, 1877-03-11
William ID. Eyarts as a Farmer,
Lawyer, and a Man Of Family.
How Mr. Beechcr Satisfied His Con-
science and Secured His Counsel.
Story Of a Shameless Swiudler and
Change Of Caustic Critics
4 Newspaper in Want Of Money manage
ment, and Subscribers.
Bayard Tarlor on The AluntsiDgtrs"-aEs' Shefl'
dan Sheak aud lltr Dazzling Dress
One for Chitags.


From Our Ocn Correspondent.
New York, March 6.-When Secretary Mo
rill 1nadc his speech in Wall street the Saturda
before the election, little man In butternn
colored ovcrcoat worked his way to the rear {
tho speakers stand. The sight Of the thi1
wrink1ed face and keen eyes produced heart
round Of cheers from the crowd below. I'll
little man Was William N. Evarts, who ha
stood prominently before the public for man
years, but never SO prominently as now. Ihos
who recall the great Convention at Chicago 1
1850 will also recall the part played there b
Mr. Evarts: When the procession Was 1ormc
for the march to. the .Nigwam, til
New York delegation led the way
its head was Tom Hyer. carrying a SNOWY banne
of blue and silver, With the name Of William Il
Seward as its motto. Beneath the shadow
this banner marched Mr.. Eyarts and senate
Nyc1 then and always dubbed "Jim." Every
body knows the rest: bow Mr.. Eyarts presented
the na,nc Of New fork's eminent statesman
and how, when the Convention decided agaius
him, Mr.. Evarts gracefully and happily seconded
the nomination Of Abraham Lincoln.
After sixteen years, Mr.. Eyarts succeeds Il
the place under President Hayes which AIR
Seward filled under President Lincoln. That
th;s e IN accordance with his nroncr am.
hit;o,, +he,e can he M ouestion. Mr.,
Evartx nerer has been an odlc-seekc1
~ -o1;ttc;., ), thc ordinary sense.
Ru+ he has no less nridc th,n most men. and
wss st,rrc5 norc in a no]fttcal way by the pre-
e.a,ot;on ~ ,,;e nome for the Govc,norsbfn last
summer than by any other event, perhaps, in
h;s ,,ub,;r carecr II was cxtreme]r fortunate.
~, ~. e.ua that +hn s+ronp jnfuenne of
f..or,c Ni,,;an t,,rt;s failed tn tarrr the day.
AFA1x WHICH rArs.
IT. was not nv purpose. however, to talk
about politics, Mr., Eyarts is IN exception to
most pent1emen-farners. He makes his farm
At Windsor nav. His breed Of cattle is noted
throughout Vermont. and the good peoplc OF
his neighborhood admit that there is one CITY
gentleman. and LAWYER at that. who knows
Something a}n,t farming. Mr.. Greeley 1oycd
aor;e,1turc- it ,nav h. 1nore than does ,tr.
Er,rte he nrored this hv the n1,;1osonl,ic man.
nrr in xh;ch he snpk money in his various cr-
rcrimcnts At cultivation and production. vet
kent nj his fields. Mr.. Eyarts bought a farm.
arx1nn7inr tn his .yife,s stnrr to nroyjdc n]oce
phcrc his children u,cht ret nbysion+- While
that was nossibly the chief reason. it was SEC
on1ed fr an interest mt nncnmmon to literary
and hraio-,yo~k,np ,ncn. At h;s conntrv-seat
atr. Evar,s fs n nr;nrc of hosnitalitv. His larne
fan,}1v--.,nostlr Of daughters. and unmarried-
noes to vermont yery early in the season and
rern,fns rerr 1,,e 81 that Int :, small nart of
1hc vcar is snert.1,r the youno ladies in town
Thcrc .-o tvn m,ns;ore m the farm and .hcso
arr usna1tv filed with . ,ncrrr co,nnanv.
\ GROUP OF MISSES.
The Misses Erarts-therc arr f5ye or sir vim
m, lar c1a;m tn this t3t1c-are oil. 1,oof7cs and
b,vc in them The same vc,n of 'senn}chra1
1,unnor 60 tn sncal which chararterizes their
fathcr. Tbcr mr. mt nrctty. Init thoroughly
;ntr1lec+n,l nd ref;nea n,uci ,nore ,fter t1,e
Hoston tyne than The met etrono1itan. In conrer.
s,tfon + ron ran s,,ccce;3 in drawing them into
Il. thcv shorr a kern sense of thc humorous.
and CAREFUL rrainino in hooks and othrrwise.-a
4-air,,,, which Je d11c n afre Erarts In droee
,he vonnr radios are dcmnre Ther cormo,1v
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nuu 10y w not esS4." a sca4sa!u eaeques' n1''
1'ai.s uaS aoa ~ US !a".ouee' a.,u anosnc1
,ta'eIlns' ! am .o'o, , ~ en'na nls eluest
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mere" Inc to"n mouse Is AZ Inc corner OF four-
tcenth street anu second avenue one OF the
old-1ashsoncd double mansions, anu is beaut1-
1uity furnished With hts hospitality and taste
for good cooking, and With family OF such
size, Mr. Erarts has occasion to keep up his
business income. Which said to be over Sloo,0o0,
and probably docs not despise the revenue
from his farm, which can hardly equal the sum-
ncr expenses.
EvARrs AND BEEcnER. ?.
Before the beginning Of the famoustrial there
was u passage between Mr.. Beecher and Mr..
Evarts which has never, believe, appeared in
print: and which well illustrates the conscien-
tiousness Of the latter In taking up a case The
preacher called to retain the lawyer rs his coun-
sci. Without hesitation Mr.. Evarts said: II
cannot be Of any use to you, Mr.. Beecher.'
This was naturally admissible Of question, in
response to which the lawyer added: II have
never taken part in a case OF this character, md
could not do it unless were perfectly certain
Of your innocence"
At these words Mr. Beccher rose, and, in his
impulsivc way, brought his hand down on the
lawyers shoulders as II 1t were Plymouth desk.
"You arc Just the man want,'' said he, and
asked Mr.. Evarts to give him an Interview
nm YurrT,fno Nax%