The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-12-13
ROCHESTER'S WATERFa,,

Cow Brilliant American Ora.or II.
His Grip.
Hon. Thomas L. Marshal WIN ~,
fought duel with Gen. James Wa.so,
Webb, of New York City, was one =
the most brilliant men America ava
produced-a sort of ChaEGcey NJ Ds
pew of half century ago-and he wa
tile pride of Kentucky. His wit AM
eioquence were matchless and he b,I
an education almost as perfect a, !,
mans mind could accept. Thus he Va
frequently invited to deliver address
on great public occasions, valeaictor.
at commencement exercises Of collecn
speeches upon the dedication Of Qres
buildings, the unwilling of monument
etc. Once lie was invited to maks,
speech at Rochester on the dedicaHu
OF building which had been erects
for eelemosynary purposes by coteri
of benevolent ladies there. Mr.. Mar
shall arrived at noon of that day am
was to make his speech at p. m. 4
committee of gentlemen took him in I,
carriage and drove him about the ci!y
its suburbs and its environs, and on tn
way the party absorbed large quautitis
of the vintages of Veuve Clicauot
The result was that when they reacas
Falls View Park Mr.. Marshal conceived
the idea that Genesee Falls, really fort
feet high, were 40 feet high. Wha
he went to the hall to deliver bis Cd
dress he was somewhat "obfusticated.'
Bnt it was said of him, and doubles
with considerable truth, that if he coul
get position with his right hand grasp
ing his left wrist behind him he coui
go on eloquently and impressively viii
o speech which would be interrupts
and become maudlin If he lost his grip
Obtaining the necessary position, b
began his address:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Cit
of Rochester Since my arrival il
your thriving metropolis 1 have had th
pleasure of q drive about tine suburb
and environs, and among the placer N
visited was the splendid park of grove
where l Jaw superb waterfall hun
dred and forty feet high. On my psrs
CARNATIONS through this vale of tears J
have had the pleasure Of Q visit to Ia
Belle France, q land OF vine-clsd hill
and the home of happy peasantry. ]
have seen Paris, the magnificent quees
city of the world. / have driven sbou
her Bots de BOulogne and Champ
Elysees and have am'Ied through To
galleries of the Tuilerif,.'
Here Mr.. Marshal lot his grip and
winking and hiccougEing he went on y
say: But Paris and France and 81
that amt got no waterfall hundred
and forty feet highly . darn sight
Then seeing his left hand vavinl
aimlessly through the air no managed
with some presence of mind to gets
grip on his left wrist again. and pro
ceeded calmly and eloquently to tay'
Il have sailed up the beautiful Rhlns
to its confluence with the silvery nam
I've seen the grand old ivory-coverca
castles that stand upon her historx
banks, around which cling legend ane
tradition and story. / have met Ter
many's warm and generous-hearted Pc
ple-the patrons of the arts and To,
sciences. 1 have grasped in strong ans
cordial friendship the rugged hand o
her great monarch, King William i,
Here Tom lost his grip again %,
proceeded to declare that Germany hss
no waterfall q hundred and forty re-
high. But quickly he regained ID
grasp of his wrist and proceeded:
Il have stood on the prov OF ma
iestic ship and rallied along beside ~ ?,
white chalk cliffs of Albion-proud o.. ,
Britain, the mystress of the seas
have rambled through her shady lane
and among her pleasant fields. nav
had the distinguished honor to uoel
almost in her youth, the peerless Vuee.
Victoria-a kind and gentle mother
true and faithful wife, royal and reg
monarch" (,
Here Marshal lost his grip again any, y.
said: But femme tell you, Vic-1lS. !.
Britain amt got no (hic) waterman
hundred and forty feet high.
The remainder of the address W
defeIred.-Kentucku State Journal
The oldest man in the world Is PfoIuu =.