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Show !Mr. ABtor's ideas. Mrs. Julia Ward IIowo Ip tho At-Untie: At-Untie: Although Mr. Aslor hud led a Hfu mainly devoted o, business Interests, Inter-ests, ho'ound groat plcasuro In tho society of lliornry men. Dr. Cogswell uude tils homo with us for, some years ?fter tho closing of his famous school, but dually weu.t to reside with Mr. AMor, attracted partly by the latter's proftlso to endow a public library In the city of New York. This was accomplished ac-complished after some delay, and tho doctor was for many years director of be Actor library. Ho used to relate ,otne humorous unecdoteb of oxeurslons Vhich ho nmdo with Mr. Astor. In the courso ol ouo of these the two gon-tleinen gon-tleinen took supper together at u hotel rocyniiy oponed. Mr. Astor remarked: "This man will noyor succeed.". "Why nott" inquired tho othor. "Don't you see," replied the flnnn-cbr, flnnn-cbr, "what largo luntps of sugar ho PUU In the sugar bowl?" Once, us they were walking slowly to 9 Pilot boat which the old gentleman Pad charioted lor a trip down Urn harbor, har-bor, Dr. Cogswell said, "Mr. Astor, I oave ;ust Wen calculating that this Vat costs you 25 cents a minute." Mr. A""r nt once hastened his puco, ro- vclant to was to to much money. |