River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-07-25
A DAY OF RECKONING.
The Story of a Lawyer Who Acted
as Maker.

The Story of n Lawyer Who Acted
as Peace-BIaksr.
..Ah. there you are mistaken! Law
vcr-. though not usually ranked among
pe5ce-mailcr~, are vet far from being.
As a class. fond az fomeutiug strife. |
know there IS an impression abroad
that we are ap. to encourage strife.
and 30 make business: but think If
the fraternity had q fair hearing, there
might be a change ia your Judgment
- spoke my friend john Bailey. as
we left the sUpper-table and came into
the sitting-room Of Johns pleasant
home. where ] was spending a short
vacation.
John, after going through college
with me had studied law and settled
IN our native village, while | had
sought fortune abroad. 1t was on the
occasion of one Of my visits to my old
nome that had accepted Johns earn
est invitation for an old-fashioned
visit.
! had remarked at supper upon the
aptitude Of lawyers for smelling litiga-
tious afar. which had provoked the
denial have quoted.
NO. sir. repeated John. as he
wheeled an easy chair around to the
fire-side corner for me, and seated
himself aid baby in another. Il enjoy
nothing better than making peace. and
| finished mp a job Of that kind last
week that gives me satisfaction every
time | think about It. Want to hear
about its-
''Of course. ] replied
You know fhe proceeded) when l
first became acquainted with my wife
she was a schOCI-ma am in the lower
part Of the country. Well. she
boarded all the time she taught there.
about three years. with "a family
named Or'way. They came To con-
slider her a. one Of the family. and she
felt good deal that way too.
SO when ! persuaded her 10 give mp
district notwithstanding and make "a
select scholar. a. a matter of course
they took me into their good graces.
and ever since count theirs as one of
-Jhc homes 10 which we 90 occasional
ly to have a thoroughly good time.
Uncle Orjway has always been on
the school board of the district. Is
rather above the medium farmer in
education. and has more than average
Intelligence. broad-spirited. big
hearted old man. who though very
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strong viii. and Is not easily turned
aside. when once liz mind j. made up.
ur TN defense Of what he thinks j.
wight
- when. This winter Archie Me
Donald his urighbor-S son. tool, IL
into bi, hsad u ran away FROM school.
uotv th,tIndiu- the r-mon-trtucc- Of
his inexperienced teacher Nj. Ord
way. with one other dircctor-tho
thIrd was Arches father promptly
took tho matter IN hand. and con
WINGED young Mcdonald tha' he must
he On-dieut. or leave the school. The
elder Mcdonald took affronl and came
mp to town 10 inquire Of me if he could
not. Is tho AID of Tie law. reverse the
action at the "meddIin' directors
usurpiu tp themselves authority. an
takin 20 thcmst Ives over much
power
I read him the school Law. and gave
Eim NO encouragement of the sort he
wished. but considerable friendly adj
vice IN q manner calculated 70 console
his wounded Scotch spirit got mat
tiers s. -.n0u.lcd over that no further
action was taken. and the boy went on
his way In better behavior. | hoped.
and the uci-hborhood was. / battered
myself. "a al deal Of ili-feeling that
Il lawsuit oufd have cageudercd
Mr. Orjvay. now that his spirit was
up. va~ almost disappointed that there
hal no. b.-"n a suit. but expressed
himScss satisfied as matters WERE Mr.
Mcdonald was not satisfied.
was surprised when. two weeks Ia
ter. hc .,g.uc again to see me. He was
about 10 he-sju suit az Laws against
lis ueigbbor Nj Ordway. for a debt.
ana wished - retain me a. his coun-
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gave him a chair aud asked him "a
fcw questions. which he Unanswered very
readily AIr. OrdUay and himself had
I,ccn u-ighbur- Z long while there
had H,es. DEALING. hac., and forth ex-
chaua- of wors. of seed. "aru aud
oats fu.v had harvested. thre~hcd and
gatnerra rutu ou both farms Most Of
tnc-r exchanges liz haj kept account
~. some little Hc tru~tej 20 memory;
bus now and iu Ca, excitement the
scotch tongue asserted it>eif-.'Il he
mann De 80 vary pertic.er. IL Neester
Or-rlwaE mauu - a--"ttiu' people TO
rCgts. altogether he mauu StraiShten
l.u I'll bae dome wi him. an lac
Ilaur settle,
.II..,e you asked him 10 -etttle2 ]
iuqr.red.
Certainly. an lie denies the az
count
Does nc deny amy Indebtedness
..t.h 10. bat SAYS its not 50 much.
Bot I'm determined ne shall = = il all
He been irwin 10 make my boy the
s,.apegOat for the ueighborhood. an
he'd better look out- Hes got little
ninsel. an lie should ma throw
stones
WHY. AIR Mcdonald. said 1 Il
have always thought that YOU and Mr.
Ordwav were on the best Of terms
I've often heard him speaS very highly
81 You. VIII il he wise 10 let this
little school matter disturb your fr.and-
liuess?"
oh. It isn't jest the school matter;
its been a pilin' up for good spell
This school affair has jest showed me
what he l. Hes awfulIy set in his
way, an because he's cot bit learnin'
more than the rest Of Us. an has pros
pered IN this worlds goods, he wants
- manage the rest Of Us Must needs