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

number Of carly svI,lclo n,,u recall tho
young lawyers arrival, lie was n stout
built, dark complcxioncd young man,
- or % years old, with thick lips and an
impeachment in his speech that mato him
appear at'bad advantage in social gath
eringS and tended to make him bashful
and retiring.
Standtord secured board nt the Pow
crs' 1ousC-a two story framO hotel
owned by II. O. Stone, OF Chicago, and
managed Oy the late Judge O'Conner.
lie look, q the town over liked the Local
ton and It's prospects, and decided to
ScttlC here. y room was rented on the
second floor OF frame store building
and furnished as a law Office. The apart
ment was smnll-SX12--and plainly fur
niShed, the furniture consisting of q
rough, unpaintcd table, three chairs and
book case. A sbingle was hung out
and Leland waited for client. Whether
or not the client 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 q
member of this bar. In fact, business
was SO poor that Stanford secured IN
increase his income by the fees accruing
from tho Office. To-day there is many
deed and mortgage on flo bearing the
signature: Iceland Stanford, Notary
Public"
In the fall of 1913 Stanford returned
to Albany to be married. Charles Miller,
a prominent citizen OF West Bend, in
the adjoining county, declares with con-
siderable pride Jhar he furnished the
money to pay the expenses of that we'd
ding and bridal tour. The fact was,
Leland Stanford had found his hands
full III keeping the wO.f from tho door,
and had been unable to sayo much from
his small income; but he would not dis
appoint his bctrOthcd by asking her to
posi- pone the wedding, and pluckily took
friend lutO his confidence and borrowed
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 SiH5 and they found no dillicul-
| ty i'll getting everything into tho one
small room III the Powers House, Occu-
pied by them. Their apartment was on
tho sccOnd Ilnor, directly over the bar
room and was warmed by n stOvepipo
that passed through the chamber from
tho Office. The youHG couple were very
! happy here for several months; they
were welcomed in socicty-Sucl as there
was, aud 1t is said the lines were drawn
very closcl attended the dancing par.
ties given III "tho scction," as the long,
low hall in the garrct Of the hotel was
termed and became q 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 q
homo of her own. 1t was decided tC
begin housekeeping, and story and q
half brick cottage was rented. Furni
ture came from tho East-a gift Of Mrs
StanfOrd's father, as an envious and gos
siping neighbor once said-and the
young people moved into their plain but
pretty home. Tho house stood on tht
bank of brook, 80 close to the water
that ono day during n spring freshet the
water rose and carried it out into Lake
Michigan, together with its contents.
For time Stanford seemed to prosper
in 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 tadvssablc
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 thil
time a political campaign was at hanC
and the nomination to the Office O.
prosecuting attorney for the county wa
rendered him. He accepted it and wher
the votes were counted found he wa