The morning news., 1891-11-14

81 was new in the business and as ambitious
as Caesar; / would tackle anything writes a
lawyer Ia the Detroit Free Press, and like most
lawyers in the early stages had no trouble in
convincing myself that my client was right and
/ the other fellow a rascal. An old granger near
the city in which first swung my shingie to the
breeze was always in trouble with his neigh
bors, and was a rich marx for lawyers. He
Rathered In some cattle that had broken into
the highway from the field OF farmer near by,
stabbed them, and refused TO give them up un-
/ less paid an exorbitant price for damages that
| were never committed
"A writ Of repleVin was issued l took the
case for the owner of the cattle, and early one
morning drove out to an office Of an old Ger
man squire or justice OF the peace. His temple
OF justice was an old rattletrap of building with
no ceiling, but stringers across where the clap
| boards terminated and the peaked roof began.
The occupants OF these stringers kept all below
busily dodging tobacco juice The Jury was made
up OF lot of honest old soil-tlers, whose faces
were as sphinx-like that of a professional
gambler. His honor occupied very uncertain
chair that had earned an honorable retirement
and kept his owl-ike wisdom in activity by con-
| stantly whiting on hardwood broomstick.
Pltted against me were two old lawyers, and
II was their pleasure to constantly utilize my
youthfulnesS IN impairing my standing with the
jury. was full of fight, ouT what almost drove
me from the shanty was the fact that the
squire ruled dead against me every time.
argued, pleaded, read authorities, kicked and
upraided but the whiting representative of
the blind goddess never turned a hair. He
would simply say: Don't got excited, Young
man, vos der shudge. Yust go ahead mid der
case Shustice is shustice, und don't you for
gedt it,
The two old attorneys were not slow TO
catch on. and they took the widest liberties
disregarding everything and chuckling at every
objection | made. l was on the verge of in
sanity, and my client looked like a thunder
cloud rampant. Dinner time came and the
squire had spread for jurors, lawyers and
litlgants. My opponents were in high feather,
Whlle my food nearly choked me.
After eating handed the SQUIRE a cigar
and we walked out into the orchard, where /
upbralded him for the course he had pursued.
founR man, he said, 'vot is der reason init
your know vot vos law und justice und equity
Give efery man der same chance In der fore
noon ! let dose two old lawyers have der vhay.
Now 1t vos your durn. Go in. peleve in fair
play. don't gare how much dose fellows OBJ.
ject it's your durnp
DID go INF claimed everything and con-
ce led nothing. rode rouRhshod over the rules
OF testimony and the two old lawyers, / had
them wild, paving the air and frothing at the
mouth. The squire was deaf to their appeals
ana blind to their agony. gif half a day
apiece. was his sole justification. won In a
walk The other side wanted to appeal but
their client was so mad that two old timers
should be so ANONYMOUSLY beaten by a young
lawyer that he settled then and there, hired me
ny the year, and gave me my first good start"