Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-11-21
q NAIVE APPLICATION.
The Effort OF a Texan to Break Into
the Legal Profession.

A correspondent sends us the follow
ing amusing and at the same time pa
thetic application by would.be prac.
titioner of the law:
TOO the honorable District Court of
Falls County, Texas, honorable S. r.
Scott presiding.
"As an applicant desire to take
the examination during the June term
of court, touching my legal qualifica-
ton upon the fundamental principles
Of law, or such course as the court
may direct
"Remarks--I commence reading law
in 1874 under Mr.. David H. Hewlett
and Colonel J. NJ. Anderson of Waco
by procuring books as a loan.
"The late deceased friend Colonel
Anderson has passed away while my
friend David Fl. Hewlett live at Merid-
ian.
During that period of time | were
taking an active part in the local and
political affairs of McLennan county
Both Of the above-named distinguished
gentlemen encouraged me to read
law. Living and teaching school on
the Coke farm in the years A. D. 1873
As, | was employed TO canvass for
! Mr.. Coke against Ed Davis for Gov
showing the abuse of the Davis adj
ministration the exorbitant rate Of
taxation the long and non payment of
teachers and many other evils caused
for the first time in the history of Nc
Lehman county that large number Of
colored people voted for a democrat
, governor. 1t was during this stormey
period I was encouraged to read law
and procured a loan of studies until
I was able TO make a purchase.
! Books studied and read: Green's
code of law, Chitty Digest, Blackstone
in four volumns, Biglow in connection
with quizzer, Barton suits in equity.
Tidds practice, Story on pleading and
contracts, Green-leaf -, Statute of
| Texas, Correspondence School of Law,
Detroit, Mich.
| II took a two years course in the
| Sprague correspondence school of law
questions and course sent on lesson
| sheets once a month. The following
are the course and list OF the ques-
lions: What is tort? What is neces-
sary to a representation in order to
| base upon an action of deceit? What
is the difference between SANDER and
libel? What is a privilege communi-
cation and what are the leading
classes? What is the distinction be-
tween assault and battery? Under
what circumstances may an officer ar
rest without warrant? When is an en-
try Of land or the taking of goods
| justifable? What is the gist of the
action of trespass upon land? What
constitutes conversion? What is con
tributory negligence and what is its
effect?
Nativity were horned and raised
in Texas. My young master learned
me my A, B, C's under a big tree on
a COW hunt, saying you are all free
now and you will need smart men
among you for a hundred years
Though a little stock boy, knowing
nothing but running cattle and horses
on the wild prairies the expression
made such deep impression upon my
mind that never forgot it.
CAS- l have said, l were horned and
raised in Texas, well acquainted with
the customs of the south. No white
man will allow a colored man to cal
him a lie at the bar, nor rarely any
where else. 1t is not custom.
pleading should be done with great
nicely and caution.
please pardon me if l have toe
widely digrests in my application
Hon. W. B. Bell.