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THE LATE THEODORE BACON.
Some of His Notable characteristics
Set Forth by an Old Friend

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Some of His Notable characteristics
Set Forth by an Old Friend.
Lex writes to the New York Even
ing Post as follows concerning the late
Theodore Bacon, son of the famous Rev.
DR.. Leonard Bacon, who was for many
years pastor of the Center church, New
Haven:
The late Theodore Bacon. whose death
at the age of sixty-f1ve must seem
sadly premature to all who knew him,
was distinguished in many ways. He
was full Of saeva indignatio at all
forms of cant and humbug, and he
had also one Of the sharpest tongues
and the keenest wits with which men
have been endowed. The result was
that he had as many enemies as there
We're fools and rascals within his
reach. He was probably the only man
that went into the civil war and came
out of it after four years of brilliant
service, holding the same commission
tAoI vi SlPtcll~dS WllSu IlG GIlLGICu.
The fact was he had SO openly and mer-
cilessly ridiculed the malfeasance and
incapacity of his superior officers that
his promotion was more than human
nature was equal to. No man that said
such singing things could have expect
ed even a brevet without working for
it, and Mr.. Bacons combativeness did
not take the direction Of struggling for
titles obtained byNpolitical influence.
AS an instance Of his lack Of respect
for those in authority, I may mention
his account of the military achievement
of certain colonel. This officer, who
was fat and pompous when he led his
regiment into action, would cavort up
and down in front of the ranks brand
ishing his sword, cursing and swearing
at the top of his voice, and shouting,
Now. boys! Hi! Hi! Now, boys! Ell!
Hi" After about half an hour Of this,
Mr.. Bacon would relate with infinite
glee, the colonel would collapse. His
voice would sink into hoarse whisper,
and he would exclaim: ooh, am com
pletely exhausted 7 can't hold out
any longer! / must go 10 the rear!
and to the rear he would 30 for the rest
of the day. And in the evening when
all was still in the tents, some soldier
would call out derisively, "Now, boys!
Hi! Hi'' which would be followed by
peals of laughter from the whole camp.
Another officer who attracted Mr..
Bacon's comment was somewhat illit-
crate, but nevertheless, read Of General
Heintzelman's campaigns with deep
and was in the habit of expa-
tiating on them, winding up with the
exclamation, "Hizzelum's the boy! Old |
Hizzelum can beat them ALI"
When Mr.. Bacon stood for congress,
some fifteen years ago, delegation
from the Grand Army called upon him,
to obtain pledge that he would favor
their pet pension measures. Mr. Ba-
con assured them of his purpose to Sc
cure proper pensions to needy soldiers
whose records were honorable, and who |
were suffering from disabilities caused |
by their service, and not by drunken
ness and misconduct. AS to Service |
pensions and other measures of indis- |
criminate largess, Mr., Bacon told his
old comrades plainly that he would OPP
pose them with his whole power The
delegation departed with the announce
ment that no man holding such views
should have the support Of the Grand I
Army, and they We're as good as their
word.
1t would be easy to add other anec-
Totes illustrating Mr.. Bacons vigorous
attitude toward all forms of humbug,
md his terrible powers of sarcasm,
out those which have mentioned show
what manner of man he was.
New York January "a