Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . casions occurring all through his life, eloquence, wit andhumor seemed ready to his use. A fine helle lettres scholar, classical,historical and biographical adornments and incidents seemed alwaysnaturally to flow in to enrich his discourse, whether in private orpublic. He has often been spoken of as of the Corv/in cast, perhapsa slight personal resemblance aiding the suggestion. He certainlyhas the like gifts of the charming conversationalist and the popularorator, in which last capacity, for many years, he was the promptchoice of the publ
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . casions occurring all through his life, eloquence, wit andhumor seemed ready to his use. A fine helle lettres scholar, classical,historical and biographical adornments and incidents seemed alwaysnaturally to flow in to enrich his discourse, whether in private orpublic. He has often been spoken of as of the Corv/in cast, perhapsa slight personal resemblance aiding the suggestion. He certainlyhas the like gifts of the charming conversationalist and the popularorator, in which last capacity, for many years, he was the promptchoice of the public on leading occasions, such as at the grandreception given to VanBuren after his defeat in 1840; the magnificentreception tendered by the city to Kossuth; at the completion of theCleveland & Columbus Railway on the 22nd of February, 1S52; at thededication of Woodland Cemetery, and at many other times when thepublic were most anxious to put a gifted man forward. bnn 8(fiwljf5 boards-: sita;>bIoiji hnn shrifn/nobo L; 9(!i (ivihf ^dmit •!?.. %3 r,^<i^ T^ ^
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