The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-29

blnCOina law practice. ihe chAt Tan
upon one Jim Hardy chat was not his
namel. deceased. who had left consla-
orably money behind. Jim was spoken
OF with a certain consideration, though
every speaker contributed some dispar-
aging touch 20 the pictures OF the ae-
parted. Il was curious about Jim. You
wouldn't have expected such a man. q
man 30 mean as he was and win 80
little ability. TO amount TO anything
but be went into the war. and got 70
be paymastor. and he made something
out OF that. After the war he went IN
10 politics and he made something OUT
OF that. Nobody. Il seemed, wouiu
have trusted Jim with a beeisteak'
cooked or uncooked. but somehow he
was lucky. and he did hrat rate ana
he got there" waited TO hear Of
some good trait or quality In Jim. but
none Of his acquaintance brought LOT
ward any.
well" remarked the Judge. with the
slow elaboration OF one summing up
the whole case Jim Hardy made
success OF a. / mover thought he
would"
This was accepted aa a just verdict
The man was successful And YET /
could not but think that n Jim Hardy
could have heard what these acquaint-
ances said OF him, and have realized
what sort Of reputation he had left be-
hind. he would have doubted whether
bis life had been n success. Prom
what / heard Of him Il seemed to me
that Jim In his Mortal lie Of success
had been kept pretty busy In lodging
the law. This train OF thought led me
10 try TO understand what this partieu-
lar American Idea OF success IT,
which seemed 10 the Pullman-ear jury
TO round out a career with some ap-
plause. As near a. can make u out
d o. the ability 10 keep out Of jail,
This ability. which Be- no mean one.
accounts for some OF the big fortunes
made in this country. The unscrupu-
lous men who have made these sue
ccsscs. however. should not have all the
credit for them. In most casa they
would have got into difficulties u they
had not had able counsel but they
have been vie enough TO hire Keen
lawyer who could ,sil them just how
liar they could ro and keep within th'
'aatute law. Tacc In aiciy In thif. \
burglar has no such aid. no laWYcl
car coz win tol mm bow be can craci
III safe LEGALLY and not run rilk Of JAN
. But lfa nam h18 a mind 10 steal rail
lroad or TO wreck rome corporation
come hqnk or insurance company. ani
I"rccrEanlle" the substance out o. them
he must usually so 90 a lawyer 10 con
trigo Tor him how be can DO It and no
commit a felony.
or. n De has got into an operation
that begins 20 look a. II Il would In
volye him In personal danger he need
the aid Of a lawyer who understand
the lnlrlcacles Of a judicial procedure
For an morallsts agree that an opera
ton, however biz and brilliant Il Il
that landa q man In state prison. doe
not make him a successful man. No
Il Il a. clear a. print that the sort o
success which o. common and Whic
dazzles the eyes OF multltudes and apol
oglzcs IN private talk and In the news
papers for 90 much consists In reiiin
a lot OF money and keeping ont Of Sat
Leaving a good reputation does not cu
, ter into the calculation,
I, u Is amazing. when sou ihink of j
how this Idea Of success got around 3
. the world. jim Hardy must know nos
, li he knows anything. and the oths
b Ilms who were much more succeErfy
i than he. that their lives were failure
{ There are no real mourners for sue
men. except the few whose Income ma
be impaired BY their departure.
knew a man who never made any nor
cy beyond a decent salary. who was
teacher, and a great moral and cheerfl
force In the community. whose deaf
. was mOurned by the whole city and
etlll regretted after the lapse OF man
years. His iifo u stlll an inspiration
honorable endcayor and right Twin
and yet never heard that he was su
cossiul Only this, every body respec
cd and loved him.