The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
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Miss Kate Field made an after dinner
speech q few evenings ago At q Grand
Army of the Republic reception which
has caused considerable press comment,
and, as the effort is not only an able one,
but likewise somewhat original and witty,
we give place 70 it in our columns. She
said:
When the commander of this gallant
post invited me 20 be present this evening
l accepted with pleasure, IS some OF my
dearest frIends belong to the Grand Army.
But when your commander blanclY insin-
uA4ed that he wanted me 70 say some
thing 1 hesitated, IL there was nothing Tor
me 70 talk about, all the Eoasts haYing
been assigned TO eloquent speakers Then
il occurred to me that might say q RoOd
word for the men, God bless theInl They
have 30 long toasted the women ss TO make
IL but fair that they at least should be
toasted by q woman. They have too long
had the ield 20 themselves. For
| nearly G, 600 years they have been ia king.
| But as there Is as much sex IN mind as
Ahere is IN matter we have seen all things in
| profile. Now, an artist will tell you that
the two sides of the same same face are mol
| exactly alike. pray, there
fore, let us have tue ofhel
profile around your campfire, where
by we may see the entire face. gaze int
the teIl-tale eyes, and thus get a. the sou
OF all things. PRAY, who does the creates
part of the speaking in private, Mr.. o.
Mrs. Caudle We're / a man l shonld hal
public speaking by women as q blessing II
disguise. When YesuVius IS in , staJe o
eruption Etna IS quiet. IL tradition bS
correct women are not lacking II
nuency OF dIction. Indeed,
has been serious question
81, al Of
because once upon time there was ST.
fence In heaven Tor the space of hslf al
hour. Then, II precedent be required
women Can trace back their oraEorica
privileges much farther than men. for Eve
was the original orator. Ii is TO the per-
sussive, after dinner pleauing-tor it was
you remember. after the apples-thst We
suppressed oratofIcal eek. took the mel
I-God bless them Said l to the com
maDder: mo speech At your campfire
should be longer than five minutes.
"Good graciOusi" he replied, "do yoU
think you can do justice TO men IL hve
minutes" "No; but IN less than tina
brief period can give some sign of my
appreciate. A child may. worship the
stars and yet be unable to &C.
iect one bright, particular planet for future
abode. An ardent fisherman in a cane
brake may seek for the best rod until hi
emerges on the farther side. So single
woman msy respond most warmly TO thi!
toast fer the special reason that she J,
committed TO no particular type and il
held responsible for no selection First o.
all, let me assert that the one great virtue
In man, loved aud admired by ali woman.
hood, is courage In this assembly o
boys with gray boards, on whose breastl
shine the bronze star made out of cannon
captured from the enemy, / stand sur
rounded by physical courage. and if you
moral courage and your intelligence at thu
ballot box be equal to your still steady
right arms, this republic will be perpeiu-
ated aud honored by the same Crane
Army-by its noble remnants at least
that saved the cause OF liberty twenty fiv,