The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-05-20

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about, really do not see why shoul'
feel particularly concerned about th
result of my present undcrtakia9 nv
brought many an obstina&e Jury ssr sort
by sheer force of slzillful raeterie an,
1 personal magnetism: and it is the sam,
thing now, on more extensive scale.
This reelection acted like oil upon the
troubled sea of his thoughts; and wher
he returned to his room after dinner il
| was with much of his nervous appre
hensivenees changed to calm and con
fident anticipation of success.
He was putting the finishing touches
to his toilet and surveying with pardon
! able satisfaction the elegant figure re-
Hected in his dressing mirror when he
was summoned to the door to admit
Warner. who had called with the inten-
ton of escorting the orator of the even
ing to the all important meeting.
North was in recklessly high spirits
now, and he greeted his caller with a
torrent of lively nonsense. Weighed
down by the responsibilities devolving
upon him as member of the executive
committee, and disappearing of North's
levity on so important an occasion,
Warner was in no mood to appreciate
this nonsense, and his answers were
short, business like and far between.
Consequently something like serious
ness had settled down over North be-
fore they had walked two squares to-
gether 1t was only the outward sem
blance, however; his inward mood was
one of reckless mirth and daring-a
mood upon which he confidently de-
pended to cdrry him through the even
ing.
The pretty little opera house was
crowded from pit to gallery when North
stepped out on the stage in the full
blaze of the foot lights. He was wei
coined cordially by the gentlemen there
assembled, members of the executive
committee and distinguished citizens
who had been specially invited to
grace the stage with their presence.
AS he was responding to this welcome
the audience discovered him, and in
stantly a murmur of enthusiasm swept
over the house, eliminating in storm |
of applause that made North look |
around involuntarily, though he did |
not think of appropriating the compli-
ment until Warner, who was just at his
elbow, whispered sharply:
''Why don't you acknowledge your
reception, North? For goodness sake,
10 keep your wits about you better
han thisl'
Thus admonished, North turned to
he audience with a profound bow,
which was greeted with fresh bursts of
lpplause; then, as the chairman "a
'ompous old gentleman whose lengthy
list of titles, all with the prefix ''Ex,'
estified to a long life of active public
ervices, now gracefully laid aside
ose to call the meeting to order, North
ook refuge in an arm chair in a retired
osition on the stage, where, though an
nconspicuous figure himself, he could
ommand a comprehensive view of the
ouse, and settled himself with slight
hrug and with feelings that can be
ore easily imagined than described,
survey the large audience who were
ION to hang spell-bound, so he humbly
to hope, upon his eloquent ut
RANGES.
After the brief preliminary remarks ]
the chairman, which were received
it'll good-natured demonstration, as
the audience at least had assembled
emselves together with the best in t
ntions imaginable, whatever might
J said of the speakers, and meant to f
'plaud and hurrah, whatever hap t
med, a tall, solemn man made short a
ldress in which he said a great many g
nsible things in very tiresome, c
ournful, utterly unimpassioned way t
hich had soporifc effect upon the
ldience and set even the best-inten-