The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-07
affords you plenty of amusement aside from


politics?"
mo; and, do you know, wish sometimes I
had. There really must be endless recreation
in falling victim to a fad or a hobby. we'll
regulated man ought to have q stableful OF
hobbies to ride whenever his regular occupa-
ton becomes monotonous. There is a certain
amount of contentment in finding a fascination
in some science, art or fad. Just think, one
can go right into some apparently forgotten
science, some field of antiquity, and forget
everything else. 1t must be delightful.
'My old friend Jack Thacher of the awarding
committee of the Worlds Fair, was perfectly
crazy over autographs and books published in
the thirteenth century. And, do you know, he
was most industrious and Woodworking when
not riding his hobby"
Cannot you find something to divert your
attention from business cares?"
Mr.. Fassett, the man who has been chairman
of the National Republican Committee and
almost candidate for the Vice-Presidency,
drew his chair up little nearer and let his
heart beat as though he were back in Harvard
telling stories to his room mate.
eyes, there is some diversion-there Is
great deal of 1t. love to watch other people
and study them under peculiar circumstances.
l can always learn from those who come in con-
tact with me. 1 can always find some amuse-
ment. 1 remember once, at a reception given
piece and there are the children. God bless
them. Well came in late and she asked me
if there was any one in the room whom l de-
sired to meet. Yes said, that beautiful
brown-eyed girl over there by the conserva-
tory 1 was presented, but somehow the young
lady did not catch my name. We talked for
some time, and finally inquired whether or
not there was any one present whom she had
not met Yes she answered, Il would like to
a. - a ~ +ol-o
was making sport of me, but told her that
had heard Mr.. Fassett express desire to meet
her some moments before, and that he had
called her beautiful brown-eyed girl She
was in ecstacy over this information, and, as
pretended to be warm friend of Mr.. Fassett,
she insisted upon my hunting him up and COM
plotting the introduction. We looked all over
the house for Fassett, and she finally asked me
If was married. 1 answered in the afirma-
tive and introduced the wife of my private
secretary as my own. Unfortunately, my own
wife overheard the introduction, and from that
learned"
"What?"
mot to do it again"
1t was good time to laugh, and the Senator
joined in heartily. "You see that was my
recreation for that evening, but it never lasts
as long as hobby. My eldest son if full of
them, but l feel quite commonplace"
G. s. Hinsdale, who came to California In
February, 1S49, was in the southern mines for
number of years in the early mining days.
Yesterday at the Lick House he was talking of
lynching party they had down at Curtis
Greek in Tuolumne in 1850. eve were not
trusting murderers in those days to executive
clemency. One day gambler murdered man
in cold blood, and preparations were fmmedi-
ately made to hang him. A young sprig of the
law made himself very officious in demanding
that the gambler be given trial. The boys
were rather accommodating, and a court was
improyised in q saloon; officers were
chosen and the trial proceeded with the
attorney undertaking to conduct the defense.
He was persuaded that it was not necessary to
have the prisoner present, but otherwise was
given full latitude and an opportunity to make
a reputation, and he made good use of it. The
courtroom began to thin out after all the evil
dence was put in and the attorney had begun
his speech for the defense Before long there
was nobody left to listen to him but the Judge,
who complimented him on his able defense,
told him that he might rest assured that the
murderer had had fair trial and adjourned
court In the meantime the crowd, which had
left the courtroom, had hanged The prisoner"