About the same time that this incident occurred, an individual, indicted for a large robbery, sent for Lawyer Abercrombie. That individual came to the prisoner's cell, and held a preliminary interview with him. "And the first thing to be done, if I take charge of your case," said the lawyer, "is for you to make a clean confession to me of every thing. You know that the law protects you in this. It is necessary that I may know exactly the ground upon which we stand, that I may keep the prosecution at fault." The prisoner, in answer to this, made promptly a full confession of his guilt, and stated where a large portion of the property he had taken was concealed. "And now," said he, after his confession, "do you think that you can clear me?" "Oh yes, easily enough, if I have sufficient inducement to devote myself to the case." "Will five thousand dollars secure your best efforts?" "Yes." "Very well. The day after I am cleared, I will place that sum in your hands." "You shall be cleared," was the positive answer. And he was cleared. Justice was subverted--property to a large value lost--and an accomplished villain turned loose upon the community, by the venal tact and eloquence of a skilful lawyer. In these two instances we have an exhibition of the characters of the two individuals, ripening for maturity. Both possessing fine talents, both were eminent, both successful,--but the one was a curse, and the other a blessing to society. And all this, because their ends of life were different.