Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-14
A CHASTITY WRITER.
A Most Weird Experience With
TwistletOn, O. O.

Several strange things have hap
pened to me in my life that my friends
&eould never account for. They could
never understand how got an intro
&duction to Twistleton, Q. c., nor why
that learned gentleman, after allow
ling me to devil his work for him for
ten years without putting any thing in
] my way. suddenly used every effort
and inf uence he was capable of to put
an important and valuable junior prac-
tice in my hands.
TwiStleton, @ c.. was hard, selfish
man. In person he was like a badly
dried moth, whose long, old-fashioned
wniskers resembled the remains of
wings; and there was consequently
great surprise when Twistleton mar
ried Lucy Iravers, who, as you will
remem Der, was the belle of her season
But the Traver5 were not SO well off as
they pref ended to be. and Twistleton,
as we all know. made his fifteen thou
sand a year, and had, if any thing, an
#ever-increasing practice in the chan
Gerry division
#Twistleton was undoubtedly great
lawyer and a man of great common
sense, but he had two fads. He was a
believer in ghosts and he wrote every
thing in his chamber upon a Reming-
ton typewriter.
TwistletOn and his wife were staying
one June in Norfolk. at Lady Barn.
dore g. Iwistleton was due in town to
argue the great patent case concerning
sewing machines of Buncombe and an
other against Badger, in the Court of
Appeals on Wednesday morning. ]
expected him back in chambers on the
Monday evening, understanding that
70 m n Il 1.
end of the week; for this case would
last at least three DAYS, and Twistleton
was in several other cases on the list.
About eight O clock on Monday even
ing had dined early at my club; and
was engaged noting up Twistleton's
papers when he entered with his Glad
stone bag and rug, looking, as thought,
tired and out of spirits. When Twis-
teton was in town by himself he
Always slept at his own chambers. as
III the old days before he was married,
and his breakfast Ca chop and two
eggs) was sent from the Cock"
1wistIeton, having heard that Foss.
MS clerk. had to say on the subject of
retainers, dismissed him Then he
Slammed down the windows, which
mad opened to let in what fresh air
mere was in Old Square, carefully
closed the door. let himself into the
nard chair in front of his writing table.
ana IDLY leaned over the papers which
we're In front of him. At length the
ou'er door was heard to close: Foss had
1eparted, and Twistleton broke silence
hrose. my dear fellow, I'm UNI
comfort bIe''
CON- L may remark, was al
Ways on the best of terms with me. and
1ea'ed me as a friend, for 1 believe
As useful to him. 1 had made great
- Al ms affections by solemnly ad-
MIN to marry Miss Travers when
ne was bent on doing so; but.
th;s MS marriage, 1 am not sure that
nis course of conduct of mine had
0een altogether to NV ADVANTAGE 7
TO him for further explanation.
MN saw was coming.
Ienrose. my dear, fellow. who do
'Ou mink is at Lady Barndore'sP"
norance "''o'iy AZ
,o a.iey Coiston," replied Twistle-
~ IN TO carve his whiskers with
paper knife. Charley Colston."
knor,r marley Colston! 1t was well
% W, mat he had paid his addresses
Do pretty Mrs Twistleton in former
80 anu report said she had encour-
80. mem No wonder Twistieton was
tran,, he" MIN to be of an ex-
1eneiy Jealous nature.
mark me, Penrose." said
ma ieoon- shaking his forcfinger at
a. ne would at Lord Usher in the
,sr5s Court-''what took place yes-
wbo1s . when 1 was playing tennisp The
inc ,ifne. sir. he and she were talk
inc Anu chatting together, and laugh
pa laughing! Perhaps at my
it. L played abominably; know
To- not bear to see them"
rate tennis was never first
in life mad begun to play too late
as he IL, was an annoying partner,
inc .,I avs insisted on leading. tax
=, all the difficult strokes and FAILING
sionabla ne was still more objec-
opponent, as he was always