The daily sentinel., 1909-10-22

joyed Senator DeLong was then
called upon for a short talk in which
he deplored the danger of il being
necessary to cancel the course OWING
to indifferent support. George Smith
declared that the people here were
getting tired of losing attractions on
account of the poor service of the
Rio GTande from the west and moved
that no moro attractions be accepted
from the west that must come in on
No. 8 This motion was unanimously
adopted. a vote of thanks was then
rendered the ladies' who had rendered
the musical numbers Manager WIN
a. House kept the audience in a good
humor with his good natured stories
and witty talks.
Attorney Hickman Walker, who
had been asked by-Mr House TO meet
Senator Taylor at the train, was in
structed that the audience would not
be Kept waiting later than $40 and
that if Senator Taylor arrived after
that to inform him that ii was too
late to attempt to lecture.
However at $3.50, although the
train was not in, the audience declin-
ed to disperse, everybody declaring
their willingness to wait longer rath-
er than missing hearing Senator Tay-
lor. The train reached the city about
8: 80. In the meantime Mr.. Walker
had not been informed of the determ-
ination OF the audience TO remain and
he found Senator Taylor on the Pull
man and informed him that Mr..
House had stated that the audience
would not be held later than $3.50.
Senator Taylor who hardly expected
to lecture at that late hour, at once
stated that he would go on TO Pueblo
where he will lecture tonight He
returned to his car and prepared TO
retire but a few moments later he
heard that the audience had declined
to disperse and quickly he re-dressed,
got into a carriage and rushed to the
church, arriving there just as the
audience. which had finally given up
hope, was about to leave the build
ing.
1t was just ten minutes after ten
when the man who was three times
governor Of Tennessee and now rep
! resentiuE that state In the senate, en-
tered he Congregational church, al
most breathless from the quick trip
from the station A number in the
audience who had seen Senator Tay-
Ior before recognized him instantly
/ and a few seconds later the audience
was cheering enthusiastically. Sen
ator TAYLOR was greeted by Mr.. House
/ who turned to the audience and said,
Here is the latest Taylor | know Of.
/ Declaring that he had gotten to Grand
Junction as quickly as possible, then
in d most sincere manner expressing
his appreciation of the patience of
/ the audience in waiting more than
two hours for him. the Senator de-
clared that he would lay aside
/ thoughts of the most serious nature,
owing to the late hour, and endeavor
to entertain his hearers with stories
of the old South and lessons TO be
drawn from these stories, with me
painting of air castles such as come
into every life, and in fact with the
stories and lessons to be drawn from
that quaint and beautiful little section
of Tennessee in which he was born
and which is called Happy Valley
and which name he had given MS
newest lecture.
For one hour and a half Robert l.
Taylor held the Grand Junction audi
ence spellbound and enthralled. New
er has an audience here been enter
tanned in richer more delightful
manner than Bob Taylor entertained
the audience last night Everybody
forgot that the hour was late, that II
was nearly 1890 when the lecture
| opened. Nobody paid any attention
I to time. The eloquent Tennessean
swayed his audience as a wind sway
ed field of ripening grain, as he
played upon their emotions. Nithing
like Senator Taylor's lecture on Hap
by Valley had ever been heard in
Grand Junction A man of large
physique, of military carriage, with
/ n kindly and handsome face bubbling
over with good humor, voice far
reaching yet soft gentle and silvery,
/ elouuent, big Drained, warm hearted,
I It is no wonder that Robert l.. Taylor
/ is one of the most popular men in the
South. Logic and noble thought
clothed in language matchless in It's
beauty. the picturing of scenes from
{ life as only Bob Taylor can picture.
/ the unfolding of sweet sentiments, as
only Bob Taylor can unfold them, the
! telling of Southern stories of quaint,
droll. pathetic or humorous, the imi-
I tating of the negro dialect and move
ments as only Southerner can tmi-
tate. the bringing out of comparisons
! marvellous in their beauty, the driv-
/ ing home of great truths in an orig
final manner. the preaching of the
gospel of sunshine and happiness, he
singing of dear old songs of
( the Southland and lullabies OF the
old darkey mammies, the recalling OF
scenes of by-gone and careless child
hood. the presenting of the air castles
we all build, all of these things and
many more such things tell the story
| of Bob Taylor's lecture, Happy Val
! ley" Versatility, eloquence. inter
probation of human nature, are three