The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-10

nent. who seemed to be slumberlng
deeply, with the same broad, happy
smile upon his face.
At last the lecture came to an end.
I am inclined to think that it was q
premature one, as the peroratIon was
hurried and disconnected. The thread
of the argument had been rudely
broken, and the audience was restless
and expectant Wa1dron sat down,
and after a chifrup from the chairman
Professor Challenger rose and advanc-
ed to the edge of the platform. In
the interests of my paper I took down
his speech verbatim
Ladies and gentlemen.p he began
amid sustained Interruption from the
back. II beg pardon-ladies, gentle
men and children must apologize. /
had inadvertently omitted consid-
cradle section Of this audience" Gu
multi, during which the professor stood
with one hand raised and his enor-
nous head nodding sympathetica1ly IS
If he were bestowing a pontiical bless
ing upon the crowd. II have been
selected to move vote Of thanks to
Mr. WaIdron for the very picturesque
and imaginative address to which we
have Just listened. There are points
In it with which I disagree, and it has
been my duty to indicate them as they
arose, but none the less Mr. Waldron
has accomplished his object well, that
object being to give a simple and in
teresting account of what he conceives
to have been the history of our planet.
Popular lectures are the easiest to lis
ten to, but Mr.. Wa1dron' there he.
beamed and blinked at the IectureD
"will excuse me when say that they
are necessarily both superficial and
misleading since they have to be grad
audience Gronical cheering0 "Pop
ular 1ecturersIare in their nature para
Site (Angry gesture of protest from
Mr. Waldron.l They exploit for fame
or cash the work which has been done
by their INDECENT and unknown breth-
rem One smallest new fact obtained
in the laboratory, one brick built into
the temple Of science, far outWeighs
any secondhand exposition which
passes an idle hour, but can leave no
useful result behind it. I put forward
this obvious reflection, not out of any
desire to disparage NJ Waldron in
particular, but that you may not lose
-FOUR sense of proportion and mistake
The acolyfe for the high priest" (At4
This point Mr. Waldron whispered to
the chairman, who half rose and said
something severely to his water ca
rafe.l But enough OF thisp, cloud
and prolonged cheers.)
Let me pass to some subject of
wider interest. What is the particular
point upon which I. as an original in
vestigator, have challenged our lectur-
Drss accuracy? It is upon the perma-
hence of certain types OF animal life
upon the earth. I do not speak upon
This subject as an amateur nor, may
lid, as popular lecturer, but speak
Is one whose scientific conscience
sompe1s him to adhere closely to facts
when I say that Mr.. Wa1dron is very
wrong in supposing that because he
las never himself seen a so called pre- |
historic animal therefore these crea-
lures no longer exist. They are in
Iced, as he has said, our ancestors,
out they are, If I may use the expires
sion, our contemporary ancestors, who
,an still be found, with all their hid
9pus and formidable characteristics,
i one has but the energy and hardi- +
hood to seek their haunts. Creatures
which were supposed to be Jurassfc,
monsters who would hunt down and I
fevour our largest and dercest mann
mails, still exist (Cries of ssBosh!''
Prove itr' How do you know
Question:, How do know. you
lsk me2 / know because have Wis
ted their secret haunts. I know be-
.ause I have seen some of them"
Applause, uproar and a voice, sLfar!''l
Am Harp General hearty and /
,oisy assent did hear some one
Jay that I was a liar2 VIII the per
ons who called me liar kindly stand
Id that I may know him =" "a voice,
Here he is, sir!'' And an inoffensfye
title person in spectacles, struggling
,iofently, was held up among group
+ studentso did you venture to call
ne a 1iar2'' csNo, sir nor shouted
he accused. and disappeared like
TacIz-in-the box.) IF any person in
his hall dares to doubt my veracfty I
hall be glad to have few words with
i'm after the lecture. CsLiarpo
Who said that2'' again the inoffen
i've one, plungfng desperately, was
Elevated high in the air. IF come
Town among you General chorus
4 tCome, love. Conner " d Interrupt
d the proceedings for some moments.
while the chairman, standing up and
waving both his arms, seemed to be
conducting the music. The professor.
With his face flushed, his nostrils di-
ated and his beard bristling, was now
q a proper Berserk mood Ever
reat discoverer has been met with til
anne incredulfty-th sure brand of L
generation of fools When great facts
re laid before you you have not the /.
al lition, the ina gination which would
XII you to understand them. You
III only throw mud at the men who
rave risked their lives to open new
Ields to science. You persecute the
prophets! Calico, Darwin and r.
Prolonged cheering and complete in
erruptio1.1
6To Be continued.)