Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08

nounced it free OF potash or mercury
the girl, my poor little Jim an idiot. Anc
none but me TO save him-none but me tc
answer those looks from his ewes az bf
pegs for pity. Father drinks. YOU know
/ must get the money TO send my little
brother away. His very soul seems "a
cry out for enlightenment
NOW. Mitchell had sentiment enough In
MS crusty makeup to realize that there
was plenty Of pathos In the case pre-
sented 10 him. but he couldn't quite see
now It was going 10 yield any money. II
was not the kind Of case that pays six
months Office rent, provides for gas and
fuel. and leaves the attorney a profit
which would Justify loafng for n year.
Indeed II was pretty much the kind Of
case that old lawyers turn over to their
younger brethren when they wish 70 give
the legal lodgings d chance to distin-
guish themselves.
50 Mitchell hesitated and was silent. He
| didn't speak for two reasons-to-wit. be-
| cause he couldn't see any fee in the mat
GER Tor him and because be wasn't very
| we! up on the statutes pertaining 70 the
| deaf and dumb. II a beg0wned and be-
wigged Jurist had suddenly appeared be-
fore Augustus. revolver I'm hand and said.
Young man, tell me what provisions are
made for the deaf and dumb poor or I'll
| shoot your brains out" the young attor-
ney would have been compelled to accent
his leaden punishment.
When man and woman are in a
room together, and there is a painful ST.
lence, somebody must relieve the tension.
and If mere words are all that Is REQUIRED
uf To ., 10
hcit. At least that was the case this
Time, for the gentle visitor suddenly and
feelingly exclaimed:
1T wouldn't be so bad II ne hadn't
treated me So"
who's he?" snappishly retorted Mitch
ell attorney a law. do you mean your
father or your brother?'
NO, no; not them" blushingly re-
sponded the young woman; my sweet
heart He's the one 1 want TO speak TO
you about Promise me you won't ever
tell anybody about it-your wife. or your
mother or your sister. / wouldn't have
another woman TO know # for worlds"
Mr.. Mitchell, much interested now. and
even forsetful OF his fee swore by n
thirteen-voume encyclopedia Of common
and statute law that the secret should be
sacred. When woman swears TO keen
q secret tho Holy Writ Is absolutely neceg-
sary 70 the oath-makng paraphernalia;
with man any ordinary volume will
suffice.
1t wasn't a very startling story she
told; in fact. II was a rather common
place one. She was simply a member OF
q respectable rural family-"plain people"
We sometimes call them-and had met a
young Cit chap who was rusticating in
her nelBhoorhood. He thought he was in
vi Ean
expressing himself Indeed, he was any,
thing but reticent. and had communicated
the story OF his affection both by word Of
mouth and through the medium of writ
Ten instruments. She had the letters with
ler IN her reticule-in fact, had everything
except this recreant lover himself
Just about the time she had commenced
ne purchase Of certain laces and braids.
which are the unmisrakable preliminaries
n matrimony, the young scamp had re-
clnded the contract. Worse still. il was
RECESSION without mutually. for he gave
us unsophisiicated little sweetheart no
opportunity TO express her wishes in the
natter. He had simply written that he
imposed she, like himself. was ready 10
~ quits, and that, looking back az IL all.
was a jolly filtration I'm hard cold
anguage, he had discarded the girl
Ihats all the love there was 10 this
title story Of dollars and cents and legal 3
E inedles. Maybe there were tears In the =
I'd apple orchard by day and stihed sobs
n moonllt nights. and a lumpy throat on I
ne GATE set for that marriage but what I
these! women weep at the funerals
those they have never seen. ana are ! I
yer prod!gal OF tears. And this woman O
7rtainly couldn't have wasted much time [
sucn trivial acts for her household
lties were Jealous masters and her daily "
lutine had suffered from no misfeasance. 4
IL Just occurred 10 her, she said. from 4
'methlng she had seen in the papers
at she could make this young man pay z
n for breaking bis word (she didn't sav ii
iything about her hearO. and navbe :
e money would be enough TO send lin
deaf and dumb hospital What ala ! u
r. Mitchell think about IL? Il
Assumpsit would lie I'm a case lie | n
Is" meditatively replied Jones. talking pI
nobody in particular. :,
don't know whether this person As g,
mpsir you mention would lie or NOT "
nocenty responded the rural litigant
Ut 90 Know that what I'm telling Won Il
the stI1ct truth. 7 wouldn't tell you a h
ny Tor anything. Mr.. Mitchell" W
he attorney explained that assumpsit h.
- particular sind Of suit LAWYERS NJ
was Latin for he. she. or II promised" st
hen be asked many questions and | W
-sd as II ne really thought the eirl al
lid lie He wanted to know how often II,
young chap came 10 visit her. and II
went out with her, and IL the Old bl
N ana Jim knew there was counting In | ri
mouse and IL the neighbors suspected | sa
ovs anadr In short, the inexperienced hi
al scamp actually asked TO see the a
Ter young scamp's love-letters. and
ulont hear to a noncompliance with 50
5 request. ~
on must conceal nothing from me f" 10,
SAID. drama tically. "for every detail "a IN
entail" $500 - -
ne hnaily let him see the loye-letters
AFTER all she didn't mind II much in
they were very complimentary TO her 80
there were some very h!gh-sounding
'ds used In them. 81,
''oneh hadnt had much experience in
styie OF epistolary art. and It was m,
'eehing more than legal enthusiasm
ca prompted him to bestow so much ~
'huoh on the communications. He Iook- bo
very solemn as he read those letters s
young Mitchell. and he was very die. So,
" "hen he said: "Pu undertake this ! tin