The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-07-14
TEREOEIZED JURISTS.
Thrilling Experience of Two Lawyers vita
Bear.
From the san Francisco Can.

house. built on = knoll Il IS covered
with climbing roses. white. pink and
yellow. carefully trained. and the
foliage and blossom is here and there
intertwined with iessiminc and Eng
lish honcvsucklc. From a broad por-
tico in front Of the building one OBJ
tains a view that is enchanting. At
the foot of the grassy slope that leads
to the dwelling runs q siiycrv stream,
in the pools of which dispors the beau
tiful and specklcd trout. This place,
one of the most pleasant in that sec
ton of The county, is the home of the
LAWYERS. the parents of Judge Lavlcr,
of the police court of this city. When
ever the Judge seeks relaxation from
official cares, he takes run up to that
home to inhale pure country air and
expunoc from his lungs the foul dust
laden atmosphere of his court. One
Saturday . few weeks since he started
Sonomaward. and ON the train fell in
with one Of the legal lights who
practice in the criminal courts--a gen
tleman noted for the eloGuence which
time and again has entranced the occu-
pants Of the back seats Of the police
courts.
sJud"e," said Judge Lawlcr, eN-
tending the hand of friendship to him,
sson your way into the country for 4
little outings
eyes. vour honor" responded the
party addressed, who, at one time,
bun9 over the door of a primitive
shanty in Carson, in the early DAYS of
the Comstock excitement. a shinrle.
on which was traced in rude charac-
ters. the awc-inspirine words: coffee
of the Justice of the Peacc.-M. Burns,
Justice"
:sIf YOU have no particular objective
point. and would like to STAY over
Sunday said ,Judoe Lawler, tscome
up with me, and if you arc fond of
hunting. Wen 90 ND in the hills to-
morrow and seek the lack rabbit, the
cotton-tail, and if we don't happen to
cite a deer we NAV run across a bear"
"Jpdee. YOU honor me: l was about
to offer an excuse, butwhen YOU spoke
of the possibility Of meeting bear,
then Won touch me in q tender SPOT.
and will avail myself of Your Kind,
ness said Judge Burns. his rubi-
cund face shining smiles. '.Do You
know. Judqe." continued he. "that if
there is ANYTHING upon which 1 pride
myself It is bear-hunting. I have
spent hours following the trail of some
monster bruin in the Canyons of the
Sierra, and Indian-likc, have sneeked
up to him and plunged the deadly
bowie into him or sent a bullet from g
minnie rife or siX-shooter crashing
through his brain. Oh, its glorious
sport. Just show me, Judge, where
there is bear trail and I'll show you
some rare SPORT
The Journey was finished, and bright
and early on Sunday the two iurists
started on their morning percgrination
in the shady wildwoods in the rear of
the Lawler home, each carrying arms
of the most improved pattern.
'sThere, your honor" said Judge
Burns, suddenly striking an attitude
and bringing rifle en- jcu, ''that's the
position to strike Whe.! you see I
bear"
'iAnd as you speak," said Judge
LaWler, s'if am not mistaken, there
is q bear trail on the road in front of
ns.''
ssThem,s bear nrints:, said .Jndoe
Bnrns. who cot down on his knees to
examine them. While sncaEino hc
chanccd to raise his head and fiffv
yorIi from him. moving lcisnrelv alonG
he saw q bear of the cinnamon species.
and without chanoino his nosit;on
nttercd in an rn6erfone s..Indoc rnn
70 cover. the hror,s conirnf:,
.Judoc Iawler crossed the road ot
iumn. and never stoppcd tiil he reached
The ton of the most convenient ninc
On his way mo. finding thai a foWlinn
niece was an incumbrance in liveIv |
CLIMBING he allowed it 10 dron 70 the
sronnd When he had reached y
n,acc of s.fetv and was rest;nr rom
Tho eyert;on ~ ascen6;na w;thont
>laSder or stems no looked sronnd ] sor
b;S N.l;on+ coronanion ON tho 900 49, hoo,. ,o
bn,ter m of tho S;er,.a ar6 Al fs;io,5 ~ - 'sa, saa
rho In5oo bnt ohso,,.ad o,tbo ~ r.o,nS
Of the no;nt Where ba had ,sSt oct soem ' tho
;r,es;st;hle nin1roS tho r;fie lev Which tbo i,
:Tn6o.e had carried Close 10 the the d;s. lie.
1t:ss,Ysa weanon was the cinns,non r
monster>yith tbe-shaccv coat. pacina
the road from one side to the other,
Judge Lawler's first thought was that
the bear had swallowed his companion
but almost simultaneously his fears
were relieved bv the voice of his van
ished companion exclaimiue. in frioht.