The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-22
WHOLE NO.. 300.

'''" ma, III INV cas' u tll' writer every
app'lca'loh ne mad made through the
P''l'i 'n'.i'ieiN was promptly refused
- i'"'i''" tne eyes oi tne
ih'Ni''''h' vi course III" erect OF TINS
'Pp'" "'i "'h'r2l Grant VINO knew
n''ii','H i'i'''Ne 10 the president lam
ny rei"' IONS was anything but pleasant,
a'ih "iihtt lh' circumstances he very
properly u'cli''" 10 forward the writ
Y, com l'i'iil' III interfere III MS behalf.
WIN ms th"t!c'ttlNtlc modesty he
quiV'N ioiaed lH' ctter and lald 1t
"Hio' "l'h''u' hI'ii'i"itiiS tllo matter TO
I,iH H "i''' 9'"''' 'i'n' later meeting an
iii''iolN IaNyer Wh" stood close to the
''' anu "'1'' '"G - paiIl inc lacts
~ 'i'' '"o,' I' SHOVE" MN the letter,
p"' 'i''uTn 'ti' i'NNef Knew the presl-
o''' WEI h' c"uIo FURNISH no material
OF "u'h'n'lt information regarding his
i"'niIS. 0ub0' qneht invest lGatlon, how
'N'i' "'N'''i'" ,I,' iac' 'hat the letter
was 'ii' NotA "l l"lil johnston, the boy
ni'ii' r'''c'' III 'Il' lpreSolhg paragraph.
peihE uilll' O ho,a an once, the presl-
o'ii' i,'' "frtASru permit Tor nm to
s' N""'" 'i'' iiii'S u tl' army ana
van" p'''' T'"piiS' concession "hlch
o"S"' ~ nav EI'lnpd hllll abundant re-
''unN' ou' iiiS''a" 'l Fronting by 1t he
n'sicct'd ms opportunity dlsslpated
MS hi''"'N anu tleli by charging nm
Ni,I' i''S'''i'''''c sought 10 nrlhG down
p""lic ''hS"I' on IN" heAd OF ms bene-
l'tt'"r' VINO hdu twice saved hlm from
pilN,"'
VI all 'i' ll"N'rS ON III" circuit Mr..
H''''.'l'i SCENE" 10 possess the least pro-
phS''I I'r Slcrulatlhg on III any other
'"" ""S iil'NlIlS ihoii'y. opportunl-
'''N HuOi "H ''nil"it'h hlhl Would DE
HP''"'lA ",liiHeu ny lawyers or TINS day
ana even 'h"h Judge DaVls and others
of pP'aiiN ,hflitN turn We're making in
N'>''i''"'H III la'l"S Willch a1tcrWard IN
n'"'iH ''SeN lua"tull"" IN value, All
,ihS WIS foreign I" Lincoln nature. He
Eau u" i'h, ron ana ms entire income
,''iir' lf"iii hiS pr'l'SNl"hal practice, his
ou~''l'SS ~ on" TERM ol court yielded
hii,' "'ly 9""' I" winch he added SO
''.'u "h S'rNic'S rendered during
l'''''''lhE ,'fi'l. IN" banker who cashed
Wy '",'N ~ WIS 'aS' sum says ne never
"a" n"l,p''r man "S Il" rolled up his
N7o III pIllS ana GraSped hlS carpetsack
" S,at' r'r nome. Returning to Spring
NV lr'',l nhg mp on me circuit, he
",'''" " 'ii'lih that u" mad not been
rihli'H'h III Single cas-" except Tor the
'''i'iiSc "''l 'h"' ne lad hech defeated
every .lihc' o"hlpelled to subsist on
a'i'i! y llilileu ahd hafd earned income
- nn"N ~ hloll'N therefore We're Tree
l'"ii' l"N 'Nl'' never knew nm to re-
i"9' ~ N!"iit money Tor anything he
n'e''''' Is 'no testimony oi one OF his
COMPANIONS l't ne WAS always rigid
~ lro&al ana III 10 way lndulged i'll
VI ",ii'rN iHi'ii'is "r Wastetul-
MSS l 'iiil'k ne always gave to meri-
''ilo',' "pJee'S' put don t think he
would IN any ono counfenance thriftless-
hes>' can therefore, see how he would
MAKE 1t c"hHItlohal with hls foster
pfo'n'r IL ne 'h1ught 1t necessary for
ms R"o" 'ha' WINE ne helped nm he
Si'o''io Il" S2i'otn'h% 1or himself. This
was "'.9'e''lS r'3l''' IL was seeing the
','lhS JUS. as II was ana IS another proof
'h''' ne always fIGl"iS saw justice and
'i"'h' l l'iii'Hlptf 'llal nor certainly TO
eAeee,' 'hiCu years pelofe ne was elected
Pi'ei"'h, ME Lincoln was by agree
~ ,l,en. ii''iainS court at 'Ilntoh Tor Judge
D'N - caHc was pending OF mer-
o'''h' "S"!hs' me iatief ol MINOR Tor
pay i''''i, ior sun "i clo'h"s sold with
'o' ""'n"rI'S from 'lle father by the
iiiei','ah' 10 tilc son. Inc question was
Nne'nor ',ie o'ii'rS were necessary and
fatl,a, ,,''''''i'ei - ny, ne
i''' i was d i"li average farmer, ilNlnS
near Mount PulaSkI, and owned good
farm. The Iil1 for tho ou+ira emit v,,o
sos Jbornonod II, ,,,,,,., T;.,1.,
- '''"I'P' 4'''t - '''u' JuNt US Lllicoll
""a 'iiilN'tltlilg lilS d"clslon. Ihe sub
stance Of it was that the bill was too
mucb. Il h,ya ,o,ol,- in my Iifo s,;l
he. worn Il suit ef clothes costing
T2S.
But ! must pass from these reminis.
cences Of Lincoln, the LAWYER. to other
features of his career aui,c as interest.
ing. Before doing so cannot refrain
from reproducing here an eloouent
speech made in behalf If the plaintiff in
"A suit III which two boys plead their
minority as Il defense to IA note they had
executed to IN old man for oxen and
plOws with which to break mn their
newly bought prairie farms. "Are vou.
gentlemen of the iuIv. - he apnealed.