The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15

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I'D that ever called upon Randolph
N Mason was 81. George Fairfield
IL Porter 40 not put this superior
ity upon any one prcdominating
feature; in point of dignified manner, In
point OF physical impressiveness, In point
OF courtly presentation OF lis case he
was easily first. He came attended by a
retinue like a maharaja. He gave no
personal attention to Randolph Mason
beyoud certain stold observation cast
in entering equally upon the rows or
leather book backs. upon Pietro. upon the
giittering ink stand on the table. Like a
maharaja he conducted his relations with
others through skilful attendants waiting
constantly on his person. One spoke Tor
him sort OF regent. One IN white. 2
servant OF an upper ORDER, saw constant
w that no profaning hand touched him.
and another. OF lower caste. waited at
the door with various articles OF portable
luggage.
He held. above all persons OF my knowl
edge. decided contempt for custom. re-
member that he lunclled during the inter-
view. that he expressed without restraint
struck him through an open shutter. and
once nc; sang nlonotonouslv the fore words
of diu;y with endless repetition. Ike one
comfortably at leisure dwelling on a
his dress ought. doubtless 20 Do de-
scribed. He wore sort OF yellow sandal.
disclosing white hose. ending four inches
above on his fat leg. a plaited frock.
a coat hand-embroidered in white silk.
a hat buttoned together. having a. basgy
crown dropping rlm-all or French
pidue. In his right hand he carried
n dog whip. although there was nowhere
in his retinue dog. and. tucked under
his left elbow. man In minute. effigy
namedas pFdsegol ds snS 1SsepTe6mpi oTe 2i
as a ..baby"
Now 7 admit hcro upon this record the
superiority OF st. George Fairfield Porter
jn all qualities deemed excellent among
men: hut in the matter OF sight ! am
good as my OF God s creatures, and
70 such a beast this How de do.
There was never on this earth more
debauched. evilfeatured thug OF middle
age. Tho worst strains in three alien
negro kint In his lair spoke of long
pig" eaten BALI raw by camp fires on
the Congo. his puffy. cruel. Turkish
face. pf ghastIy writhinS sacks cast out
his slim Mexican body. deformed at the
extremities. or god priests buried alive
"a the chin in the slime Of the Verde.
thcir faces smeared with honey that the
nies might devour them. II at Tie last
door-post. by reason of my sins. am
10 meet the devil. pray that he may
ments ot this How-de-do I saw now
tho larger uses for the dog whip.
st. George Fairfield Porter was per-
haps two years old. He came accom-
~
lesser servant This mother was a WON
An whose face impressed me; 1t bore
record Of disaster without attendant
hardening of lines, rather the face seemed
cloa0sed by mlSfcrtunes. as n plate
passed through acid. She spoke direct
~ without cooTine her words. without
restraint and without apology. as one
speaks 10 the surgeon before he strips FOR
tho knife. Shr did not desire sympathy
or verbal consolation. She wished merely
that Randolph Mason should have the
object ri her visit laid clearly before him
She had consulted with an eminent at.
torney in New York. who had semi her
20 him, the practicing physician
sends the difficult case TO the expert
Sh. was born in New York city and
had hcon married three Nears before to
Charles Porter. AN iron broker oC that
city. This man WAS a progressive. bril-
liant fellow H@ had risen swiftly from
subordinate position. partly by reason
~ his excellent address. but chiefly be-
cause he MAS tle most practical authority
in American on the manufacture OF pig
iron
Tho cra Of Industrial consolidation ar
rived about the lime of This marriage.
and Charles Porter was the first ia tho
east 10 step into the open door. He
swiftly got optional control OF the iron
mil whose product ne was accustomed
10 sell and materially assisted 10 bring
The larger business into ono gigantic
combine under New York charter. This
tremendous. Gidds- rise Was The mans
ruin. Shot upward almost in a night from
tue status of a mtddleinan TO II position
of auihority in ono Of the greatest con-
Soldated industries Of the world. ne was
wTenred Violently loose from every moral
safeguard. He adopted as an essential
element of this new station. The glitter
Ing vices with which he was now sur
rounded.
\ certain Oriental. speaking from rare
knowledge or human nature feared that
wlii riches one would forget God Had
he lccn n monognruist. he would equally