The herald., 1897-01-17
E tury. I recollect a $4,000 case he was

the jury. I recollect $4,000 case he was
employed in, from abroad, and he was
retained to make an argument in the
case on the express ground that he
welded great power with jury He was
mild, amiable and courteous. He COM
bined, in a higher degree than any man
l ever knew, suavity OF manners with
firmness of purpose. Amidst all the
vexations and troubles incident to a pro-
fessional and political life, his partner
has been heard, to declare that in twen-
ty years he never knew him to be the
slightest ruffied or out of temper. His
whole life was a perfect sucDass-pri
Vate, professional and political. If q
young man just embarking in life shouidl
cast around for model to fashion him
self after don't know the career of any
man SO worthy of imitation as Mr.
Creighton's. Public honors were
showered on him as long as he wanted
them. He represented this district in
congress for great many years, with
hardly the shadow Of an opposition.
His popularity was unbounded. It
must have been because he never sought
after it. No man ever yet was popular
who ran after it. 1t is said, that some
times a mans popularity depends less
4 upon the qualities he has than upon the
Absence of certain qualities that he has
not. want of fixed opinions-a want
of sensibility-a want of enthusiasm
are sometimes said to be the source of
popularity. This could not be the case
with Mr.. Creighton, for no man was
more decided in his opinions on every
subject. There is what is called the sci
ence OF policy, and no man ever pos
sessed it in higher degree than the sub
Ject of this SKETCH But it would be p
proclamation of his memory to say that
1t was the result of fixed design, or
studied. The fact is. it was the happy
elements of his nature and kind Of in
tuition. The universal esteem he was
held in was the result OF his kind and
amiable temper, united with unobtru-
sive manners and sincere disposition
to make every person at ease and happy
who came near him. There was a quiet
humor about Mr.. Creighton that was
| irresistible. 1t was more of the style of
the late Gov Corwin than any one l
have met with. While the whole COM
pany were splitting their sides with
laughter, he preserved the most serious
visage. He was never guilty of the bad
taste of laughing at his own wit-and
whenever a gentleman does that it is
pretty conclusive of two things: First,
that he thinks he he has the organ of
humor; and, second, that he has not a
shadow of it.
By way of illustration of Mr. Creigh-
toms humor, let me mention an incident
One day in court Mr.. Douglass moved
to continue a cause on affidavit. The
court directed him to hand the affidavit
| to Mr.. Creighton, and if he was satisfied
| the court would continue the case. In a
few minutes, Mr.. Creighton, after perus-
ing the paper, rose with a solemn face
and said that the affidavit appeared to
be we'll drawn, but his learned brother,
! in the hurry Of the moment, had proba-
bly, omitted one small circumstance, and
that was his client had never been sworn
to it. My pen would fail to do justice to
the richness of this scene. Mr.. Creighton
was the most, accommodating man I
ever knew in allowing a brother lawyer
to amend his papers. Indeed, he carried
this so far as to almost jeopardize his
cases. AS for instance: After a famous
dinner that we had been at, where the
sparkling wine flowed freely, we came
into court and sat down to try an eject
ment suit. Mr.. Douglass for the plain
tiff; Mr.. Creighton for the defendant
Mr.. Douglass opens his green satchel
and takes out a bundle of deeds. He Of
| fers the frat in his chain of title, hands
it over to Mr.. Creighton and asks him If
| he admits it. He answers that he did
Then second, third and fourth
| deed and the same reply. BY this time
| Mr.. Leonard, who was with Mr.. Creigh-
| ton, rose and drily remarked that If the
gentleman meant to admit all his case