The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-01-26
prenedlsated pausee.

A familiar form OF premeditated
pause is often used by badgering coun.
sel who are won't to pause alter each
word OF q question, to give the witness
an idea that it is OF great Importance;
but this rule is not always effective.
as the following anecdote will show.
Counsel: ACKNOWLEDGMENT
-when-as-you-say-the-pris prisoner
threw-a- beer-glass - at-you?"
Witness (promptlyl: II lodged"
Some Time ago a joke turning upon
a premeditated pause appeared in one
OF the comic papers. The scene is o
courtroom. and the judge, addressing
the prisoner. says: II fear you are a
great rogue" With amazing GOODNESS
the prisoner says: "Not such
fool, my lord, as you
here followed lengthy and evidently
premeditated panse-"take me to
be-" This manufactured anecdote was
doubtless suggested by the speech
made by Lord George Sack vile during
his trial. The words used by his lord
ship were: II stand here as a prison.
err unfortunately that gentleman
indicating the judge-''sits there as my
judge" The result OF the non observ-
ance of the pause after 'unfortunate-
ly" was that Lord George was accus
ed of contempt OF court.
Lord Erskine was in the habit of
making very effective pause in all
letters applying to solicitations for
subscriptions. He wrote: "Sir: l
feel much honored by your applica-
tion to me, and beg to subscribe"
here the reader had to turn over the
leaf-"myself your very obedient SER
want" etc.
One OF the best instances of this
form OF pause occurred in a letter re-
ceived by popular physician. This
gentleman was pleased with certain
arated water, and by his recommends
tions he managed to procure for it
some celebrity. For this he expected
neither. reward nor thanks. Imagine
his surprise, therefore. when he receiv-
ed one day from the makers of the
erated water an elusive letter, stat.
ing that his kind recommendations
had done so much good that they VEN
tured to send him 1OO-Here the page
turned over. "This will never do,
said the doctor; sit is very kind, but
/ will never think OF accepting any
thing" Here he turned the page and
found the sentence ran: "Of our cir
culars for distribution"
1t is always advisable to hear the
end of sentence. A literary for
instance, once said to one ol
his lady friends: "Will you accept my
hand" Gushing maiden-"Why. e1
so sudden-so unexpected" Liter
airy man proceeding unmoved y
shook on political economy?"
Somewhat similar is o story told OF
another couple. He: Chow bright
the stars are tonight! They are al
most as bright AS" She (exnect'
ing "your eyes"): "Oh, you flatter
mep' He !proceeding): ''They were
last night"
Lord Palmerston once made use oil
some very effective pauses which he
could not have prepared beforehand,
and these are worth quoting in con
clusion. While electioneering at Taun.
ton he was greatly troubled by a
butcher who wanted him to support
q certain radical policy. At the end
OF one OF his lordship's speeches the
butcher called out: sIIord Palmerston
will yo give me a plain answer to q
plain question:"
After slight pause, Lord Palmers
ton replied: II will" The butcher
then asked: "Will you or will you not
support this measure-ar radical bill?''
Lord Palnnerston hesitated and then
;; with twinkle in his eye, replied: Cd
will" Then he stopped. Immedi
ately the radicals cheered tremendous.
ly. "Not," continued his lordship
Loud conservative cheers. Wher
these ceased Lord Palmerston finish
ed his sentence-"tell YOU" He Their
Immediately retired.