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    T ' .:-. ¦ 1 june r$, i.889 \ 15i6! Ptib...

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    BENCH AND BAR.* pleasant This is books '...

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    Emerson In Concord* Concord Did Not Gain...

    of him , than another it was the eagerness and delight with ^^ m f of which anything he magnified lik fmm ^ m ^ ff e talent the or sli genius ghte st

    appearance % of MI m-r V goodness ' ^ mr- ^^ mmmm ¦^^ r , ^ mr mm that * ^»^»*»^»_ w he ^*»^ K ^*^» happ 4 » saK ened ^ r v mm m to ^ w ^—^ m ? ^ discover w , ~^ v- ^^ bb ^ v- «¦ v ^ or that he fancied he discovered in another . '

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    own studies as ^ to- be unable to . hold friendly intercourse with those around rwi ¦ him ^^^ ' ^^^¦^^ v ^^ or to

    take ^^^ K ^^ ^^ ^ mr ^^ ^ mw a ^^ r ^ p ^ modeat p ^^ v ^ mmr ^ mmw t ^ ^ 9 ^ wmw ^^ m and ^ m ^^ ~ w ^ unassuming ^ iv ^ v ^^ ^ p ^ t *^ n ^ v ^ ^ " ^ ^ v ^^ . part , ^ m in ^^ ^ mr the ^* " ^^** public % ipi wmw affairs of the little community " *^^ r . His tmmi

    m ^ r ^ ^^ PV ^ b ^^ P ^ ^( p ^ p <^ p >^^^^ p ^ v . ^ P ^^ p V ^^ P ^ pr ^^_ J ^ pr ^ pv ^^ v ^^^ r ^ . ^^ v ^ v ^ mw ^ mwm ^ ^ mw ^ ^^ v ^ p ^ v ^ v ^ . ^ ppv *^^^«^ r ^^ p ^^ p ^^ v ^ v ^ m ^ m ^^^^^^ m * w ^ m * personal an . \ r severe ravata tastes ? and anr were l lie Iia simp cared r ^ arAri le extremely ftvf , som . reTn e mi v . g little littlfi ht even for for

    the say ordinary ; amusements of society . Naturally grave taK mm w v ^ mr , mm and ^^ mrmm *^ ^ mm ^ often ^ m ^ * mm ^ r ^^ ^ ^ ^>^^ { mtw Kreoccup ^ mw ^^ vav i ^ r - ^^^ ¦ m ^ ^ ied ^ vj ^ v , ¦ ^ strangers ^ ^ v ^^ ^ vv ^ v ^ v ^^ h ^^ ^^ v * mi ^^ v ^ p ^ b g v ^^ ht ^ wv ^ p :

    even conclude that he was cold and austere ; i courtesy yet F his manners ^ V nd behind were marked an undemonstrative by unfailing ¦ bv h

    VP ^^^ T ^^^^ *^ ^ p ^^^ r ^^ g ~ _ J , ^ H ^ ^^ v ^^^^^ v ^^^^^ »^ ^ V ^ r ^^ «^^^>^ v ^ p ^^ w ^^ p ^ v ^^ p ^ v ^^ v ^ v ^ v- ^ - ™ ^^ ~^ r ^^ ^^^ r ^^^^ r ^ w ^^ r ^^ v ^— ^^^^^ ^ ns ^^^ ^ ^^^ . heart habit ^^^ r ^^^ pr ^^ . pf Fro p ^^ hv speech ^ i ^ m v ¦ the Pr mmw ^ m ^ w- . lay m ^ p ^ » . a ' 183 ~^^ r w ft - ; arm Emerson mtvr and hv-v was sensitive r ' ^ r ^ p ^ ' ^ r filled ^ pjp ^^^ p ^^^ >~ tV ^^ p * ^^ ' ^^^^^^^ , ^^ year * ^^ p . ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ p ^^^^^^—^^ ' ^— ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^ p ^

    slave with sorrow trade , and and the indi national gnation disgrace because troubled of the

    him hi no so ao sorely anrfilv that iihsLh for fnr- a time timft ^ he he was xvtLfk per np . r - fectl or philosop y unable hy to . turn When his 1 hts mind - children b ph either h . p . ¦ . » to told poetry him +

    « at that ^^^ * V ^ ' - ' school OO *^ ^^^ the m 11 ^ m— UWJL ^ m- ^^ ^^ mr subject ^^ ^ v «^ was T ^^^ » C * O ^ - the VJU g iven -p ^* building ^ U ^ ^^ UXiUUf ^^ out ^^^ v ^ for K ^^^ their V of ^^ 7 i ^^ ( a » . next J house * X ^^ ^ ~^ l * O « essay > r , , ^ v ^ Xl he ^ ^ mmm ^ ^ m ^ m

    remarked ' You must be sure to say that no house days is perfect unless it has

    uyuou now Xi- \ J w --ca * - ~* A «* jf o . 10 jjoaiqi / v utaxxv / ao xu j . ixu 9 cb a hidden Ti nook iirldATi where awav . a T Dr fugitive ) r . . Emerson SmArann slave gives orivAn can an an be attrac fdr safel . t . vari - y

    tive picture away of his father in his own quiet and ¦ well sweetness -ordered ¦ ,, tact home and , and firmness lays rnmw witj stress ppj MB ^ which § on mi + 4 the lie

    ordered ^ » » iM ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ «¦ - ^^ - " ^ . the m * mM ^ ^ - ^ affairs m m m ^ ^ mJtk ^ p , v A ^ rv ^^ of mm . his ^ ^ P" ^ M ^^ ^» household ^ " ^ .. » ¦¦¦ ^ pr « ^ ^ , « ^ w y ^ ^ p- ^ . V w * m ^ m- ^ p * mm * mr mmm ^ ^ mw depended v « v For years for - ^* - Ral his ph livelihood Waldo Emerson on mt lecturing -mr mainly

    tt « ^ pr - ^^ p *^ pM w mr mmr w ^ tr ^^ - ^ p > ^ p ^ hhbp' «^ . » mm » - « r ^^ bmpji * ^^ - - m ^ M ^ ^ . ^ a - *^ 4 & ^^ & _ m ^ m ^ f ^ ^ y ^^ V ^ b A ^ LmmMiBm '' " ^ ; A books indeed pooks . ^ ' , brought prougnt he m ^ was . 411 far him ^ m . m advanced more niore th than an . in life ^ tame fame ^ . before ^^ . . There ThWe 3 ^^ iis t

    the are som philosop e vivid her descri on his ptions travels in this as a volume lecturer of ,

    and and light its ita on pages nacres Emerson " also also cast caa ' s home £ welcome weleorrift relationshi . , and anrl often hff ps as fresh fr * well > aVi , as on his ¦ genial intercourse with Vflte trusted 4 k i friends

    - Tf ^*^ ^»^^ ^ v ^^ P" ** fV ^^^^^^^ f ^^^^^ ^ " ^^^» ^ P ^>^ ^^ ^ p' ^^^ ^^ m ^^ V * bT ^* m * - V » ^ m ^ r ^^> P <^^^^^ V ^ ^ p ^ ^ tf ^ ^ h Jfc ^ k ^^ J % J ^ V ^ h r ~\_ . T # fail Ti . is to unpretendin deepen ^ the g general monograph admiration can scarcel for the y ,

    transparent character as well as the transcendent genius of the Sage of ConcordEmerson '

    . s in i own n itseit itaftlf life a a ^ in splendid anlenrlirl , all its witness "w Jength it . iiftfi « to tn and the t . hA breadth truth fruivVi of r » f waa his Vii «

    own saying , VThe essence pf greatness » is the percep portrait tion of the thai philosopher virtue is epough in the . prime * A capital of life

    adds to the interest of a iascinatmg volume . 1 IO «

    T ' .:-. ¦ 1 June R$, I.889 \ 15i6! Ptib...

    T ' .:-. ¦ 1 june r $ , i . 889 \ 15 i 6 ! Ptibli $ l ^ s' Circular fcis

    Bench And Bar.* Pleasant This Is Books '...

    BENCH AND BAR . * pleasant This is books ' another which of have those recentl bright , been chatty so ,

    popular . The author of these remiriisceiiices y hasi sequently a quick eye ht and points a kindl about y soul men , and and he things

    conworth remembering caug . Here are revealed many quaint - ¦ - * " ¦«**»» «^ and m ^«»^» curious ^* r ^ . ^ « . j * , ^ _ * - ^>» pi ^ customs ^/ ^< % p ^ y */^^*** . K * in AAJL connection ^»/ V ^ JKJI jia Vv VJLV A A with TV A VAJL

    the ceased Bar to in be past , e . j dayd / . betting > some in of the whien robing have room now

    whether would be a acquitted prisoner or being not tried a so for counse murd l in er

    l -i _~ — : ;; ^ , - ; ¦ — , < ; ; . s * - _ - '

    Ancient * Bench Ituce and . J ^ Bar . v Mr i . JRtmitiUcenre Serjeant Robinson $ of one . ' o In th one e last volutne o / f at . *

    ^ ju > naon : . nurse & uiaoicett . _

    terviewing ings ; also distinguished a prisoner during btrtsMers criminal admitted proceed to - the service in the prison chapel to » - *¦ hear —w *« . the — ..

    —VMV . I ^ V-V W *^^** - ** . _» VpMt ^ p * It -m * # ^ p * - »« j- » «» ^—p—jt- w —» - -- — __ to ' condemned a condemned sermon criminail , * as it . was The cailied volume , pre is ^ clibd full

    of interesting ; notes of the principal lawyers lenity from 1833 of SamM to the ^ present Wsirren generation , of ) $ && ability . Thp < # Cbckburn , tKe f TCdwin ^ uliserviency the Campbell bonfiftots , p 6 % t 4

    acuteness amitfinpss ot oifidwm James James , tne oon--movs or Murphy , and the ^ causticity , of B ^ thell are all told in charming' style ' ' ' \

    There are also iiiati . y capital , stories . TH 3 origin of the epithet '' Bevil'i own as applip < J

    town to lawyer in Italy ^ is were told without thus : ' "* any The saintlt lawyers patrbn iri : [& ;

    b e indul they ged petitio with ned 6 ijeJ the iai Pope £ theM ' tfcat was they tlte mights onjy vocation that % /^& lackect JHAW ** V so % useftit an —— < " _ intercesiaror ^¦—— ^ ^

    T ^— 'WV- 'VUA ^ 'A * «^ V V » ^^ « w ^ . , **^^* - ^ r ^^ - ^ w— ^ -- — — — — ~—r- — ^ that VJLiaV Plieir XJUKS one prayer of KJt the VllV was craft UtU grantef U snottlcL SUUU l , and U . fee w it led ivu was blihdfblfit kr arranged j . i . i . JLVu . v 7 J . ^ 0 v

    iiito a s certain church wiicli : lia & f * 1 st ^ ueEiof whence saints all he round started it , sho and uld ui , w wijdk ithout round i knowlilg and

    round wnence the interior svarpea , , anil « i > u when ^ . w 1 he ijuii . stdpjpfeQ vouu ^ . jffi iJW # statunearest iio him dii Whicli he & vf placed Kiff

    Ol / CliUUC e XAC ? CtX \ 3 Ol » «/ V / 11 . JIAJ-1 . V » iX HMiVU A .. j ^/ i ^ wwx * M hand should be the chosen saint of the pW- ' fessionHe nnished his course opposite —' - — : ' % ¦ ¦—

    IVMMiVAt . i * 'V JJAA ^ MAAW % ^« b *»^ ^^^ r ^^^ " ^^ r 'w ^ - w ^ •* g Michael | rpup in overcoming mar ) ole representing Satan , and , the unfortunate Archangel ^ !^

    JI latter laid ^ V V % /^^ Jb ^ his Heaee m open M ^ 1 * * J ^ r ^ f our ^ palm ^ ^ JAA » association rf ^^»«^ i * upon ^^^ ^^^»^ p ^» i *^^ the ^ ¦ with * ^ , ^ body ^^ # his ^ f ¦ ¦~—\¦ . ^ 3- of ^ ata —¦— — — — the ni - , C — ! ;

    Majesty Of flpR Serj . f ' ! eant + an Arabin rl , eccentric who was Judge it is told of that , _ the !

    in the thfi Sheriff Pfli ^ sentencin ri Jbar Ttar 's . Court if if nn ever over g T il - , and prisoiier there there very verv was was eccentric he a a sai \ clearer clear < f ; , , it ' er A ; Prisdndr is cas cas toict e e ftiaii tnan tnac at ;

    this tnat of case a , . ' man . On robbing anbiiher his occasion master r he , had this to case pa ^ fe s ' iudgment on a * middle ageil mian whb had been

    tried ments infinta . and and n . nd cbnvic halt had tett then < then upbti pleadea nleaded two or guuty ffuiltv thatee to to indict m more ore .. * -

    been it Arabin is in found , said g : iiilty Priapner to on several \ ibi at 0 ct the iiidictmerits Bar to , tran you , have iand

    -JX 1 » 111 my lH j power pUWCI . l > li . aUUJ s 1 ? V / b yon jvv * wv uiuiwoyui spor . - the tation term for of a period natural , very ^ cohfeidorabl life but the y beyond court * in in its ifa rrifi-r ^ xr . your will will not Tint cm as n . R tar far ; as as it lawfull lawruny ; v' Il (

    tran mig ^ sported it mercy go , arid , fdr the two sentetice periods go ; is 6 f that seven you years be '

    each each The . / following is characteristi ' c of Judg . ; , e , Maule lYxauie . . j A \ . witness wiiiiess as w who iu > had utiu . given ^ iv ou his iiio evi oviv 4 « eiice . ohw

    in such a w ^ y satisBedl every "body in court tioned that he by was the committing judge , said peij at last ury , , being 4 My stated lord ca * ii- , '

    not you vrkn may mn a word believe hfiliftVft that me nnfi is or nr false not firtt . , 'but b for nt I l I have Have have stated been wedded to truth froni my infancy , . ' Yes , sir / said JMIJIVK Maulel XVJ . MIMAVI 'bu F ^* - » W t the » # * J * ^^ duestion ^ - « ^^ "N ^ wrf «*« .- % ^ »« . is — ^— how v— — - - long — — ^ -y you ^ — '

    have beeii a widower . * a the number The book b are y of -way full alread s of as interesting well half-forgotten as the sidel hi i g celebrities g hways hts upon of

    gen of CCVIAJ both ial JLCWA humour M . L the WAM . IKK Bench -T 1 JIM . V of * Serjeant r ^ - and ' * y '* . | Vl the *** v Bar Robinson ** v v . *** KfV The *« , and * dry ^ r — -v but the w— - ^ ; '

    evident zest with which he tells his anecdptes ;' give piquancy and charm to thjs clroll

    anaunconventional volume . — - ~ . . : M I 4

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1889, page 719, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061889/page/9/