The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-24
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0uus.esly . n.sssl e asssrSsa whiskey,
nsvssspsA s.ss ol.eooyooo Cash.
sUndnahesdly the most valuabl barrel
= whisky cver distilled," said . we'll
known Sseuben oaaty lawyer. was
svned some years ago I'm Steubcn county.
m ehere was ever a barrel NJ whisky more
valuab 1 would like To hear Of IL, for two
anll0ns Of his particular bare1 brought
- owner over e5OO.OOO n gallon. There In
. ssusy connected with that whisky that In
worth telling, and worth placing on re
ord, too.
ssSome years before the war n young
man named Henry NJ. Sherwood was adj
uaitted tn the har of Steuben county. He
IN ma che . s Town IL f"S"s is'iH S s%% alser he
was admitted to the bar, and before he
had had his first CLIENT. q tramp was ar,
rested and put i'm Jail at He had
been guilty OF some serious breach
Of the peace. and his general appearance
VA tina Of a genuine tough. He tried TO
case came up for a hearing. but as he had
ma money mo- one cared to take his case in
vasu't some lawyer i'm the place who
hadn't had much of an opportunity To
distinguish himself as yet. and who would
likely he willing to take the management
of the prisoners case q the purpose of
getting some glory out of IL. HIS was told
that young Hank Sherwood might consent
"a appear under these conditions, and the
ran sent for the briefiess lawyer.
Sherwood went tn the Jail and saw the
prisoner.
ait looks a. il 1 was i'm "a pretty bad
scrapc. said the tramp to Hank, but ! be.
licve that a lawyer can get me through all
sagns. Now I'm from hentm"kS; an" l
Kentucky IL I get out of this scrape, but
III have 70 beg or heat my way till get
have bccn a trifie wild, and he and ] are
send me a cent even il l should send him
you what III do. II You will take charge
Of my case and work il for all it's worth
and get me clear, I'll sneak out of the old
mans stock when i get home n barrel of
the best old Kentucky whisky there is i'm
the Bourbon n and have IL shipped
10 you. i can do it easy. What do You
"Young Sherwood didn't take "a bit of
stock i'm h mans story, but he made mp his
nssne to . %s ~, Tea H. ne f i',s, 10 aG bs n the s. s,nm,
his hand in. and he accepted the tramp as
his client. don't remembc the details
ing the tramp, and the latter went away,
feeling good. Time passed along. and
Sherwood had forgotten all about his
one day the station agent at Addison,
where the young lawyer lived, met him
".Say, Hank, there's a barrel in the
freight house for you. It's been there N
day or two, and came from Kentucky.
More than that, it's markings declare that
IL contains fine old kentucky bourbon
1.-The tramp had paid his lawyers fee,
sure enough. Sherwood had the barrel
taken home and placed i'm his cellar. He
wasn't much of u tampercr with whisky.
and the barrel lay i'm the cellar five years
without being disturbed. The late Com
slant Cook was the jnds. of Stsuhen
one term, and. as was the custom in those
days, a number of lawyers and others
in the evening and passed am hour or so
i'm n social game of enchre. The Judge en-
joyed an occasional glass of Rood whisky
sas ne whisky nsi , s@"r""s On ' he occ of
sion I speak. of. Hank Sherwood was
one Of the Judges cuchrc party. The
Judge was very bitter i'm his denunciati on
Of the whiskey they sold i'm Corning. and
said that he would he grateful for a glass
of whiskey that was III tn drink. That
reminded Sherwood of his barrel Of old
Kentucky bourbon that had been lying SD
long In his cellar. He told Judge Cook
that he had some whiskcy az home
that he believed was good. and that he
would fetch some down nextday. He had
his barrel tapped that night, and filling a
ing and presented Il to Judge Cook. The
Judge tasted the whiskey. and i'm all his
experience he had never met with it's
".Young man. said he tn Sherwood, Il
won't forget you for fetching me this rare
stuff: II ever l see IA chance to give you "a
lift I'll do il.
'Time passed. Sherwood skinned
along after the manner of the average
country lawyer. n war broke out.
leh&e SoDA WUS BIZ oI tie oll u1tu Oh
western New York. He, in company with
the late John Arnot, j. =. II. Stra Of
Buffalo,, Charles Cook of Havana, and
John H. Chedell of Auburn, had built the
New York 4 Erie railroad from Bingham
to corning and was largely Interested
i'm other great improvements I'm this part
Ut the state and Pennsylvania. Soon
the war began he obtained IA big
contract, and at once sent for
Hank Sherwood.
"'I'm going to give you that lift now, |
said he.
ale let Sherwood i'm on the contract, |
and the country lawyers share of the pro-
.eeds was S~l5O,UD-cold, cash dollars.
After this was done Judge Cook said to
sherwood:
".Therc's some land for sale i'm Tioga
county, Pa. IL is coal land, and is bound
% he very valuable. You can buy some
If il cheap. Put all the money you've got
n that land
sherwood did so. Every dollar he
made in the big contract he put into Tioga
county land. He hadn't "a great while tn
wait before the prophecy of Judge Cook
,ame true. Henry NJ. Sherwood's first
fee resulted i'm being the biggest fee ever |
received by any lawyer on earth. for he
over 81 10000 from his investment
in the Tioga county lands, and the barrel
If Kentucky whiskey his tramp client had
for his services was the basis of il all.
Was there ever "a more valuable barrel of
distilled. do you think"
A MODEL LANDLORD.