Show HIS ONLY and his last wish was that it be burled with him ir lucy on tho authority 0 a Q 0 and M P tells a true story of today infinitely full of pathos the west minister mi gazette fortnight ago a letter reached his informant in the handwriting of an old college friend tell ing a pitiful story of a stranded life the writer had been called to the bar hoping day to land on the judicial bench even if he did not reach the woolsack he had no influence and very little money no business came his way but he held on through long years patiently that tome day bis chance would come now he was eick probably unto death and had no money to buy food or medicine A remittance was promptly bent and gratefully acknowledged at the end of a fortnight it occurred to the Q 0 and M P to call on the sick man and see what more he mie ufa do to help him arrived at the address he gave hie name and bis errand to the ladylike woman iho opened the door whereat bursting into a passion of tears she told him he was too late her husband had died that morning the two walked up stairs to a small front room on the bed lay the body of a man 0 about 40 years of age fully dressed in the wig and gown of a barrister in his right hand he held a bundle of foolscap what is that the old friend whispered that said the widow is the only brief he received in the course of gears waiting he asked mo to dresa him thus and put it in his hand when he was dead |