Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29

| New Yora Letter in Hartford Times.
! One Of the sights that intelligent peo.
pie want to see, when they come to New
York, is Henry Ward Beecher.e Take
him all in all Mr.. Beecher is probably
as remarkable and interesting person
as thereis to-day in America. No pull
pit preacher, certainly, has steadier or
more copious supply Of original and
striking ideas; no other one is half SO
receptive-half SO, what stal!I say, in
tuitive' He perceives realities, ahead
of his generation, by kind of clairvoy-
| ant provision, or sympathetic influx.
Say what his enemies may about him
| now, Mr.. Beecher's name will be more
prominent fifty years hence, among the
men of his time, than that Of any other
preacher, OR of any one of those who
now, in some of the newspapers. violent
ly censure him. He is a man of broad
er views, he sees the march of coming
| poraries in archaeological feld--or any
other field, for that matter. 1t is
! pleasure to hear, or read, his sermons
in Plymouth church. That immense
bnilding is regularly crowded, by an
eager and deeply attentive audience,
whenever he is t, talk.
I have said many visitors to New York
want to see Mr.. Beecher. But Mr..
Beecher is not like Stewards statue of
the city hall, to be seen at any and ali
times, by anybody and everybody who
cared to look at him. He lives in Brook
lyn-where, also, he preaches-and ne
isn't over here every day, even now
since he can come on the big bridge. I
! cou- him fa,r n vs oro. ho hoe uror,y,
older, of course, than he was in the
days of the Titon scandal and his some-
what gray and very decidedly thinned
locks hang loosely and half curling over
his coat collar, showing the work of time.
| But he still wears, tipped back on his
head: that soft Old slouch hat (he could
not wear any other; he would look RI
diculous in a 'shcaver," an upright, an
! gular "stovepipe of the fashion; he
/ would feel restrained of his freedom,
and altogether i'll at ease in it) and
under the comfortable brim,. so carelessly
turned up, or knocked in differently
backward, that bold, ruddy, sturdy
face looks good -naturedly out,
with that honest scrutinizing glance for
which those bold, intelligent eyes seem
SO well adapted. How curiously, by the
way, those eyes of his are placed. 1t is
the very opposite the obioue line of
John Chinaman; the outward corners go
down-not up. And there is world of
brimming fun and hunlor in the express
| sion It is the look of a man who is
| entirely at ease Zone would say with
himself and the world-the future world
included-and feeling altogether comfort
able This mans stomach is evi IDENTIFY
good one it would grind up tennenny
nall--li 1t can't digest the Westminster
Catechism. Beecher enjoys his dinner.
There is withal certain beefy heaviness
| and coarseness in that rather fat red face
that bespeaks strong animal nature as
we'll as keen mental (shall say spiri-
tual? ?facuity. Altogether he is remark
able man, His sermons will bear read
ing-and viii he read, too-a generation
hence. Can as much be said of the SER
mons of other preachers hereabouts? p
One thing puzzles me. What does
Mr.. Beecher do With his money? Does
he save it? He ought to be getting rich.
His salary at Plymouth church is 500 900.
| In addition he must receive at least S.
600 from his lectures. Then he lis said
to own a newspaper interest in the
| Christian Union. which must bring him
| in something, and he Owls copyrights
| which yield him something more-to
say nothing of all the marriage fees and
| presents he receives. Altogether he
must be getting nearly 100000 year.
| He is known to be careless IN fin ancial
matters. He buys things he does not
need--he gives away considerable
amount in cherity-(and he is bored to
death by all sorts of fools and humbugs
asking for help)-and he lives fairly
well. But he is said to have no money
on hand. His wife is prudent, saving
woman; good housekeeper, it is said;
and it is understood she has the purse
strings at times. A case that has hap
pened not long ago will illustrate Bee
| chers readiness to make purchases. It
was at shop wlere there was q big
book Of plates picturing EGYPTIAN scenrs
and objects Of interest. The. great
preacher took a passing interest in it:
''How much is it?" The price is $3.50"
A pause. THAT is large price. Well,'
drawing full breath, lit is only one
more lecture; I'll take it," He didn't
need it. more than dog wants two
tails.
| Physical Endurance.
Imnure blood, dyspepsia, weak lungs, weak