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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. 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
n humanity in the right path--such men as Emerson, Alcott, Gough, Wendell Phillips, Garrison, Bayard Taylor, Beecher; men whom Conwell knew and admired in the long ago, and all of whom have long since passed away. And Conwell, in his going up and down the country, inspiring his 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 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!  DID THEIR BEST TO SET AMERICAN HUMANITY ON THE RIGHT PATH SUCH MEN AS EMERSON ALCOTT GO WENDELL PHILLIPS GARRISON BURRARD TAYLOR BEECHER MEN WHO CONWELL KNEW AND ADMIRED IN THE LONG AGO AND ALL OF WHOM HAVE LONG SINCE PASSED AWAY AND CONWELL IN HIS GOING UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY INSPIRING HIS 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
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