The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
STATE FRIGHTENED LECTURERS.
Burdette, Eeecher, Tiltnn and PhiUipd
Afraid of Their Audiences.

Afraid Of Their Audiences.
I went the other evening and caught
Robert j. Burdette in the ante-room ut
Chjckering hail, jlst before going on the
stage with bis funny lecture, writes Now
YORK correspondent of the Indianapolis
Journal. "A-h," he exclaimed, with q
tremendous respiration. Well but am
glad you have core! Now; talk to mel
Talk to mel" and ho continued walking up
and down the floor after shaking hands.
"What's the matter? What ais YOU?
What do you mean?" 1 said. Are you re-
hearsing? Have interrupted yon? Do
you. want to be alone?"
~No! moi" he exclaimed eagerly. walking
up to me. "Dont leave me. Don't go
away"
what on eatrh Is tbs matter2" 1 asked
"Scared!" he said, with a querulous
laugh. Then laughed. "You don't be-
lieve me. It's true, though. I'm afraid to
go on the stage"
"Pshaw, man! I said, "why, you are
joking; you have leciured for years."
Yes, seventy-fve times this winter; but
it don't make any difference. have to go
through this absurd experience every time.
There's 10 getting used to it,"
"How does it make you feel?'
"Feel2 Light as cork! If was out
side could fly right over the building.
Honestly and seriously. if knew I had got
to die tonight, should pray that the Lord
would take me just before went on the
stage"
Many have the same experience. That's
some satisfaction" Suggested, "if misery
loves company"
YES" be said, II told Beecher about nv
troubles, and he said, Il can tell you one
thing for your consolation; You'll never get
over it. suffer every time go before an
audience, and am afraid Of my own oongre-
cation" But his experience doesn't give
me much comfort"
"Does your fears vanish when you get on
the stage?"
"No, it lasts some time, usually.
poke around among the audience for a
fami lar face, and when I find friend
lecture right at him and don't notice any,
b-dy else. Cough tells me that he does
the same thing. BE says he often finds
himself talking to some sympathetic and
responsive little group in one corner, tell
ing his stories to them alone, as il they were
in little room together"
He I0oked at his watch. 1T is almost
time to go on The Stage: If it was respect.
able I'd run away. The notion of feigninp
sickness often comes over me as it does
over school boys who want to play hockey.
Are you my jailor?" looking no at gentle
Ian in q swallow. tail who seemed waiting
for him.
Yes, you hive four minutes yet."
"Can't get q reprieve?" asked the cul-
prit, forcing grim smile.
Not this evening. Any other evening.
You remind me of Theodore Triton. When
he appeared here, though he had lectured
five hundred times, he was so frightened
that we couldn't get him on the stage for q
long time. The hall filed up, the audience
clamores, and he, hesitating to face them,
walls up and down this room, deaf to our
entreaties, washing his hands with 'invisi-
ble soap in inpeceptible water Finally
We got him through the door at half-p
eight"
told Burdette that wendall Philips as
sured me once that he had similar expert
ence; then slipped a1ou I'd the orchestra
Inc funny man came on the stage: began
in a. tremulous voice, and his
troubled eye wandered over the audience
till he found friends, with whom he
quietly settled down and made himself at
Death or a Good Samaritan OF New
Orleans.
BOVolAOIs III cA.ROVe1uOI, Two BeAoE-
ais, an editor, clergyman, banker and q
merchant were the pail barers at the funer-
nj of Margaret Haughery in New Orleans.
Numerous societies were officially represent
ed IN the procession, which was honored
in various ways on its route from the church
10 the grave, even the brokers quitting the
stock exchange to stand uncovered on the
sidewalk as it passed BY. Mrs. Haughery
was of humble Origin, uneducated, and had
boosted of never wearing silk dr. So ora
kid glove; but she was famous and beloved
as friend of the poor children Of Lousi-
ana. Many years ago she nursed q dying
man. He had little property, which re
left to her for charity. She bought with
this money a cheap eating house ana bakery
on the rlver 1ronr, ana SOLO wnoiesome 1000
to steamboat laborers at little more tha1
cost. The business prospered, and she
might have accumulated wealth; but she
established and partially maintained three
orphan asylums with tho profits and died
rich only in reputation = ..,-
The 1O2d auriye' ssry Ut the birthday Of
Robert Emmett the Irish patriot, was celebrat-
ed in New. York, Chicago, Washington, and
many other places = - = - ; -