The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-12
SAID 1N SHORT WORDS.
A Strong Talk in Monosyllables by
An Ohio Man.


Chicago Chronicles: In these days of
turgid eloquence when public speakers
seem to vie with one another to see how
many triple-jointed words they can lug
into speech and seem to scorn the
strength and beauty of short words, an
address delivered manyy years ago by A.
p. Edgerton, OF Ohio, has peculiar
weight, and is an eloquent argument
IN favor Of short, direct methods Of
speech, Mr. Edgerton Is former mem
her OF Congress, and was civil service
commissioner under President Cteve-
land. The address was delivered In 1882
Mt the commencement OF the Fort
Wayne high school, In Indiana and
while It was imprumptu and not at all a
studied effort at mOnosyllnbic diction,
each of the words Il contains Is n mon
osyllable Not only that, but as an
oratorical effort II ranks high. The ad-
dress Is as follows:
This day we close for the year the
Fort Wayne free schools and we now
part with you, the boys and girls we are
no more to teach.
~ saw girls and boys, for when three
score and ten years have come tp7yol
Won will be glad TO have your friends
say that health and peace OF mind have
krpt your hearts warm; TINT you wear
no brow OF gloom, aEn not borne down
with age. hut still. In heart. are girls
and boyR.' When these years come, and
/ hope they will come 20 all, the tide OF
tirnc will roll back and tell you OF your
school-time days, when the fair the
kind. and the true found love, but the
false henrt found no friend, no Tongues
10 praise. These days bring fvch gifts
10 age. and when you shall cease TO
think OF them your fire has burned low
and your light has gone out, You nave
been here taught In the hope thlt ne
S,aa schools Of Fort Wayne would help
10 make YOU OF use 10 your friends and
to ire world, would give YOU faith In all
mat is good and true, and lead you TO
seek work. for that you must sex and
ID IL YOU would have q good name
wealth, home, charge to keep or a
trust TO serve Go forth with bold
true heart to seek the work for you to
40 ;Keep in mind that the hours to
,yoris run through each day and that
Gods great law Of life Is. In tne sweat
NJ thy face shalt thou eat bread.
Now, for you, young man. TINS ruin
is told. ,Lo ,,,orid
Ugo where you VIII tnTuuhH Wy W. -
and Won Will find on the front door Iot
ahops and mills. OF stores and banks,
and on ships. on farms, on roads, IN
deem mines where men toll for weatthi
where laws are made that make some
men too rich and men Of worth ang
work through all our land 700 po9r,
where men by law are tilugbt 70 quo.
Win sin. to spurn the right TINT ehnrg K
nnd cost and spoil may MAKE oiu
souIrk'a' law Arms rich; where Jaw -
90 Mead that the Judge must nsnt o.er
giek mems pains and dead mems none ,sj
where types are set and none 70 MIN, !,
the proofs; where priests 90 prea;ca. s an
nroy. and where schools arc taught tnlH
aim, Brains VIII Find Work mere;
"Dont fear. Step up and ASK TOT
work; brains. Will ret y. Don lsl
dare not walt on would'-llke my ens
that loves nah, but dares not wet he'
III tt be said, What can you loI
win YOU learn q trader say, = nay,
none. bu, can learn one ana put
brnins in IT, When ypu 10 10 plucs
where brains should hunt for work ana