The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

During that long stretch Of time MAJ
Pond has had under his management al
most every prominent lecturer or musical
celebrity that has appeared on the Ameri-
can stage. As he has come into personal
contact with these famous people. some OF
them through a series Of years. and has
seen them az all hours and under all cir
cunstances his knowledge Of them Is par
ticulariy intimate and interesting. and as
he IL an accomplished raconteur there Is
perhaps no one today who has a richer
fund Of personal "Reminiscences
The man who has Travelled 600 900 miles
with Heecher, who has sat az The break
fast table With Kingsley. and who has been
the boon companion of such choice people
as Emerson. Stanley. wilkie Collins, Clara
Louise Kellogg and scores OF others IL to
be envscd. He has had the opportunity OF
seeing, as Emerson would phrase II. phil
oScpby wearing a short Jacket and wisdom
IN slippers" That IL. he has been thrown
with these notable figures in literature and
art at times when they were not on dress
parade. Thackeray once said that he
would have been willing to back Shakes
peare's boots just TO have been near him
Mai. Pond has net had TO perform any
such menial office. though he has much OF
the enthusiastic hero-worship which led
Thaekeray to express such a longing.
While Mai. Pond was In the city he was
accompanied by Mrs. Pond, ard together
with Or. and Mrs. Watson they made up
charming party. They were joined a, the
Rainler-GTand by Mrs Hattie Foster
Beecher. wife OF Capt. Herbert Bescher
who IS an old acquaintance OF the Ponds
MAJ Pond says that she was by all odds
the favorite daughter in-law OF the great
Brooklyn orator, and he pronouncss her
the best water-coior artist on the Pacific
coast.
was back in the seventies when MAI
\ Pond had his FIRST experience In con-
neet1or with IN. lecture bureau. II hap
rsned that he was IL Kansas at the ,irn@
g the John Brown raids There he me,
james Ridpath. who vas at that time cor
respondent for the New York Tribune and
warm personal friend of Browns In
Lsss Rsdpash founded the Bos,sn Lyceurn
the foferunner ot long line OF similar
institutions. and saaor aftsrward Pond wen,
into partnership with him.
Among the early attractions which
they presented 10 tire American pualix were
John II. Goagh. the ue;a; temperance ai :
seca'e: Ralph Waldo Emerson, the sage
a. Concord. William Lloyd Garrison. ,hs
apostle ~ ahoiiisen. Hensy Ward B~echer
equally strong in literature. In rha -r1ipst
o. ga TIE res-ans. Mary A. Ixvsfmare
1aAla Ward Howe. ard Anna Dickinson
The latter MAJ pont pronoanc.s "A having
beer IN Der day the queen O. The p.ss-
form
y 9ss Mat. Pond trough, Canon Ksnz~
icy 20 this country. sra for a esssl.-,
a-s secures were very popular WIKI.
TOXINS followed the next year. ara n. Wa
also Warmly crested ~ TIE pes.le PR.
iS@ Esos' distinctive az Ma Po,ss. sx.e--
'Fnees WAS RS long association vita na.,h
sY s7ef more than eleven year. ,s~v ,rsv-
eEed together each sessor. sns to.al As.
taSe~ aggrsxs;srx ssaos miles ar. eovsr.
.sx every STATE ara territory exren. NJ
Mexico ara Alaska hZssees .-srx .h,o.s
A. me total pay for his lectures Ma. pn,s
psaT~s In Bssess-.s AAnss< the .,srs ~ fsss
80 or an average 81 atou, se.ase ,a~ sa~n
yes~. ea@n
ne ses4s iSzns Interesting ssars~s ~ r<~r.
= $50 - SAYS ssSs a vesy xEe- x~nss =.
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