The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-17

POSTER1TY CARED FOR.
One of the curious features of this
compact is that when the end is nearing
Mr.. Baker is to be constantly on hand
to record the events up to the crossing
of the dark river The secretary has
particular instructions about what he
is to do upon the death of the Colonel.
and in every possible way arrangements
have been made to make his real life
clear to pos,erity.
There is no egotism in this. niger
soil appreciates to the full the RESPONSE
bility of his life and what he has done
toward causing thousands of people to
punctuate their religious faith with an
Interrogation mark. 1t is simply a de-
sire to perpetuate an honest record of
what he was at all times.
Mr.. Baker lifts many burdens from the
shoulders of the Colonel in his business
affairs. The daily mail in the law office
is a stupendous affair. and the number
of cranks who call is not small. The
mail is carefully sifted before the Col
onel sees it, and cranks are politely dis
posed of.
Scarcely a day goes by without bring
ing to the surface some one who desires
to convert the Colonel. Whether the
caller be a gentleman or lady, the Col
onel is always ready to be seen. and he
listens politely. He is a difficult man to
argue with, though, and his acquaint-
ance with the Bible is so minute that
few people stand any chance with him.
TIME IS VALUABLE.
Many clients call during the day. out
side Of court hours. The Colonel has
the faculty of extracting what they
want to say in very short period. He
has a horror of wasting any time, and
people who are inclined to tread upon
this preserve run the danger of curt
treatment.
Frequently the Colonel's business calls
him to cities all over the union, but he
dislikes this class of work. as it takes
him away from his home His home is
enced it's kindly hospitality and gentle
culture of it's womanfolk can easily ap-
preciate the Colonel's disinclination to
be anywhere else.
1t is usually o'clock in the afternoon
when the Colonel starts for home. The
dinner hour is 6, and the two daughters
are invariably attired in white for this
meal OF Mrs. Brown, it is said that she
has worn only two colors all of her life
white in the house and gray in the
street.
FOND OF THE OPERA.
Two or three times in the week the
colonel and some of the family go to
the theater. During the opera season
they are regular attendants, both of the
girls being musicians of exceptional
ability. The colonel is a great music
lover, although he is no musician him.
self
When spoken to once about his lack
of musical ability he said, tersely:
THAT is silly. Because you like cake it
is no reason why you should be cook. y
HIS ONE FAD.
If tn evening is spent at home there
is a1aVS music nv the 1auohtprS
The colonel's only fad is Shakespeare
who has been referred to time after
time as his Bible. He has collection
of various editions of Shakespeare s
works which rivals any private collec-
ton in the country. Hugo and Dickens
are his favorite novelists. Les Miser-
ables he regards as the greatest novel
ever written, and A Tale of Two iCties
Is second in his affections. Wagner is
his favorite composer.
Ingersoll has been generally referred
to as a scoffer. AS a thinker he is too
serious to treat anything lightly. and
the frivolous handling of anything sac
red ofrends him deeply. No better ex-
ample of this trait in this most peculiar
man can be given than a little happen
! ing at a banquet to which he had been
invited. 1t was during the discussion Of
the sub'ect. Is Mac";.-,e a Failure and
this was the main subject to be talh I'd
about. Several men made speeches in
which they treated the matter fiippantly,
and tried to be witty at the expense OF
wOmankind.
Ingersoll listened with growing i'm
patience, and finally his turn to speak
came. He was terribly in earnest, and
what he said caused more than one man
to weep. He struck a tender chord in
many bosoms when he said:
1.-The man who says that marriage is
failure has never stood with his hand
locked in the loyal grasp of a wife and
mother at the side of the child's grave"
Whatever his fault may be, Ingersoll
cannot be a scoffer-New York CORE
spondence Chicago News.