The acme magazine . eans willallow. Only talent of highorder will be billed. Your stories, published inlocal papers, have been wide-ly read and favorably re-ceived. While it is not knownthat you are an orator, it isassumed by the Lyceum thatyou are. As Secretary of the board,I have been instructed to askyou if you will deliver theopening address in the coursefor sixty per cent of the re-ceipts on the sale of tickets?No season tickets will be is-sued this year. This is anexperiment with us, and wedo not want to assume anygreat financial risk. You will, of course, selectyour own subject; but web
The acme magazine . eans willallow. Only talent of highorder will be billed. Your stories, published inlocal papers, have been wide-ly read and favorably re-ceived. While it is not knownthat you are an orator, it isassumed by the Lyceum thatyou are. As Secretary of the board,I have been instructed to askyou if you will deliver theopening address in the coursefor sixty per cent of the re-ceipts on the sale of tickets?No season tickets will be is-sued this year. This is anexperiment with us, and wedo not want to assume anygreat financial risk. You will, of course, selectyour own subject; but webeg the privilege of asking that youorate not longer than two hours andwork in as much humor as you can. Can you accept the appointment? Ifso, at your earliest convenience, kindlysend me your subject, indicate the char-acter of your lecture and send any pressclippings you may have that would beuseful in advertising your lecture. We wish to annonce you for Tuesday,-August 12th. Yours very truly, Byron C. Evans, $ He was conscious of, anever increasing pride. Mrs. Temple found her recalcitranthusband seated on a box in the wood-shed, gloomily cogitating on the per-verseness of female human nature, andits readiness to throw cold water onmans lofty plans. John, dear, she began in a con-ciliatory tone; I am sorry I spokeas I did. Wont you please forgiveme ? After a moments painful silence:John, may I see the letter? He slowly drew the letterfrom his pocket and handedit to her, without looking upor uttering a word. She seated herself besidehim, placed one arm abouthis shoulders and read theletter. John, I am sure you cando it. You have severalweeks in which to prepareyour lecture. If you suc-ceed, as I know you will,your future is assured. Youwill soon have engagementsall over the country throughsome regular Lyceum orChautauqua bureau! Thus it came about thatJohn Wight Temple was an-nounced to deliver the initiallecture in the Jonesboro In-dependent Lyceum course. He very carefu
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