The weekly examiner., 1891-01-17
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Story of a Young Lawyer Locking fer .Business, and Nearly Finds His Death.

Business, and Nearly Finds His Death.
 With gripsack in his hand and his handsome wife clinging to his arm, Law yer James Belden walked up Fulton street, Brooklyn, one day last week. AS he pushed his way through throng of holiday sightseers opposite the City hall, reporter met him.
 sWhatl back again." exclaimed the latter. "Why, Belden, I thought that you had left Brooklyn for good, and had glorious prospects of success in the place where you had settled down."
 ssYes, I'm back, bag and baggage" he replied with a faint attempt at smile s'It seems that made mistake in leaving here. However, Pm young, have some pluck left yet, and will start oyer again. You will soon see my shingle displayed hereabouts."
 The lawyer and his wife continued on their way, and are fixing up cosy home in Carroll street. He has also engaged rooms in the Phoenix building on Court street, and his sign goes up in a few dasy. His experience since he left Brooklyn eight months ago was so interesting that it is here presented.
 WE REQUEST YOU TO LEAVE"
 Belden graduated little over year ago. Acting on the advice of friends, who persuaded him that Brooklyn and New York City were overcrowded with lawyers, he decided to try h1s luck in the interior of the state. Accordingly he went to Margaretville and opened an office in that pretty Catskill village.
 The prospects for brilliant profes- 1 sional career in the quiet place were not f1attering, but he believed that by careful attention to his business, with his learn ing in the law, he would in time amount to something. He waited patiently for customers for quite month.
 One morning, just after he had throwen the office shutters open, a man entered. He had such abusiness like manner, that Belden imagined that he was face to face with his first client. The stranger, how ever, quickly dispelied this idea. After declining seat he opened on the lawyer l in this way: F. ais..
 sHave you had much business since you came here "
 'sNo, sir; not yet" answered Belden. "I did not expect much at first"
 s"Well, sir, my name is Lamson. I've lived here all my life. The people here have appointed me 8 committee to see I you. They don't dislike you personally but they want you to get out. As the peoples mouthpiece, say to you we re quest you to leave.'
 l stThis is strange. Iwould like to know l the reason" said the astonished limb O the law.
 The reason,is, sir, we have never has any lawyer here, and we have alwayl 1 been peaceful, quiet, and rather happy I community. We have always said tc one another that the reason was becaus we never had lawyer among us, and w hope we never shall have one. for if VI do, we shall all soon be by the ears quarrelling and fighting
 i A AMAss-MEETRa RESOLVE.
 Belden's visitor then went on to say that his presence had created an alarm among the residents of Margaretville They had held 8 mass-meeting to decide what to do. It was resolved that the village would be better of without g lawyer than with one, and thecommittee of one was delegated to communicate the decision.
 l "Tell them that propose toleave, and very soon," said Lawyer Belden. Two days later his effects were being trundled in the direction of Arena. While he and his wife were following they met with rather comical adven lure.
 "GIr OUT OF THERE, sAM."
 The afternoon was fine, and the couple resolved that as the stage had already passed, they would foot it." Theirpro- gress was almost constantly up hill, and they were soon footsore. Unfortunately they took the wrong road on reaching 8 fork and lost themselves inthe woodland. 1 When night came they were at a loss what to do. The prospect for an open air bed was looming upa before them in the shape of a stack Of hay, when they deserted light glimmering through the trees. They went towards it and brought up before rude frame house or shanty. Belden knocked, and woman's voice in quired who was there.
 Strangers who had lost their way, Belden replied, but the voice within said I that she was all alone and didn't dare l let them in. Belden answered that he and his wife would not harm her. Then she opened the door.
 l s.As to sleeping here there are only two beds in the house," said she. "Ther's this one in the corner and one up stairs. You take the one in the corner and I'll go up stairs"
 This was accepted, and the threepeople were soon asleep. Belden had seen that | 4ho dnor ,s tho shoniu.. .ros socurod It