The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-29

congratulated myself on my good fortune.
On the day of the trial | drove out to the
place and found my adversary already
there. The case proceeded, and the other
side put up practically no defence at all,
but it didn't take that jury fifteen min
utes to find for the defendant.
| II was astonished, but the old justice
| of tho peace before whom the trial TOOK
| place afterwards explained it to me. 1t
seems that the old lawyer had gone to
| ing and had tod the men sitting about
the corner grocery store that a young col
! lege dude was coming over to try a suit
Then he gave description of me that
| was well calculated to pre- JUDGE the rural
| mind. He painted me as q young fop
who wore q plug hat. felt above sueaking
to common folks, and beyond all things
| needed a taking dow. His remarks were
backed up by q large flask OF Kentucky
whisky. When appeared on the scene
and they saw the silk hat it settled my
fate. After that I was more careful"
Il can also relate an experience with
rural Justice" said the third man. II
once had a case before a newly elected
justice of the peace who was also
farmer. The defendant was represented
by an old pettifoger named Emmons. On
the day of the trial | drove half dozen
miles out into thu country to the Justices
house. No one was On hand except tho
justice himself, and l asked him il he
was not ready to go on with the trial
- There will be no trial, said he; the
defendant has decided to Withdraw the
case and pay the costs
g Great Hades' yelled; the defend
| ant can't withdraw a suit
=" But he has Withdrawn it, said the
Justice, and it is SO entered on the rec
ords OF the court. The case has been
dismissed
1T was quite true. My opponent,
finding that he had no case, had stolen a
q. arch on me and had the case dismissed
by the verdant justice, paying the triding
COSTS"
YES said the CeIar street lawyer.
there are many funny incidents in the
law business, but there is a sad side to
some of them too, which makes me re-
fleet Gil how small proportion of all hui
man wrongs and misfortunes we are able
to relieve. One day soon after | begaL
practice a handsome and fashionably
dressed woman came into nv office. From
her looks 1 judged that she was not much
more than twenty years Of age, and |
learned afterward that she had been mar
riel only a short time before. She told
me that she had been sent by clergy
man who was friend of mine and after
some hesitation aided that she had had
| trouble with her husband.
II supposed that my visitor was seeking
to be released from Hymen's bonds and
asked If there was any evidence on which
she could base an action Tor divorce. She
seemed to be Mortified at the thought ana
SAID
'Oh no, sir. don't want a divorce"
Well, then, | said. probably yon can
get separation, and / enumerated the
groun Is on which it could be obta med.
" But 1 wouldn't have a separation ii
| could get it, she said.
II was becoming trif1e puzzled, but |
hazarded another suggestion.
- Better go up to Judge Blank |
said, naming one of the police judges.
He will give you a warrant. and you can
bring your husband into court and make
him contribute fixed sum per week for
your support.
- Il don't want him 70 contribute to
my support, said the woman. almost
crying By this time, l can make more
money than he cam
This was exasperatIng, SO / said:
We'll, madam you can't get and You
don't want Il divorce or separation, and
you don't wish to compel your husband
to contribute to your support; you must
pardon me if | fail to see how can ad-
wise you, for | have no idea as to what
you do want
Tears welled up in the young WON.
ans eyes. and, ciasping her hands, she
faltereo plaintively:
- I-I-want him to-to-love me -
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