Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-12-26
BRILLIANT JEW MAY
BE NEXT LORD CHIEF
JUSTICE or ENGLAND

according 20 r. r. O'Connor In The
Pail Mall. The father Of Rufus had
destined him for the fruit business. The
boy thought of settling In tho United
States. He set out for New York one
morning. but was stopped at Liverpool
by the serious illness of his mother.
The his father sent him to the cond-
nent OF Europe to buy goods. BY the
time he was ready to set out Tor Amer.
lea once more he had a wife and child.
Mrs. lsaacs thought her husband
should become a barrister-a prepos.
ferrous notion, he thought. Rufus Isaacg
told his wife that he was destitute OF
those qualities which alone bring suc..
cess at the London bar. They COM.
promised. He would practice for three
years. and IL failure resulted. take up
the expOr business in New York.
Emotional Plsadsr.
The %prodigious success OF the ex.
pertinent IL attributed by the critics Of
the attorney generals caree less to hio
knowledge Of the Law than to his ire
sisttble appearance. For proof we r
referred to the heterogeneous charac-
ter Of his practice. Ladies'. who wanted
q divorce. knew that he would win
any jury's sympathy with his wonder.
full voice. The human element In Q
case was always on his side. He i'm.
parted q kind of romance to the most
prosaic plea In the very commercial
class Of cases over which no nearly
wept. that Is. in court. He has defend.
ed great criminals as IL they were the
dead bodies OF Caesar and he . Marx
Antony. All this. we are assured b.
the London Mall. was art. Z. +. Insists
arose IN his barrister days with the
dawn. He drank q cup OF tea at 5
every morning. He studied hio ca0oo
AZ Il they were the face Of . bel0vods
The habits formed than stick. H0 =
So. but he breakfasts re Z on tea ana
toast with fruit. and il In his library
at 8. He invariably veTifies Q citation.
for himself. not relying upon . secEe-
tary. He writes out his letters In long
hand. not debating to q s-tenographeF.
He memories figures, never referring
to O memorandum In public.
Application to work. knowledge g
the law. and diligence In his business
do not explain the career Of Sir RUFUS
to +. p. however. The secret Of the
mans success 10 found In the exquisite
sweetness OF his temper. ''This radl-
ates from him In a court OF law. where
nobody has ever seen him excited
or irritable o. other than suave, agree
able and long suffering. But tho WITT
moss who tries to palm of 3 shady
story has always been In terror Of this
easy and fndulgent temper. Tho Quee-
ton In examination comes to him
pleasantly and politely" He 70 gently
led m until the crisis when the story
crumbles o dissolves. no ono quite
knows why. The artistic self restraint
of Sir Rufus In such moments II 9
MASTERPIECE of conduct.
a Court Favorite.
No member OF the British ministry
enjoys such favor at court a. eix
Rufus Isaacs. With Queen Mary he q
a prime favoSite because he indicated
the honor OF the crown In the case
brought by the king against Myths.
Sir Rufus conducted the ~prosecution
to q successful issue while keeping
George v out OF the witness box. Il q
noticed that he. dimes more freauently
at Windsor and Buckingham palace
than eve
Sir Rufus Daniel lsaacs would b
the most athletic lord chief Justice q
English history. Outdoor sports are sal0
In the London Throne to be his pass
sion. His devotion 20 rowing. 70 horse
back riding. to tennis. TO golf and even
to cycling. explains, It seeuns. the litha
ease with which he movea tho state
OF preservation. which gives him at q
the look OF q man barely 40.