Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-22
ANNA DICKINSON.

] remember a Committee in far away
Western Capitol wrote 10 me for a speech.
1t was too far away. ] said: 81 VIII
charge you too much money TO come"
1T don't make any difference" SAID
they 1--WE will pay whatever you wlsh
TO charge. We want you to come" So'
after divers and sundry epistles and doc
uments had passed backward ard for
ward, We agreed upon the time and
money, 1t was good dea, Of money,
too. they SAID There is not man
or woman in the town who does not want
TO hear you. There will be such an audi
enee as you have never seen in our State.'
In an amisblc and doluded state vert
my way to the town. / thought so much
had been said about my coming that l
was going TO have wonderful time. The
Queen of Sheba would not be better en-
tsrtained. / came to the hotel. / got
there alone. "What is the matter" said
I, "that nobody met me at The depot, no
body meets me at the door, and nobody
says here are the rooms provided for your
entertainment ?" "Well, " said the clerk,
1.-THE truth is everybody is so much inter-
ested in the show that is TO be here to-
night" [Laughterl. "Ah," / said. SO
when I went to look after my ever and
towels and tie rest, l found very scanty
provision of some things, very few towels
and little water. "This is not what I
expected to find at all" said after what
had been promised, and tho money that
was TO come into my pocket. ! rang the
bell once, but there was no response, and
i rang it half dozen :ines before any
body at all came, aud when somebody did
come, found that the truth was that the
pitcher and basin that belonged in that
room, and the general provision Of other
articles had been carried off 10 5e given
over TO the tender mercies Of some OF the
people Of TIE show. [Laughter.l l want
ed something to eat, but SO far MS I could
discover, everything had been drunk and
devoured by the people OF the show
tLaughter.l
Half-past seven came, and the digniGed
Committee men waited on NE. One q
Judge, two members of Congress, one
Government dignitary-could not find
anything more dignfcd than that in q
town of its size. Hero is some compen-
sation, l thought these dignitaries are
Interested in me- at least. For what did
they como? "Miss Dickinson" said
they, "whero do you speak to morrow
hight?" Such place, said I. "And the
next ?" Such n place. "Psrhaps you
have Saturday night open ?" 81 never
have Saturday night open in the West"
said /. "Ah we'll, we don't oxactly
know what is to be done" "Done?" said
!. "Yes," said they "the truth of the
matter is-we may as well make clean
breast of it-cyery in town wants TO
hear you. A great many people have
bought tickets, and every body elso would
have boughta ticket, but the long and the
short of the matter is, they are all going
to the show. Can't you postpone it ?"
"No," said ; livery sorry, but | can't.
will release you al together" "No,"
they said, "that would not be right we
will pay you your fee the hall is ready,
and if anybody comes, why, Of course you
can speak to them but you will excuse
us, if you please we would like to 20 to
the show" [Laughter.l "Oh, assured
ly," said |, gentlemen, by all means. l
will go to the hall, make speech, take
the fee, with compunctions, though I
would myself infinitely prefer to 60 to
the show" Laughter l-From her nc,
cent lecture IN NeW York.