The herald., 1897-07-31
LIKED CRIsP's oRAToRY
An Admirer Persisted in Following
Him All Over Georgia

About the best story at the Spanish
lake barbecue Of the Jackson club was
told by Ex-Governor w. j. Stone anu
Col. John T. Crisp was the hero of it.
1t had reference to the time when the
orator, legislator and ex-fish commits
sioner was making the race for congress
and was filling dates to speak at differ
ent portions of the state Col. Crisp had
fixed up a great speech, full of telling
points, and at the first town it aroused
big enthusiasm.
One old fellow came up to the colonel
as soon as the meeting closed and shook
him warmly by the hand. ut was glori-
Gus" he exclaimed. Colonel, 1 didn't
think any living man could speak like
that. I wouldn't have missed it for all
I am worth. Where do you speak to-
morrow, Col. Crisp?"
Col Crisp's next engagement was in
an adjoining county; he gave the name
of the town, but thought no more about
| 1t until the next night, when the first
man he recognized in the hall was the
old chap who had been so smitten by his
eloquence. Now it was just possible
that the stalwart John T. was not in
sensible to the compliment thus paid
him. At all events he did not like to
make the same speech again word for
word with that expectant old fellow sit
ting in the front row looking for fresh
flood of rhetoric He managed, therefore
to ring in some new matter and to alter
the arrangement of the old. AT the con-
clusion the venerable admirer almost
embraced him.
by heaven, colonel" he cried, at was
marvellous. Before tonight | thought
your yesterdays speech was the finest
ever uttered by man, but it was not a
circumstance compared with this one.
You actually surpassed yourself. And
where do you speak tomorrow, colonel?'
Col Crisp mentioned a little town
twenty miles across the country, men
tally hoping the old man would never get
there alive, but on the succeeding night
there sat the same identical enthusiast,
with happy smile on his face and eyes
sparkling with anticipation. 1t bothered
Col. Crisp enormously SO to twist about
his speech as to present it with a sem
blance of change, but he continued to DO
it, and it struck the spot again. The
tears rolled down the old boys cheeks
as he pressed Col. Crisp's hand. Il be-
lieve, as live, COLONEL" he exclaimed,
you can go on eclipsing your own mag
nificent record night after night You
are insurpaSsa BILE, sir. Pray, where do
you speak tomorrow"
Then the congress candidate swore
softly to himself and clinched his teeth
as he realized the memorable character
of the pursuit. He was billed for the
other end of the state, fully $50 miles
away, and as he gave the old man the
address he solemnly vowed that no mat
ter what happened he would not endure
this sort of thing any longer. He took
the car and slept restlessly on the way
hoping against hope that the distance
would put stop to the appreciation that
had reached the stage of persecution.
But alas the $50 miles madesno differ
ence. The old fellow bobbed up as Sc
renely as ever and poor Crisp nearly lost
his mind in the process of putting forth
the original speech in a new garb. But
when the delighted auditor had once
more hung on the orators neck and in
CURED for the next place of meeting
Col. Crisp was ready for him. In his ste
torian voice he roared: Il speak in sheol
tomorrow night, in sheol, be CAD, sir
and 1 hope you will be the first - man
| see when L get there's Louis Re-
public.