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!Lis ’ rd te letsboh-nyiyly1Cidorillv15OfThe Iowa Lady Luwyor,The Kkv Yo rk jT/m7e/s/t£i5 li:i nto say of Mrs. Bella Mansfield,attorney at law at Mt. Pleasant: !. “The- astronomical parly thrill went to Ml Pleasant, Iowa, to view the recent eclipse, speak in high terms of the ;assistance they received oil the occasion froin Mrs. Belie Mansfield, who as out readers jt will remember, is the ludv that.has ] just been admitted to the . bar in )] that State. She is said-io be a young woman of a bright, quick, confident intellect, of a very pleasing presence, refined in innr.neis, educated hot in. the .school-girl system, hut on the strong meal of a regular scientific course, and to possess every qualification lor sitc-cess in'her chosen profession. Her hnshandj.wlio is also yoiing, add a professor of natural philosophy in . t1 the college . at. Sit- Pleasant, wag^ I admitted to-tlifi bar atthe same If time with I is, wife, and: has 'entered !lcinto a legal paHiiniseip with her, as he had previously done into a matrimonial. one. We have rat heard the . name and style of the firm; bntVc presume that if any friends desire, to. put business into their hands .a. letter pre-paid and .addressed ./to Mr. Mansfield ; and AYife, 6r'Mrs. Mansfield and Husband, Attorneys at 'Law, . would' reach the proper, destination/ .Lor oor:piirt, we. are, unspeakably 'delighted to .know .of. Mrs t 3IansJiekfs brave ?ind suivessful course. Asa general rule we /arc opposed to litigation* We consider it onethe most: improfitab!c. liiethods of disturbing one's, digestion and ofo . - c*spending one's substance riotously that we know of. Yet for,once; we really wish y.ve'. could/.have’-soiiie litigation in. Iowa ;/for- we greatly ;desire to have Mrs..Mansfield :man-; alt;je oniv cause. ..Will .riot somebody out ;Ghat.-wavkindly ,di: yo.rie-tiling, uniawlul * to us—picik 'onrIorinfirO.nitnlt;fosn:■»vlpockets, borrow our money and re-fiise to pay it,, assist us with the intent to kill, or accuse us of want;} of orthodoxy,or do: some ocher I £ criminal., act-—by which wc canhave the, opportunity . of * hearing ' Maiisfi e Id. m ak e a p 1 ei to : th e jury?; : ,hisOcdoorrat • 3 I O'
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Cedar Rapids Times

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

Thu, Oct 14, 1869

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