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And when he sets down, in his book on oratory, "A man has no right to use words carelessly," he stands for that respect for word craftsmanship that every successful speaker or writer must feel. AND WHEN HE SITS DOWN IN HIS BOOK ON ORATORY NO MAN HAS THE RIGHT TO USE WORDS CARELESSLY HE STANDS FOR THAT RESPECT FOR WORD CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT EVERY SUCCESSFUL SPEAKER OR WRITER MUST FEEL
illustrates with the story of the discovery of California gold at Sutter’s he almost parenthetically remarks, “I delivered this lecture on that very spot a few years ago; that is, in the town that arose on that very spot.” And when he illustrates by the story of the invention of the sewing-machine, he adds: “I suppose that if any of you were asked who was the inventor of the sewing-machine, you would say that it was Elias Howe. But that would be a mistake. I was with Elias Howe in the Civil War, and he often used to tell me how he had tried for fourteen years to invent the sewing-machine and that then his wife, feeling that something really had to be done, invented it in a couple of hours.” Listening to him, you begin to feel in touch with everybody and everything, and in a friendly and intimate way. Always, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete honesty. FIGURED IN THE ILLUSTRATION WHEN HE ILLUSTRATES WITH THE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF CALIFORNIA GOLD AT SUTTER'S HE ALMOST PARENTHETICALLY REMARKS I DELIVERED THIS LECTURE ON THAT VERY SPOT A FEW YEARS AGO THAT IS IN THE TOWN THAT AROSE ON THAT VERY SPOT AND WHEN HE ILLUSTRATES BY THE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF THE SEWING MACHINE HE ADDS I SUPPOSE THAT IF ANY OF YOU WERE ASKED WHO WAS THE INVENTOR OF THE SEWING MACHINE YOU WOULD SAY THAT IT IS ELIAS HOWE BUT THAT WOULD BE A MISTAKE I WAS WITH ELIAS HOWE IN THE CIVIL WAR AND HE OFTEN USED TO TELL ME HOW HE HAD TRIED FOR FOURTEEN YEARS TO INVENT THE SEWING MACHINE AND THEN HIS WIFE FEELING THAT SOMETHING REALLY HAD TO BE DONE INVENTED IT IN A COUPLE HOURS LISTENING TO HIM YOU BEGIN TO FEEL IN TOUCH WITH EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING AND IN A FRIENDLY AND INTIMATE WAY ALWAYS WHETHER IN THE PULPIT OR ON THE PLATFORM AS IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE SIMPLICITY ABOUT THE MAN AND HIS WORDS A SIMPLICITY AN EARNESTNESS A COMPLETE HONESTY
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