The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-13
Ther Baby was sick, we gave her Castor'--
When she WIS a Child, she cried for Ca5toria,
When she became Miss, she chung to C.sroria

from under the smoothing iron OF ne
| tailor and presser- His hand grasp IS
| hearty and his manner and words arc
the very essence of straightforward dl-
rectness. l called at his Office once
when the colonel was closeted with
person who wished to retain him in
law case involving a good deal OF
| money. After bit l was told that
could see him, and as / entered be was
saying: The case can't be won, for on
your own statement Of facts You are in
the wrong. I don't want it.
But" plea ded the would-be client,
sit seems to me that good deal can be
done in such case by the way II Is
handled before the jury, and l thought
if you were to be the man l might get
verdict"
''No, sir" was the reply. and the
words fell like the lead of a plumb line;
81 won't take it. Good morning, sir
His memory is quite as, retentive OF
the features of man he has seen as of
other matters; it retains voices also. as
a wartime friend of his iscOvered last
summer. 1t was busy day with the
colonel, who had given instructions to
his Office boy that under no circum-
stances was he to be disturbed; so
when his old friend called he was told
that Col. Ingersoll could not see him.
But" said the visitor, Il must see
him. / haven't seen him for twenty
years; l am going out of town this
afternoon and / wouldn't miss talking
with him for few INMATES for good
deal of money"
well" said the boy, che wasn't to
be disturbed by anybody"
At this moment the door Of the
colonel's private Office opened and the
colonel's portly form appeared upon
the scene.
why, Maj. Blank" he said, ~come
in. l did tell the boy l wouldn't see
anybody, but you are more important
than the biggest law case in the
world"
The colonel's memory had retained
the sound of the najor's voice, and be-
cause of that the latter was not obliged
to leave New York without seeing and
renewing his old acquain tance.
Col. Ingersolrs popularity with those
who know him is prOgerbiaL The
clerks in his offices not Only admire him
for his ability and his achievements,
but they esteem him for his kindliness
of heart and his invaria bic courtesy
in his intercourse with them. His
Offices are located in, one of
the buildings devoted to corporations
and professional men on the lower part
of Nassau street and consist of three
rooms. The one used by the head OF
the firm is furthest from the entrance.
All are furnished in solid black walnut
In the colonel's room there is picture
of loved brother Eben, and hanging be-
low the frame thereof is the tin sign
that the two brothers hung out for a
shingle when they went into the law
business in Peoria. There are also pic
lures of a Judge or two. The desks in
all the rooms are Uttered with papers.
Books are piled to the ceiling. Every
where there is an air of personal free
dom. Perhaps when you enter n clerk
will be smoking pipe. There is no
servility either to clients or the head
of the business, but there is every
where an informal courtesy somewhat
akin to that which is bold by feeling
of perfect comradeship.
OF the colonels ideal home life the
world has often been told. He lives
during the winter at his town house on
Fifth avenue; in the summer at Dobbs
Ferry, charming place few milesup
the Hudson from New York.
l. d MARSHALL.