The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-04

| rS, piesioeu ana DID tho honOre.
bishop Potter was one Of the most tact
! ful men who ever lived but that evening
ms joke missed FIRE. The Canon was
Iaclaiiy distinguished by the largest,
most highly colored and most prominent
rose OF any one ever saw. It indicated
J enuiess banquets and the finest vintages
| OF old port. In q complimentary and
beautiful address, Bishop Potter alluded
10 tne contributions which Canon Kings
| icy mad made to English literature and
| then, In an effort to be facetious. rather
enlarged upon the fact that his head
| light distinguished him and Illuminated
, the highway of letters. The evening was
spoiled because the Canon got mad, and
MS irritation was not allayed during his
visit to this country.
| Recalls Newspaper Attacks.
| "one of the most delightful and dis
tinguished evenings was when we had
as our guest George Augustus Sala. That
night was impressed on my memory be-
cause from II came one Of the choicest
iriendships OF my life. A great Journal
ist had recently come to New York and
was rapidly lifting a moribund journal
up to prosperity and influence. He was
free lance. and among his victims were
Mr. Vanderbilt and myself. Scarcely a
DAY passed that we were not excoriated
on the editorial page
II sat beside him at the dinner. never
having met him before. When my turn
came to speak thought would venture
on one OF those audacities which, II sue
cessful, surpass any other method Of at
TACK. We had not spoken during the
evening. / called attention to the fact of
his presence and Of nearness and neigh
ooriiness and said that the time had
come to reveal the secret Of our appar-
ent antagonism; that when he came to
new York he visited me at once and
| SAID To stir up the dry bones of this
old town must attack it's most success
full citizens. and the most successful is
Mr.. Vanderbilt. and you are his counsel.
Everybody not so we'll placed In the
world will be glad to read what is said,
ana that includes the entire population.
! don't want you to have any hard feel
ings on this account, because we will
both be benefited. 1 will be benefited
In circulation. advertisements and in
come. You will be benefited because
your chief, approaching that you are
equally attacked. will give you both pro-
motion and additional salary
| Il told the diners that both of us had
won the success which he promised.
When i sat down, the journalist turned
| to me, took my hand and said, 'Chaun-
cey Depew. I have been mistaken about
you. You are a damned smart fellow.
You will never be abused by me again.
not only never was, but until his death
we were close and warm friends.
Il had another singular instance OF
what may be accomplished and wha,
may be reversed in an after dinner
speech. Because l supported Horace
Greeley in 1872 and ran for Lieutenant.
| Governor on the Liberal Democrats
| tnp
| which were not pleasant to the other
side. Gen. Grant was grievously offended
When he came to New York l met him
! aoout four evenings In the week. and
the temperature was decidedly Arctic
While in Washington I received a tele-
gram from Justice John r. Brady, tina,
most excellent of judges and genial OF
men and entertaining of speakers, in.
slsting upon my being present at the
dinner or the st. Patrick's Society tina,
evening and make a speech. at once
took the train for New York.
Turned Tables on Gen. Grant.
In that elk hours ride prepared an
elaborate, address. OF course I arrived
at the banquet Sail late, and as I passed
on TO my seat Gen. Grant was speaking
He had not then acquired the facility
which came to him later AS i TOOK
my seat he said. If I could stand ir
the shoes of Chauncey Depew and
Chauncey Depew could stand in mine,
would be much happier tonight / a,
once threw away my prepared speech
and set about thinking what I could
say upon the text Who can stand in the
shoes of Gen. Grant, There was ar
inspiration in the subject and in the
occasion. The widest enthusiasm wa.
aroused. Some leaped over the table,
and tried to carry the General around
the room. He came up to me and
greeted me with the greatest warmth
and said. That's the most marvellous
speech / ever heard From that time
forward until his death I had no warmer
friend than this greatest of our soldiers
Il find that there is a certain Jealousy
am-ng elderly people who are impaired
against other elderly people who have
kept fresh in body, mind and spirits
When I was 50. at the request of the
New York Academy OF Medicine, I de.
livered before them an address on How
to Grow Old II was widely published
and among the letters which came to me
was one from California. The write,
said: L notice you say that at SO 20,
are In as good condition in every way a.
YOU were at so. l am so myself anc
know what IT means. That remark, sir
shows that at least your mind is i'm
paired
"One of the great things to learn II
prolonging life Is to leave alone paten
medicines, health fads and rules To-
longevity. The late Mr. Fletcher cap
tured not only this country but Europ,
with his theory that II every bit of foot
was chewed until the substance Of 1
disappeared, q man at 100 years OF ag,
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