Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-08-15
Mi9trllantnus.
From the Student and School. Mate for August.
Wills First Speech.
BY SOPHIE NAY.

Hurrah - cred William Lawrence,
rushing into the house like n hurricane
i" I'm on the affirmative ? The boys are
all as mad as March hares about it, | can
tell you ~
"Why, what for % said Rose, cody,
as she continued to paste her scrap book
"What for? ?" echoed Will, with the
look Of an older brother who pities SIS
ter's ignorance. "Why, to think I'm put
on the question instead OF one OF the rest
my dear! There hasn't boy in our
class spoke in the Lyccum yet, added he
jerking his sisters elbow by way of point
ing the remark. Il suppose you know
that don't YOUR
know you don't talk grammar, re-
turned Rose. land you have mada ne
drop blot Of paste on my book. See
there
Well, don't fuss, just reach me
the big dictionary, won't You I've got
to work, tell you I'm going TO read
up from the foundation of the world. down
to the battle Of Island NJ. Ten.-Where..
Plutareh's Lives 2"
g. Do tell me, have You got 10 speak on
Ancient History? p sand ltose, looking up.
OF course not, child Question
reads Resolved, that the fear Of pun
ishmeat has better effect on MANKIND
than the reward argue that it has
think exactly the reverse, mini You
but when We make speeches, We DO it for
the sake OF argument, you see
:. Do ice p laughed Rose. Well, |
suppose the fact is, you want me TO help
you write your speech that is what you
were going to say, isn't it p
Mc - said VIII, in dignifcd amaze
mcnt "Grcat help you would be You
can write moonlight pieces, and such non-
sense, for the lyceum paper; but what do
you know about logic? Now, you see,
this sort of thing just suits my turn OF
miad, Rose--lm going oil into the libra
ry, and don't you let any one disturb me
till supper time. shall write like teIe-
graph, for my mind is in the potential
mood, preseat tense
Rose pressed her lips together just IN
time to prevent provoking smile. She
had her own private convictions as to the
success Will would have in writing. She
remembered certain COMPOSITIONS which
had been wrcuchcd out Of his mead like
sound teeth.
Will locked himself into the library
and tried to collect hi, thoughts. la the
course of an hour, the exuitant express
ion had left his face; he began to look
puzzled.
"Oh, bother this writing sighed he,
al can't piece the sentences together
without making anugly seam. If could
only get start now! Its like spool OF
thread if you begin right, it will unwind
ever so casy-bat | can't get hold OF the
end :"
Two hours more. Wills speech, which
he had intended should be an iron chain
of argument, bedecked with flowers Of
rhetoric, where was it Farther off than
ever. His thoughts would not come at
call they believed in State sovereignty,
and paid no respect to the Federal head.
"Look here, Rose," said viii, the next
morning, looking rather sheepish, "you
girls have the knack of fixing things up.
I've got ideas enough-fact is, I've got
too many. All that plaques nc, is what
TO do with them. Suppose tell you
what to write, aud you write 1t? Now
that's good girl, Rose. III do as much
for you sometime"
Rose kindly refrained from saying
just as | expected" and only took the
pencil and paper from her brother with a
pleasant smile.
"Now," said Will, greatly relieved to
find he was not being laughed at, A" want
the speech to be real sound, you know,
and sort Of elegant, too. must get In
something about Demosthenes, or some OF
those fellows, and that golden mouthed
what's his name. Something about the
settlement of America and soaring the
Quakers. Put in that Bible verse, don't
spare the rod, or you'll spoil the child, "
Say it's an awful thing to bring children
up to expect presents instead OF whipplngs
there's the point of the argument, you
know,-and wind off with some poetry
it won't make much difference what"
"Well, William Lawrence" said Rose
in despair, 4" should think your brains
had been churned You've been chasing
some great ideas about till you are dizzy,
that's what it is. Now sit down, and let's
talk about it awhile before we begin"
Will oboyed in humble state OF mind,
very much ashamed Of himself for ap-