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the world which finds its way into courts of subrogation on earth of an attribute of God. justice .... all the nameless catalogue of in In other phases in life, the light of intelli decencies, la chronique scandaleuse of all the gence, purity of truth, love of right, firmness vices and all the infirmities of all society. . . . of integrity, singleness of purpose, candor of This is bad enough for men. We hold in judgment, are relatively essential to high too high reverence the sex without which, as beauty of character. On the bench they are the absolute condition of duty — the con is truly and beautifully written, le commence ment de la vie est sans secours, le milieu sans dition which only can redeem judges from plaisir, et le fin sans consolation, voluntarily moral leprosy. . . . The judge who palters

to commit it to such with justice, who is studies and such oc swayed by fear, favor, cupations." affection or the hope of reward, by per In the social circle, sonal influence or when in genial mood, public opinion, pros his companionship titutes the attribute was delightful. His of God, and sells the conversation sparkled favor of his Maker as with the readiest Irish atrociously and blas wit; his sentences phemously as Judas were epigrammatic did. But the light of and seasoned with God's eternal truth Attic salt. His sar and justice shines on casm was biting, but the head of the just it could be kindly. judge and makes it On being told that visibly glorious." a legal acquaintance had married a fortune His judicial opin and obtained a fine ions are found in the Federal appointment, 35th to 5 Oth volumes he exclaimed : " God of Wisconsin reports. bless him! The Among them — all of lucky, lazy dog! He which the lawyer and HARLOW S. ORTON. never opened his student are sure to mouth but to yawn, read to the end — and never opened it but a sugar-plum fell some are notable. In the case of State v. into it." When in the full glow of social Doyle, 40 Wis. 175, the opinion in which he feeling, with congenial, appreciative com compelled the Supreme Federal Court to pany, all the fields of literature seemed to recede from its former declaration that a be open to him to adorn his conversation statute of this State was void under the Fed with quotation, imagery or simile. eral Constitution, and to suffer its enforce As a judge, he aimed to be such as he ment by the State under the mandate of our Supreme Court, is an admirable example of thus describes: " Summary judgment is ju dicial despotism. Impulsive judgment is his powers. As a lawyer of learning and eloquence, as judicial injustice. The bench symbolizes on earth the throne of divine justice. The judge a writer of force, strength and clearness, and with a style of grace and beauty, he has had sitting in judgment on it is the representa tive of divine justice, but has the most direct few superiors. It was not altogether the gift