Western Kansas world., 1886-03-27

az object to collections said another
gentleman; but If we must have one let
it be tomorrow night, when we will all
come prepared
"The third evening was very rainy,
and a collection amounting to 81 80 was
taken up. A gentleman near the table
remarked, when the money was counted
The amount is very small. I do not
mind making it up to So out of my pocket,
for the laborer is worthy of his hire; and
he very emphatically laid down two silver
dimes. refused to take So for six days
work, during which nay personal expen-
ses had been $5, and departed. The
next day I received from three liquor
sellers SIS bill inclosed in letter, in
which they said that they thought I had
worked hard enough to be better paid.
"Once after lecturing at considerable
personal expense in town some distance
from Worcester where expected a re-
muneration at least sufficient to reim-
burse me- I was merely rendered vote
of thanks. I arose and requested that
the vote should be put in writing, asp per-
haps the conductor on the train would
accept it for my fare. The committee
took the hint, and liberal collection was
then taken up for me.
"One of the most terrible scenes ever
witnessed throughout my forty years
caeeer as public speaker, and yet one
with very ludicrous side to it, occurred
in DR.. Herron's church, the First Presby-
terian, Pittsburgh, in 1881. was speak
ing to densely crowded house, when all
of sudden there was terrible crash in
the gallery. A frightful panic ensued.
The people thought the gallery was fall
ing and made stampede to escape from
the building. Some threw themselves
from the gallery to the floor below.
Others jumped from the windows. In the
midst of the confusion the stove was up
set. Fortunately the fire IN it was very
low and no conhagration followed, but
the occurrence terrified the already fran
tic people. Above the din I could hear
the stentorian tones of three or four
powerful men in the front of the gallery,
who seemed to be trying to quell the
panic by shouting at the top of their
voice, while they gesticulated wildly with
their hands and arms, The fiddle it was
the fiddle, the fiddle 7 but what on earth
a fiddle could have to do with it was more
than could make out. At length some
good brother near the pulpit struck up
From Greenland's Icy Mountains 9th
ers joined in the familiar hymn, and Or
der and quiet were again restored The
meeting did not last long, though, after
that. When the audience had dispersed
the floor was strewn with false hair, hair
pins, hats, bonnets, overshoes, gloves,
skirts, canes, capes, and wraps of all kinds,
overcoats, and every conceivable article
of wearing apparel. A large cart load of
these things were taken to the mayors
office the next morning toawait the claims
of their owners. After the trouble was
all over lea ned that the crash which
created the panic was caused by some
man stepping upon the big bass fiddle,
which was at that time used in the choir,
and which, when not in requisition, was
allowed to repose on the gallery floor.
This was what the men in the gallery
whom I heard shouting about the fiddle
were trying to explain to the fright-crazed
people below.
'While lecturing in England I had
The misfortune to be introduced on one
occasion by a gentleman who dropped
his his from their proper places and put
them on where they had no business to
be, and who, when he came to make his
speech of introduction, suddenly remem-
oered the scriptural story of Samson
having slain thousand with the jaw
bone of an ass, and of being refreshed,
when subsequently thirsty, by stream
Of water from the dry bone. He intro
1uced me in the following terms: Il take
pleasure in introducing to you the hora-
tor of the hevening. Els come from
the hother side of the water, and is 60
ing to speak to hus hon temperance-a
very dry subject. But I ham sure when
you ave 'eard him you will de reminded
)f the miracle of Samson being refresh
ID by stream of water from the jaw
Done of an hass."
"My irst appearance in Philadelphia
vas made at riding school, the location
If which I can not now remember, in
Nay, 1914, to very small audience.
The following evening I spoke in the
lal1 of the Chinese museum to onlv one
hundred people, and the next night IN a
'hurch to still smaller attendance. The
committee not only allowed me to depart
Without remuneration, but even without
hanks. I visited Philadelphia again in
845 and met with great success. From
hat time there was no city in which I
lad more or warmer friends or in which
ny work was better supported and ap-
,reciated."
IN THE RACE.