The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-03
AUDIENCE
DELIGHTED
Strickland Gillian Proves
a Prince of Humorists.
FUN IN ABUNDANCE
Iuterspersed with Threads Of
Pathos.
Seventh Number on the Y. M. C. A,
Lecture Course Proves One Of
Real Merit.

w. Gillian wanted II to be, as nom
sensical as IL could be and as fun
ny as it ought to be was the sew
enth number on the Y. NJ. c. A.
lecture course, Thursday evening.
Mr.. Gillian spoke of Sunshine
and Awkwardness and the com
bination of both made lecture
which those present enjoyed to the
full extent.
Mr. Gillilans experiences, figura
lively speaking, were something
terrible in his younger days. lie
had Joined the village quartet back
on the farm in the early days
and had successfully routed every
Sunday school and with the mere
charm of his music he had caused
all his enemies and some of his
friends to leave town. Finally
some one struck the light on him
and plainly informed him that he
was marring the landscape there
about by his looks, whereupon the
young musician left town. IN due
time the young Gillian had realiz-
ed that the world was missing
something in not hearing the
splendid gems, which he had been
busily preparing. He was oat in
the world. His experiences with the
railroad conductors, his difficulty
IN securing quarters all tended
toward the funny spots in. tha
audience as well did they receive
them. In speaking of railroad ex-
periences tIllilan gave one OF his
original gems. which, according to
him have been busy getting orig
mated by other people ever since
The gem run as follows:
"Now | lay me down to sleep,
The trainmen Will my ticket
keep,
"lf he should die before | wake
"What could | do, for goodness
sakeY
Every rhyme given by Gillian
met with applause at the hands OF
the audience. In the line of poetry
Mr. Gillian has fair rank with
Riley and Fields. His verses are
original and they touch the heart
of every audience. One of these
narrated of the children's day ex.
ercises at the village church in the
country. The beaming eyes OF the
parents, who had seen their chiIa
rem perform with the applause oi
an audience. were pictured with
charm. "There was veil over
those parents heads which encom
passed that of the child but non,
could see It. 1t was that fine veil
so fine that it cannot be seen like
that which binds us to our Heav
emily Father. II is the fine veil o.
love, which does so much towart
making things worth while. Let ;!
let her stretch" said the speaker
with emphasis.
| Gillian went from his theme Il
THAT of children. Parents carr,
children all day and oftimes al
night, bV when once the eyelid
close in Aleep there is something
which compels the parent to low
1t with the most tender love poo
sible. Then Gillian let off anothe
OF those sweet, country folk melo
dies which brought the audlenc
to such stage that the proverbla
pin could be heard to fall to tn
floor. The scene was pathetic. An,
yet some people would rather hav
a dog" said the speaker with sue
a complete change that the audi
ence forgot itself and roored witt
laughter. The speaker scored un
mercifAly the society woman, VIII
take with them "those frosty III
tie pups that make you want I
hitch stick on the end of ther
and wash windows with them. -
The speaker referred to tn
"swell heads" and said that ever
body was a "swellhead" at som
time in his life. They think the
know everything and want to kno'
everything, which is somebody
else business. One OF these very II
quisitlve young men was riding o
a train. A large gentlemen sat O
the seat in front OF him with
box at his side with holes punche
here and there over its surfac
fhe young man thought he hear
something pattering about With
and soon his curiosity was aroi
ed. lie raised himself in his SET
and glancing over the seat aske
"Reckon you've got something
that er box?"
"ies sir, Yes sir, there is som
thing in the box''
The train went on. Within
few minutes the curious your
man reared himself again az
asked; Reckon you've got the
holes punched in there to give
air, eh?' ~
"Certainly. sir,' replied II