The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

from o'clock in the morning until 7
O'Clock at night
The dean Of the law school truly said
that I had come 10 Chicago al the wrong
tine OF the year, and that I should have
stayed 1T home until altar harvest.
learned, too, that the oracles OF Bethany
were n error. They had assured me that
almost any lawyer would jump at the
chance TO pay ne good wages FOR study
ing IN his Office, writing law papers and
running errands.
Gets Job on Farm.
eT STAYED at a cheap hotel that night
and walked out into the country next
morning. Very little Of ny money WAS
left StiII. was so utterly unsophisticat-
ed that didn't realize that my situation
was rather serious People who 1--we from
hand 70 mouth are not easily scared. any
way I met a man il the road. He
pointed to a big barn. saving: They
want a hand over there. but wouldn't
take the job because they asked ne &c
milk lot Of COWS night and morning.
The barn ard the large farm which sur
rounded It belonged 10 Long John Went
worth. = famous Chicago politicians. 1
vas tai and slim, and the foreman
thought wasn't strong enough for the
work
But It viii rot cost you anything to
try ne and see for yourself. urged
No settled bargain was made. We
pay all the way from sl2 70 81 a month.
the foreman said I stayed two months
and received 81 which was considerably
more than had ever been given for
similar labor. soon AFTER entering the
law school. In September, I arranged
with e firm Of lawyers 70 sweep and
Gust their Offices for the privilege OF
using their books and CT sleeping on the
floor at night I got my meals at cheap
restsurants-very -0leap restaUrantS-and
didn't invariably eat three times
day. at that
an January ny funds gave out ana
I had to quit the law school was
pinched on every side Furthermore, my
clothes were getting thresdbsre. Still. my
bed on the Office floor was costing ne
nothing. and. in fact. I thought was
very fortunate IN the meantime was
studying law every minute, and study
ing Il understandingly, and with great
energy. I was much worried, however.
when I thought 7 should have no capital
when admitted to the bar and ready for
practice Some books would be neces-
sary. and I should be compelled 10 have
a table and al least two chairs Ore
day ! heard that teachers were needed
in the night schools. passed the exc
animation. taught twenty-one weeks, and
was paid $40. IN little while I wens
before the appellate court, lived through
TIE inouisition. and was duly licensed
10 begin business as a lawyer"
Opens a Law. office.
And then what happeaesgr I IN
quired
sI returned to Bethany and visited my
mother. Ny cash n hand now amounted
to a5o-plenty, I felt certain. to estab-
Iish myself IN a permanent and lucrative
practice ! wanted to 90 somewhere else.
but my friends persuaded ms to settle
in Decatur. a few miles north OF my
home, and in the very next county. ]
was young, inexperienced and strange.
and my $50 didn't last very long, not
withstanding my economy But didn't
get into debt Word came one morning
thai 1Ir- Montgomery had left The col
iege a. Enfield. ard that could have his
place forthwith closed my brief ard
financially disastrous experience at Deca-
tur. When reached Enfield I was penni-
less. The school was run down and had lost
IN reputation. as vel as In students I
worked iike a horse for tro years. and
a personal inventory woald have shown
that I had no more than when began.
except a wife and baby
And you had accepted the hazards OF
natrimOny regardless Of yoSr unprosper-
oUs circumstances I said
Wen. you see. We had talked the mat
ter over, Senator Jones answered. and