The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
LAWYER AND CAR CONDUCTOR.
A Young Phiiadeiphian's Brief But Varied
Career.


A great many people ut this season Of the
year. when colleges throughout the country
are filling the learned professions with Young
men. are asking the question: VIA. become
Of all these young lawyers, doctors and
dentists?n The argumeat II constantly
used that the professions aro over
crowded, and young nen should not
enter them unless they wish 70 staTye. In
fact there seems 70 be bs doep-Tooted idea
in the minds Of many that the professional
ranks constantly increase. but never diminish:
that they are always filing, and no one drop
ping Oh. This idea is erroneous. for each yeaz
many abandon the professions. either ot iheir
OWE accord or by forco Of CIRCUMSTANCES.
and enter the humber walks OF lte. This.
in q measure. explains why 80 many PROBES
sonal men live and thrive.
One of those who abandoned the profss-
sion of law and made room for the young
aspiring disciples Of Blackstone Is now
conductor on a Blue Line car IN this olty.
Besides being a duly admitted member Il
the Philadelphia bar. he has also com
mission granting him the powers Of
notary public Of the State OF PennsyL
MIA. His career from an attorney and
counselor at law to that OF s;reet-car
conductor and puncher Of tickets IS briei and
checkered He is still young man--Iust thirty
wears old He is tall and handsome. with
light red moustache He bears unmistakablo
sens of having seen better days Few Of
his companions know his past life. He has
the reputation of being the wituest man On
the road. He is also one Of the most efficient
men in the employ Of the company. lie takes
his present position very philosoPhically
BOrn in Philadelphia Of wealthy parents.
he AT the age Of twenty-four years, wa- adj
mitted 10 practice at tho Philadelphia bar.
Shortly aftervard his grandfather a wealthy
brick maker died, leaving him snug
Al . N.snHHN =
took the young lawyer Just nine months h
spend the whole OF n. That started hrs
downward career. About the year 1856 ha
left Philadelphia for the West. He did
not care 10 practice law-.t was TOO duil DO
thought 80 he accepted position N the 0f-
fee of a railroad company which paid him
handsome salary. This. IN time grew the
some. and his restless nature prompted him
10 seek pastures new He went to Now
Mexico; got q position there also with rail-
road company. This place was little TOO
slow for the gay Quaker City youth, 81
he wended his way back 20 Che
East Railroads seemed % have
q fascination for him. lie sought ana ODE
tanned berth with the Erie road roaming
between New York and Buffalo. Here. to..
be could have made money and IA "a way pee
gained his lost fortune, but this position p
time grew monOtOnous and the ex-lhWNer ant
notary public came toward the sunny
south" He struck Baltimore little over
two years ago. lie was an advertising agent.
and did various other things until he became
a conductor on the Blue Line car.
The matrimonial relations Of the man who
lived at this rapid pace were not Of the happi-
est lie married a pretty Philadelphia belle
about the time he fell heir 10 the money.
They lived together Tor some time, but are
now separated The issue Of the marriage
was a handsome boy. now six years old. with
long light hair falling in ringlets over his
shoulders He is with the mother
The conductor attributes his present condi-
ton 10 an oyer-fondness for conylWal COM
panions lie has however, not yet lost hope
in the future Baltimore Herald.