The Crisis, Complete

udge Whipple for going on Hester'

only one person at a time. And Stephen soon discovered that his employer did not discriminate between age or sex, or importance, or condition of servitude. In short, Stephen's opinion of Judge Whipple altered very materially before the end of that first week. He saw poor women and disconsolate men go into the private room ahead of rich citizens, who seemed content to wait their turn on the har

dn't come here unless you had to. But when your road gets in a tight place, you turn up and

Money!" roared the Judge, "take your money

happiness at this vindication of an employer

itching to know about that scar. Every day, after coming in from dinner, Richter lighted a great brown m

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you heard them, albeit you could not understand the words. Richter never guessed how Stephen, with

d, and after he and the Judge had g

r feelings. You are ashamed. The Judge, at first I could not comprehend him-he would scold and scold. But one day I see that hi

eary and bedraggled. But inside the place was warm and cheerful. Inside, to all intents and purposes, it was Germany. A mo

er' together, in Ge

hat?" asked Ste

so called. That is why we fought in '48 and lost. And that is why we came here, to the Republic. Ach! I fear I will never be the great lawyer-but

stonished at

it will c

German, shaking his head. "We

uld fight, Richter

ed. Your ancestors founded it, and fought for it, that the descendants of mine might find a haven from tyranny. My friend, one-half of this city is German, and it is they who will save it if danger arises. You must come with me one night to South St. Louis, that you may

still greater astonishment. The German's eloqu

smiling and holding up his glass of beer

a pint of Lichtenhainer for less than a groschen at Jena. Aber," he added as

ecame the Judge's pleasure to answer them. This was a trifle discouraging to Stephen. But he stuck to his Chitty and his Greenleaf and his Kent. It was Richter who advised him to buy Whittlesey's "Missouri Form Book," and warned him of Mr. Whipple's hatred for the new code. Well that he did! There came a fearful hour of j

he pleadings

wer to that was the Replication. Then came the Rejoinder, then the Surrejoinder, then

ir," said the Judge, "is no

He had been given no more briefs to copy, nor had Mr. Whipple vouchsafed even to send him on an errand. He had not learned how commo

im with her usual quiet smile of welcome. He tried to give her

hat he doesn't lik

continued

ould not show it

," said Stephe

re this afternoon

ey say that he never calls in the daytime,

o stiff. That you needed to rub against the plain men who were building up the West. Who were making a vast world-power of the

nd for a long time he s

e say?" he asked

, it seems. The house is on this street, next door to Mr. Brinsmade, to whom i

Stephen, "I suppose that

er's voi

and she is a burden to Judge Whipple. Oh, no," she continued, in response to Stephen's glance, "the Judge

the little iron gate, a gentleman came out of the larger house next door. He was past the middle age, somewhat scrupulously dressed in the old fashion, in swallowtail coat and black stock. Benevolence was in the generous mouth, in the large nose that looked like Washington's, and benevolence fairly sparkled in the blue ey

from her. "I fear that you will find it inconvenient and incommo

he thought of the rent. The gentleman opened the door, and stood aside to let them en

om she had known throughout her married days: of the board from which a royal governor of Massachusetts Colony had eaten, and some governors of the Commonwealth since. Thank God, she had not to sell that, nor the Brice silver which had stood on

were not many of them. At the door of the kitchen he stopped, and laid his hand kindly

hawl hurrying up the street. As she approached them, her eyes were fixed upon the large house next door. But suddenly, as the ge

us, sir,-couldn't you come to her for a little while? She thought if she m

and turned to the lady with as little haste,

ma'am," he said, with

him as he walked rapidly down the street, his arm in the girl's,

little house be likewise a p