The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14

after the doctor had pressed a
second helping upon the youths.
the servants brought In huge platter
OF cream chicken. .rhe doctor heaped
them to fall to. Although their ap-
petites were not Of the best they forced
themselves to do Justice to the chicken
in this form Again ana again the doc
tor pressed them TO cal more heartily,
and by the time the chicken sala1,
was placed before them they were
filled to repletion.
After dinner was over the doctor
entertained them with a flow OF stories
and anecdotes In almost every one of
these chicken figured more or less
humorously. The Boys squirmed In:
their chairs. and 1t was with a sigh
OF relief from each OF them that they
descended the steps and heard the
doctor call after them cheerily:
Nov, boys. I shall always be glad
to have you come and take dinner
with me whenever you feel like eat
ing chicken. T. take great deal He pride
in my fowls, and 1t affords me much
pleasure to nave the young men who
wish to share In my enjoyment OF them
meet under my roof to do so.''
This punishment Of chicken thieves
became n tradition of Union College.
thereafter, and the doctors hen roostsf
We're never again molested
In: his attitude toward slavery. also.
Dr. Mott was far ahead OF his day. Ar
time when slavaholding was almost
Schenectady. DR.. Mott changed upon
his and gave him shelter in his OWL.
house. When the slaves owner ap-
peared DR.. Mott Bought the negro from
him for $1,000 and gave the slave
his freedom. For many years thereafter
this black man was one OF the charac-
ters Of the town. DR.. Mott set him up
in business as hack driver and
the man was self-supporting as long
as he lived.
Temperance Advocate and Orator.
Hard drinking was the rule during
the first half Of the nineteenth CEN
tury. 1t was considered no disgrace
for a lawyer a stateman, or even
a clergyman. to appear In public under
the influence OF liquor. Dr. Mott
in Union College one OF the
first temperance socities in New York
in numerous public addresses he por-
trayed the evils Of intemperance with
terrific vfvidness. No man could excel
him In presenting such q picture with
all its CHASTITY details. Whenever he
delivered temperance address null
titudes locked to GEAR him He was
the first to employ colored drawings !
to show the raYases Of alcohol on the
human system. and in their exhibition
caused much controversy at the time
AS an orator. either In the pulpit
or on the lecture platform Or. Nottl
was consid ared the foremost of his
day. Those who have heard him. say
thatE.the tones Of his voice We're s.,
perfect that a man who d Id not under
stand English would have been able
to form an idea IF the train of
thought which he was pursuing. His
sermons or addresses never seemed
more than a quarter OF an hour long
although in reality they lasted from
an hour to an hour and a half. When
he concluded the audience would sink
hack in Its chairs after having been
bolt upright allsethat time under the
spell Of the attention that he demand
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When Or. Mott died he left Union
College so we'll endowed that It was
one Of the r1cheat educational tnsti-
tutions in America. His only daughter
married the Rev. Alonzo Potter, who
was then professor In Union Col
lege and afterwnrd became an Episco-
re-, tsrtrs en-