The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
TEE ADDRESS
MONOSYLLABIO.

From tAs Chicago Chronicle.
| IN these days Of turgfd eloouence wEs0
| public speakers seem TO vie with one an
| ether 10 see how many trfple-Jcinted words
| they can Ing into Speech. and seem to
sccrr tbs strength ana beauty Of shorS
words an address delivered many years
ago by A p. Edgerton Of Ohio has %.
cuIisr weight. and IS an eloquent argo-
| men; n favor Of short. direct methods Of
speech. .Ir. Edgerton IL a former member
OF Congess. and was Civil Service Com
missioner under President Cleveland. Tbs
address was delivered IN 1852 at the COM
mencernent Of the Fort Wayne High School.
in Indiana and while II was impromptu
and not at all studied effort at monosyl-
Liable dlction. each OF the words II contains
Is a rnonosylIable. Not only that, but az
an oratoricsl effort II ranks high. The adj
dress Is as foliows:x
This day We close for the year the, Fort
Wayne free schools. and We now part with
you, the girls and boys We ars no more
TO tsach.
Il cay Girls and boys for when tLfsS
score and ten years have come to ycu yos
will be glad to have your friends say tha1
health and peace Of mind have kept your
hearts warm: that you wear no brow oe
gloom, are not borne down with age. bus
still. IN heart, are girls and boys. Whe0s
these years come. and I hope they Will CONS
to all, the tide of time will roll back ana
tell YOU of your echooltime days, vheo'
the fair the kind ard the true found loved
but the false heart found no friend. me-
tongues to praise. These days bring rsco
gifts TO age. and when you shall cease %
think OF them your fire has burned low ana
your light has gone out You have oee19
here taught In the hope that the free scnooaS q
OF For. Wayne would help to make you OF q
use TO your friends and TO the world, wouio
give you faith In all that is good and true. =
and lead you to seek work. for that you
must seek and do II you would have sooo
name wealth. a home. charge to Keep OF
a trus, to serve. Go forth with a bold. true
heart 10 seek the work for you to do.
Keep In mind that the hours to work
run through each day and That COOS
srea. law cf life Is, In the sweat OF thy
face shalt thou eat bread
Now. for you young man. this truth -
told
Go where you viii through tho worio
and YOU will find on the front door OF shops
and mills storss and banks. ana %
ships. On farms. on roads. In deep mines
where men toll for wealth: where laws are
made that make some men too rich ana.
men of worth and work through all ouR
land too poor: where men By law are laughs
to plot with sin, to spurn the right. tha1
charge and cost and spoil may make OLD
'OHirks's' law firms rich; where law Is -
plead that the Judge must guess to nno
what's law; where quacks most fight o'eH
sick mems pains and dead mems bonesS
where types are set and none to mind the
proofs: where priests do preach and pray
and where schools are taught this signs
Brains VIII Find Work Here.
Don't fear. Step up and ask for worky
brains will get IT. Don't let 1 dare nos
wait, or 1 would'-like the cat that loves
fish. but dsres not wet her foot.
IL II be said. What caa you do? VIII
you learn a trade? say. 4 have none. but
I can learn one and put brains In 1t When
you go to a place where brains should hunt
for work and be sure to find 1t. 1t may be
said to you. DO you see that pillow? Can
you hold and drive II deepT That pillow, In
its wise use. gives all men food.
do you see that wheel and that cranh
and those shafts and that press. and do
you hear the rush and the hiss Of the steam
which moves them? Can you make and
hold and run them? Can you build and
drive the works and wheels which make
the wealth OF the earth and cause it to roll
and TO float TO and fro from place to place.
where # Is the best for man to use II?
"CSn you spin the thread and weave q
which makes robes for Kings and silks for
the rich and vain. and dress for the poop,
and all that skill and art have wrought "
loom and hand for mans use?
These things are all shot through with
threads Of light-the Hight OF mind and art
and skill. which shines each day more
bright, and dims all the old by some new
found light as the years 60 On"