The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-31
AN EVERYDAY AFFAIR.

The Talented Young Attorney after
late breakfast and hasty perusal of the
morning papers, walked brisky down
town in a good humor with himself and
the world. His father, a retired lumber
dealer of considerable means ambitious
that his only son should distinguish him
self in professional career, after paying
literally for his legal enlightment had
fitted up elegant apartments in the most
desirable business portion of the city.
where the young man was to commence
the practice of law
Arriving at the entrance of the building
in which his Office was located the gentle
man halted moment at the foot of the
stairs. Perhaps he was regarding with par
donable pride large freshly painted sign
on which his own name and vocation were
artistically set forth in letters of gold
against a background of black, or perhaps
he was wondering ii some wealthy pros
pective client might not have arrived be-
fore "that rascally office boy had put in
his appearance. At any rate, he after a
moments pause, hailed the elevator and
hastily passed to his own apartments
The boy had busted and arranged the
rooms for the days work, and the stenog-
rapher. who had formerly been employed
in the office of a large wholesale drug house,
was seated before her machine, with its
cover removed. Net a client had arrived.
The young man laid aside his tall silk hat
and suppressed a sigh. Just amuse your
SELF he said pleasantly, turning to. the
young lady with elegant bow. as he re-
moved his gloves. Business lis not spe-
cially pressing this morning, and shall be
engaged for time in thinking over some
legal matters that require my attention.
The pretty stenographer looked knowingly
at her handsome employer and smiled
slightly, and then, as if she had thought
better of it, sharply compressed her ro-
gush lips and drew forth an intricate piece
of drawn work, whose airy meshes and
mysterious figures were a continual source
of establishment to the legal gentleman in
his leisure moments, whilst the latter COM
fortably ensconced himself. with a fragrant
Havana, in the depths OF a revolving Office
chair and regarded the ceiling with evident
interest Soon becoming oblivious to his
s nr1u led Sis patrieian nostriis the patent
leather shoes of the dignified attorney Gid
ed into their accustomed resting piace--the
polished surface of an elegant new mahog-
any desk.
Visions of himself as a youthful prose-
cutting attorney engaged. in such an address
before the eminent, old, gray-headed law
yers of his acquaintance. as should COM
mand their respect and admiration ri,d !, e and
their jealous old hearts with envy and as
constituent, floated over him. He picture
all the dignity of his abnormal intellect
and superb magnetic eloduence. smiling con-
temptuously down on old Colonel Jones
twhose clients besieged him all day long,
in a little dingy office just across the halD,
who had dared to call him a "puppyish
young upStart'-and-
Here a characteristic knock interrupted
and the i. u. a. hastily pulled down his
feet, and in less time than it takes TO tell
it, threw aside his cigar. assumed a bland,
professional expreSSion-an artistic blending
of polite interest and dignified condescen-
sion. and regarded the clever sten0grapher
twhose feminine absorption had given place
to attitude of alert expectancy With
benign air of business abstraction, calcu-
lated to impress the most cynical person,
who might be in quest of legal advice.
The II. Y. A. had dared to dream of a
dignitarv, OF nose glass and cane order.
suffering under the prosecutions of a mali
cious adversary, should block up the door
way of that coy office, demanding his
services with the result of fabulous fee
from the aforesaid client and such fame
to the young attorney as would insure
steady and lucrative practice through life.
with an occasional vacation and a. trip TO
Martinsville 1.-THE expenses TO be betrayed
from his own purse} where he would be
pointed out to strangers as that famous
Young lawyer from indianapolis, noted fer
his phenomenal wit, etc, etc. Here was
tho magnate come at last" he thought.
The knob turned slowly. but there seemed
to be some hesitation about the opening
Of the door, owing TO the party In cues
tin parleying In indlstinct, but hostile tones,
with an unknown party outside.
THAT sneaking old Jones Il trying 70 in
yeigie him into his office fumed the young
lawyer In his impatienc~
AZ that momeilt the knob turned aEain.