toa appeal, but calm your
self, my dear sir, and consider. The case was
presented strongly, the evidence overwhelm
ing on cur side, but we happened to be fight
ing previous decisions of the land commission
that had brought them into trouble; so that
if Micheltorena had himself appeared III
court and testified to his giving you the
grant, it would have made no difference-nC
Spanish grant had a show then, nor will il
have for the next six months. You see, my
dear sir, the government sent out one of it,
big Washington lawyers to look into thi.
business, and he reported frauds, sir, frauds
in majority of the Spanish claims AND
why, sirs why9 He was bought, sir, boughr
body and soul-by the ring"
"And fwhot's the ring3" asked his client
sharply.
"The ring is-aheml a combination of un
principled but wealthy persons to defeat th,
ends of justice"
sand sure, fwhot's the ring to do wild ms
grant as that thaving Mexican gave me a.
the collatherals for the board he was OWN
me! Ell, mind that nowF'
"The ring, my dear sir, is the other side
1t is-aheml always the other side.n
"And why the divel haven't we ring, too
And amt payin' ye five hundred dollars
and the divel of ring ye have, at all, at all
Fwhot am payin' ye fur, eh."
"That judicious expenditure of money
began Mr.. Wood "outside of actual disburse
ments, may not be of infinite service to you
am not prepared to deny-but-n
"Look ye, Mr.. Sappy Wood, it's the 'appale
! want, and the grant I'll have, more betoker
as the old woman's har-rut and me own is sci
on it entoirely. Get me the land and I'll give
we the half of it-and it's bargain"
"But, my dear sir, there are some rules il
our profession-technical though they may
be"
"The divel fly away wild yer profession
Sure is it better nor me owns If I've risket
me provisions and me whisky, that cost mt
solid goold in Frisco, on that thafe Garciai
claim, bedad the loikes of ye can risk yel
law
"Weu," said Wood, with an awkward
smile, Il suppose that a deed for one half OF
the consideration of friendship, my dear sir
and dollar in hand paid by me, might b,
reconcilable."
"Now it's talkin' ye are But whose th,
felly we're foighten, that's got the ring?"
"Ah, my dear sir, it's the United States,
said the lawyer with gravity
"The states! the government is it, AnC
ist that ye're afeared ofs Sure it's the gov
eminent that | fought in me own counthree
| it was the government that druv me to Amer
| ky, and is it now that Tn goin' back on m,
| principleS!n
"Your political sentiments do you grea
credit" began Mr.. Wood.
"But fwhots the government to do wild th.
appale!"
| "The government, said Mr.. Wood signifs
cantly, "will be represented by the districs
| attorney"
"And who's the spalpeen?"
| st is rumored," said Mr. Wood slowly
that new one is to be appointed. l, my
self, have had some ambition that way"
| His client bent pair of cunning but no,
overwise gray eyes on his American lawyer
But he only said, "Ye have, eh."
Eyes, said Wood answering the look boldly
"and if l had the support of number of you
prominent colntrymen, who are 10 powerful
with all parties-men like you, my dear 81
why, I think you might in time become
conservative, at least more resigned to tn
| government"
Then the lesser and the greater scam
looked at each other, and for moment 0
two felt warm, sympathetic, friendly emo
ton for each other, and quietly shook hands
Depend upon it there is a great deal NOR
kindly human sympathy between two openl
confessed scamps than there is in that calm
respectable recognition that you and l. des
reader, exhibit when we happen to oppos
| Zach other with orr reSpectiye virtues
Sand yen get the appale'"
Il will"
And he did! And by singular coincident
got the district attorneyship also. An
with deed for one-half of the "Re
Rock rancho" in his pocket sent a broth'
lawyer in court to appear for his client, Il
United States, as against himself, Roscon
mon, Garcia, ct al Wild horses could n,
have torn him from this noble resolution
There is an indescribable delicacy in the leg
profession which we literary folk ought
initiate
The United States lost! Which meant rui
and destruction to the "Blue Mass Company
who had bought from paternal and benet
cent government lands which didn't belong
it. The Mexican grant, of course, ante-datt
the occupation of the mine by Concho, Vile
Pedro, ct al, Us well as by the "Blue Ma
Company" and tho solitary partners, Big
and Thatcher. More than that, it swallows
| up their improvements. 1t made Biggs al
! Thatcher responsible to Garcia for all Il
, | money the grand master of avarice had ma,
| ont of IL Mr. District Attorney was n