The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-07

Baconian enthusiast, and, indeed, not
without reason.
1t was about a week before the Fourth
Of July; and Mr.. Donnelly was In sum-
mer costume of a comfortable but not
very pronounced type Much to my sur
prise he was g. small man physically.
He has a round, rosy face, like the far
famed apple of his adopted state. His
hands and shoes are finely shaped and
the smallest, l have ever noticed on a
full grown man. His feet 1 cannot
describe, as they were not visible The
little black alpaca coat and vest and
light trousers were in keeping with the
black tie, while the black band on a
very narrow-leafed straw hat reached
half way up the elevated crown.
I had met Mr. Donnelly before, but he
was sitting down, at the time, and if he
had stood up, with his back turned, it
would have been difficult to recognize
him. He reminded me Of the English
barrister who looked a very big man
when sitting down and a very small
man when standing up. Though it is
quite another story, one may as well re-
peat the yarn of lawyer life in London
Two young men appeared in wigs and
gowns for the first time In the court of
the late Lord Chief Justice Coleridge.
One Of them was a little man who sat
on the front bench. When he rose to
speak the judge said: ''Mr B., it is Gus
tomary here for lawyer to rise when he
addresses the court To which the
lawyer promptly replied: ''Your Iudship.
l have risen as far as I can physically
60. The benches in London courts are
on an inclined plane, so that those in
the rear are higher than those in front
When the little man sat down the big
man rose from the back bench, and pre-
sented such contrast to the first speak
er that the judge felt compelled to saw:
Mr.. c., it is not customary for LAWYERS
In this court to stand on the desks.
And this was the quaint reply: your
ludship, I am reasonably familiar with
the customs OF civilization, and both my
feet are on the floor"
MRS. LEASE A GUEST.
But to return to Ignatius DonnelIy. He
was waiting for friends at the station, so
L did not introduce myself Going TO the
hotel, found that his home was at Mini
ger about four miles from HASTINGS. so 7
wrote to ''The Sage of Niniger'-the title
applied by his Notwithstanding when II
would be convenient for him to grant mo
tne faVor an interview. Upon the fol
lowing afternoon he called upon me ami
said he would be glad If I could accou-
pany him to his farm. He expected a Wis
ltor by the next train and In due time I
was introduced to the visitor, Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Lease, who, on her way from
California, had broken the eastward iour-
| ney at Hastings to spend few DAYS with
Mr.. and Mrs. Donnelly, and incidentally
draw up new political constitution with
| the sage.
Mrs. Lease and I occupied the back se,+
| or the double buggy and Mr.. DonneJlv
| sat In front with the driver II was a
broiling day, SO that the horses moved
! slowly, and we had plenty of time 70 +alIx
| Mrs. Lease was as tranquil and upbt-
hearted as If for four years she had NOT
| been doing the work Of Peter the Hern,.
IN Kansas. She is a tall, slender. Iarpa-
featured. remarkable-looking woman
with prominent Irish characteristics viz
love Of poetry, rhetoric, fun, and figbtinr
am inclined to think that while fun Is
her foible, it Is quite certain that lighting
is her forte
While explaining with emphatic pas.
| lures how all the nations of the earth
| should be governed, If she could have,ber
| will. she reminded me of Thackerav,a de-
scriptien of Mrs. Major ODowd (fhounb
! there Is nothing of the dowdy about Mrs
Lease) on that memorable morning sue
| ceedfng the revelry by night in Rel
| GUM" The major, at the head of his
regiment, was marching from Brussels IN
| his way to Waterloo. Mrs. O'Dowd .
| says Thackeray. stood on the balco.iy
and waved her handkerchief at the regi-
rnent- The officers, with drawn swords.
| gave her a military salute as they passed.