Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-11-20
NO. 25.

" In rhetoric elocuOn consists Of elegance, composition
and dignity; the act of expressing thoughts with eIo.
quence beauty"
Perfection in this is the study Of all who desire TO
he proficient in oratory yet knowledge of il does
necessarily transform into gentleman, who possess
Of the attributes Of honest man. the nobless
work of God," for Shakespeare says that
There $ vice so simple. but assumes
Some mark Of virtue his outward parts
A professor of this art is in midst-a Mr..
Alexander Kennedy He came here last spring, with
copies Of testimonials (the originals of which he did
show) & from distinguished eocutionists and literary
in Europe and America" tesying Ito use his own
egoliscal language,) "to his superior knowledge Of
Shakespeare and the English language" He advertised
series Of Shakspearan Readings" in the Sentinel.
The entertainment off, and the Professor dsgraced
himself owing to the fact that he had surcharged his
body with an over-supply oil "the ardent" he left
here, without paying his bill for advertising He return
cd here last month, proessedly reformed man. and,
out of sympathy for the man. his first entertainment
attended by a very fair audience of deadheads"
who confessed themselves badly bored with his attempts
at reading His audience, each succeeding evening"
grew smell by degrees and beautifully less until he
forced leave for Nobesville, without paying his
printing bills We received a letter from him. whilst
there stating that he would return and settle We
had fears however, all along that, like the old wonan's
coffee, he never would settle
He returned this city again. called at our Office on
Tuesday last and desired be advertised Determined
not to he imposed upon again, made mp mind to
insert no advertisement unless all past dues paid.
He failed TO do this, and advertisement appeared.
On Wednesday, he called again. and with unparaeled
impudence. demanded the why his advertisement
had not been inserted. The reason stated and bis
account, amounting to 45O presented him. recerped.
Had he been gentleman be would have paid it, or else
refused. But he denied the justice of the demand, paid
dollar of it, pockeed the receipt for four dollars and
fifty cents, and left the office
We again all printers and others having dealings
with him, to touch him 81 lightly"
In his future Readings" advise him to read that
portion of the Bible known the eighth commandment
and to ru, it in practice of the stage.
Mr. Kennedy in yesterdays Journal, that he
is not in debt to any else" To show that his
ory has failed him. in this particular quote the fol-
lowing from the Lafayette Courier of the llth inst.
"Mr Kenncdy's debut in this city was at the First
Presbyterian Church, the eloquencc of the
was somewhat marred by the fact that he about
half over and consequently unable to recolleet
the most brilliant passages. Due allowance was how.
ever made for the failure; the audience which consisted
of eight persons including the and family, giving
due credit the over-snpply of rot-gut' board
ballast Nothing daunted, this heroic spouter Of Shsks-
peare Milton, Byron, and the Sacred Scriptures, pick
ed his flint and tried his luck again, and again, but
cry time with similar Charity to the wreck Of
humanity, out of whose drunken rawlings imagined
we discovered faint gmmerings of real genius,
impeed to allow him make bill of some three
dollars for printing and putting him into notorety The
bill was frequently presented TO him. and as frequently
acknowledged TO b. correct and turned off with the pro-
mise that it shonld be paid Another bill for printing
from indianapolis, for which offer
ed Gtv per cent for collecting But finding his majesty
most gloriously " "how-come-y you uso" lying stone
pavement, with blackened eyes and swollen face, unpro
tected from the burning rays Of dogday sun,
less Of to embark in the speculation
Such is but short section in the chapter of the
of this intelligent lumnary in this CITY, all our eI
zens attest. By repeated promises Of reform he
succeeded in coming it, several phanthropic
friends. in the way of board. clothes, rent, and
whisky We were gratfed to learn Of his conversion
at the Charlottesville Camp Meeting, and Of his
dernl success in getting up classes Of dead heads at
indianapolis il all conrasted strangely with the de-
monstratons in his favor (over the elt at Pittsburgh
where his majesty offered free ride (wheher
rail in chariot, this deponent saith not to the
ging canawl."