The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1893-02-17
NeRvovaMgss OF Norgo MeN
Famous Orators often tict wcnk.Kneed
on Facing Their Audiences.
'NoER COOPER, PubIIahor.


Famous Orators often Oct weak. Kneed
on fnctnR Their Audiences.
N has been recently stated by ,hoac
who knew him we'll TINT MIR Spurqcon
was still another example 81 the fact
That public men often quake ON the eve
OF their great succcsA Though few
guessed II, he WINS nervous IN spreading,
and one result of the disastrous panic
~ the Sunday Gardens In 1856 was that
he over aftcrwnrd dreaded excitement
IN great audiences AZ the Free Trade
hall IN Manchester, 1872, the orntor was
In buoyant aud brilliant form Yet be.
fore delivering his address he had
been attacked by nervous sickness
IN tho antc-room As we have
suggested, this curious preliminary
rccoil seems 10 bc frequent chnrac.
teristic OF the efforts That establish or
increase fame. Inquiry made shows
some form OF timorousness dogs dis.
tinctlon like It's shadow. It may have
peculiar and even eccentric features.
Edmund Yates has mentioned the case
OF distinguished living politician,
noted for his dash and aplomb wEilc In
the house Of commons. 10 whom ON one
occasion Sir Henry llnlford the omi.
ucnt physician, gave nu account Of u
railway accident The narrator was
elaborate In his description, and 70 was
too much for his listeners nerves. In
The midst of the story the doctor had To
break of, Ills friend was on the point
Of fainting
Condition OF mind bordering on panic
has often prevailed MP 10 the test mo.
mont with men who have had to face
critical audiences. The late Lord Derby
earned the title or the "Rupcrt of de.
bate" from his dnshlng nlncrty. but hn
declared, "whcn | am going to speak.
my throat and lips are ms dry M those
" n man who Is going 10 bc hanged. "
lie never rose Ia speak without cXpc-
riencing peculiar aud very unpleasant
nervous trcmor." The same was said
of Lord LyndhursL That eminent
jurist and statesman wns totally unable
to free himself, from beginning 10 end
OF his career, of trcpidntion and nervous
emotion when he got upon his legs To
address either court or parliament
Canning. too, told his friends that no
knew beforehand. 10y disagrcenblc set |
of symptoms, when he should win and |
hold the ear Of the house and cxtorl |
the admiration even of his adversarieA. |
lie was always conscious OF an ominous |
chill of fear. u meant not failure. as |
was his broad, but q fine Grafton Emf |
lilo CASTELAR,, the silver tongucd Spanish |
tribune. ia simply miserable ON the eve
of great speech Ills unrest and |
anxiety on such occasions are q chnrac.
terlstic feature OF the man. lie wan,
ders distraught about the building IN
which the cortes Is In session. ole
PUSHES into the cafe To take glass of
water; seems to be seized Nth II fever:
fancics he will not know how To nut
the words together; thus hc will be-
laughed at or Missed; not single lucid
doa OF his speech remains Ia his head;
he was confused and had forgotten
until the moment when
nc looks round upon the cxpcctnnt
aces and delivers the first sentence OF
his address. Thcn words do not fail,
hey come to his help in stately. sonor.
rus order. Then courage does not flag.
He is u statesman with mission, i'm.
'pircd and earnest Every atom of
.imorousncss Incorporated --Cassell's
saturday Journal.