Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-15
THE eLoQUeNce OF SILENCE
It IL Well GilustrAted by tho Story That
Follows.

It f. Well filustrAted by tho Story That
Follows.
"So0n after had commenced the
p actice of my profession In Boston,"
said Mr.. Webster, n circumstance &C.
Cured which f0rcibly impressed upon
my mind the sometimes conclusive
elUqucnce Of silence, and I wonder no
longer that the anclents had erected
o statue to her as to a devinity.
"A man In New Bedford had In.
sured . ship lying at the time vt the
wharf there, for an amount much
larger than its real value, To- one Of
our Insurance offices at boston: this
ship had suddenly taken tire aud been
burned down TO the waters edge. 1t
had been insured In the Massachu-
sets lnsuran company, of which
Gen. Arnold Wells was president and
myself attorney.
"Gen. Wells told me Of the mis-.
fortune that had happened to the
company IN the los, Of vessel 80
largely insured, communicating to
ne At the same time the somewhat
extraordinary manner In which II had
been destroyed.
Z" do you intend?' I asked Elm, TO
pay the tnsuranccY'
81 shall be obliged to do so,' re.
piled the general
IL think not, for have no doubt,
from the circumstances attending
the loss, that the ship was set Oh
IRE with the intent to defraud the
company Of the Insurance.
"'But how shall We prove that!
aud what shall say to Mr. Blank,
when he makes application for tho
money!
"'Say nothing I replied, but
heur quietly what he has to say
''Some few days after this CONVEX.
sati0n Mr. Blank came up to Boston
and presented himself to Gen. Ar.
mold Wells ut the Insurance oiflce.
Mr. Bland was man very careful Of
his personal appearance and OF pune.
tiilious deneanoE Ho powdered his
hair, worc clean ruilics and we'll.
brushed hair, and had o gravity of
speech Incoming q person OF respecta.
BILE position. All this demanded civil
treatment, and whatever you might
think OF him, you would naturally
use no harsh language toward him.
He had defect In his left eye, On
that when he spoke he turned his
right sound eye to the person he I'D.
dressed, with o somewhat obliqus
angle Of the head, giving II some.
thing such U turn US hen who dis.
covers . hawk In the air. Gen. Arm.
old Wells had Q corresponding defect
10 the right eye.
~ was not present Mt the inter.
view, but I have heard It often de.
scribed by others who we're. Gen.
Wells came out from an inner ONCE,
on the announcement OF Mr.. Blanks
arrival, and fixed him Ito use q
Wrench exprcssion) with his sound
overlooking at him seriously, but
calmly. Mr.. Blank looked at Gen.
Wells with his sound eye, hut moi
steadily-rathcr rs II he sought u
turn the Generals right flank.
.They stood thus with their eyes
cooked at each other, for more than U
minute before either spoke, when
Mr. Blank thought best to take tho
initiative.
"'It Is q pleasant day. Gen. Wells,
though rather cold.'
I" 1T is, as you soy, Mr.. Blank, q
pleasant, though rather cold day,' re-
piled the General. without taking hi.
eye down from Its range
~ should not he surprised, Gen
Grail continued Mr. Blank, III We
should have fall Of snow sOOn.'
"'There might he more surpris' M
circumstances Mr.. Blank, than 4
fall OF snow In February
''Mr. Blank hercupOn shifted his
foot ana topic. lie did not feel ut
ease and the less 90 from his des.
perate attempts to conceal bis cm
barrassment.
"'When do you think, General.
he replied, utter q pause, that Con
gross will ADJOURN
"'lt is doubtful, I should think,
Mr.. Blank, when Congress will I'D
j0urn; perhaps not for sOnie time vet
rs great bodies, you know, move
slowly
"'Do You hear anything i,nportau,
from that quar- ter, Gcneral:'
Nothing, MIR. Blank
''Mr. Blank BY this time had be-
come very dry In the throat-a sen
sati0n, l have been told, one IL very
apt to feel who tinds himself In IN
embarrassing position, from.whlch he
begins to see no possibility Of escape
He feared to advance u d did no,
know how to make successful re-
treat Al last. after Une or two dos
perate and Intellectual struggles to 70
gam self. possession, tnIing him' u
ali the while within | 0intblank rang.
Ut that raking eye, he wholly broke
down, AMI took his leave, with VI
tho least allusi0n to the matter 0f 10
surancc
'He never returned to claim til,
moncy."-The Green Rag.
Japanesc pnGOdas.
The absense OF buildings OF AM
size ana antiquity In Japan Is as
cribed to tho destruction OF them hy
tho frequent earthquakes which oc
cur. The only structures which seen
to lie earthq Jake proof are the D igO
das, which are erected before III,
temples. The are many pagoda,
which are seven or eight hundred
years old and as solid as when hrs
built. There Is rca on for this, ant
IL lies In their construction, A Pug
Oda Is practically framework o
heavy timbers which start from l
wide base, and Is In itself u substan
tial structure, but II Is rendered