I did, and in being afforded the opportunity of benefiting
by his kind precepts and fine example.

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In Glasgow there was a weekly paper of much humour and spirit called _The
Bailie_. With each issue it published an article on some prominent man
of the day under the title of _Men You Know_, accompanied by a portrait
of the person selected. It is the Glasgow _Punch_. It was established
in 1873,and "_Ma Conscience_!" is its motto. It still, I am glad to
hear, runs an honorable and profitable course, which its merits well
deserve. In its issue of September 13th, 1882, Mr. Wainwright was _The
Man You Know_, and, at the request of the Editor, I wrote the article
upon him. In it are some words which, penned when I was with him daily,
and his influence was strong upon me, are, perhaps, more true and
faithful than any I could at this distance of time write, and so I will
quote them here, and with them conclude this chapter.

"He (_The Man You Know_) is one upon whom responsibility rests gracefully
and lightly, who accomplishes great things without apparent effort, and
whose personal influence smoothes the daily friction of official life. He
rules with a gentler sway than many who are accustomed to other methods
of command would believe possible. He believes in Emerson's maxim that
if you deal nobly with men they will act nobly, and his habit towards
everyone around him, and its success, lends force to the genial truth of
the American philosopher."

CHAPTER XI.
THE RAILWAY JUBILEE, AND GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN OFFICERS AND CLERKS

The 27th day of September, 1875, was the Jubilee of the British Railway
System. It was celebrated by a banquet given by the North-Eastern
Railway Company at Darlington, for the Stockton and Darlington section of
the North-Eastern was, as I have mentioned before, the first public
railway. A thousand guests were invited. No building in Darlington
could accommodate such a number, and a great marquee, large enough to
dine a thousand people, was obtained from London. My chief attended the
banquet and I remained at home to hear the news when he returned. Dan
Godfrey's band was there, and Dan Godfrey himself composed some music for
the occasion. The _menu_ was long, elaborate and imposing; equalled only
by the _toast list_, which contained no less than sixteen separate
toasts. It was a Gargantuan feast befitting a great occasion. Could we
men of