Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-30

is the same thing. aye shall become like
gods, transcendent fale."
So Clipsham knew he was to speak to a
bright set. In point of fact, he did speak
to the tri ennial gathering of the gradu-
ates of the Western reserve college, one of
the oldest and largest of the Western uni
versities. And he told them things which
it was good for them to hear, but which
people did not often tell them at these
meetings. He told them that man is man,
because he can control ma, ter by spirit
that this shows that he is u child of God.
He told them that the child of God works
with God, and that here is the difference
between work and labor, that work ele-
Yates man, while labor fatigues man. He
charged them To see that the men whom
they employed should not he mere labor
ers, but should become fellow-workmen'
with God. lie said they might cease
from their labors, but that their work
would always follow them. And he said
very seriously that this was no matter of
book learning, that they would not find 1t
in Seneca or Aristotle, but that they
would find it in proportion us they were
men of honor and of truth, as they forgot
themselves and consecrated their work
shops into temples
Then he sat down, and just as it was
the night before, the speech was received
with cheers. The truth is, that at any
such college gathering in America, the
letters. Every man of us is workman,
or ought to be ashamed if he is not. As
for poor Clipsham, the nervous excite
ment of his speaking brought on fit OF
coughing and he had to excuse himself
and 90 home.
He soaked his feet in hot water with
mustard, put porous plaster on his chest
and went TO bed with a lump of sugar by
his side on which he had dropped Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. But he slept all night
and did not need the sugar.
Four days went on in this way with four
different dinners. Nobody told Clipsham
he was all wrong, because nobody knew.
On the other hand every one thought he
was all right and said he had never made
such good speeches in his life. The next
night he really went to the carriage
builders dinner. But he thought he was
at the annual meeting of the Chautaquan
Literary Circle. That is to say he thought
he was speaking to n large company of
people who, in the midst of every sort of
daily occupation, read regularly in sys-
tematic course. So, in fact he was. And
the carrage-builders liked his speech all
the better, that he made no pretence, as
they said any other lawyer would have
done, to a knowledge of their business.
He said nothing about varnish, or the
strength OF ash, of which he knew moth
ing. and he did not once allude to the hub
of the universe, the wheel of time, the
chariot of the sun, or DIR. Holmses's lone
horse Shay" which had been worked to
death at their celebrations.
PART H.
The two other dinners on the calendar
that week We're at the joint anniversary
of the Chautauquan Circles, as has been
said, and at the anniversary of the trus
Of finn loft ha aHn n
that sub tribe of Ojibwas, whom the first
settlers had found fishing on the point
which makes Tamworth harbor. These
Ojbwas had long since gone where other
Ojibwas, ! fear, are going. But the fund
remained, as funds WILL to curse the de-
scendants of the trustees. And the only
way which had been devised to use up the
annual interest was to have the trustees
dine together with such of their friends
as wished to meet them, after they had
chosen themselves again into Office al
their annual meeting. At the Chautau
guam dinner, accordingly, Clipsham went
rather carefully, into discussion of the
movements of American emigration, and
the forces which have contributed t.
making up American civilization. Thi.
was on Friday, and all through the week
Clipsham had never forgotten the day o
the week, although that miscellaneous Ger
trude had thrown him out in the use h,
made of the several days as they came
Meanwhile his cold grew no better. Hi
deafness grew upon him and he sent TO
the doctor The doctor told him that h,
must stay at home. Clipsham said h,
could we'll do that that for once there wa
no evening engagement, and he looked III
the serial called MY Friend, the Boss,
which he was reading, which was full o
allusiOns to his Tamworth friends. Littl
did he think, as he discussed the side bon
of the nice turkey his sister Prue had pro
vided, that the trustees dinner was cool
ing at that moment, while they waited 70
his arrival at the Hotel Jefferson. Tn
truth was that they were entitled to tina
excuse which he wrote in the beginnin!
of the week to Gen. Plunkett, and whicl
Plunkett still had, unread in the littl
handkerchief pocket of his dress uni
form.
But all the staying at home over Sun
day, and all the glycerne and whiskey
and all the cherry pectoral which could b
administered, did Clipsham no good, an,
on Monday morning he asked the docto
if Il change of air would not help him
The doctor said of course it would.
WAS clear IL COulu not marin MN, lOr II
was past much harIning. He was deaf a
a post, his nose and throat and all the pas
sages to them were inflamed and red wit
the inflammation, his eyes were droopin
with watering, and he said he was a
stupid as an owl. The doctor gave hi
permission for journey to Colorado
Clipsham looked on the calendar, and wit
his pencil marked off all the dinner pal
ties, and wrote letters of excuse for tn
next three weeks. But there was one Ell
gagement he could not manage so easl,
for here his conscience pricked him.
1t was the city election. Clipsham knew
in his heart of hearts, that he had NJ
done his duty in this affair He had NJ
gone to one meeting where his friend Go
don had summoned him, to obtain con
t petent non-partisan school committee H
was afraid there was job at the aim
: house, and he had not looked into tina
e He distrusted the reigning Mayor, yet
e had not lifted Il finger to dethrone hin
l Now if he went to Colorado he should
!. away on the election day, and should n,
J even give one vote against the rascals
\ and one in favor of the honest men.