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And for over half a century he has affectionately remembered John B. Gough, who, in the height of his own power and success, saw resolution and possibilities in the ardent young hill man, and actually did him the kindness and the honor of introducing him to an audience in one of the Massachusetts towns; and it was really a great kindness and a great honor, from a man who had won his fame to a young man just beginning an oratorical career. AND FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY HE HAS AFFECTIONATELY REMEMBERED JOHN B GOUGH WHO IN THE HEIGHT OF HIS OWN POWER AND SUCCESS SAW RESOLUTION AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE ARDENT YOUNG HILL MAN AND ACTUALLY DID HIM THE KINDNESS AND THE HONOUR OF INTRODUCING HIM TO AN AUDIENCE IN ONE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TOWNS AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT KINDNESS AND A GREAT HONOUR FROM A MAN WHO HAD WON HIS FAME TO A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS JUST BEGINNING HIS ORATORICAL CAREER
ds, is the survivor of that old-time group who used to travel about, dispensing wit and wisdom and philosophy and courage to the crowded benches of country lyceums, and the chairs of school-houses and town halls, or the larger and more pretentious gathering-places of the cities. Conwell himself is amused to remember that he wanted to talk in public from his boyhood, and that very early he began to yield to the inborn impulse. He laughs as he remembers the variety of country fairs and school commencements and anniversaries and even sewing-circles where he tried his youthful powers, and all for experience alone, in the first few years, except possibly for such a thing as a ham or a jack-knife! The first money that he ever received for speaking was, so he remembers with glee, seventy-five cents; and even that was not for his talk, but for horse hire! But at the same time there is more than amusement in recalling these experiences, for he knows that they were invaluable to him as training.  THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS IS THE SURVIVOR OF THAT OLD TIME GROUP WHO USED TO TRAVEL ABOUT DISPENSING WIT AND WISDOM AND PHILOSOPHY AND COURAGE TO THE CROWDED BENCHES OF COUNTRY LYCEUMS AND THE CHAIRS OF SCHOOLHOUSES AND TOWN HALLS OR THE LARGER AND MORE PRETENTIOUS GATHERING PLACES OF THE CITY CONWELL HIMSELF IS AMUSED TO REMEMBER THAT HE WANTED TO TALK IN PUBLIC FROM HIS BOYHOOD AND THAT VERY EARLY HE BEGAN TO YIELD TO HIS INBORN IMPULSE HE LAUGHS WHEN HE REMEMBERS THE VARIETY OF COUNTRY FARES AND SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS AND ANNIVERSARY AND EVEN SEWING CIRCLES WHERE HE TRIED HIS YOUTHFUL POWERS AND ALL FOR EXPERIENCE ALONE IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLY SUCH A THING AS A HAM OR A JACKKNIFE THE FIRST MONEY THAT HE EVER RECEIVED FOR SPEAKING WAS SO HE REMEMBERS WITH GLEE SEVENTY FIVE CENTS AND EVEN THAT WAS NOT FOR THE TALK BUT FOR HORSE HIRE BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS MORE THAN AMUSEMENT IN RECALLING THOSE EXPERIENCES FOR HE KNOWS THAT THEY WERE INVALUABLE TO HIM AS TRAINING
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