The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
COPYRIGHT, 1908.


from. ,h.,r ocI.,. ' ~ her hearers just she
the very of turning
over all Of the hidden secrets of Ies to them
1t cruel disappointment ALL but hope was once more re-
vved when young with fairaired and gerann IN the
buttonoc of his the of the stage
and began that Napoleon Bonaparte ne
only knew it, Napoleon who swept every obstacle
said c swinging his and down in the air with SO much gen.
and whoesoed enthusiasm that his cuffs yanked
loose from their sockets and hung down around his hands, He made
three hurried attempts to shove them back his sleeve but they
lifted anchor time back around his hands again.
conccaing everything tips fingers bitter blow
Napoleon Harold boy orator.
the ndoabc old and his method of brushing
aside every obstacle But after the cuff incident he seemed regard
great general with GOODNESS suspicion. He
refused single gesture favor of the genius of Napoleon
and allowed his dangc his sides like pair of socks
The number the given by scared but
young mental athlete who entertained the audience by melting
down his collar and setting at large number of powerful remarks
enthusiastic that he could find words express himself the
English tongue and had nbosom himself in antique
would speak length English until got feeling
sbty of his theme and pcrsprng good and freely and then
would fly like bird of plunage and bber himself
the embamed Latin language until the audience hardly
lie having fit yelling for organ monkey 1t
sounded good deal like debate between Julius Caesar and Cauncy
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number Of other then struck by members Of
the class in the interests of progress after which scmade
who had fought the battle
with diplomas them the table and sad
philosophers and Sce of the Class 1909 Gentle
AS the chairman of the school board of Hickory Siding
vast honor has been thrust upon presenting diplomas
you uS evening" having listened profound words
counsel and WISDOM and after having heard and beautiful
views of life and feel that there probably
With kind PERMISSION however, try give
few of views the theme of Life have
it, YOU tonight standing the threshold of your
SELVES have admitted this evening not less than times if have
counted correctly have greatly enjoyed listening your lavender
cored and with perfunery
sit here with gaze upon life
far the REACH imagine that
and that will all be less of Dream Life is not
altogether grand ceaseess opear picnic with free
bus going right the grounds up altogether Of
moist and mildewed gloom Life and shadow
and and poll measles pride
and ascrs The babe the cradle its heels
and laughs and tries to put foot mouth grand old
time but tonight will be filled with of pacgorc
\ boy gets licking and of pie and goes dream of Santa
Claus and Satan Man stands proudes heights of his oorv
with onion poute his chest and full poet wears wreath
of laurel a iverpad.
"Once stood where you Tonight All! re-
member how stood pants that struck me inst around
the shoe and told eager audience how to conouer
But somewhat different
that it pretty hard for boy with bouquet and
boil on the back OF his neck right much of an
and comnotion the waiting Tonight Won will
take dear little with for katherine
success and Will told and tie knot around
its waist and lay quiet place sprinkle sacet powder IN
it, and then Tomorrow will world Then some
day. after YOU have had few scu with the world in
which have not succeeded and rreDarabe dam
to the world will ESSAY and read
all quiet subdued tone of then YOU will note
have been OBSERVING that thing osu
surrounded by rosegeranms and members faculty. and make
plans with SOFT oriental fringe it quite another th;no
step forth into the world Il
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