Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-06-06

his tr1ends-the law assimilated as its
natural food. The dryest Of dry treatises
possessed an interest for him that moth
ing else had. He used to astonish his
guardian by reading the code for pleas
ure. For Judge Black was one of those
easy going men who drift forward in
life's race rather than push, doing their
work respectfully and living in a
thoroughly respectable way.
However, the judge knew man when
he saw one, and he was only too glad to
offer his ward partnership as soon as
he had passed the bar. It was not long
before the new firm of Black g jackson
began to attract attention in the courts.
The senior partner was without particle
Of jealousy, and was only too glad to
give the credit for the manner in which
their cases were presented to his earnest
laborious and painstalzing junior. After
"a year or two men said, with q shake
Of the head, Lynn could not keep the
| ,young judge as they called him; that
in the natural course OF events he would
go to Boston and seek q wider field for
his abilities.
ALI this while May Jackson was grow
ing up into the most winsome little
creature imaginable. She was utterly
unlike her brother. She was capricious,
exceedingly pretty, as full of coquetry
as she could live; whimsical, but just as
charming as sweet, bright, lovable
American girl should be, and she loved
her grave, stern brother as she loved no
human being. From o time beyond
which she could remember nothing he
had been father and mother and brother
all in one. He was never too busy to
listen to her wants and wishes, never
unwilling to do things for her. He com
forted her in her troubles, rejoiced when
she was glad. To him she brought all
things that interested her, sure of inter-
est and help from him. And this feel
ing for her was an odd compound of pa
ternal and freternal love. He had never
for one moment forgotten his pledge to
his dying mother, nor had it in truth
been difficult to keep, for his love for his
sister was part of Will Jackson's very
being. She amused him intensely as she
grew up. Her capriciousness was a
source of wonder. and she had the charm
for him of constant series Of surprises.
The two attracted every one that met
them, and the love they felt for each
other was very beautiful thing.
In 1858 VIII jackson was 81, and May
was young lady just going into society.
The brother had been partner in the
firm for six years, and had built up for
himself business which paid him q
handsome income. 1t was at this time
that Miss Carrie Farnham, " connection
Of Judge Beach, came to Lynn, and
VIII jackson met his fate. He fell in
love with her as strong men fall in love;
he fairly worshiped the ground she
walked on. She, too, had not known
him very long before she thought she
had never seen such o man before.
When she went home to Springfield she
left the memory of look from her dark
blue eyes for Will Jackson to ponder
over. and when, in the following August,
he followed her to her home, and as they
walked along a lane one evening asked
her question the answer was eyes"
To his dying day Will jackson never
forgot that lane and the smell of the
twilight time. Friends and relatives ap-
proved, and the day was set for the we'd
ding. 1t is probable that May would
have alternated between jealousy and
gladness were it not that her pretty little
head was filed with thoughts of her own
just then. The time came for the we'd
ding, and Carrie Farnham went to Bos-
ton to do some shopping must hurry
over this part of the story. There were
big headlines in the paper one morning
over the story of the railroad wreck. and
Will Jackson followed the body of the
girl he loved as the agony of the dead
march walled and sobbed from the great
organ!
He went back to his desk and plunged
into work TO fh,d distraction from his
sorrow. He never spoke of the girl to
any one. repulsing for the first time in
his life his sister May. Except that he
was graver than before there was little
change i'll the man. The following year
May was married to Charlie Farnham,
younger brother of the girl who was
gone, and Will jackson rejoiced over
his sisters happiness. He behaved very
generously. he transferred all the prop
erty they had together inherited in trust
for her and her children. As Mr.. Farm.
ham was employed in bank in Boston
May went there to live with her hus
band, but every week letters from Win
and herself crossed each other.
When the gun which was fred on
Fort Sumter in 1851 ECHOED round the
world" Will jackson was one of the
first men in Lynn to volunteer. To such
man the call issued by President Lin
coin came as an order from heaven, and
when the Second Massachusetts, in
fantry was recruited he at once signed
the roll. His choice of q regiment was
natural, for one of its officers, Capt.
and afterward Lieut.. Col. G. r. Nudge,
who died at Gettysburg on July 8, 1868,
and to whose memory the beautiful
church of st. Stephens was afterward
built in Lynn, was his greatest personal
friend. Through the long weary months
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