The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-09
TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
Entertaining and Instructive Letter
to Those Of the Helena
High School.
Written by Mrs. Irene O. Young.
Who Was Formerly Their
Teacher.

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Reception Day ut tho white Houss-Ths
Supreme Court Room when Court
Il In Session.
To tho boys and girls of the Holana High
school: So you wonld like to visit ths su-
prems court? Well, I am not SURPRISED.
There IN 4 great deal Of interest csntoring
in and around tho eupreme bench. You will
see there age, dignity. learning End wisdom.
o will sse-but I must not tell ii all
beforehand. As il is "a day Of sunshine Let
us walk down to the capitol. 1t is not more
than a mile from hero and the walk down
the avenue will DO invigorating and plsss.
ant. .Ihs avenue is Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from the capitol to the Whits house,
Az We walk along will tell you about a
reception / attended At tbs White houso.
Through the courtesy OF ons of the xenaters
] WAS invited to attend the reception given
by the president to tbs army and nxvy.
This reception 10 generally looked upon aa
the most brilliant social event of the
season. What pictures of Arabian Nights
splsndor did not my excited Imagination
present! There were beautiful ladies in .x-
quisits toilets; brave and handsome moi. in
all the splendor of the full-dress uniform
of our amy n navy; banks of choicest
flowers exhaling most delicate perfume,
and music such rs Pan himself might
envy. Well, there was all snd more
than l had imagined, but in thut
.'more'' lies the source of all my
disappointment. There is not time in
this short walk to toll you all I saw there.
If YOU can think of G,0oO people trying to
occupy a spacs ell too small for less than
half that number you can form SONS idea
of tho crowd and it's attendant discomforts,
Is it any wonder that the beauty attired in
light and aeecy costume wore a look Of
anxiety when her laces and jewels were
liable at any moment TO be torn from her
person? ID IL any wondor that the oficsr.
who miokt with unyieldinR Spirit face the
guns 81 ~ anemy. sought = quiet place
within tbis suralne tide OF humanity and
there removed the decorations from his
uniform-cleursa tho ahi9 ipef <etion as it
wsre-ers he essayed to make his exit from
tho throaR? IT yos were a pretty girl with
q corsace bouquet of roses how would it
affect your angelic disposition to stand
helpless in the otswd while some lady ~
calmly removed your flowers and hanks
instead of losing flowers you
might through force Of circumstances part
with the skirts Of yeur drsss coat. You
smile at my story, I see, rs If l were draw
ing still upon nay imagination, but you
would net have smiled had you been there.
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smile. But tho stories I have told
You are oil true, and I now understand rs
never before tho nneaaing Of Samantha
Allon's expression when she speaks Of Il
pleasure sxertion." #
We were q little too lato for the honor of
called to pay their compliments
night that it was not possible for him
to recsivs them all. Tbs usual order was
and we stood in line AZ the recep-
lion party passed by on their way to the
apartments ON the hseeond floor.
This change was not wholly disngreeable to
but here We are at the cap
As we sntor the supreme court room no.
the precautions taken to prevent any
disturbance. At our approach the doors
noiselessly on their hinges obedient
10 the will and string Of the doorkeeperx.
You snter and sour foot falls upon n velvet
carpet which gives back no sound. Ii you
ire a lady or in company with ladies' the
gesond doorksepor motions you to n seat on
tho right. You pass on and seat yourself
a sofa that was used years ago in
The old hall of representatives. The
'oon you will note is semi-circular and
small and up to the time of Liueoln's first
Inauguration was the senate chamber.
Ranged along on n low dais are min leather
chairs. The central one just under
he golden eagle is the ono occupied by the
,hjef Justice. The associate justices sit on
'ither side in the ordor of seniority in Of
Ice. You know thers il now a vacancy OF
he supreme bench, cauRed by the death of
Justice Bradley. The new member. when
appointed. will sit OF the o1treu tie left.
Had You bsen here at precisely u o'clock
might awe seen the interesting core
nsny of opening the court. Entering at q {
ids door the marshal loads a procession of I
,ass. each to his respective chair, c
sTho honorable the chief justice and 6
he associate Justices Of the United States." |
during this ceremony all present have I
Now the blaok-robed procession j
low to the lawyers, the lawyers bow to the
Tho crisr Immediately makes tho !
ollowing announcement: 20. yea! O, yea! o
}, yea! All persons having business with s
he honorable, the supreme court Of the y
United States are sdmonishsd to draw near Q
give attendance. az ths court is now c
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his honorable court" The court then pro- a
seds to business. Ii dscisions are to bs u
nnounced the justice last appointed speaks q
rst, the chief justice last. Tho same or p
or il observed in the council chamber o
hen a vote il taken. 1 do not know why t,
uch q custom was established, unless to 10. +,
love the new" justices from all danger of r,
cling influenced by the action Of their SEN
,rs in office. As soon az tie court is
sady to give attention the chief justice n
lotions to some lawyer, who begins at once -
, argue his case.
How quiet and solemn the Justices all
'ok! You may think they are not vsry at r
,ntivs to the lawyer who is speaking, since .
aey seem intsnt upon those pamphlets ~
* ON the desk in font OF them. Thoae T.
amphlets are not novels but the papers in .
lis particular case. There are throe in
le set. One is called y "trnnscript." and n
= copy of everything that is on the rec -
rds of the lower courts concerning This
.ss. The ether two are "briefs,' ono each r
n plaintiff and defendant. y
A "brief' 10 n legal document setting
nth in concise form the substance of this
TAO in accordance with the opinion OF thu
arty presenting the paper. Now notice r
lat as the counsel stands with brief in &,
and. and argues each point therein SGT q
nth. the Justices, each with u siuilar -
follow him carefully. Whom any r.
ference ia made to tho records. the
must be examined. Whsn
10 case has been argued by counsel on
due time. render their decision. Yester-
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