It was through him I got word there was coal in that valley." "How would it do to charter him for our local counsel?
Is he strong enough man for that ?" "Strong enough! I'm only afraid he's _too_ strong." "Well, now, let's not take everything for granted, you know.

Let's go at this thing a little at a time.

There's got to be a system of courts established in here, and we've got to know our judiciary, as a matter of course.

Then we've got to know our own lawyers, as another matter of course.

Did you say you knew him before, that is, to get a line on him, before he came out here ?" Ellsworth colored just a trifle.