The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
d,c,aoa to NOV. TO tho wos. and lot his son

| decided to move TO the wost and lot his son
| grow up with tho country. He came to Bloom
inRton. There was no railroad ut tho tlmo md
moving was done by wagon. Young Stevenson
! him self drove ono wagon. II required three
| weeks to complete the Journey. Theyreached
| Bloomington In June. 1852. Mr.. Stevenson
ST.. went into tho milling business. He
had owned few slaves in Kentucky. On his
moving he had liberated them all. The young
| son began work Mt once hauling logs from
| Blooming Grove. which is now q largo part OF
| Bloomington. He worked enrly and late In
| tho summer and In tho winter taught a
| public school md earned money with
which to 20 to college. Ho first at
tended sessions OF tho Wesleyan University
in Illinois and there he prepared himself for
admission to Centre College In Danville, ny.
| His tenching brought him IN Income OF about
$40 month. and he boarded around after tho
fashion In those days. lie collected money
| enough to 60 to Centre College. Among the
students thors was Col ". C. Breckenridge.
John Young Brown. Thomas d. Crittenden.
and other men who have since become famous.
Steyenson's family were all Prcsbyterians.
He Ind been brought up in tho PRESBYTERIAN
Church. and this was why he chose the then
famous Presb, tcrian college to complete
his education. He got board for $500
week, which was oil bo could afford
to pny. Hc joined tho Phi Delta Theta. Of
if" was about com plotting his last yenr at The
college. and stood Mt TIP head OF MS class
%h n "S c Was o his nhe an On he
completed Ills college career 1t had been
his in s"'gs to Of ss in TSad
Ice Of ons Of tho lawyers there. He WAS
smoKSl nor drank; was stud oas and re.
markahly hard worker; Had he finished tho
cG" G ronrss i r. you'd have been graduate
DEBArEH IN COLLEGE.
His recreation while at college WAS to get In
II" debates Of debating snci s Ihese were were
Wa Ms "Te, sudy the oee M III % HGn VAS
s"S '%i', q sSf N.Y. s,Sss %s
lad gained from Ms reading during his
College course fitted him to pass an eYalnina,
tsn and be- admitted to tae INF s wHs
hni friends in Metn,nora. Woodiord county.
advised him TO 60 there and start PRACTICE.
law studies, 'E he hal "ontinu"I teaehine school,
Hnd NJ" rs Il
i was suit in tho court Of Justice Of the
nn1 Ehn ca5s 81 sxpeense
S Its dollars as 'fn' "4
tw sS weeks s success Gees IN NTH that case gave him
ns Ss oee t sd ns ans
Rs cigea1 ss on hSsssSaef he TstSr%sd
become acquainted, with Lincoln when
but always S"y ss sf Sorrow
war President was not Democrat. In Bloom
nGton Mr. Stevenson Stevens formed psrtnership
and tho rsa ! 1n. Of Si''issssp s TWins
corporation irm;; Almost without exception
sSs IN Mss NV xssS has Sss
One Of Mr. stevcnsons chums while he was
days Col. Bob was not the great inhdel that he
is to-day.
them Mt to %l ''VS on free re- f and
easy going LAWYER He mad ttH money
came, t" him and asked him how, much he
would chsTso to TX 3 cas ;;P in the Circuit
cent Court for ass than .ts verse nS
n lay at
se he TG from n0 AM He his
auired in u short practice there quite
u
Attornsy IN Determination. Hitert the partner.
close student. and when not engaged his time
reading law, Then he got his recreation |
hy reading English history and. by reading
These were his fayorite authors. He got Of
time that he appeared in court in case
against him. and tho story Ia told by members |
OF the Illinois Supreme Court to-day.
Williams WAS counseff for the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. and he was noted political
one night to Bloomington to hear him make a
speech. and while returning home. |
through tho. negligence OF the railroad
company, sustained some very. serious in.
jures. He went to Stevenson and Ewing. and |
they began suit against the company Tor
said with great gravity: Your Honor. we
admit that our client came to Bloomington to
hear q politca! speech by. the learned
Mr.. Williams. While we admit that he do
served punishment. We do not think that 1t |
should DO quite severe as the Illinois Gem
trial has seen fit to infict." He won his case.