Telegram-herald., 1890-01-28

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Mr 8secAsr Al Clinton losa tas
srs.sest ias-lts ~ere orsrs3 to AIN
Ihe .rsln srr. Ese l41e 4n4 80 rsaassS
- sst 8. tas astsl siiaest belux over
ran Is t1e ls14 moE a. t1e 8eusa
A tse a4stY supper ws cen .-e1 .
wal1 tatle 1al IS Aste tae leeture uss
= ta delivered Great rhroDEs lined
the ss ee-s eager 70 see Mr Bescher
aalae1 s--s os SIDE thro - wall
of Is nan beings, lsrge crowd follow
ing st oar Aeels. nooIing and eerl =.
] hsrusue6 - t4rn ana saw three or
four zen splitting upoa Mr Beecher's
kack He never SAID word but man-
fulIg "a k-d aloag When ~s arrived
:. lie hall Ws found the msu bsrs OF
the committee who aere 70 Introduces
tie leetlror ana sit upon the platform.
grouped around lsughins and gaYiag
each other about appearing "a puo-lc
a4th Mr Beechsr Even be chairman
Was disposed 70 De reticent and sUr.y
towards - Women ia TIE audience
tlt.e "a. and il locked as f an out
break of gudeness could not be avoided
Everybody seemed ready not only 70
cas-. lhs trsl stone but many Of them.
Before that audience, iuimical and
preDarrd 70 alss Mr. Beecker won one
o. the greatest triumphs Of his llfe
shall never forget the scene. He
pulled OF his cyercoat and without
even a look OF anger threw II aside.
Throwing back Lis long snow-whlte
locks revealing a high forehead ana
frank. determ ned face. he walked
upon the platform. The chairman
colilv SAID. MIR Beecher. ladies and
gentlemen The orator stepped 20 the
/ from. o. The platform and began his
speech in a clear. ringing voice, that
Instantly hushed the suppressed MUIR
murs and 5eers. From that time until
he closed the great audience Was with
him such fights OF oratory, bursts Of
eloQuence and keen. irresistible AumOr,
! never heard fOom his lips before.
Tears laughter and round afJer round
of applause greeted him, and when he
ceased the audience remained. IS If IL
could not depart. The perorstlCn that
the great orator delivered brought the
people 20 their feet lie walked behind
the scene and picked up his overcoat.
The audience would not go but lin
gered to catch glimpse Of him. Throw
ing down his overCoa' ne stepped into
the auditorium Women and men
shook him by the hand. some wanted TO
touch his garments, II nothing else,
and FOR an hour he talked 70 them So
cially and they reluctantly parted from
him.
We went TO our hotel and had lunch
Of crackers and cheese, which he was in
the habit of taking in the evening after
lecture. He remarked:
well. Pond. never had greater rea-
son to talk than tonight. l feel that
what | said will do some good and con-
vince my hearers OF errors they la
bored under"
Wendell Phillips was another broad
guage, lovable chara ter. ! lectured
with him in many towns and the more
I saw and heard him, the more / ad-
mired him. He preferred TO lecture 10
a small and appreciative audience in
town rather than to large and cold
one in city One day ! met him on
the streets OF Boston. He was going
along faster than usual and said he was
on hisway 10 Faneuil Hall. where there
would probably be very exciting
meeting. President Grant had called
out the troops in New Orleans to sup
press riots. There was a great Demo
cratic crowd in the Old historic hall and
F il appeared dangerous for Republican
70 attempt 70 speak. Ientered n front.
and Mr. Phillips, Just as I cast my eyes
on the platform. began 10 ascend il
T from the speakers entrance. A Demo
+ cratic orator was speaking, but no
/ sooner had Mr.. Phillips head appeared
above the platform than the people
+ began 20 shout, Phillips" Phillips"
/ Very soon be was addressing the audi
+ ence and endeavored 10 conciliate and
+ pacify his hearers In all cases where
great peril existed 20 citizens, be SAID.
/ IL was the duty OF the Government 10
protect them. No sooner had he finished
/ the sentence than number Of men
/ began to hiss. The great orator paused
/ and in gentle way, more in sorrow,
/ than anger. he said
Truth thrown into the csuldron q
/ he'll would make noise like that
/ Ii bad wonderful effect ana from
that moment until be finished ne " as
not interrupted.
Joan. y. Cough was the great war
+ horse OF the lecture platform Beecher
said o. him that ne lectured against in
soxication. but be intoxicated his hear
ers with his eloquence. In his earlier
lecture days Cough was delightful
man 20 be with and never grew tire
some he did not like small audi
ence and scarcely concealed his petu-
lancv he vas good story-teller and
seemed 70 live entirely for those around
him
Nv management Of Ole Bull the
violinist. was most agreeable and re-
call his personal characteristIcs with
pleasure. lie was ono Of the moss pop
uIar artists that ever stepped upon
concert platform. There was a mag
neusm about him that won his hearers
and made him exceedingly pop1 AZ.
He was ubilanthroplst and for great
musician hai no ec-eutrirites that
can remeu her
Anna uic1 uson at one tiue vas tbs
most pouu sr woman in The acti q
world and commanded 200 lecture
E1t she Ras rot satisfied and ha5 to
irvine s-a-a 10 is sad story She
nd p different adj ien-e latee cater.
ar5 sf-e- time s.Ered 20 get back %
te lecture stf-- Blt the rr m
danes ard ch.--a-reor thst once
0ert ~ bear her Ie-te~s reueue s.e-ed
+ra- She k1H been on -ra stage ard so