Sam. Ward's Story

i I II ti Dg al a law ichool ili the oeotral parí tf thiistate, I h giveot '¦Kim tri eolleol from a irealtby plan vin in Ten 1 1 wa bef'ore ihc lav of railroad, anl -wi(" ¦ (llera ni by m 1 enl to No i'ork, I 'i'ivrn thf coawt, landcd al ('luí: S. C., rad trsTeled tcroiw the stato townrd Tennesno. They ¦?¦ baring tliv i soutli ihu year. I -i iglú i nd mu laiil uj. wiih ii ;ii Colombia fot two reekí I ili'ln i li kTo iiiucli money wnli tne -ii starting, an'l the m mi u-ted it ap. 1 u ¦ ík t i i ¦ 1 1 I Mrain ntarted on mv jonriTenncsior thal 1 oould lianily walk i lo ; my iiioiicy was nl % , :niil I presóme I loenced liko a I ramp. I romemkef ii was n quiel Bou ivening wheo I eotered tUa pbtoe, and the cliuruli bella irer r'nuitu'. [ waoted to P'i to oburob, bul nay sho a wort) out tliat I ñas ashamed to go opon the groutid floor. 8o I erept inlo the nal lery of one oí tbe churches and sa( atnonj . id-iomest mrl.H I ver ww ui niy lif'e. ToH Ajdy JoJinson aboul r years at'terwai I, and li" ni 1 thal indeed tli-y thry dii hare a tol of pretty girU in Greon if that liiii1. Th in'xt day L sti i ¦'! uu my desüoatian, c.vi-nty mil up in the mountain I lint to fuut it every irvoh of tlu' way. WIk'u i ut thtn I feimd ilun my man bad ÍMÍ, and tlia' 1 1 ï - will was digputed. Si 1 ikimiiihed aioond ind discoTwed th:it om of ibe tnai rüö was tii)L' the will rioli. and livod -hum iour or ti V ¦ miles ooi "f'iown. one nf.your southen) I :roi-, bad buodreil ni'Kri . atid blood houn 1. 1 Iried thre iteuing hitn ; be Ml ibe doga oo me. 1 killed ona witli a billet of wooú aml Cícaped t tbfl town. Well tllLTi; 1 was, without i a poor wretch, wiih no porson or projiorty in the north vh uarci] ubovl oie M) wboui I couM ,-onil lor MviütunOO. I Diftdt mv way back ti Gro mohoif, and roi npciii ,i IiuM -iriki'. I wem ta ike tirst lawyer's offioe I sani ts ind ;iil : " My Dame ia Ward ; I caue (Venu Sevi Vork ítefl a claim ; ihc man lias Jiud and bid Hl bl eil' dispít! would likc tosell you this claim l'.n - want tho oioncj k i" New ¦ i k . r v!i u kind la. cd man. I ra mombet be asked me why I -lidn't si nd for . Lo N v Vuik, and 1 owned op that there was do otn1 there 1 oould remember who would send il lome. He finally oaid : " Woll, I irill p mil and $te a friend ahriiit til! - He brouj;lit fricad back witli hiui, :m 1 theyapreed t" lend me $5o. I ¦l pi [KT BDil lili V aV'' Ui" lln lll uil y. 'l'hi'ii I put iny hand dci in míj Irou.iers I and liaúlcd uut i olii watch. 1 aid : " (Jentlcmeo, I want yoo to tak'' i'iiand ko -' I i ii i'.v Por walil I owe you. 1 1 1. - (irai iimnry I rain I uromisc ynu will bu mói to rany you" . would n' ( take'the wátcb at fii-t . bul I (bread thetn to. I irut Imme, and whii I bad Krmped togetber f 78 I uent it to them. 'l'h v ¦ . . k oul their principal and il ui" the watch and uioDey that vaa over. And o, upparífitly, n.y itincctiuii wiili tilia i ireenvilw man i ndjtd. Twent.v J I, ri ii I I was a monili t of aBi?re9H fir tlii state. II w the tioH of p ooostru ilion, and ;i radical ilioan I w;i a meinbei of the recon (truotion oommittoe. I liad special i of the reooostraotion of tha ítate "(' 'l'-n¦ loe d ty there wa a Int nf Tennes-"c in-; lict'.iii' mi' in relación u the affaipj il' the -tat Bor Maynand, V. L. B. k 1!. lïutlcr and That evening al home, I w ihat Johnson had nominatad ¦ man oamed Millixati f'or ;rt of olaima, It w tt ¦ limr wlicii oongresa tu havin it s fiefoé war with Johnson ; so fiera that tho senate would confino nono of hit nomnatioo8 DO mattAt h ¦'' f.-)il thcy nvight c. I thoaght tlii man Millitan would have no ohaooe, and Lhen toroed to iny wilV aud " l) you rcmcinbcr a man named Milligan?" Sli.' replied t'iat slip did nut. " V(.'II." gaid I, "iftben anyeirenmstanees oí' my lili' in which 1 have beun ¦ítí'l with :i man of tbat ñamo?" Sin' answered, " 1 1 m't reruember saoh ¦ m." The f'oil .wiiiK morainc ut the couiimttce room, I turned to Mayuard and -uid : '¦ Who i-, rtds tnaa Millijan that John-..ni has nominated jiuljo of the court of olaima 1 He replied, "Oh, he i a lawyer, living at i (reenvide, 'I' ¦muif Jbnon' c'liuin. " " Wa Milügan a anión tuau dnring the war ?" I (hen inquired, "Vos," -.ud M.iwiatd, " and ,-uüh ao out'pokea one that the rebles strip ped hím ot' all his property. II í- aa poor :i chnreh monse." " U be a good Uwyer?" I fhen askol. ' On.' o! tho l' i ín lvit Ti'hik Vlaj nard. " Ti. I, rapning the tabla with my fi-t, " by Óod, ir, he nhall 1 ulinn el!" They were all ama, d, nd inquired wha( earthly interest I liad m Millinan. Ididu't ni ; luit I i'. CónkJingïn the and told hini the entire story I hae told yon, of how this man Millian helped uie when I iras in ore trouble. Then I went about thc sen Wes for Milligan. I pestered Maynard night and day to gel bix onwtnt, and tbs rnd nf' ti wat that Milligan was oonfirmed. John nt for ni'' and tli inkJ ni'1, 'l'he I the ! mfirmation ;:"t down to Ten. and .Milliyan starled füf Washuis ton. Ele carne from the raihoud ii-ain dito the i-.ij 'id l iill irearing hUduter, Hodrrirk I!. Butler brouht me oUt to hito and íátroduoad 'i-. Milligan was il sixty and Reventy, and ha 1 a wifi' many yeara youogei the bitD.felt'. II - said t'i mu : " Ir. VVard, who wm it that eaused y '¦! to interesi jronraelfin a stranger'a furtunfiü ? I lookiog liiiwanl to :in oíd age of mWortune and p iverty. Thia appointmenl liko maana frood ¦i me. I replied: "Do roa remember lending i v .i.-.. io -i poor i strioken irreteb ot' a lawyer that had oome dowti tu T leot a flaim, - ,'! his ni noy ?" Milligan said : "I do " I -u'ici ! " Ví ,- Well, il , nryii rat.