The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-12-20

seen and felt in all parts of the house,
North glided neatly and effectively IN ,
M the elaborate theme that had been
announced for him.
It has been sometimes advanced as
an axiom in oratory, founded on the ex-
perience of many famous publ: speak
!. ers that there can be no signal success
promised to any orator who ,soes not
anproach his audience with ! feeling OF
ditidence amounting even to stage
fright. Granting this to be correct,
there was q brilliant promise Of success
in the frame of mind with which Allan
North entered upon his address. Dur
ing all the time he was speaking with,
such ease and tluency he was watching
the audience with keenness that
would have detected the slightest eQi-
dence of an unfavorable impression;
and it was no doubt due in part to this
intense interest and concentration OF his
own thought upon the audience that he
held them in such close sympathy and
attention. The very novelty OF his sit
uation, instead of embarrassing him.
seemed to afford him peculiar inspira-
ton, and as by degrees he gained con-
fidence from the hearty applause that
he received he gave himself up to the
influences and illusions of the moment,
and threw himself, heart and soul, into
what he was saying.
So completely was he swept along by
the force of his own imagination that
he quite forgot he was not the man
whom everyone IN that large audience
firmly believed him to be; and instead
of a comedy played of necessity for his
own convenience, the whole affair be-
came to him, for the time, an important
and dignifed reality. He grew earnestly
interested in his theme, and after
sketching with vivid oratory all the pos
sibilities that lay in the future, when
the commercial and manufacturing in
terests. now in their infancy. the edu-
cational facilities, the natural advan-
tages of " were fully developed, he
closed with strong and eloquent plea
for Justice. liberty and morality, with
out which no enduring prosperity could
be attained.
The assembly were held in state of
almost breathless attention from the
beginning to the close of the address;
and when finally with a brilliant pero-
ration that led by rapid degrees to an
eloquent climax, the speaker bowed his
farewell to the audience, they broke
forth into storm of applause that
rained down from the galleries and
swept in tempestuous waves over the
house,
1t was unquestionably the most as
founding success that Allan North had
ever achieved: and when it was all over
his establishment fairly balanced his re-
lief.
As soon as he could escape from the
admiring populace, who showered COM
pliments and congratulations upon him
and insisted on shaking hands with him.
after the impulsive custom of the aver.
age American, he was carried off to his
hotel by his two right-hand men. Clip
per and Warner, who seemed to feel as
much pride in his manner of acquitting
himself as if they had shared the
achievement
BEST thing you ever did, North, .
was Clippers verdict. as he parted from
North at the hotel. Gets away with
even that speech in court that made you
so famous last winter. Don't you think
so, Warner?"
::Decidedly!'' was Warmers brief and
emphatic assent.
And only one man in V knew to
what diligent effort and calm daring
that brilliant success was due.
CHAPTER XVI.
Prince Henry-What pagan may that be?
king Henry ".
It is no doubt delightful, and a thing
to be greatly desired and zealously
strivcn for, to stand wen with our fell
low-men: nevertheless, there is such a
thing as an oppressive and enbarrass-
ing popularity.
1t is not, indeed. the universal priv
ilege to learn this fact by personal ex-
perience: but Allan North was fated to
make the agreeable discovery. He
awakened the next morning to the
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