At last he carried the case to the Supreme Court, and
from there it went to a referee. The matter from beginning to end,
must have cost him a mint of money; but he went on regardless of the
costs which he hoped and expected to get out of me at last.
My long and painful experience, covering many years, had given me a
pretty thorough knowledge of the law's uncertainty, as well as the
law's delay, and very early in the course of the present suit, I had
quietly disposed of my property in Rensselaer County. I sold the
little farm, which cost me sixteen hundred dollars, for twenty-one
hundred dollars, and I had had, besides, the profits of nearly two
years' farming and a good living from and on the place. I also
arranged all my money matters in a manner that I felt assured would
be satisfactory to me, if not to my opponent, and then, following
the advice of my friend, the carpet-dealer, I let the hardware man
sue and be-"benefited if he could." When, however, the case went
finally to a referee who was certain, I felt sure, to decide against
me, I took no further personal interest in the matter, nor have I
ever troubled myself to learn the filial decision. I made up my mind
in a moment and decided that the time had come, at last, when it was
advisable for me to go to the West.
Westward I went, towards sunset almost, and for the two following
years I led, I fear, what would be considered a very vagabond life.
I went to Utah, thinking while I was in Salt Lake City, if they only
knew my history there I was sure to be elected an apostle, or should
be, at any rate, a shining light in Mormondom-only I had taken my
wives in regular succession, and had not assembled the throng
together.
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