The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-19

himself more blithely at this dinner than
did he. His speech was the best of the
evening, in point of good nature, scholar
ship and appositeness. He enjoyed the
occasion, and the company was delighted
with the presence of the veteran.
To this dinner came also Citizen George
Francis Train, who eats little or nothing,
and who has probably not appeared at
public dinner table in fifteen or twenty
years. He said that he had evoluted be-
yond all that sort of thing, but psychic
force" brought him to this feast, and he
certainly was picturesque object. He
wore his customary suit of snowy duck,
which matched well his gray hair and set
off artistically his bronzed, Oriental face
He wore about his waist red sash, which
dangled down on the left side, and, when
called on for a speech, cleared
the floor of chairs for space
of ten feet and went to work. He
took occasion to eviscerate DR.. Parkhurst,
Mr.. Comstock and pretty much all the
other modern reformers. l was pleased to
see that the Citizen had lost none of his
oratorical power, and in the matter of
acrobatics he was fully as springy as when
l first met him in Melodeon hall, in Gin
cinnati, twenty years ago. Citizen Train
is still to be found in Madison square on
pleasant days, communing with nature
and feeding children with peanuts. Dear
old John Swinton does congenial literary
work in sweet content, proud of his indie
pendence and glorying in his manhood.
A Bennett Monument.
Now that actual work has begun on the
new Herald building at the intersection of
Thirty-tfth street, Broadway and Sixth
avenue, renewed attention is called to the
remarkable bronze statue and drinking
fountain which stands in the triangle in
front of what will be the Herald's future
home. 1t is statue of William Earle
Dodge, erstwhile merchant in this city
and promoter of Young Mems Christian
associations, etc. As work of art, this
monument has probably brought as much
reproach upon the city rs anything
We have in the indoor line. 1t
family. and like that mon n1nsg
which the I'D regiment of Pennsylvania
insists upon having located on the wrong
spot on the battlefield at Gettysburg It
perpetuates q sad legend. Notwithstand-
ing all his piety, Merchant Dodge was, IN
his time. proven guilty of swindling the
government in the way of duties as an i'm
/ porter. Under the law, rs it existed nj
that time, all works of art intended for
/ religious purposes. such as images of
saints, decorations for affairs. church
pictures. etc, We're admitted duty free Mr.
Dodge imported vast quantities of
European lead which he had cast
IN models representing saints Madon-
mas, bambinos and the Savior him
self. These leaden images were
passed through the custom house with
/ great courtesy. after which they were
} promptly melted into the common ordi-
! nary pig lead of commerce and sent on
/ their respective ways rejoicing. Bv this
/ process Mr.. Dodge managed 10 swinile his
! benevolent InC.e Sam out OF considerable
/ money. When caught and brought to
! book he settled with the government for
/ something Ike $l,uuo.ojQ with the under
standing that nothing was to be sal / aluut
+ il, ana nothing has been SAID about It.
save when stranger passing the hideous
ethry AZ Ihlrty-Atth street inquiries OF a
( haCSman: who IS that old bronze d,!fe-
/ in the overcoat?' He l. generally told.
/ "Oh. THAT'S an old merchant here who
/ sN!ndled the government out Of $l.W0.-
! uoo.' If the stranger Is At all IN
/ quiSitive he looks further into the
story, and IN TINS way the monument
/ serves - peTpetUate The one sad phase II
! Mr.. podse'S life which should have been
/ eraciousiy inferred with his bones. Some
! body proposed the other day that this
/ monument be taken down and MONT
} mcnt 10 James Gordon Bennett, the elder.
/ and founder Of the Herald. be substituted
/ i should think that this would meet with
/ public appreciation. Anyhow. = ought to
strike the proprietor Of the Head most
/ iavorAbly. ! know that ii NJ. Bennett IS
/ interested II the statue Of his esteemed
rather ne Viii see - II tina. il Is = genuine
work az art. TO that extent the city wi!t
be great gamer. If in no other respect.
hGt u Is really oiscreditabie - the CITY
! mat such ma0 As James Gordon Bennett
has not been honored with a pubic mouu-
meht; Horace Greeley has one, and Will
soon have another.
Literary Woman OF Fashion.
One Of the most extraordinary deyelon.
! menis of New York lie. a. | take il. in
this decade, i TIE evolution in is fashion.