Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-23

Gould's theory. too Notwithstanding
the fact tha, his own neck was not at
all such one as he lookcd for In hi.
lieutenants
SIR. COTS face would not L. consid.
cred handsome In any assomblago un.
lea. q countcnanco b. counted cOmely
becaus. 10 b-ars traces of an intense in.
tellectuality. Indications of such pos.
session there arv q plenty In John W.
COTS lineaments and of courage. too.
and of tenacious purpose. In color he II
blond, and before Father Time came
along aud turned his full beard 10 pro.
mature gray IL must have been lighter
than golden. His eyes are blue. the s0rt
% blue that poets say Is kind aud true
True 90 hi- convictions he has shown
himself indeed Ia all the world ever
since he asked his first question before
Mr.. Lexow's committee. but kind-well,
there are divergent opinions upon this
point. and those who have hal anything
to conceal In their answers 90 this slight
figured lawyer do not think him kind.
Yet thoso who know him b,st say that
In John w. COTS breast beats q heart
a. tender as that of the gcntlcst woman.
and that more than once since the IT,
ginning ~ the present inquiry he has
deplorcd In private that In order TO do
his whole duty he hal bccn forced 10
seem heartloss In the public prosecution
VI his trust
An Admirable Vocal Ors.n.
have spoken of his questions Their
wording aud the manner of their asking
have hal much 10 do with his succrss
His voice IL admirably adapted 90 the
propounding of inquiries. IL IL an unu
sually sweet and clear vocal organ, and
he manages IL with exceeding skill
Rarely indeed does 10 become harsh 90
raspinp. but when IL dos you may know
that he u angry. And whenever ho 70
PLACES his usual bell.like tones by thor
that are discor,iant 10 IL likely to go
hard with the lucklcss wight who u 10.
ing examined. And yet his questioning
u not his greatest achievement, OF even
nearly 81 The long and severe labor,
the matches planning. the careful study
u his field and of tho human instru.
ments wherewith he was to investigate
II, the executive ability that had Ia BE-
brought into play throughout, and tie
unusual analytic and infercntial powos
that had 10 h. exercised before be could
think himself ready To begin In hls
queries-to these preliminary lalors Of
preparation must Ia accorded the post
ton Ia advance Of the actual question
ing In any rational consideration Of his
work.
Mr. COTS dress IL unobtrusiye and
neat enough to bs sccmly. His coats ART
not always In the latest style. nor IL
there any ostentatious crcasing In lis
rrouserS His only jewelry u Ilol,'i
gold watch and a diamond collar bIi
ton. and the latter would not h. yisibl,
II he were properly attentive To his neck
wear. Mr.. Goff Is surely not dude
Mev ne Came ts ise . Lawyer.
by birth hc l. an Irishman. and he Is
proud Of his nationality. He came 10
this country when but little more than
d lad One Of the friends Of those early
days was another young lrishman named
Fitzgerald. The two secured some occu.
patton. almost menial In its nature.
shortly after they arrived here and
worked together. Measuring their own
abilities against those of other young
men who were rising in the world,
they decided to enter the legal profos.
sion and TO strive for its prizes This
decision meant degree u hard work
aud an amount Of perseverance and sell
denial that would b. appalling TO the
young men who plod along ut the bench
Of tho mechanic or the desk Of the clerk.
grumbling and dissatisfied with their
LOT Ia life. Tor these two had no mean,
and we're Obliged 30 earn their mental
training NJ they got IT, Fortunate II
was for them indeed that In the year
before Peter Cooper had been moved 70
found and endow the noble institute