Famous actors and their homes . ern came over from England to visit hisfather, that Dr. Harris first met him. Hefound him a modest, rather retiring youth, fullof keen desire for sport, but with none of thebumptiousness and self-assertion so common toyoung men of that age. There was a fishingexcursion to the Rangeleys, the company beingmade up of the late WiUiam J. Florence and[ 121 ] FAMOUS ACTORS Cieore Holland, Sir. Henry M. llogers, a dis-tinouishcd lawyer of Boston, tlie Sotherns, andDr. Harris. On this trip yunn<;- Sotherns whole pei-sonality was a constant source of pleasure to liis f
Famous actors and their homes . ern came over from England to visit hisfather, that Dr. Harris first met him. Hefound him a modest, rather retiring youth, fullof keen desire for sport, but with none of thebumptiousness and self-assertion so common toyoung men of that age. There was a fishingexcursion to the Rangeleys, the company beingmade up of the late WiUiam J. Florence and[ 121 ] FAMOUS ACTORS Cieore Holland, Sir. Henry M. llogers, a dis-tinouishcd lawyer of Boston, tlie Sotherns, andDr. Harris. On this trip yunn<;- Sotherns whole pei-sonality was a constant source of pleasure to liis fathers friends, especially liis respect and love for his father, and his s e 1 f-restraint, so much in contrast Avith the average A ni e r i e a n A. //. Solhern. <ind Iiis Terrier yOUth. This filial regard is one of the Acry strongpoints in his character. Although during thelast part of the elder Sotherns life Dee wasseparated from his father through circum-stances which he could not control, his loyalty[ 122 ]. <% THEIR HOMES never wavered. His strong affection enduredto the very end, and no man ever had a sonwho carried the fond memory of his governor in more cherished remembrance. He has oftenbeen begged and advised to assume some ofthe roles which made his father famous, but hehas steadfastly refused, not from distrust ofhis ability to portray adequately the characters,but because he feared lest the public, especiallythe old friends of his father, should disapproveand charge him with presumption. Sotherns generosity has been manifestedin many ways aside from temporary financialhelp to those of his profession in straitenedcircumstances. It has been shown in advice,encouragement, the frequent and generallysuccessful attempt, in the language of Dun-dreary, to help a lame dog over a generosity often has been repaid withthe rankest ingratitude, but this has had noinfluence in shadowing his sunny nature, or[ 123 ] FAMOUS ACTORS prevented his again trying to
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