The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-04

lFrom the New Nork Ledecr1
Some one writes 70 Is that re- e study.
ing at law school tbal boHatn
knowledge Of law, nc "a DESTROYS of Ell.
tanning the ara 81 orniory, and ho asl1
that we will give him such advice as cur
experience may suggest
We can hardly hope 90 be 81 much
service 20 the aquirer We Do not
know hn temperament hM deposition
his attachments. bis iabiis. an 81 which
would modify any instructions likely n
be Of benefit Il = personal and recu
liar advice that each man needs. and that
must be given by some one who knows
The clrcumsiaucos OF DE applicant
Some general hints. applicable to all
young aspirants for public speaking. may
answer q good end
I. The earlier one begins the practice
Of public speaking the better For a.
though the gih, ID point of fact. dovcl-
opes late in life, IL is only in tho case of
those who have a strong, though, Il may
be, dormant talent for III. No man has
learned any art until be- can practice ID
spontaneously, without conscious Volt
ton. III this proves true in music. in
drawing, ia the dance, or graceful post
urlng, q = even more apparent iu oato-
~. Parents and teachers should en-
courage children 20 narmte, t0 converse
for storytelling and fluent conyorsa-
ton are essentially of the same nature az
oratory.
?. The nabit Of thinking on ones feet
Is invaluable. Great 0rnhons may b.
prepared with elaboration and study, NOT
alone IN their substance, bus Ia form. -
Such we know % have been tho prepare
ton Of orations which continue 90 boroad
from age 10 age.
But for the purpose Of American life
one must be qualified 10 speak well With
out laborious preparation of Language.
aud this can only be done when one cam
command his thoughts in the face of an
audience. The faculty of doing this is
greatly helped by early and persistent
practice. Aspirants for oratorical hon-
ors, without negleeting the scvcfc prepa-
ton Of the study for especial occasions,
should lose no opportunity "a speaking
oiihand. One should not bee downcast
at failures. They arc often far better
for the student than successes. To who
goes to school 30 his mistakes will always
have a good schoolmastcr, aud viii not
be likely TO become either idle OF con-
cieted.
3. Public speaking means business. or
ought 90. Although there II q great
deal of fancy talking, aftcr-dinner
speeches, complimentary speeches, and
religious eNhortationH, all of which arc
meant TO fill up time, yet public speak
ing IN its noblost aspect, b. nn attempt 10
gain some definite and important end by
the use Of reason and persuasion. When
n man seeks his neighbor for Il business
conversation he knows just what he wants.
and he settles with himself hy what
method he will get IL. This is the very
genius Of good preparation for "a speech
Ito know definitely what you wish %
gain Of an audience, and the means by
which you mean % gain it. All true or
atory Is practical psychology.
4. A man may speak deliberately or
even slowly, but no man can succeed who
speaks hesitatingly-who goes back on
sentence and begins again. Such a
speech is like a shying horse or "a baking
mule. At all hazards the young speak
er must learn % push onto keep 4 cur
rent moving from beginning 30 end of his
ahuitnos ~ you hipll II hiiNhf hnu nhnN
TO take IT up. If you stumble on word
let it 60. Don't 20 back 20 IT, Keep
right on, no matter what happens, to the
end. Momentum is of more value thnn
verbal accuracy. OF course, the best
speech is that which Is full Of good subs
stance. expressed by the best language,
and-huently uttered. Butewhile ono IS
learning, he should never LEI himself be-
tripped mp by a word, or the want of one
Jump the gap, run over the mistake.
Keep right on. IL will be- time enough
the next endeayor 10 profit By the expo
rience Of mistakes
8. Ii one is slow Of thought, dali Of
feeling, very cautious and sccrotivc in
without that talent combatiyc-
ness, which tends 10 project onc's mind
upon anothers, or II one be excessively
sensitive, so that n mistake gashcs like Il
lancet, it is not likely that he will sue
coed as a public speaker