The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-18
MR.. AND r
A Glimpse of Them by a Casual
Observer as They Travel
Westward.

slant travel westward from the At
lantic coast Mrs. Beecher did not &C.
company her husband to Bntte but
stayed over for a days rest at
Deer Lodge. Mr.. Beecher arrived
yesterday morning and was driven to
the Centennial hotel where apart
ments had been provided for him.
Mr.. Beecher is taking a thrifty adj
vantage Of his opportunity, and un-
der the management Of Major Pond,
is travelling leisurely through the
Northwest, making what is denomi-
mated on the billboards, IA Farewell
Teur." His two new lectures, 1.-THE
Reign of the Common People," and
Evolution and Revolution" will be
repeated from the lakes to the Pa
cifc and back again.
A MINER reporter called upon the
eminent divine yesterday and was
impressed with his bonhommie, sum
shiny temperament. He thought to
himself here is a man whom the
world calls great, in q few years the
remembrance of his features and the
fame which will be handed down
from generation to generation will
be all that is left of the great co'uprs-
hension of things and the eloquent
expression that has made him IA
nous during his life. He travels in
a sack suit of blue flannel, and sports
a conspicueusly heavy watch-chain.
An elegant topaz ring s~ignalizes the
little finger Of his right band. His
hat is a broadurimmed, ..gauzy struc-
ture, of rather an ancient style. His
broad, full, beardless face was red
and healthy looking, while a quiet
humor lurked in his eyes. On the lee
ture platform he appears in easy
fitting black clothes, the coat being
a double-breasted frock. Beecher is
an interesting and picturesque figure
to meet with at any time and any
place. He is so far above the average
man in originality and c~haracteris-
tics that his very presence is enter
tanning. He is so fertile and sur
prising, so romantic and poetical,
that you never can read him. His
power and ability to adapt himself to
every circumstance and every people
is unmeasured. His individuality is
strong and noticeable and ingres-
sive.
He is a great man; in girth, in
head, trunk and limbs-in ideas, in
moral qualities, in human love and
sympathy-in every way he seems to
satisfy the popular imagination, as
Webster did.
AS a well-rounded, disciplined,
evcnly-developed and sagacious
American citizen, he is the most
typical and truly representative man
Of his country and his age.
His breezy good nature makes him
as playful as a kittel. Beecher
would always be a boy if he lived to
be a hundred; he reasons and talks
like a savant, but he enjoys like a
child.
Beecher never had more influence
than now, and never was more pop
ular than at present. Whenever he
lectures the people come from the
neighboring towns to hear him, and
the landlords have a little boom. For
an hour and a half's talk he can call
for $3.50.
A gentleman who came up from
Deer Lodge with the Beecher party
says that Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher
is not a vinegar cruet nor an acid bot
tie; neither is she thin, angular and
sour. That's all q mistake. She
is an aged, heshy woman, with q
kind and benevolent face. and carries
her years with lightness. She ap'
pears in excellent health, and dresses
as a sensible old lady ~should-com'
fortably and plain, and that it would
be hard to find a couple who enjoy
themselves more on their travels
than Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher. Maj
Pond, who attends to tie business
part of Beecher's tour; is a genia
companion, a good traveller and man
ager. He constantly hovers aroune
the old people, anc helps to make thu
time pass pleasantly.