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

sake. give me a show--have mercy on ~,
| Gancee. on my family. on my reputation.
"av first duty Is with my Client was
Mitchelrs rather feeble response
"can money pull me out OF thisT SUD
denlv asked the victim of the legal ma
chInotions. IT'S worth q million TOT the
lesson It has taught me-
"There might be some sort OF compro-
mise" mildly suggested Augustus MUCH
ell. Bachelor OF Law.
''wiII a hundred close IL and get me my
letters beck?" eagerly asked the muS"-
engaged young man.
mo" (from Mitcheli's corneD
1.-Two hundredY' from his VICTIM -
mo; we place our damages sun hish-
or" murmured the legal cormoraht'
'.rrhroa hundred" with intense anxiety
~ tome from the victim in the meshesl'
"Wouldn't feel justified In closing "'
that" mildly suggested Mitchell.
.sr-ivo hundred?p suggested the ap-
praiser Of feminine hearts.
'syVeII think that IL fair TO botn par
tics 4" reflected the attorney, and then,
suddenly his face showed the shaao" OK
a passing thought. Going oyer to MS ex-
cited victim he said, In tone when was
neither stern nor businesslike, DON
think I'm shark I know I'm FOOL Dat
I'm sorry for you. What you deserve IS
a sound thrashing. but that's not my
business. | wish it was. ia rather UNDER
take 10 beat you into Jelly than 10 eN-
tort this money from you"
The other young man, never Tor a mo
ment losing temper told Mitchell ne ue-
served a dozen beatings; that he didnt
blame him for his part In the matter
that he-an Internal fool-had been let
down very easy.
They talked over the business parts
Of the arrangement. but just before the
matter was closed Mitchell said:
Before I take your check 1 want you
TO consult an attorney / don't ever wish
it said that / wasn't square with you.
business hasn't been humming In my
office but I'm not In the Matchmaking
profession I wish our terms OF settlement
scrutinized by some one who can give you
advice"
The young man wouldn't hear 90 it. The
thought Of some other person knowing
the secret almost made him spasmodic.
He actually begged Mitchell TO take the
check and close the matter In truth, he
confessed he never would be satisfied
until he'd paid IL.
And so that part Of the incident was
ended. I'm not saying who was I'm the
IEut anu WHO was III the NtDuEs Maybe
litchell didn't handle the affair just right:
maybe professional ethics would have
rowned on him. and maybe. too, I've
org0tten some important law point When
comes to writing about litigation I'm at
ca, and often make myself ridiculous
LII know is that the recreant lover, who
ad certainly acted very badly married
he girl OF his choice and was put beyond
he roach Of gOssps He reformed after
inevitable result Of win
ing a sweet. pure woman who doesn't
now all your secrets--and grew 20 be a
ess.
We win presume that the girl in the
)untry likewise made the best OF life
hereafter. At any rate. when the weary ]
nd the distressed. the down-trodden and ,
he heartsore, are out Of our sight we do
)t find them half so tiresome. Mitchell
mt her the check without a pennys ,
large for professional services, and [
anked his stars that he was rid OF the
after.
II wasn't long before that check, appa-
ntly untouched. was on his desk again.
came with a letter, which was, IN part, :
follows:
Take It back 10 him; jim won't need /,
He's both talking and hearing now. =
g found him I'm his little chair beneath .
e trees, and he was looking heaven =
lrd. It all came 50 sweetly and so :
ntly that L am almost glad. I'm not D.
named that / had that talk with you, a,
Z please. please, don't ever say any =,
ing about It 10 anybody-yOur mother n
your sister or your wife o. you have X,
e."