The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-22

to tell the story, and, besides some of
you did not live then-for which you
have my sympathy.
Those who knew him will not forget
dear old Colonel Dan Grass. And
among the old familiar faces-familiar
to me, and doubtless to many of you
are Judge j. D. McCue, Joseph B. Zieg-
Ter, George w. Buchard and my old
friend and partner, George Chandler,
district judge, and afterward assistant
secretary of the interior. There was
Billy Dunkin, or, to be more accurate
and respectful, Hon. William Dunkin,
perhaps the most distinguished citizen
of Independence. a native of Virginia,
a man of great ability, and endowed
with that fine tact and goodfellowship
which are the prime elements In any
community-particul new one.
And there were many others; some
very brilliant some able without being
brilliant and all notable in that young
settlement. I have never known any
thing comparable to 1t.
The first time I started for Indepen-
dence, 1 did not reach it. 1t was in the
summer of 1871. I had the Kansas
fever past remedy, and I left Lawrence
for southern Kansas, not knowing nCr
much caring where I should locate. But
there were rumcrs-delectahle rumors--
of Independence and 1 started, but was
advised to stop at Humboldt. l did so,
ana as a consequence, ulu HOl IcdCI
Independence that trip. I had letters
to the Hon. David r. Emmett, editor
of the Humboldt Union and the Hon.
John R. Goodin, judge of the district
court, and when I reached Humboldt,
! I found them both waiting for me. That
| was the good old Kansas way: Ihey
| took ne under their wings-each under
, both wings-and thus it happened that
| 1 was delayed, even as Hannibal was
delayed at Capua. and for the same
reason-until Drum creek had over
flowed it's banks and had to return
| to Lawrence.
The older editors of Kansas remem-
| Der Dave Emmett, a good, sweet soul,
who every day illustrated whole lot
| of golden rules, in a quiet, noiseless
! way. 1t is many year since he went
| across. but 1 never think CT him with
out a vision of that handsome race SO
gentle so benignant, so true.
Judge Goodin, too, is gone-gone 20
that land of which he used to sing
the land of the sweet by and bye" He
| was endowed with sweet, musical
voice. and with the high-souled nature
which most appropriately goes with it..
| I can not now tell the story of a mem
orable night trip down the old Il. L. q
g." before the days of sleeping cars Oh
| that road, when in the early morning.
somewhere IL the neighborhood of Gar
nett or lola, the passengers were
aWaked by clear voice singing,
There's Land That Is Fairer Than
Day. and, keeping it up, clear through
| to the beautiful ending, "In the Sweet
BY and By" 1t was Judge Goodin, re-
turning from a trip to Leavenworth
with John c. Carpenter and T. c. Jones
of Chanute, and myself. Only Colonel
| Carpenter and I are now left of that
happy quartet, and when we meet we
never fail to recall that sweet occasion,
and the beauty of it to US, who found
| life's reward in the mere living of it.
| loved Judge Goodin so much that !
can not help wish knew how to COM
| :nunicate with him tonight. Wherever
| he may be, watt him a greeting. Sure
| ly no harm has come to so noble a ma
ture, who on this earth gave out only
happy thoughts and bright inspirations.
When Mr.. White told me to talk
about "the old familiar faces and