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Learning is rampant in the land, and valuable information is pasted up in the streetcars so that he who rides may read. "And Ignorance  beautiful, divine Ignorance  is forsaken by a generation that clamours for the truth. And what value, pray, has this Truth that we should lust after it?" LEARNING IS RAMPANT IN THE LAND AND VALUABLE INFORMATION IS PASTED UP IN THE STREET CARS SO THAT HE WHO RIDES MAY READ AND IGNORANCE BEAUTIFUL DIVINE IGNORANCE IS FORSAKEN BY A GENERATION THAT CLAMORS FOR THE TRUTH AND WHAT VALUE PRAY HAS THIS TRUTH THAT WE SHOULD LAST AFTER IT
t not to miss hearing Mr. Kennaston's discourse. It is generally conceded that his style is wonderfully clever; and I have no doubt that his detractors--who complain that his style is mere word-twisting, a mere inversion of the most ancient truisms--are actuated by the very basest jealousy. Let us listen, then, and be duly edified as he reads in a low, sweet voice, and the birds twitter about him in the clear morning. "It has been for many years," Mr. Kennaston began, "the custom of patriotic gentlemen in quest of office to point with pride to the fact that the schoolmaster is abroad in the land, in whose defense they stand pledged to draw their salaries and fight to the last gasp for reelection. These lofty platitudes, while trying to the lungs, doubtless appeal to a certain class of minds. But, indeed, the schoolmaster is not abroad; he is domesticated in every village in America, where each hamlet has its would-be Shakespeare, and each would-be Shakespeare has his 'Hamlet' by heart. O WITH HIM I THINK WE OUGHT NOT TO MISS HEARING MISTER CASSON'S DISCOURSE IT IS GENERALLY CONCEDED THAT HIS STYLE IS WONDERFULLY CLEVER AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HIS DETRACTORS WHO COMPLAIN THAT HIS STYLE IS MERE WORD TWISTING A MERE INVERSION OF THE MOST ANCIENT TRUISMS ARE ACTUATED BY THE VERY BASEST JEALOUSY LET US LISTEN THEN AND BE DULY EDIFIED AS HE READS IN A LOW SWEET VOICE AND THE BIRDS TWITTER ABOUT HIM IN THE CLEAR MORNING IT HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS MISTER CONNASTON BEGAN THE CUSTOM OF PATRIOTIC GENTLEMEN IN QUEST OF OFFICE TO POINT WITH PRIDE TO THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOLMASTER IS ABROAD IN THE LAND IN WHOSE DEFENSE THEY STAND PLEDGED TO DRAW THEIR SALARIES AND FIGHT TO THE LAST GASP FOR REELECTION THESE LOFTY PLATITUDES WHILE TRYING TO THE LUNGS DOUBTLESS APPEAL TO A CERTAIN CLASS OF MINDS BUT INDEED THE SCHOOLMASTER IS NOT ABROAD HE IS DOMESTICATED IN EVERY VILLAGE IN AMERICA WHERE EACH HAMLET HAS ITS WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE AND EACH WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE HAS HIS HAMLET BY HEART
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