Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-30

i1aoeI Out WneH clVll1ZaJ10D. began to lay down and enforce sterner rules for the game of life, and peaceful methods promised to prove more profitable than violent, the Ingerfelds became traders and merchants of grave mien and sober life, for their ambition from generation to generation remains ever the same. their various callings being but means to an end.
 A hard, stern race of men they would seem to have been, but just, so far as they understood justice. They have the reputation of having been good hus- bands, fathers and masters, but one can not help thinking of them as more re- spected than loved.
 They were men to exact the utternost farthing due to them, yet not without a sense of the thing due from them selves, their own duty and responsibili- ty-nay, not altogether without their moments of heroism, which is the duty of great men, History relates how cer- tain Captain Ingerfeld, returning with much treasure from the West Indies- how acquired it is, perhaps, best not to inquire too closely-is overhauled upon the high seas by kings frigate. Cap tain of kings frigate sends polite mes sage to Captain Ingerfeld, requesting him to be so kind as to promptly hand over a certain member of his ships company, who, by some means or an- other, has made himself objectionable to kings friends, in order that he (the said objectionable person. may be forth with hanged from the yardarm.
 Captain Ingerfield returns polite an- swer to captain of kings frigate thas he (Captain Ingerfield) will, with much pleasure, hang any member of his ships company that needs hanging, but that neither the king of England nor any one else on God Almighty's sea is going to do it for him. Captain of kings frig- ate sends back word that if objection able person is not at once given up he shall be compelled with much regret to send Captain Ingerfield and his ship to the bottom of the Atlantic. Replies Captain Ingerfeld, ''That is just what he will have to do before give up one of my people, 7" and fights the big frigate- fights it so fiercely that after three hours captain of kings frigate thinks it will be good to try argument again, and sends therefore further message, cour- teously acknowledging Captain Inger- fields courage and skill, and suggesting that he having done sufficient to vindi- cate his honor and renown, it would be polite to now hand over the unimpor- tant cause of contention, and so escape with his treasure.
 ''Tell your captain, " shouts back this Ingerfeld, who has discovered there are sweeter things to fight for than even money, ''that the Wild Goose has flown the seas with her belly full of treasure before now, and will, if it be Gods pleasure, so do again. but that master and man in her sail together, fight to- gether, and die together ''
 Whereupon kings frigate pounds succeeds eventually in carrying out her threat Down goes the Wild Goose, her last chase ended-down she goes with plunge, spit foremost, with her colors flying, and down with her goes every man left standing on her decks, and at the bottom of the Atlantic they lie to this day, master and man side by side keeping guard upon their treasure.
 Which incident, and it is well au- thenticated, goes far to prove that the Ingerfields, hard men and grasping men though they be-men caring more for the getting of money than for the getting of loye-loving more the cold grip of gold than the grip of kith or kin, yet bear buried ill their hearts the seeds of nobler manhood, for which, however, the barren soil of their ambi tion affords scant nourishment.
 The John Ingerfeld of this story is 8 man very typical of his race. He has discovered that the oil and tallow refn- ing business though not pleasant one, is an exceedingly lucrative one. These are the good days when George III is king and London is rapidly becoming city of bright night. Tallow and oil and all materials akin to them are in ever growing request, and young John Ingerfield builds himself large refin- ing house and warehouse in the growing suburb of Limehouse, which lies between the teeming river and the quiet fields, gathers many people round about nm, puts his strong heart into his work and prospers.
 All the days of youth he labors and gamers, and lays out again and gamers yet again. In early middle age he finds himself wealthy man. The chief busi- ness of life, the getting of money, is practically done. His enterprise is firm ly established and will continue to grow with ever less need of husbandry. It is time for him to think about the second ary business of life, the getting togeth- CT of wife and home, for the Inger- fields have always been good citizens, worthy heads of families open handed hosts, making a brave show among friends and neighbors.
 John Ingerfeld, sitting in his stiff, high backed chair, ill his stiff1y but sol