Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-08

a millionaire. The work was all done
! during the night time, and l was out
more or less every night, but generally
! home by half past ten or eleven
O'Clock. I had but little to do during
the day but to ride around and OBJ
serve the condition of the streets.
1t was while managing the street
sweeping contract that l was invited
to attend AN entertainment given by
| the Associated Alumnae Of the State
university at Berkeley. With a high
appreciation OF the honor 1 accepted
the invitation, and arrived at the place
of meeting just as the men were call
ed off from labor and mustered In to
refreshments. At the entrance 1 met
an old-time Folsom friend who SEEM
ed to be a sort of manager, and whose
gift of stammering was something
wonderful. After exchanging greet
ings and Congratulations, said he:
Pm g-g-going to o-c-c-all on
y-y-yOu."
Thank you" said l. do you know
where 1 liver
"Oh, I d-d-d-don't m-m-m-mean
tn that" he answered, Il m-m-m-
mean to c-c-c-can on y-y-y-you IF
for sp-p-peech."
Don't you do It," said l. for have
come here to listen and not to talk"
''W-w-what nth theme w-W-w-
would y-y-you l-l-l-like to s-p-p-peak
up-upon%
Now, look here" said I. Il am en-
eirely out of themes, so don't you call
upon me-"
He left me then, and I thought the
matter had had ended, but after the
recess, when one or two speeches had
been made, and Rev. DIR. Eels had
delivered his staid, sober sided ad-
dress, DIR. Stone, the president OF the
association. arose in his place and call
ed upon me. I was dumbfounded,
but 1 managed to recover in time to
respond, and this is part Of what
said: Out 1 will remark right here
that I can always remember better
what I have said after saying it than
I can what l am going to say before
] say it. Here's where we Open" as
the knife said to the oyster.)
"Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle
men: To say that 1 am surprised at
being called upon to address you but
feebly expresses my emotion, for
came not here to talk. but to sit at the
feet of these Gamaliels and learn wis
dom, to drink from the Pierian spring
II think that Is the name Of the
spring, but there are so many springs
nowadays that 1t is hard to keep the
run of them. But / am glad TO be
here for several reasons, and the first
is the pleasure OF greeting your hon
ored president. We have known each
other long and we'll. The same lovely
New England town that can boast Of
being his birthplace l also honored by
having been born there; we have flown
our kites by the same east-nOr' west
wind. swan in the same river, skated
on the same pond and although he
was a Congregationalist and l Bap-
fist II did not prevent US from attend
ing the same circuS-a yielding of doc
trinal points exceedingly rare in those
days. / remember we'll when he left
the ola roOftree to plunge into the mys-
teries and miseries Of Yale college
career, and I went whaling; he to con-
sumo the midnight OIL and 1 to fur
nish the supply. And now, here, in
this far-away land we find our occu-
pattons running parallel. President
Gilman is here in Berkeley, teaching !
the young to go forth and fight the
battle Of life, while i am in San Fran !
cisco, caring for the understanding !
of the people by running q street.
sweeping machine. But to return TO |
that spring. don't recall the
name"
Here a gentleman in the audience
prompted me-''Pierian."
That's It," said I. Now, that gen.
tlennan knows more about my speech |
than I do. and ! would be pleased to
have him 90 on and finish It," and |
then and there I stopped. At the close |
of the exercises 1 Yves made the Nc |
tim Of another surprise. by being |
heartily congratulated by President
Gilman and Rev. DR.. Stone.
Il was at this time, or ~arlaans a /
few years earlier, when the California |
theatsr was running with the best |
stock company OF any theater IN the !
country, and when John Mccullough |
had few equals and no Supertors as a |
manager, that Mr.. McCullouEh char
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