The Butler weekly times., 1890-01-08
GRADY'S FAMOUS SPEECH.
rImuent Address Upon THE New
South" That Made His National
Reputation.

Following isa speech delivered b,
Nr. Grady, in response to the toas
The new South" at the annua
banquet of the New England associ
I.hon, in New York city, in Decem
Ibsr, 1886.
J Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENrEMES
Let me express to you my apprecia
lion Of the kindness by which I an
lpermitted to address you. Imak,
ibis abrupt acknowledgement advis
ldly, for I felt that if, when I raised
Iny provincial voice in this ancient
and august presence, I could find
courage for no more than the open
ling sentence, it would be well if in
That sentence I had met in a rough
sense my obligation as a guest and
Ihsd perished, so to speak, with cour-
ssy on my lips and grace in my
isart. Laughter. Permitted
through your kindness to catch my
scond wind, let me say that az
reciate the significance of being the
frst Southerner to speak at this
board, which bears the substance, if
surpasses the semblance of New
England hospitality applause =
tnd honors sentiment that in turn
Donors you, but in which my per.
Pnality is lost, and the compliment
my people made plain. Laugh
ter.]
| | bespeak the utmost stretch of
tour courtesy tonight. I am some
Fhat indifferent to those from
khence | come. You remember the
han whose wife sent him to neigh
bors with pitcher of milk, and who
ripping on the top step, fell, with
bch casual Interruptions as the
bndings afforded, to the basement,
bd, while picking himself up, had
be pleasure of hearing his wife call
ht: John, did you break the pitch
l."
"No, didn't, said John, but I
dinged if l don't Laughter. ]
30 while those who call to me
shind may inspire me with energy,
fnot with courage: l ask an indul
ksnt hearing from you. I beg that
Uu will bring your full faith in
merican fairness and frankness to
Judgement on what | an about to
g. There was an old preacher
pee who told some boys of the BIZ
ps lesson he was to read in the
porning. The boys, finding the
lace, glued together the connecting
fges. Laughter The next day
bread at the bottom of one of the
hges: "When Noah was one hun
bed and twenty years old he took
hto himself a wife. who was''-then
frning the page-"140 cubits long
d covered with pitch both inside
Pd out [Long and continued
lughter. He was naturally puz-
ed at this. He read it again, veri-
ID it and said: MY friends this
the first time l ever met this in
y Bible, but I accept it as evidence
the assertion that we are fearfully
nd wonderfully made" Immense
fnghter.l If I could get you to
Nd such faith tonight Icould pro-
: ed cheerfully to the task 1 other
be approach with a sense of conse-
Ation.
RIrAN AND CAVALIER HERE TOGETHER.
fardon ME one word Mr.. Presi-
Vfnt spoken for the purpose of get
g into the volumes that go out
pually frieghted with the elo-
:. Fnee of your speakers-the fact
" cavalier as we'll as the puritan
on this continent in the early
Il ;, and was "up and able to be
. [Laughter.l 1 have read
books carefully, and 1 find no
1tion of the fact, which seems to
important for preserving sort
J historical equilibrium.
With the cavilier once established
aiact IN you charming little books
lal let him work out his owe sal
lQn. as ha has ,J,