The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-07

dragging at her skirts. The man caught
sight Of Colonel Ingersoll and then darted
back and picked up one of the children and
all the bundles. His wife then turned and
stopped Colonel Ingersol. She said: Col
onel Ingersoll, l want to thank you for your
lecture on The Liberty of Man, Woman
and Child My husband was very much
impressed by it, and he is trying
to do mis- best to be thoughtful
Your presence here in this station Just
suggested to him this division of labor
which he has just assumed" The colonel
smiled and passed on. 1t wes of the many
thousand and one incidents of his life-the
coming in contact with people who like his
humanity, his gentle disposition and his
thoughtful regard for others. He has
passion ate desire for every one to be COM
Portable and contented l have heard him
say over and over again: Everyone has
right to be happy, and he is swindled out
of mis- rights when he is unhappy"
think that much of his hatred of relig-
ious forms and orthodox methods comes
from an ultra-puritanlcal training given
him by his Vermont ancestors. He is a
/ natural born rebel against prescribed
methods for doing anything, unless those
methods appeal to his common sense. lie
is an extreme believer in equal rights, and
as freely accords the right of criticism to
| Oue ClcISJ L1Su WIZ OpPOoc his flCWc % hS
does in return demand on his own part the
privilege OF criticising them. 1t is one Of
his lines of thought that If religion Is
strong it cannot be weakened by criticism
He does not believe IN the ParkhurS5
system Of reforming society. 1 shall not
quote any of his language upon the sub
ject, because be is rather averse TO crlti-
clsing clergymen to the public, upon the
theory that his view OF this class is con-
sidered by many preiudiced. He considers,
however, ParkhursJs method q wrong
one and one that has done more to poison
the minds of the youth throughout the
? country than any one thing that has &C.
CURED during the century. The name of
Parkhurst is associated in the minds of
nearly every one more with what was
sought to be destroyed than by the pur-
pose which is supposed to have actuated
his conduct.
The colonel is nearly always at work.
He possesses monumental industry and an
extraordinary capacity for mastering a
case. His mind works with lightning like
rapidity. He seems to see all around and
through question at the same time. He
cuts short long winded clients by antici-
pating in the briefest possible moment
what they wish TO say. He is slightly i'm
patient with those who seek to waste his
time. He is wide reader of the best lit
erature of this country and of Europe and
is today etudent.
His powers of satire coupled with g
colder disposition would make him very
unpopular, but his satire is shaded by g
kindly humor that softens the shaft. He
has such q keen appreciation of the ludi-
crous, such hatred of posing, that he soon
brings opposing counsel who are anything
but simple and natural down to this earth.
One day he was arguing case in Chicago
against a very pompouS attorney, who
from the time he entered the court room
until he left it always played along the line
of a prescribed part He never made a
natural move. In the course of his argu-
ment before the jury the Chicago lawyer
laid out with q great show of theatrical
I display fifteen sheets OF paper in Il row.
upon each sheet of paper was a massive
point which he argued for the jury, than
| formally laid the sheet aside AS he pro-
/ crossed down this row of points laid out in
this elaborate fashion the colonel, who was
then much younger than he is now, was
sliced with a wicked idea. He pos
sessed himself of fifteen sheets of
blank paper and when it came his turn
to answer the fifteen point lawyer he
walked up to the table in front OF the Jury
laid out his fifteen blank sheets with as
/ great solemnity and as much preparation
as his opponent had employed. Now"
said the colonel, 81 will address myself to
the fifteen points made by the learned
counsel who preceded me..'' He then
picked up the first sheet. which was blank
He addressed his remarks to the point con-
tanned thereon, which was just nothing at
ALL He went through with the fifteen
sheets in the same way, calling the atten-
ton of the foreman of the jury gravely to
each blank sheet of paper. The witty
fashion of saying to the jury that counsel
who preceded him had said nothing which
had any real bearing on the case was SO
effective that it convulsed every one and car
ried the case without any real serious argu-
ment.
Colonel Ingersoll is very proud, high
spirited, kind-hearted man. He loves the
beautiful things of life. For music, for
art, for literature, he is an enthusiast He
is always ready to help beginner in any
walk in life which leads upward. He ia
always finding some person of talent and
genius. His introductions and his help
have contributed to the success of many
7. Q. CRAWFORD.
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