The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-13

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.And neveyneed any trouble to sorry:
And lest before we thought he's goin to close
He started on what ministers call NOR
al tone,
spose he nent it all for the students,
But could take some of them hits as my
own.
I can't remember all the things he sed,
don't think he exackly preached perfec-
Rut ~, one mint took particular motifs
He sed nothin about dOctrin OF elecshun.
80 he kept on readin
suppose it was about half an hour
Some got awful tired and noisy,
But to me twas a refreshing shower.
But there's two things I'd change about his
readin,
First suggest he'd speak leetle louder,
And when he comes to the important pint.
He should putin considerable horsepower.
The second pint I'd strongly urge
Is that he'd make his pieces shorter,
For everybody would be better pleased
Not to git so much for quarter.
Then the minister stood up in front,
And made very thankful prayer,
And asked for big blessings on the school,
And everybody else that was there.
Then we had some rOarin musick,
Some called UNI experts on pianner and
fiddle,
tell you they made things hum and rattle:
I expected to see the hall settle in the
middle.
And then there was three little maids
Who coined on the stage a speakin,
! thought by the great applaus
The winders would next be breakin.
After time we coined to the speakin,
1t coined at last without much warnin
didn't even think to look at my watch,
For I'd just as soon stay till mOrnin.
When coined the prize speakin
To me this was not the wuSt,
For each did his level best
To be the winner of the fust.
So stood and listened
To pieces both cOmick and pure,
! thought IF everybody heard speak
You'll git the medal sure.
Putty soon they finished speakin,
l declare, they all did so well
If I'd been put under oath
Who should have the prize [ couldn't tell.
But of course this thing must be decided,
The judges went out and shut the door,
Agin they plaed on the pianner and fiddle,
Which brot the house down with roar.
The judges kent stayin out
We was in the hall in the cold,
Yves all ready to give rOarin shout
For the winners of the silver and gold.
Putty soon the judges begined to come in
He sed we's unanimus to give the fust
To the speaker of ''The Dandy Fifth"
Then the foreman without takin chair,
About as soon as he could open his mouth
Said the second prize we declare,
To the speaker of ''The New South"
Then he sed there's two speakers more
Whose names ought to receive attenshun,
Who spoke 1.-THE Black Horse and Rider"
ssThe Gamblers Wife,"
These both deserve honorable menshun.
Then there was snch a rOarin and chearin,
Such af the hall never knOwed before,
For we had all bin i'm arrest hearin
What had bin sed of the matchless four.
Soon there rised from his seat
One in stature many hands,
Passed before us all complete,
And on the stage the giver of medals stands
He speaked with ease and grace,
His words were few but plainly spoken,
Was sorry he had medals only two,
For each deserved token.
Then up in front the winners stood,
With manly form and lifted crest
To git what had bin declared.
Belonged to them who speaked the best.
Oh my! did you ever hear the eagle scream
Or the lannon's thurderin roar?