The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-24
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AutiN'f lWUNf fNtNfNV ~ ms ~ INC power
Of dis"nlanp ins tho main point Of any casc
which pros us itself he picks Il out with the
auirknoss Of "a cpplfs oyo. Thrso exceptional
gits. aud ~ gtcat skin with which be
has us'dthG.1. -rrured Nfr Burrows pros prriiy
40 the very outs VI hs prof ssiOnal career.
Thcy also IS rl'l for him tn question Of tho
brInHh ul tlle profess ON tp which h. shout hc
devJt Il. Hal h. adopted the Inc " urnr Using
in til' curtis, and OF forensic advocacy, his SUI
q, would have been eminent. hut in composing
and manHgin grrat business controversies out
of court. has boon enough TO satisfy any mans
ambition. To-day. 1T the ago Of 81. he is
member of ono OF the best known and most
aucc's sful law firms in tho country. Messrs.
Siipnan, Barlow. Laro quo & mcfarland are
counsel for several ol the largest railroads and
othrr prominent business corporations.
Had Barlow known how to keep his money
he would have been worth sl0O00.0OO.' snys an
intimate friend of his. but all his life long he
has bcon throwing money away as fast as no
mado il. Yet. all his recklrssncsA and cXtrava-
ganoe Notwithstanding he must still 10 worth
a million or tvo.'
Tho great pccuniary losses he has NJ times cx-
pcrienccd have been mainly due To his sunguine
temperament. Hc is not easily persuaded to
enter into speculation; but when he is onco
in il. he is capable of risking the last dollar
he has 70 spare. The sums he has lost in this
way must amount to something enormous.
In the great diamond swindlc he was stuck for
sumc 100000 on his own account and on ac-
count Of friends that he drew n-for II IL rulo
OF his business life 10 make good tn. losses of
those whom he induces TO embark in unlucky
spoculations.
The most remarkable thing In his business
career ~ that with ono or two exceptions, he
never lost client. except by death. People who
have once put themselves in his charge feel 50
safe and comfortable that they never want
change Shrewd business men. ike his old
landlord. MIR. Demonico, for instance. havo
been his clients since the day when he was ad-
mittcd To tho bar. Mr. Barlow can pride him
self on never having had dispute with n client
about foes. They always pay willingly.
Yet il Barlow is highly popular with people
who know him. he is the reverse Of il with those
who don't His business success has naturally
aroused many ieaogsics in profession which.
~ a body. is provcrbny full VI INSCRIPTIONS
rlvalrcs. The important part which he former
ly played in politics opposed him to additional
anmOsitiee. His opponents. both professional
and political became his dctractors and an old
Joke Of the London Punch was disnterrcd and
putinto the mouth OF w. II. Travcrs for the pur
pose OF insinuating that oven Barow's best
friends mad to acknowledge that he usually kept
| his hands in other peoples pockets
II must also be added hero that the personal
appearance and manners OF Mr.. Barlow are not
winning. He has something Of the Gargantua
type about him. Sure enough he has never yet
eaten pilgrims in salad but his eorpulence and
| his heavy lips suggest that he might not
mind tasting Of tho dish. provided he knew
il was succucnt lie was handsome once and
Il grrnt swell but time. instead of thinning and
| pinchng his features rs it usually does with
| high intellectual organizations, exaggerated
| and enlarged them. His eyes became drowsy,
| his gait heavy. Finally. the symptoms were
| 30 alarming that he had to undergo a
| sy-tema,ical treatment for the reduction Of
his supcrlluous flesh Among the first things
pres ribbed WAS horseback riding; but alas a
wcek' experiment showed that. while tho pow
crful kcntuckian charger used for that purpose
lost ility pounds. his rider gained live. He then
put himself into the care Of n regular trainer,
and. by means Of Il stern regimen 81 diet and
immense and continued physical exertion.
seems at hast TO have succeeded in Obtaining
considerable relief
But everybody knows that appearances
are frequently strangely dcceitful. Whom on"
sees the ponderous sensuni-looking William
street lawyer indulging in the luNuries OF
his rich table and his extraordinary cellar
ono cannot help thinking that had he
lived under tho Roman Emperors. he would
have found no legal objection 10 the fishes
% the Tihcr being fatrned ON chopped
slaves. Yet that mass of manhood con-
toins heart as kind AMI sensitive a'
that 81 young girl. No beggar has oyer ad-
dressed him in vain His needy neghbors at
Glen cove have never boon refused anything
that was at his command. Since he began t,
make money he has loaned hundreds of thou
sands ofdollars ~ friends. who have not Away
been able To reimburse him. In fact. it is no
too much to say that no friend ever appealed I,
him for help without getting il.
The political activity Of Mr.. Barlow began il
lSis. when cN-Gov. Tllon formed the Free Sol
party and nominated Van Buren, and Adams
The young lawyer voted then for Cdss. At q
years Of ago he WAS offered nomination fol
Congress but refused it, rs later on he refused
other offices and appointments. lie Away
was. and is still. of the opinionthat he could cN
ercise much greater political influence by r.
naming out of office.
He certainly exercises peculiar fascination
as an opcn-mndcd disntercstcd politician. f.
he has always managed 10 preserve intimate
friends in the very heart of his opponents
camp. With Horace Greeley. for instance. h
was privately on most intimate terms; am
when. after his nomination to the Presidency
he was unable To- find a spot for rest anywhere
the philosopher came one morning. unan
nouncod. to Barlow'- house and said:
sam I've come 10 stay with you. Nv
brought my carpet-hag. They meaning hi
admiring iricndsl have driven me out of ever
place and have to take refuge with you. NJ
body will ever suspect" added he. with
chuckle that could ever be here And h
remained guest OF Barlow for several days
At the Presidential election of lej2 he Joinc
ff4t a la, Ilt.p ID,