News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-02-20
"THE COMING MAN.
He's Student at Peoples Academy And
Oratory is His Strong Point.

cational foundations for scores of
men whose careers in various walks
of life have been brilliant and success
full and the end is not yet. Credit
will probably fall to Prof. Beebe, than
whom there is no man better qualiti
ed to maintain the high excellence OF
this institution of learning, for pro-
ducing the most gifted orator of the
new century. For good and sufficient
reasons the name of the talented
young student is withheld, but ere
long the people may see it printed in
big bold-faced letters in every news
paper throughout the land, and
then the citizens of Morrisville will
be proud because they live in the
same town with him.
Some time ago he read in story
paper that "impromptu speaking
would be an accomplishment necess-
airy to great success in every calling
in life in the new century. The article
laid down rules to be followed in &C
curing the art of off-hand oratory.
1.-THE learner must practice alone in
a room for half an hour each day"
and "must commit to memory por-
tions of handsome thoughts of great
speakers and writer's with which to
embellish impromptu speeches, toasts
etc." after the style of "The Peach"
of America and "The King" of Eng
land. The former, Hon. Chauncey M.
DePew of New York, at a banquet
attended by many brilliant men, one
time, when called upon to respond to
a toast, drew from his coat pocket a
roll of typewriter copy. 1t was
carefully prepared speech upon an
important subject and contained
figures and statistics with which he
did not wish to burden his mind,
neither did he wish to make any mis-
statements. He retained his laurels
by beginning with the remark that it
had taken him long time to prepare
the speech that he would now deliver
impromptu. He then spoke elo-
quently for more than an hour, refer
ring to his copy few times only.
Since then many publicspeakers, who
did not so before, prepare their
speeches and deliver them ''impromp-
tu." The rules governing this sub
ject, which were read by the Morris
vile young man, stated farther that
seekers after oratorical fame should
practice slow and rapid delivery.
gestures, infection of the voice, etc.
1t has taken him some time to COM
nit to memory number of poems,
speeches, stories and sermons, but at
last he has them all at his tongues
end and has begun practice in his
bedroom at home. During his first
and second attempts at ''impromptu"
reciting, his mother and other mem
bers of the family were much surpris-
ed to hear him talking to himself"
as they supposed, and feared that he
was growing queer" Later they
learned the truth and encouraged
him. Then he gained courage and
permitted his mother to invite a
neighbor, one evening, to listen to
"The Coming Man." This is the
manner in which he entertained his
audience:
Ladies and gentlemen: Listen to
the coming manor, | mean, about
the coming man. Great trees from
little saplings grow, don't you know,
and bime bye we'll have wood to
burnt Arbor Day comes often
enough and plenty of young trees
are planted to take the place of large
ones that woodsmen are chopping
down. This burning theme now
interests people the world over. 1t
is said that the clearing of forest
lands causes droue hts. Perhaps
Talmage throws light upon the sub,
ject in his latest sermon"
Then the Y. m. struck an attitude
not unlike that of the noted divine and
reeled off a portion of the sermon at
the rate of 1000 words a minute
something like this:
Speaking notwithstanding
was-crossing-a-desert-i in. caravan-no.
water-was-to-be Observation-Disclosures
beast-were-p erishing from thirst A.
long the-way- strewn- the bones
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Speaking slowly)-There--
harts-or- reindeer-in-th the
king's-procession,- -some
Observation-Disclosures scent
for-water- -cried-out
Speaking loudly)-"LET LOOSE
THE Harris, OR REINDEER"
(Stage Whisper -Itwasdone, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS loosened
thantheyw ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS direc
ton, lookingforwater ,andsoonfounC
it OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
saved"
The young orator paused for full
minute and appeared to be in g
reflective mood. He then continued
whats the matter with raising
thousands of RENDERS? Then well
find water enough to fill up all of tn,
streams in Vermont to high water
mark, capitalists will come here
manufactures will be started along
the banks of the Lamoille river anC
ships will pass in the night through
Morrisville."
For just moment the young ora
tor hesitated and then finished hi
first attempt at "impromptu
speaking before an audience, as fol
lows:
fAEono+onoN rk;a 1000. of Az ,n, =. ".