The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-21
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tie himself but take up cases that had
been prepared for him by bis large
staff Of assistants. 1t was necessary
that he should have every detail care
fully placed before him. His position
might be compared to that Of a rail
road train running on automatic
switches. Anything wrong in a me-
chanical detail may wreck the train
anything wrong in Mr. Timbertons
data might wreck his ease.
1t was natural, then, that he should
exact great care from his assistants.
Any one Of them failing to keep him,
as 1t were, running on the right track
was instantly discharged But they
had all been with him long while and
had become so used to their duties that
there never was nut or bolt Of the Of
flee machinery misplaced.
Mr.. Timberton was one morning in
court attending 70 a divorce case He
did not take divorce cases as rule,
but in this one his client was very
rich and bis fee was to be enormous.
Both the husband and wife were In
court Mr.. Timberton always instruct
ed his clients to blind obedience to his
methods, and whatever he did or said
In the courtroom was to be accepted
without question as a part Of his
scheme. His assistant, Mr.. Pinkey,
who had prepared the present case for
him, was in court and sat beside his
chief with bundle of papers before
him. Mr.. Pinkey was a lean man OF
twenty-seyen who looked anywhere
from thirty to fifty. Mr.. Timberton
was addressing the court.
1T is stated in the plea" he said,
''that this woman has rendered the
mans life a burden. We shall show
how she Neglected her home turned
her children over to nurses and spent
her time among the fashionable multi
millionaires who are the money power
of this republican country and would
gladly, IL they could. turn it over to a
monarch of their own choosing. AT
evening, when her hardworking hus-
band came to his home, what did he
find? A wife to meet him at the door
with a smile of welcome and connu-
bial kiss? No she was either driving
in the park or losing his hard earned |
money in some palace where our com
mercial aristocracy gamble at the game
of bridge"
That Mr.. Pinkey feared something |
had gone wrong with the Office posting
system was evident from the fact that /
he dived into the papers before him,
pulled out one and hastily examined it
There Is nothing" continued the
speaker, $50 beautiful as the home.
The good book tells us that our Maker
created man in his own image. And
what is the family but miniature Of
the immortal father and his mortal
children? When a woman
Mr.. Timberton was interrupted by
a pull at his coat sleeve. He paid no
attention to it. In a few moments he
was interrupted by another pull
CHANGING down angrily, he saw Mr..
Pinkey looking up at him with dismay.
holding a paper for his chief TO see
and pointing with his finger to a GER
tain place. The learned lawyer saw at
once that he had made a mistake. His
assistant had not made 1t. He had
made it himself. He had been retain
ed by the wife whom he was holding
up as violator of domestic comfort.
II there IS one faculty that goes to
make up greatness it is resource. Mr..
Timberton took time only to abuse his
assistant in a whisper for not before
calling his attention to his error; then
he turned serene and faced the court
I'm these days Of legal chicanery"
with a clients interests to forestal
those tricky methods that are resorted ,
to by unscrupuIous attorneys / have
preferred to state the case against my
client myself. What have told you ,
about this much abused, long suffering
woman viii be told By her husbands
attorney. But how win it be told? BY
placing even a worse construction than
| have placed on it. He viii put upon r
ler the popular obliquy Of riches. Who j
owned these millions but the man who !
Is suing one whom ! shall show by /
witnesses to be a yirtuous,
| domestic wife and mother? You will Z
be told Of the iniquity Of bridge whist.
put you will not be told that my client 1
Toes not know the game. You Will
nave the sacredness of The family held 81
ip before you. but Instead Of being /
old that the breach has been made In a
his case by this prohlgate man whose Il
Iins cry out against him they will be Y
aid at the door of his faithful wife,"
At this juncture the husband cast a I
dance at his wife, and at the same =
Moment the wife cast glance at the !
Iusband Her lips broke into a smile,
Which was reflected on his They were Il
wealthy young couple who had il
ouud the bridge between romance and il
carried life quite as difficult TO pass as a
aozE couples. II not more So Mr.. Tim s.
Ierton saw both smiles. and his rare "a
enlus found still another field.
Afy experience he continued, I'm Y.
his case. your honor. before 1t came
D trial convinced me that It was one :,
> be settled out of court. In conduct !.
ig it / have adopted the reductio ad
bsnrdum argument. which in English st
leans reducing TO an absurdity. ! nj
ave shown Goth the plaintiff and the di
sfendant how shallow are the rea- Of
.ns that may be broughl forth on Y,