Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-16
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John ~. Coughs Last and Best BOOI
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John n. Coughs Last and Best Book,
"PlatfOrns Echoes"
This spiendidiy illustrated volume IL the last book
written by the word-famous John u. Cough, and was
completed by him just previous to bis death Every
Ia familiar with the story Of bis early life aud Of
his rescue from drunkards grave and how this once
wrpched aud despised sOt became one Of the most Ia
nous men Of our time. For years he stood
amid the horrors Of derium tremsns, an AFFECT slave
TO the bottle aud his condition aud wretched appear
ance were such as to cause people to eHclaim Ihere
is the man who has been in hell" The rich aud poor,
the high, the low, the learned and unlearned have
been alike thrilled by bis burning words He swayed
brilliant audiences Of royalty and fashion, spoke 10
state prisons, jsis, poorhouses, penitentiaries, re
form schools aud houses Of correction to the deaf,
and dumb, and blind; TO audiences composed wholly
of outcasts and to audiences numbering Thousands
Of children. AT his ieet more than ten million people
sat and listened in admiration and wonder. In his
library may be seen set Of large voumes-a far bet
ter memorial Of his life and AborH than any monu-
ment Of marble or bronze-eontaining the original
signatures Of 100, 600 men and women who were In
duced to sign the pledge through his personal Efforts
These names represent stories OF happiness end Woe
Of ruin and remorse, Of blighted hopes aud wasted
lives, of battles fought and victories won. To give
some Of these thrilling life hstories to depict scenes
Of JOY and sadness TO lift the curtain OF lies stage
aud show It's tragedy and comedy; aud 10 draw civ
ing truths" from the lessons thus taught and bring
them home to every heart is the prime object Of this
volume. II also contains the history Of Mr. Cough
life and career, with account Of his death, by Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, the eminent editor aud divine.
platform Echoes" IL John b. Cough In print. In
1t he has given to the world In permanent form his
best thoughts his most touching tales, bis most stir
ring anecdotes ana incidents, MS most telhg HtOfeH
As story-teller he has never been equalled; but
whether he narrates story Of mirh Of sorrow, It
II always to illustrate great and living truths Stran-
ger stories are here told than romance dreamed
Of, every one Of them drawn from real life by
ter hand. In every chapter he In anecdote ai
ter anecdOte, incident after incident story after stO-
ry aud underneath them all lie living truths that
stand out az beacon lights.
Now that the silver tongue is silent, "Platform
Echoes iahe richest literary legacy Of John b. GOugh
The aroma Of his lnimitabe humor the felicity of his
descriptions, the adroitness and skin which enabled
him to capvate and then capture hearts on both sides
Of the sea, are reproduced upon these pages The
ator aud dramRtist the phanthrOpist and the re.
fOrmerfOr he was all these-are portrayed here In
the freedom aud spontoDeity Of autobiography. The
book Is what It's name indcaes-reai ECHOES Of the
man whose death humanity mourns Its Illustrations
excellent. II contains 227 ine engravngs incud-
ing two fne portraits Of Mr.. Gough-Oue taken from
lifesize, full-lengtb painting showing NJ 0Ougb ~
he appeared shortly after his rescue and the other
from a photograph taken just before bis death.
We advise our readers to buy platform Echoes" at
the first opportunity. Mrs J. L. Simonds Is the local
agent.