. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. winter and they will meet next winter to repeal the laws which they met and made this winter. I dislike to speak about it but it was in Utah that I made the great speech of my life. I wish you could have heard it. Ihave a fine education. You may have noticed it. I speak sixdifferent languages London — Chatham — and Dover Mar-gate — Brighton — and Hastings. My parents sold a cow and sent meto college when I was quite young. During the vacation I used to teach a school of whales — and theres where I
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. winter and they will meet next winter to repeal the laws which they met and made this winter. I dislike to speak about it but it was in Utah that I made the great speech of my life. I wish you could have heard it. Ihave a fine education. You may have noticed it. I speak sixdifferent languages London — Chatham — and Dover Mar-gate — Brighton — and Hastings. My parents sold a cow and sent meto college when I was quite young. During the vacation I used to teach a school of whales — and theres where I learned to spout. 1 dont expect applause for a little thing like that. I wish you could have heard that speech, however. If Cicero hes dead now he has gone from us but if old Ciss* could have heard that effort it would * Old Cias. Here again no description can adequately inform the reader of the drollerywhich characterized the lecturer. His reference to Cicero was made in the most lugubriousmanner, as If he really deplored hia death and valued him as a schoolfellow loved and
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