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time in vain regrets, but acted the part of a system had been severely shocked. After a true patriot in aiding his State to recover few weeks' rest in the country, he seemed to be entirely himself again, but it is doubtful from the destructive results of the war. In the year 1869 he removed again to Rich whether he ever fully recovered from the mond, in order that he might devote himself shock. In the year 1872 Mr. Bouldin was elected more thoroughly to the practice of his profes sion. Here he was connected with the Hon. by the Legislature to a seat upon the Vir Hunter H. Marshall, who had been the dis ginia Court of Appeals, to succeed the tinguished judge of the Charlotte Circuit, Hon. William T. Joynes, one of the most

and who had been learned members that ever graced the Vir long one of the lead ers of the Richmond ginia bench. Mr. Bar. Bouldin accepted the It was during this position with some second residence in reluctance, as it re the city of Richmond quired a considerable that what is known as pecuniary sacrifice, the Capitol Disaster which he hesitated to make, in view of the occurred. The room large family which in which the Court of Appeals sat was lo needed his support The first opinion cated on an upper floor that he delivered was of the Capitol. On the in the case of Carr 1 9th day of April, v. Carr, reported in 1 870, a large crowd as XXII. Grattan, and it sembled in the court at once won for him a room to hear the opin high position as a ju ion of the court in rist. The case was the contested election that of a spirited young case of the mayoralty wife who, having mar of the city, which had ried a man of a penu stirred the community rious, selfish, and illto its depths; it being WOOD BOULDIN tempered disposition, really a contest be had left him, carrying tween the negroes and carpet-baggers on the one side, and the away her young babe. The husband sued substantial citizens of Richmond on the for a divorce, on the ground of abandonment other.1 Just as the judges were filing in and desertion. The court below granted the prayer of the bill without allowing the wife to -take their seats, the floor of the court room gave way, and precipitated the vast alimony, and required the mother to give up crowd to the floor below. Many of the her child. The able opinion delivered by assemblage were instantly killed, and many Judge Bouldin is a remarkable commingling others seriously injured. Mr. Bouldin was of the firmness of the judge with the tender in the court-room at the time, and went dovvn ness of the loving husband and father, and with the rest. Although he was extricated, reflects a striking picture of the two great and suffered, as he thought, no serious per characteristics of the man, — firmness in the sonal injury, he soon discovered that his discharge of duty and gentleness and sympa thy in his relations of life. 1 Ex parte Ellyson et als. 20 Gratt. 10