Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-22

his jesticulatiOn lacked freedom and
ease. His speech was matter of fact
SENSIBLE. and as he warmed under his
subject, his delivery improved, and
his speech was cut into climacteric sec
tionz which added botn force and
grace TO it.
Mr.. CRAIG came upon the stage
with Il marked deffIrential bearing, so
much 50, that his first animated
touches and the success with which he
threw his whole manner into his ana
lytic and pointed sentences, surprised
Us. Before he was half through, we
changed our estimate of hirS. He was
fired by his own speech which we re-
garded as AN unusually able one. We
scarce knew which eXceIicG, its mat
ter or It's delivery. At any rate we
mark him as an orator.
Mr.. PHIPPS reached his subject
very gracefully, and with a voice
pitched q little too high for either
comfort to himself or hearers, gave
! us nevertheless, q good speech, about
| equally meritGrious as to fact and i'm
agery. Facial expression WAS good,
and gestiCulatiun rather easy and for
! chile. He and the previous speakers
received their bOquets.
Mr.. STUBBLEFIELD came gracefully
| out before the audience, and opened
| up in the narrative style, of the writer
! of fiction, grouped together series Of
| meditative pictures, which were ia
! their connection interesting and more
! calculated to please, than win medals.
! Evidently he had his lady friends, and
| they did not forget him.
Mr. BENNETT had the luck of fol
! lowing n bit of music that was almost
! quick and devilisn." but under il he
was w.olIy inlputerahle, and moved
! off with deliberatiOu that seemed to
assert claim to the remainder OF the
! afteri. oon His voice was much in
! harmony with his manner, ana his
| speech hardly sold we think for its full
| worth. He walked the stage Occa-
| sionalIy, and improved rs he pro-
! gresgpG, some Of his thoughts exhibit
ing considerable fancy. His geHticu-
| latIOn was graceful, and he sat down
| with couple of floral testimonials.
Mr.. WILSON we must confess, was
| rather a puzzle to us. In the maze OF
| contradictory emotion he stirred with
i'm US, we found OurseIf expecting 8
surprise. If he had risen TO address
the Alumni, we could have been more
at our TepOrtorial eqUpOisc, for he
looked older than his place on the
| programme would alIowEs so suppose.
So we expected the pretty figures he
threw together. aud tie flew ers sOme
of the ladies gave MIN. We c.o-t
with 40 full solution Of The problem
| he was 10 Us.
President Wiley then introduced
Rpy. J. J. Laiierty. who had been Sc
lected to address the Alumni. Twem'
iy-four years ago had entered this
& ,IIege. and was the life of it. Now
lie hnd miown r " and seiute.
Mr. Luiierly came forward the i'm
personatjOn of q mental volcano o'
mischief, having in hi, h&nd rude
drgwoud strck, amt using 1t as sert O
tuning st.c&. with which he nov ans
then punchah the stage with prrioG:
10 the drv wit which otherwise WUu!t
have seemed to have had 10 pcl 10 -
after Numerous ahegd tes that con
yulsed the audrl c. with iaughter. he
announced as his subject tile Elc
ncrts Of Success - WHICH he conceive,
to CONSIST Of Crit. Policy 9nd Luck
/ For iuciSiVa and startling Wi. mingled
| with rare drollvry. il WINS nlode!.-
Orator cal II WAS uot. Neither gr1ct
nor great .0mpo-urc seemed 20 Cha'ac
terizr tie speaker. But il srEaug ;
rni,rtair of ref3gShin@ humOr III eve
~ soul present. He closed Yith ..
abrupt cut off Of wit, and lett eNeFl
| enc wishing he had continued