The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-13
THE LAWYER AND HIS DOCTOR.
The Former Did Not Take the Lat
ter's Presentations
Fronn the Oakland (Call Ennnirer.

ter's Prescriptions.
From the Oakland (CaI) Enquirer.
The late J. c. Martin was a man who
knew thousands of humorous stories and
delighted to swap them with his ac-
quaintauces. He came to California across
the plains in 1865. he and his pratner on
the trip arriving in Chico with joint as
sets consisting Of one half-starved mule
and 70 cents in money. The mule was put
into n corral owned by Cherokee Indian,
and the money was spent in buying one
square meal Then Martin went out and
leaned over the fence, looking at the mule
and wondering how soon. he would eat his
head off. The Indian ascertained the young
mans circumstances, and offered him a
job to bale hay. with an Irishman for a
partner. Martin confessed to the Irish
man that he knew nothing about hay bal
ing, but the good-natured Hibernian prom
ised 60 do the work and conceal the lack
of skill from their employer.
So the young laWyer-he had been admit
ted TO the bar back in Illinois-trod down
the hay and the Irishman performed the
rest of the labor. When the Indian pro-
prietor came around all three would sit
down in the shade and Martin would en-
terrain them by telling stories. This was
a very successful device. and by working
II for all il was worth they made, the hay
baking job, though but a small one, last
two weeks at good wages
After that Martin hired out to another
farmer who one day told his hand" about
some trouble he was in over a note. The
young man in reply told the farmer what
his rights were in the premises, whereupon
the surprised employer asked: How do
you know all this2 "Oh, / was admitted
-
you practicing law?' Martin told him he
had no money to hire office or buy
books and that nobody knew him. The
enthusiastic farmer said he would attend
to that and going into town, he rented an
office for him and went about among the
townspeople drumming up clients.
one of the best of these proved to pe
the Cherokee Indian before mentioned.
whom Martin cleared CT criminal charge
which was pending against him. The In
dian thereupon seemed to think that ne
bore a charmed life-that he could never
be convicted so long as he had Martin 20
defend him. There were some old scores
which he owed several of his neighbors,
aud he started out with a knife and pts-
toll to clear them up. After time Mar
tin got the Indian off on the new charges
also, and then persuaded him TO go back
TO the Indian Territory, where shooting
and stabbing were looked upon more light
ly than In California. During the first
year Of his practice in California Martin
cleared up $l,200.
Following Is one among the hundreds OF
funny stories which are told about him.
| Several years ago he had spell of sick
ness and was attended as usual, by DIR.
! Woolsey one day when the physician Wis
| tied him he found the patient better, and
said cheeringly: "Ah you're better, Mar
| tin. I'll have you cut In a few days, now.
| But I'd better send you up some more
of those powders you've been taking, for
YOU must have used them all by this
| time" "Oh no, you needn't mind" said
| the lawyer; 1--WE got some OF them left
| yet-in fact I've got them all" At this
| point the doctor fell into a strain of talk
| which would be best unreported, and hav-
! ing relieved his mind, he asked the sick
man what he meant by not taking the
! medicine. WELL" said Mr.. Martin, I've
| been your lawyer a good many years,
| and never knew you to do what told
! you do but don't SEQ but what you got
\ along about as well as If you'd followed
my orders. l thought / might get along
equally well If / disregarded your medi-
| cine"
Several years ago Mrs. Martin took an
| Eastern trip, and, although the railroad
| company complimented her by giving her
| a special car part of the way, when the
/ day came for her 10 start Mr.. Martin
could see that she was feeling bad on ac-
| count of the separation. He sat down and
wrote her long letter, which he mailed
/ at once and u Travelled TO the East by, the
| same train which carried her and reached
| her hand almost as soon as she arrived
| a most pleasant surprise for an absent
| wife,