Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12

Tor department and be said that he
made as much as fsoooo a year ior
some time after he leit Congress in
pracucing law here.
Speaking Of retaincrs. j. often SUR
pfses a client 20 be asked 10 pas down
money before any work b done, ana 90
instance Of this kind was i1ld here the
other day by one 0f our leading lawyers
concerning Daniel Webster The
amount IN the suit was about go coo and
Webster was asked what The retaining
lee would be- The reply was 900.
One thousand dollars exclaimed
the client.
Yes" replied Webster "ou' you viii
not have 10 take Do. aud YOU need not d
YOU do not wish DO. ] can't engage 10
Wy The suit without retainer 10 ! am
not retained ! may De- approached by
the other party and may yet q much
larger fee from Them Than from YOU. u
] am retained ] viii, Of course, have 10
Try the suit for you
This frightened the client aud he
wrote out a CHECK Tor $1,000 and gave %
to Mr. Webster vino put t into his
pocket and then said
y will now give YOU my advice on the
case. II Is that d sou can compromise
the suit on fairly good terms you haa
better do o. Twill not charge YOU any
thing Tor that advice
The client expressed bic thanks and
leit. lie did compromise the SUIT aud
] then came back 90 Webster Mr Web
sief congratulated himself on bis success
aud was turning 10 other business. when
! the visitor said
"Of course shall not need your ser
vices, Mr Webster
Certainly not ST.
'And-how about that ifoo1 ] paid
YOU he went Ou. evidently expecting
TO have II handed back 10 him.
"Oh." replied Mr. Webster, while a
broad. substantial smile fitted across
his dark face, you don't seem lo under.
stand. That was % retaining Tee, called
in law retainer. by virtue OF the con-
tract ] also became retainer. WHAT am
to retain, u not my 'cc''
our FiFsT SULTAN.
am glad the sultan Of lohore seon-
ing to this country 10 see the lar. u
will give our people a different idea OF
the rulers Of the fair east We imagine
them a set OF healhens ignoramuscs.
They are. Va fact generally well cducat.
/ cd aud are as smart as we are. ] visited
| this sultan during my tour around the
world and spent Two hours with him in
/ his palace near the Straits OF Mulacca.
/ Tie speaks English tucnily and he has
spent a part OF his u e in London. Tie
knows most Of the London nobility, and
has been entertained by the queen. lie
has a number OF pictures Of the royal
family OF England IN his palace, and
| found that he knew all about America.
When he received me he had lavender
SILK skirt wound around his waist over
| his trousers aud above this he had on "a
sack coat OF white duck. a ,ufban OF
brown plush decorated with q great
| diamond medallion covered his head.
and he had a diamond pendant on bis
breast aud diamond rings on al his
| fingers. lie has about ten million dol.
| lars worth OF diamonds, and he often
wears rings OF diamonds aud cmonlds
and diamonds and fuhies. lie had
bracelets Of solid gold rope on each OF
/ his wrists and his palace was guarded by
/ soldiers In gorgeous uniform. talked
/ TO him somewhat Of his travels and he
/ told me that he needed only 10 20 10
| America 10 complete his tour OF the
globe, and the PROBABILITY Is that he will
come to New York and 80 home by San
| Francisco. lie lives Just halt way
around the world from us, and an augur