The advocate., 1895-08-14

risk recognition rebel, you know And
was hermit to avoid the danger of recognition
should mingle with the world. had no wish to
be peculiar, but circumstances made it necessary
think IL safe now, especially in New York, to be
and appear as other men, and desiring to practice
my profession and not seem charlatsn in doing so,
/ had my beard removed You will notice pointing
to his sign) that also have name like other men,
and am no longer the Hermit"
"Is that your name, sure enough, Mr.. Her
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eyes Mr.. Cottle. have done with mystery and
cOncesment. I am DR.. Wimmsrleigh, in actual
fact"
"WeI, guess I'll have to practice on it so as to
call you that, and not be calm you Mr.. Hermit
hereabouts. 1t might set 'em to sskin all sorts of
questions, you know. And sgd, how are you maxim
it a-prscticin' lawP"
GAS well as could be expected in so short time
and with so small an amount Of knowledge. You
know, or ought to know, that it was Bresdmong-
sters influence and not my legal lore that procured
me admission to the Worcester bar. l was not
asked legal question by my examiners, and could
not have answered one if it had been asked. Bread.
mongster said to the examiners:
"'Dsmn your questions, gentlemenl 1t is not
what man knows, but his ability to find out what
the law is and to tell it that same day if he had
known it from all eternity, that makes man good
lawyer
"And as he Vouched for my penetration and my
assurance, they recommended my admission and
have been reading law since got to be lawyer.
My admission in Massachusetts procured my sdmis-
sion here by comfy. So you see, am full
fedged lawyer with my law yet to learn. But am
I1oSvr iko bo nip
into my chambers"
When they were seated alone in Sydney's law
offices, and Job had got through admring them, Sgd
ney remarked in dispirted, weary way:
"Cottle, do not let the Doctor see or know it.,
but am bereft of all ambition. He says true that
I wished to 90 to Ohio where he and Breadmong.
Ster have located my father, and seclude myself from
the world. You need not ask me why. You know
my story. If / had the slightest hope that might
one day see her again, my ambition would be bound
less, for would seek to climb fames slippery lad
der for her sake. Yes confess it, in order to be
great in her eyes. But"
And deep sigh and gesture of hopeessness
concluded the sentence, while his face assumed a
look of ineffable melancholy.
"Oh, Sgd, you hadn't ought to feel that way.
You are young and smart and might do lot OF
good in the world, now that you've quit reoelln
against everything and quit buttin' your head
against stone walls that won't be decent and follow
Jericho's example. Now that you have given up
your rebellin' and settled down"
''But have not given up my rebelling. On the
contrary, this very pageant which has brought you
to New York makes me tenfold a rebel in its mere
anticipation, and when tomorrow see the actual
coronation of the American George l., know
shall be tempted to"
"For Heavens sake, sgd, don't think of such q
thinRl You've been mighty near the gallows once
and pretty near broke a good womans heart with
her fearin' you'd hang. Suppose Miss Stilwel
should come to New York tomorrow only to 6nd
you've been mobbedl You've no right, sgd, tC
break her heart any more by gettin' yourself into
such scrapes all the time"
"I think you are right, Cotte, and 1 shall try tt