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The work of lecturing was always a task and a duty. I do not feel now that I ever sought to be an entertainer. THE WORK OF LECTURING WAS ALWAYS A TASK AND A DUTY I DID NOT FEEL NOW THAT I EVER SOUGHT TO BE AN ENTERTAINER
ous galaxy of great names that original list of Redpath lecturers contained! Henry Ward Beecher, John B. Gough, Senator Charles Sumner, Theodore Tilton, Wendell Phillips, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, Bayard Taylor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, with many of the great preachers, musicians, and writers of that remarkable era. Even Dr. Holmes, John Whittier, Henry W. Longfellow, John Lothrop Motley, George William Curtis, and General Burnside were persuaded to appear one or more times, although they refused to receive pay. I cannot forget how ashamed I felt when my name ap-peared in the shadow of such names, and how sure I was that every acquaintance was ridiculing me behind my back. Mr. Bayard Taylor, however, wrote me from the _Tribune_ office a kind note saying that he was glad to see me “on the road to great usefulness.” Governor Clafflin, of Massachusetts, took the time to send me a note of congratulation. General Benjamin F. Butler, however, advised me to “stick to the last” and be a good lawyer. ULD NOT ALWAYS BE SECURED WHAT A GLORIOUS GALAXY OF GREAT NAMES THAT ORIGINAL LIST OF REDPATH LECTURERS CONTAINED HENRY WARD BEECHER JOHN B GOUGH SENATOR CHARLES SUMNER THEODORE TILTON WENDELL PHILLIPS MISSUS MARY A LIVERMORE BAYARD TAYLOR RALPH WALDO EMERSON AND MANY OF THE GREAT PREACHERS MUSICIANS AND WRITERS OF THAT REMARKABLE ERA EVEN DOCTOR HOLMES JOHN WHITTIER HENRY W LONGFELLOW JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS AND GENERAL BURNSIDE WERE PERSUADED TO APPEAR ONE OR MORE TIMES ALTHOUGH THEY REFUSED TO RECEIVE ANY PAY I CANNOT FORGET HOW ASHAMED I FELT WHEN MY NAME APPEARED IN THE SHADOW OF SUCH NAMES AND HOW SURE I WAS THAT EVERY ACQUAINTANCE WAS RIDICULING BEHIND MY BACK MISTER BAYARD TAYLOR HOWEVER WROTE ME FROM THE TRIBUNE OFFICE A KIND NOTE SAYING HE WAS GLAD TO SEE ME ON THE ROAD TO GREAT USEFULNESS GOVERNOR CLAFLIN OF MASSACHUSETTS TOOK THE TIME TO SEND ME A NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS GENERAL BENJAMIN F BUTLER HOWEVER ADVISED ME TO STICK TO THE LAST AND BE A GOOD LAWYER
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