The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-05
A Modern SllyIock.


torlginali
FEATHER, tell Us a story about your
law cases.
Flaw cases arc very embarrassing
affairs. However. there Is one case
which l think may be interesting TO
ron youngsters because Il has a direct
Influence on your existence. l win tell
4
zone day after hnd got fairly well
started In my practice my Office door
opened and a Jew entered.
81 hold. said he. a note for $500,
secured by ehaitel mortgage on some
furniture. The note ia due and can.
not collect the money. wish you TO
foreclose the mortgage
81 told him that | did not take such
cases, but would ind him a lawyer.
Your Uncle Tom was then scraping
along for a practice. and ! intended 10
give the case to him. The Jew as
sented and agreed to call the next day.
"He had not been long gone when n
lady was announced. She was shah
billy dressed In mourning. but she In
terestsd me from the moment | looked
Mt her. She was evidently In great
trouble.
"swould you mind telling me- she
said, II Moses Well has been TO you
TO get you to foreclose chattel mort
gage on my furniturcr
"A Jew has asked me to foreclose
such mortgage ] replied.
"sThen ! am going to ask you not
70 take the case. am a widow In
very straitened circumstances. have
been obliged to borrow money from
the Jew. can't pay the indebted
ness, and II he takes my furniture
! shall have to 90 to the poorhouse. I
can't pay board, and the only way |
can live is In little cot. Thus far |
have persuaded every lawyer the Jew
has asked to take his case not to do so.
hope you, too win refuse
Il was surprised and distressed to
see so refined a person thus reduced.
/ was about TO promise her that
would not take the case against her
when thought that by doing so |
might be of service to her But I had
no final plan and did not care to COM
NIT myself. / therefore told her that
would consider her request She left
me much disappointed
"The next day when Well appeared
I told him that had reconsidered the
matter and would. oblige him. He was
very much pleased-indeed, so much so
that he said nothing about the expense
attending the matter except the court
fees. for which he made a deposit. He
probably feared to antagonize me by
mentioning my charge.
Il called upon the widow and told her
frankly that her plan of persuadlng all
the lawyers not to act In the matter
was hopeless. She was cllnging to a
straw, but she would not give up the
straw
You are the first lawyer she said,
that has refused me. Tell me what
your fee is to be from the Jew, and | |,
will endeavor to raise. the money and
pay 1t to you to refuse the case
That would not be in accordance
with the code among lawyers, certain
~ not my code
rs 1t their code to assist creditors
to bring debtors to beggary? Indeed, | /
know that it is not, for several Of your
profession have refused to do so'
"'This man Well ! said, attempt
ing to give her reasons that should sat
isfy her, lis determined to sell you out
He will in the end find lawyer to do
his work. That you may not think me
more sordid than am, will turn over
my fee to you
my offer had no other effect than to
irritate her, and left her without
making any further attempt at concil-
hilton.
when the papers in the case were
ready, sent for my client and the
widow to meet me at my Office at the
same day and hour. 1t was not
pleasant gathering. The lady cast a
reproachful glance at me, then looked
hxedly out Of the window. The Jew
looked meek. sat reading over the
documents.
MIR. Well said at last, these pa
pers give you possession of this lady's
household goods-tha is, they will give
you possession when turn them over
to you on payment 81 my fee. This
feel turned to tRt widow-T yolun-
tarily agreed to urn over TO you.
Therefore. Mr.. Well. you may as well
pay. the money direct to the lady