Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-15

= Masters Cannot Tell Wherein
Their Powers lie.
n IS AN lNsiDINe FACULTY
nDusks Cocksaa Describes He Physt.
eel Bsasssioas Whsa Harias N
Audtsacs--Loscs HE ldeastsy.

Nose pscpis think u = a. sasy thing
- b sloqsssA and ! supposs every
ssosrous hearted boy has thought Ia
kis heart that given DUE ,uas aud OPP
pnssusisy ~. tsos would move the
hearts cd wills Of men But when
The time c>as snA hs hAxArdsd the ss-
trmps. snnAs sssasgs. psrslyxins bar
sSss ERECTED is.slf bet~eea him and
snsecsss and he retired discounted
Now. books enough have b-en writ
Ten sAous rhstoric and eloeutLon, aad
che spssehss Of psss msseers Of ORR
tory have bsea analysed down W the
lsss syilAbls and she secret Of their
effect has been investigated The
hopeful student has spoken the SAME
words that were uttered Afore,ime by
Dsfnos;hencs. Chatham. Webster and
Phillips. scduloasly observing all the
directions a. 20 expression. intoaatioa
and gesture. and after all nothing mo-
msu,ou. has cofae OF 10. There il 3
HyStery In the matter which the In
genuity OF the school booLs failed tn
Interpret. nor has any proph., arisen
~ declare IL.
Jnder these circumstances i, &C.
eurre.i 20 me tina, - might prove IA
vie thing o. -, to the living exfonents
Of the art. themselves. AMI induces
them 10 reveal what j. 80 curiousiy
hidden They must have learned IL
s.'ras low. thsrn>elveE and WHY should
tho not teach IL - othsrs? LooI<iG:
over the available Lcii IN this country
could aog help noticing in the itnaas-
diate foreground the figure az the
young orator % IanInany. Mr. Bourk.
Cochran. and To him. accordingly,
forthwith hctook Eiysclt
ara bound - admit. At the outset,
that after conversation NJ scTne dura-
ton. In the course II which Nr. Cocx-
ran did all that courtesy and good viii
could accomplish toward enlighteninZ
my void. came away. - last. charmed
and persuaded indced, but with little
more practical ability IN make the con-
vention speech. for example. than I
posrs~Ss-,. an hour before | shall try.
however. ~ describe my experience:
mi IL may ba tia. some one raore alert
than I may succeed in catching the
subtle enigma by the tail
The difficulty began with the person.
~ equation of the man himsrif-liourkc
Cochran perceived that in order 10
speak a. he does should first have TO
be u.asie somewhat in his image lie
h certainly n superb human creature.
He u lnrgs man. and the immediate
impression he produccs Is that Of quiet
and easy strength. His head In mass
i've. yet 10 is coupaetly built: . thick
growth Of brown hair covers II. and
the face il clean shavcn- Tho features
of this countenAncc are eloqusut and
harmonious You &c there the soul nf
tie artist. tho lover Of tho beautiful
combined With the composure Of the
nsn Of the world and the inAight and
experience Of the statcsmau- BeneA sh
the self-commAnd you Are conscious of
the fire and psssion which 40 ksh In
eonsroi. but which can upon'oecasion
BE- freed 70 do their appointed work.
II IA n winningiy sympathstic fnss.
and. for . MAJ Of IDEAS ard 64airs. .
remarkably cheerful one. should ven
ture Ia think Mr. Co.,kran . msn hap
ry IN temperament and circumstances
who unifoi My docs what he se;s out
90 ID VA the way 10 set out % do IL.
Upon the whole. he bears . likeness tn
the portraits OF another famous Orator
Charles James Fox: the thick eye
brow =. the ~isl, space beneath them. the
strsnz noe. the well knit forehead,