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Master of human destinies am I.
Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait,
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and, passing by
Hovel, and mart, arid palace, soon or late
I knock unbidden once at every gate!

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If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before
I turn away. It is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore —
I answer not, and I return no more.


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John James Ingalls
1833-1900

John James Ingalls was born in Massachusetts In 1833 and graduated from Williams College In 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1857. Relocating to Atchison, KS in 1859, he took an active interest in Kansas politics and served as a delegate to the Wyandotte convention that framed the State constitution; and as secretary to the Territorial Council. In 1862, he became a State Senator. Ingalls edited the Atchison Champion for 3 years and served in the State militia. In 1873, he was elected to the U. S. Senate, and began his remarkably brilliant political career. He frequently contributed to leading magazines and reviews.

 

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