The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-29

ed smile. "for life suppose--and what car
l say? He strikes me as having done quite
right. and let me of better than / deserv.
ed"
my poor, dear BOY" observed Glenal.
mond. my poor dear and, IL you will al.
low me to say so, very foolish boy! You are
only discovering where you are; to one oil
your temperament or of mine, a painful
discovery. The world was not made for
us; it was made for ten hundred millions
of men, all different from each other and
from us; there's no royal road there, we
just have to sclamber and tumble. Don't
think that 1 am at all disposed to be sur
prised; don't suppose that I ever think of
blaming you; indeed l rather admire. But
there fall to be offered one or two observa-
tions on the case which occur to me and
which Gf you will listen to them dispas-
sionately) may be the means of inducing
you to view the matter more calmly. First
of ALL cannot acquit you Of a good deal
Of what is called intolerance. You seem to
have been very much offended because your
father talks little sculduddery after din
ner which it is perfectly licit for him to
of it myself appears to be entirely an affair
of taste. Your father, scarcely like to
remind you, since it is so trite common
place, is older than yourself. At least, he
is major and sui juris, and may please
himself in the matter of his conversation.
And. do you know, 1 wonder If he might
not have as good an answer against you and
me? We say we sometimes find him coarse
L,,k 1,n ,irrI,t oto,t hot lie
us always dull. Perhaps a relevant excep-
tion."
He beamed on Archie but no smile
could be elected.
"And now," proceeded the Judge "for
Archibald on Capital Punishment This
is very plausible academic opinion; of
course l do not and cannot hold it; but
that's not to say that many able and ex
cellent persons have not done SO in the
past. Possibly, in the past also, I may
have little dipped myself In the same
heresy. My third client, or possibly my
fourth, was the means of a return in my
opinions. 1 never saw the man I more be-
lieved in; would have put my hand in the
fire, would have gone to the cross for him.
and when it came to trial he was gradually
pictured before me, by undeniable proba-
tion, in the light of SO gross, so cold blood
ed and so black-hearted villain, that
had mind to have cast my brief on the
table. 1 was then boiling against the man
with even a more tropical temperature
than 1 had been boiling for him. But I
said to myself: NO, you have taken up his
case; and because you have changed your
mind it must not be suffered to let drop.
All that rich tide Of eloquence that you
prepared last night with SO much enthusi-
asm is out of place, and yet you must not
desert him, you must say something So
l said something, and l got him off. 1t
made my reputation. But an experience of
that kind is formative. A man must not
bring his passions to the bar-or to the
tench,' he added
The story had slightly rekindled -Archie's
interest. 81 could never deny" he began
II mean I can conceive that some men
would be better dead. But who are we to
know all the springs of Gods unfortunate
creatures: Who are we to trust ourselves
where it seems that God Himself must
think twice before He treads, and do il
with delight? Yes, with delight. Tigris ut
aspera.''
perhaps not pleasant spectacle" said
Glenalmond. And yet, do you know, l
think somehow great one."
"I've had long talk with him tonight"
said Archie.
81 was supposing So" said Glenalmond
"And he struck mel cannot deny that
he struck me as something very big" pur-
sued the son. Eyes, he is big. He never
SUPPOSE / aulineu uInI: mo uio.~---r
part
"Suppose we did not talk about that" in
terrupted Glenalmond. "You know 1t very
we'll, it cannot in any way help that you
should brood upon it, and sometimes Won
der whether you and I-who are a pair OF
sentimentalists-are quite good judges OF
plain men,"
GLOW do you mean" asked Archie.
Fair Judges, mean" replied Glenal-
mond. Can we be just to them? DO we
not ask too much? There was word OF
yours Just now that impressed me a little
when YOU asked me who we were to know
all the springs of Gods unfortunate Great
ures. You applied that, as I. understood, to
capital cases only. But does 1T ask my
self-does it not apply all through? Is it
any less difficult to judge Of good man or
of half-good man. than Of the worst GRIM
inal at the bar? And may not each have
relevant eACuoeo'
"Ah, but we do not talk Of Furnishing the
good" cried Archie
"No we do not talk of it," said Glenal-
mond. "But think we do it. Your father,
for instance
"You think have punished him." cried
Archie.
Lord Glenalmond bowed his head.
81 think have" said Archie "And the
worst is, l think he feels it! How much,
who can tell with such being? But
think he does"
"And am sure of it." said Glenalmond.
"Has he spoken to you, them" cried
Archie.
ooh, no." replied the Judge
81 tell you honestly" said Archie, Il
want to make it up to him. l will go. I
have already pledged myself to go to Her
mission. That was to him. And now
pledge myself to you, in the sight of God,
that will close my mouth on capital pun
ishment and all other subjects where our
views may clash, for-how long shall !
say? when shall have sense enough ten
years. Is that well?"
at is WE'LL" said my lord.
"As far as it goes said Archie. at il
enough as regards myself, it is to lay down
enough of my conccit. But as regards