Arizona republican., 1899-08-26
SATISFIED As TO
INGERSOLt'S FUTURE


Having been win Mrs IngersoIl and
hor two daughters alcns in the room
with their gree. dad, I feel that as an
Old friend of theirs ari C5+c-sl Inger-
sell it Is only light and jrr,- tE,ei.. I
Should say ene thing 20 The public
which, perhaps, no c1e else may ssy.
I In tha varEccs newsp3pQ5 repairs the
kind and gs1ale tone toward these
thges women has been mcas corsp.cu-
Gus. The eV-[ta-ls fairness 0f intent
toward the great ag1ostic in all th5zs
! hundreds of newspa per articles has. l
know, been desply appreciated by
ithcse three sCrrCWing woman; but szv-
'etsl CT the papers E4lv6. spoken. of their
scrrCw as the harder fer them to b5a--
because they ara without hope or
because they have Esct the consolation
Of a certain religious .5eillstz.'' or have
in s5pe way indicated that their pss-
slcnaue gIief has been grester for the
reason that tie colonel and they were
agnOstic.
This is wholly misleading, and [
knew that | am doing w1Et they would
wish done in saying this. as strongly
as I may, 10 the public
Mrs. I1gersolI and her daughters be-
lieve thst if there is another life. :
higher one, that no enc who ever Ived
in al the world. N a1y age. is sure1-
Of a royal welcome and a lofty Place in
that better life ..han is Robert Inger-
soil. They believe with him that If
hmm CTt3lfty IS true, it is a fact il III
FJre, and not an adjunct Of any creed.
Iney believe with 4 m that the Icug-
Ing for ancThep life is the bI5szcm Of
affection wils-l face 10 face with death
that it is the star Of hope that hui
man love has set in its own sky. and
yea-ned 10r with so passionate desire
as at last to believe, and finally to say.
4 know"
i. is a mistake to suppose that these
thIise wTnen have ever had one slight
est paug Of fear for HIM, one little
doubt, one smallest touch Of anxiety.
They could not doubt the fraction Of a
second that, if Immortality is a part of
natures plan, al of rs fullest. lofl.ez1
fruition is his. No one who ever real
y knaW this splendid man could have
one quaver Of fear for him.
Ii e fer themselves they mourn ard
cannot be cCmforted.
It is that they want him, here. row.
always. In striving to cCmfc-t them [
said:
But you have everything . com
fort yen, everything. Think how few
n all the Wcrld have had 50 much left
at such . time
With hsr arms about me aad tears
streaming down her eyes, Eva, his
married daughteg', smiled through her
tears and scbbEd out:
have absolutely everything him.
We wsrc him, What is the world with
cut him? We cannot give him up-we
loved him sol"
''But you have him, too 1 persisted.
''nCuE than almost any others who are
left behind. you have hin1-.his splen-
did character, his loyal. beautiful life.
his. wcrl1. his great love, his splendid
genius. All these are left to you ID
cherish, and to comfort you Think
how few have such an inheritance
have lesL TO item so much of the one
who his died"
20, 1 know, know. and we will give
our whole lives to cherish these. %
make people understand his grandeur.
his splendid work and character. We
can live for THAT and. but. we want
him! His voice, his touch-him, him.
We cannot give him up, We love him
sO!''
Always just that. The simple heart
cry, the need to keep within the reach
of loving arms, she touch Of ndoring
lips. the object of their devotion.
I want to do something Tor him. -
s0bbed Nauds, the daughter who has
for years been his constant c0mpaD-
ion in his travels (6Ven to and from
his law ofIic5) She stood beside his
brdy tanning him. touching his hand, |
arranging the flowers about llim, AMI
her cry Of her need to serve him vet
agsiCl-to 90 something for him. u
want to &c something faS bjnl-apd !
after tomorrow | cannot even do these /
little things, nor touch or ~-e him"
Then the sad eyed widow OF the |
great musician, Anton Seidl, WIS
brought into the room, and the char |
auIer Of those three stricken women |
(Which illustrates the atmosphere Of |
Ro6sEC Ingers0ll's home Efe) biCs- |
SONS out in another beauty. Anton !
Seidl had been Colonel Ings.solI's deac |
friend. He died 50 short a time ego, |
and almost as suddenly. CCL0nel II |
gersoll and his family had done eyery |
thing in their power 10 comfort and |
hslp his wife. who had been left ali |
sc,utaiy alone in a Strange land, AMI |
now she had coma from The mou1taE rs |
IN her widows. weeds, to weep with |
them. Instantly their thought was
for her
'Your health is not good You are
hot strong.- You should not have tried /