The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

Gould's theory, too, notwithstanding
the fact that his own neck was not at
all such one as he looked for IN his
heutenants.
Nj Golf Is face would not be consid-
cred andsome in any assemblage I'M
less a cOuntenance be counted comedy
because it bears traces Of an intense in
tellectuality. Indications of such pos
session there are a plenty in John w.
COTS lineaments and of courage, too,
and of tenacious purpose. In color he is
blond, and before Father Time came
along aud turned his full beard to a pre-
mature gray it must have been lighter
than golden. His eyes are blue, the sort
of blue that poets say is kind and true.
True to his convictions he has shown
himself indeed to 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 had anything
to conceal in their answers to this slight
figured lawyer do not think him kind.
Yet those who know him best say that
in John w. Gs0f's breast beats heart
as tender as that of the gentlest woman,
and that more than once since the be-
ginning Of the present inquiry he has
deplored in private that in order to do
his whole duty he had been forced to
seem heartless III the public prosecution
of his trust
An Admirable Vocal Organ
have spoken of his questions. Their
wording and the manner of their asking
have had rauch to do with his success.
His voice is admirably adapted to the
propounding of inquiries. 1t is an unu-
sually sweet and clear vocal organ and
he manages it with exceeding skill
Rarely indeed does it become harsh or
rasping, but when it does you may know
that he is angry And whenever he re-
places his usual bell-like tones by those
that are discordant it IS likely to go
hard with the 1uckless wight who is be-
ing examined. And yet his questioning
Is not his greatest achievement or even
nearly So The long and severe labor,
the matchless planning, the careful study
Of his field and of the human instru-
ments wherewith he was to Investigate
it. the executive ability that had to be
brought into play throughout, and the
unusual analytic and inferential powers
that had to be exercised before he could
think himself ready to begin in his
queries-to these preliminary labors Of
preparation must be accorded the posi-
ton in advance of the actual question
ing in any rational consideration Of his
work.
Mr. COTS dress is unobtrusive and
neat enough to be seem1y. His coats are
not always in the latest style, nor IS
there any ostentatious creasing IN his
trousers. His only jewelry is a modest
gold watch and diamond collar but
ton, and the latter would not be visible
if he were properly attentive to his neck
wear Mr. Gof is surely not a dude
How He Came to Be a Lawyer
By birth he IS an Irishman, and he is
proud of his nationality He came to
this country when but little more than
a lad. One of the friends Of those early
days was another young Irishman named
Fitzgerald. The two secured some occu-
patton, almost mental 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 profess
sion and TO strive for its prizes This