The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-24

make the case as plain as-as-the nose on
your lordship's face
But for downright insolence TO the bar no
one ever surpassed Lord Thurlow. His
speech TO a solicitor who bad ma te series
of statements to convince his lordship of a
certain PERSONS death is an instance Of his
discourteSY At last the solicitor exclaimed,
goaded into fury by Thurlow's repeated
CALCULATIONS Of THAT'S no proof of the
mans death" Really, my lord, it is not
right that you won't believe me, saw the
man dead in his coffin My lord, l tell you,
he was my client and he is dead.
mo wonder" retorted Thurlow, "snce
he was your client 1t would kill me to
have such fellow as you for my attorney"
There are several very excellent stories
concerning Lord Chancellor Eldon. Take,
for instance, the story of Miss Bridges
morning call upon him There appeared
before him a pretty young girl, slightly
rustic in her attire, but thoroughly in com
ma d of her wits my dear said the
Chancellor, rising and bowling very courte-
ously, "who are you"
Lord Eldon, " said the blushing intruder,
II am Bessie Bridge, of Woelby, and papa
has sent me to remind you of promise
which you made to him when | was a little
baby and you were a guest in his house ON
the occasion of your first election as menu
Der of Parliament for Woelby.n
"A promise, my dear young lady" inter-
posed the Chancellor, trying to recall how
he had pledged himself.
Yes, Lord Eldon, a promise. You were
standing over my or die when papa said to
you: "Mr. Scott, promise me that If ever
you are Lord Chancellor, when my little
girl Is poor clergyman's wife, you will
give her husband living and you an
swered, Mr.. Bridge, my promise is not
worth half crown, but l give 1t to you,
wishing it were worth more. }"
enthusiastically the Chancellor ex-
claimed: "You are quite right; admit the
obligation; remember all about it," and
then, after a pause, archly surveying the
damsel, whose graces were the reverse of
matronly, he added: But surely the time
for keeping my promise is not yet arrived
You cannot be any ones wife at present.
For moment Miss Bessie was silent, and
then, with a flush and ripple of laughter,
she replied; mo, but | do so wish to be
somebody's wife. am engaged to young
clergyman, and there's living in Hereford
shire, near my old home, watch has recently
fallen vacant, and if you will give it to
Alfred, why. then, Lord Eldon, we shall
marry before the end of the year" Her
Alfred got the living
But a circumstance in the Chancellor's
own life furnishes still prettier story. The
romance of the law contains few more
pleasant episodes than his elopement, when
plain John Scott, with Bessie Surtees, of
Newcas' lie. He first met Ter at one of the
Newcastle assemblies, and almost before he
knew it she had stolen his affections. In
urging his suit he had very formidable OBJ
stacles to encounter, however
Her fasher and mother plainly told Jack
Scott that he must not presume on their
condescension, and counseled Bessie to
tbrnxv nor lOxya~ and hannr,a ba IaI
of Sir Walter. But Bessie was faithful
She gave her consent to very decisive
measure, and on the night of Dec 49, 1772,
she descended by a ladder into his arms
from a window of her fathers house III
Sandhill, Newcastle, and very soon there
after they were made husband and wife, at
Blackshields, North Britain.