The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-05

number OF carry eos,,cIo n,,v recall the
young lawyers arrival. lie was stout
built, dark complcxioncd young man.
- or % years old, with thick lips and an
impeachment in his speech that mado him
appear at'bad advantage in social gath
eringS and tended to make him bashful
and retiring.
Standford secured board Mt the Pow
ers' Iousc--a two story frame hotel
owned by II. O. Stone, OF Chicago, and
managed Oy the late Judge O'Conner.
He look, Il the town over, liked the loca-
ton and its prospects, and decided to
settle here. y room was rented on the
second floor Of frame store building
and furnished as a law Office. The apart
ment WAS smnll-Sxl2--and plainly fur
nished, the furniture consisting of n
rough, unpaintod table, three chairs and
book case. a shinglo was hung out
and Leland waited for client Whether
or not the cliont ever came history does
not relate, but true it is the court records
OF Wash county bear no evidence that
LELAND Stanford had a case on the calcn-
dar during the three years he was a
member Of this bar. In fact, business
was SO poor that Stanford secured m
appointment rs notary pnblic in order to
lncrcnsc his income by the fees accruing
from tho office. To-day there is many
a deed and mortgage on file bearing the
signature: Iceland Stanford, Notary
Public"
In the fall of 1913 Stanford returned
to Albany to be married. Charles Miller,
prominent citizen Of West B. nd, in
the adjoining county, declares with con-
siderable pride that he furnished the
money to pay the expenses of that we'd
ding and bridal tour. The fnct was,
Leland Stanford had found his hands
full III keeping tho wOf from the door,
and had been unable to save much from
his small income; but he would not dis
appoint his bctrothcd by asking her to
posipon tho wedding, and pluciily took
friend iutO his confidence and borro we'd
the money to carry him through
Mr.. and Mrs. Stamford did not come
TO Port Washington prepared to begin
housekeeping. All their worldly goods
were contained i'll one trunk of very
moderate siH3 und they found no dillicnl-
ty i'll getting everything into tho one
small room i'll the Powers House, occu-
pied by them. Their apartment was on
the second ilDor, directly over tho bar
room and was warmed by q stOvepipe
that passed through the chamber from
tho Oiiice. The yOuug couple were very
happy here for several months; they
were welcomed i'll sOcicty--sucA as there
was, aud 1T is said the lines were drawn
very closcl y-attondc the dancing par
ties given i'll "thc scction," as the long,
low hall in the garrct of the hotel was
termed and became part of the life of
the little village. At last, however, Mrs.
Stanford became tired Of being continu-
ally invited out without being able to
entertain in return and sighed for n
home Of her oTn. 1t was decided to
begin housekeeping, and n story and n
half brick cottage was rented. Furni-
turo came from the East-a gift Of Mrs.
Stanford's father, rs an enVious and gos-
siPing neighbOr once said--and the
young people moved into their plain but
pretty home. The house stood on the
bank Of q brook, 80 close to the water
that one day during n spring freshet the
water rose and carried it out into Lake
Michigan, together with it's contents.
For time Stanford seemed to prosper
in q small way, but year after his mar
riage dame fortunes smile turned to q
frown. Business fell off to nothin8, and
tho young lawyers income stopped.
Then Mrs. Stanford thought it dvssable
to return to the homo of her parents
until things picked up. A fire came and
swept away Stanford's office, destroying
his library and leaving him with no way
to continue his business. About this
time political campaign was at hand
and tho nomination to tho Office of
prosecuting attorney for the county was
rendered him. He accepted it and when
the votes were counted found he was