. The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. at Brokaw ought not to place any such weapon in thehands of such an Abolitionist opponent as Lincoln and if hecould not wait until Douglas returned he should at least haveplaced the claim for collection in the hands of a thrift again controlled and he sent Douglas letterto Lincoln. Thereupon Lincoln placed the claim in the handsof Long John Wentworth, then a Democratic member ofCongress from Chicago. Wentworth called upon Douglasand insisted up
. The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. at Brokaw ought not to place any such weapon in thehands of such an Abolitionist opponent as Lincoln and if hecould not wait until Douglas returned he should at least haveplaced the claim for collection in the hands of a thrift again controlled and he sent Douglas letterto Lincoln. Thereupon Lincoln placed the claim in the handsof Long John Wentworth, then a Democratic member ofCongress from Chicago. Wentworth called upon Douglasand insisted upon payment, which shortly after was made,and Brokaw at last received his money. And what do yousuppose Lincoln charged me? Brokaw says in telling thestory. After hearing a few guesses he answers, He chargedme exactly $ for collecting nearly $ Such charges were felt by the lawyers of the Eighth Cir-cuit, with some reason, to be purely Quixotic. They pro-tested and argued, but Lincoln went on serenely chargingwhat he thought his services worth. Ward Lamon who wasone of Lincolns numerous circuit partners says that he and. 3 n * ::..i.^ > J IMPORTANT LAW CASES 269 Lincoln frequently fell out on the matter of fees. On one oc-casion Lamon was particularly incensed. He had chargedand received a good sized fee for a case which the two hadtried together and won. When Lamon offered Lincoln hisshare he refused it. The fee was too large, he said, part of itmust be refunded and he would not accept a cent until partof it had been refunded. Judge Davis heard of this transac-tion. He was himself a shrewd money-maker, never hesi-tating to take all he could legally get and he felt strong dis-gust at this disinterested attitude about money. CallingLincoln to him the judge scolded roundly. You are pau-perizing this court, Mr. Lincoln, you are ruining your fel-lows. Unless you quit this ridiculous policy, we shall allhave to go to farming. But not even the ire of the benchmoved Lincol
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