He never got a case, in those days, nor even an applicant, although he was quite willing to transact law business for nothing and furnish the stationery himself.

He was always liberal that way.
[Sidenote: (1861.)] Presently he moved to a wee little hamlet called Alexandria, two or three miles down the river, and he put up that sign there.

He got no custom.

He was by this time very hard aground.

But by this time I was beginning to earn a wage of two hundred and fifty dollars a month as pilot, and so I supported him thenceforth until 1861, when his ancient friend, Edward Bates, then a member of Mr.Lincoln's first cabinet, got him the place of Secretary of the new Territory of Nevada, and Orion and I cleared for that country in the overland stage-coach, I paying the fares, which were pretty heavy, and carrying with me what money I had been able to save--this was eight hundred dollars, I should say--and it was all in silver coin and a good deal of a nuisance because of its weight.