San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-11
NY FAIR CLIENT.

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ago, and year or so after my call to the
bar that my mysterious little visitor came;
and now she seems to have vanished into
thin air. was sitting. as am now, smok-
ing cigarette, and | believe was won
dering which of my lady friends would be
most pleased to entertain me at O'Clock
tea, and whether my clients would ever be
numerous enough to prevent me from pay
ing calls at all. There was a light in my
clerks eye as he showed her in, as if he did
not regard her as client at all. He saw
TIE matter differently after | handed him
his lee, and reminded him that the attor-
noy general had laid down the rule that
in non-cOntentious business there is moth
Ing in the nature of professional etiquette
20 prevent a barrister from assisting his
clients without the intervention of so
licitor
She looked very much more cool and col
l2ctel than did, am sure, as she walked
Up 20 my table and placed on it little
juggling envelope, saying with half smile:
"One pound three and siXpence-that's
right, is it not?" | simply gGSped, what
for:" forgetting all about the attorney gen
erals edict, and thinking that dear little
female lunatic in the smartest of hats and
frocks must have escaped from its asylum
on purpose to visit me. ! may add that
she was Enthusiastically a lady. | have an
eye for detail and my first glance embraced
her natty little patent leather boots, her
gloves 2:.,. i,yuvril etcetCras.
What iJ.? Sc echoed, and then went
onGuickly: by ,fory your advice, of course.
You are Mr.. FGirhairn, are you not?" Il
bowed.) Il hear that you are very clever" Il
blushed), land want your help" Qsmiled
cnco"TaGir Ivy "You need not try to find
OH who told me to come to you, for she
won't tell you thc assistance of the fair sex
in advertising ones capabilities is some
times not to be despised); and you need not
know my name, for it has nothing to do
with it,"
with WHAT" said, as she paused for
breath.
with my case"
will you explain your case to me?"
sid, hoping that the explanation would be
s: long as possible
I've left all the papers behind" she
said, but they were of no use to Sir Hum
phrcy Raby or Mr.. Wigsby when they
gave their opinion, 50 thought they would
be none to you. My solicitor took me to
see Them" she added, looking down and
signing. as she recalled what no doubt was
painful and disappointing interview,
land they were snuffy, dull old gentlemen,
and I've come to you because ! was told
YOU were very clever and original and had
brilliant ideas" Il blusheG again. Il
have their opinion, as they call it, in my
pocket" AS the names mentioned were
those of two of the most eminent leaders
practicing at TIE chanCery bar, and as my
client seemed to think that my original
and brilliant intellect would instruct me
in the facts of her case without her assist
auce or the usual sources of information, |
held out my hand deprecatingly for the
opinion, and read it through couple of
times before | wholly mastered its con
t2nts. Ii ran as follows:
Opinion: On the instructions before us we can.
not advise the residuary legatee that she has any
grounds either for upSetting the will, on the
Erouud Of the lunacy Of the testator and so tax
ing rs next of kin or that she can accept what the
testator leaves her and refuse his conditions. He
beuueathS to her the bulk Of his fortune, which
We understand to be considerable, on condition
that she accepts it within year of the date of his
Gclth, and that before accepting it she marrieS a
husband To this Is appended the further cOndi
ton that this husband shall be- some other person
than a certain Capt Henry ScOtt-SacklefOrd, to
WON the tcStItor seems To have borne a partiCu-
lar dislike Should She fail to accept the prop
erty on these conditions it is to be distributed
among various charitable institutions named by
the tcstator. 1t suy S"Sted to that will must
be absolutely void, ground that this con
Giton Is in restraint Of ..arriage and contrary
to public pOCy: we are aware of no authority
which would support such a contention, and need
hardly point out 10 the young lady that she is
offered every nducement TO marry at once and
hot har ,NG ,fa h,1ah
whole unmarried bachelor population of the
world, to say nothing of the widowers and di-
vorced husbands, with the one solitary exception
named. At all events, it is our opinion that the
re,iiuary l'-atCc must marry some one, not being
the individual specified, before the 18th Of May
next, if she intends to accept the property.
Here followed the signatures of the two
great luminares, and felt | must bow to
their authority.
I'm Il common law man." / said, as |
handed her back the document, land they
are very eminent chancery counsel"
"Oh, she said, docs that mean that you
are Cleverer than they"
Not precisely" answered modestly.
But chancery barristers are always
prosy and inky," she said. II have cousin
who is one, and he and all his friends are
simply horrid. They may be very intel
lectual OF course, DuV L cali InSHl Stuplu
Perhaps" said, ION this side of the
Strand we see more of the practical things
of life"
She nodded with a hopeful smile, and
felt / ought to say something else.
so you don't want to marry" said.
Don't want tor she cried. "Why, it's
just that; dor
Then why don't your Under the cir