The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-22
NUMBER 80.
SOLEMN ENIHUST4SsI.
how ONE OF TOM CoRwIN's sPEECTILs v :
RECEIVED IN THE WESTERN RESERVE.

RECEIVED IN THE WESTERN RESERVE.
1t was one of Corwin's campaign wears
way back IN tie tftiss, or may be the for
ties, and he had been making the circutt
of the Stale in behalf of the Wing ticker
He had gone through the southern and
middle counties, and had been assigned Ia
the Scscrye TO wake up the Yankees. as
he said, and SO had lighted down at Paines
VILE he meeting was a morning one.
after the old fashion, and the farmers from
all around the country had come to town
to hear ''the great MIR. Corwine" as thew
called him, make speech. When the on
ganIZanon had been Effected and the sneak
er introduced, he felt that he must do
something worthy ofhis reputation as ..the
great Mr.. Corwine." He laid down his
stock of facts and figures in systematic or
der, building from them an argument that
he thought irresistible, working at it pa
tlently until he Shought the structure cc,n-
plete but upon looking into the faces of
his auditors was unable to catch a siDpla
responsive look. There they sat, bolt M
right before him, dguified aud qriet-so
Silent, indeed, that Tom could hear the
ticking of the old clock at the far end of
tie room. There wasn't ripple of an
plause though, nor smile nor a clan of a
hand.
This discouraged Corwin little. but he
thought lie could wake them up with some
OF his impassioned flights of rhetoric. and
no orator that America has produced had >
more glowing fancy or could utter more ell
oqueGt things than he. Still there was ne
response. There his audience still sat mn
right, unnOved as so many gate posts
Then he concluded he would trv the yi,tne
of his funny stories, and told a srring Of
them as only Tom Corwin could tell a story
Selecting a particularly dignified old fel
low in front of him, he directed his budget
OF side splitting yarns at him. but neier a
smile broke from his lips or those of any
one present. Then lie went to making
faces at them, the funniest faces that ever
man made, faces such as only Tom Cor
win could make. Still not a smile. not a
hint even that anybody enjoyed The per-
formance. There thsy sat before him.
giving that dignified attention which thev
thought the occasion required but no on.
opened his mouth or moved hand or foo
in the way of response. Finally Mr. Cor
win sat down disguised.
Then tall, ldnk, ,cadaverous-l looking in
dividual, sitting of in one corner of the
room, slowly rose to his feet, and clearing
his throat very leisurey, said Mr. Chair
man, in view of the fact that we have had
the great MIR. Corwine here with us day,
greatly to our edifcatiOn, | therefore move
you, sir, that we now proceed to give Mr
COrwinc three Cheers So saying he sat
down.
Then anotherlanll, caCiaverous individual
OF the other SIDE OF the room, rose, to his
feet slowly as the other, and said NH.
Chairman; | second that motion" And he
sat down.
Then the Chairman with due soiemnitv
assumed perpendicular TO put the ques-
tion. Fellow citizens" said he lit has
been moved and duly seconded that this
town meeting proceed to give three cheers to
the Honorable Mr.. Corwine for the able and
mastery address he has delivered in our
presence to-day. All who are in favor of
that motion will signify the same by saw
F. ing aye" a dozen or more voted in the
affirmative ''Ihosc CT a contrary mind
will say no." There were none ssT'be mo-
tion is adopted" Then he sat down, and
silence again reigned.
Presently little, dried up, weazen- faced
old man III the back part of the hall got
up, and Ill a cracked voice called ont ssNJr
Chairman, hooray for Mr. Corwine ~ And
he took his seat.
And then the dignified party i'm the mid
die OF the audience, at whom the Jokes had
been directed, rose in his scat. cleared ont
his throat, and, in dignified tones, said :
'Mr, Chairman, hooray for the great Mr..
Corwine, " and sat down again.
Finally. an old, gray-haired veteran. who
sat up in the amen corner, got on his legs
. and, leaning on his cane, called out in the
querEloUs voice of age ''Mr Chairman.
hooray for Mr.. Corwine ,V
The three cheers having been thus given
Tor the speaker, the meeting adjourned
with due solemnity, and Corwin went IN
his room at the hotel, vowing that he'd
never make another speech in the Reserve.
And he didn't. ''S.ill." said he, Il never
blamed them much. That was their way
of showing enthusiasm. They'd never
had any missionaries among them. - Ctn-
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