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He himself takes a little pride in this last point, and it is characteristic of him that he has actually forgotten that just once he did fail to appear: he has quite forgotten that one evening, on his way to a lecture, he stopped a runaway horse to save two women's lives, and went in consequence to a hospital instead of to the platform! And it is typical of him to forget that sort of thing. HE HIMSELF TAKES LITTLE PRIDE IN THIS LAST POINT AND IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF HIM THAT HE HAS ACTUALLY FORGOTTEN THAT JUST ONCE HE DID FAIL TO APPEAR HE WAS QUITE FORGOTTEN THAT ONE EVENING ON HIS WAY TO A LECTURE HE STOPPED A RUNAWAY HORSE TO SAVE TWO WOMEN'S LIVES AND WHEN IN CONSEQUENCE TO THE HOSPITAL INSTEAD OF THE PLATFORM AND IT WAS TYPICAL OF HIM TO FORGET THAT SORT OF THING
xcuse my deceiving you--and--I won’t be any worse for not going to jail.” And Conwell likes to remember that thereafter the young man lived up to the pride of exoneration; and, though Conwell does not say it or think it, one knows that it was the Conwell influence that inspired to honesty--for always he is an inspirer. Conwell even kept certain hours for consultation with those too poor to pay any fee; and at one time, while still an active lawyer, he was guardian for over sixty children! The man has always been a marvel, and always one is coming upon such romantic facts as these. That is a curious thing about him--how much there is of romance in his life! Worshiped to the end by John Ring; left for dead all night at Kenesaw Mountain; calmly singing “Nearer, my God, to Thee,” to quiet the passengers on a supposedly sinking ship; saving lives even when a boy; never disappointing a single audience of the thousands of audiences he has arranged to address during all his years of lecturing! TING ME OFF I HOPE YOU'LL EXCUSE MY DECEIVING YOU AND I WON'T BE ANY WORSE FOR NOT GOING TO JAIL AND CONWELL LIKES TO REMEMBER THAT THEREAFTER THE YOUNG MAN LIVED UP THE PRIDE OF EXONERATION AND THOUGH CONWELL DOES NOT SAY IT OR THINK IT ONE KNOWS THAT IT WAS THE CONWELL INFLUENCE THAT INSPIRED TO HONESTY FOR ALWAYS HE IS THE INSPIRER CONWELL EVEN KEPT CERTAIN HOURS FOR CONSULTATION WITH THOSE TOO POOR TO PAY ANY FEE AND AT ONE TIME WHILE STILL AN ACTIVE LAWYER HE WAS GUARDIAN FOR OVER SIXTY CHILDREN THE MAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MARVEL AND ALWAYS ONE TO COME UPON SUCH ROMANTIC FACTS AS THESE THAT IT WAS A CURIOUS THING ABOUT HIM HOW MUCH THERE WAS OF ROMANCE IN HIS LIFE WORSHIPPED TO THE END BY JOHN RING LEFT FOR DEAD ALL NIGHT AT KENNESHAW MOUNTAIN CALMLY SINGING NEARER MY GOD TO THEE TO QUIET THE PASSENGERS ON A SUPPOSEDLY SINKING SHIP SAVING LIVES EVEN WHEN A BOY NEVER DISAPPOINTING A SINGLE AUDIENCE OF THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCES HE HAS ARRANGED TO ADDRESS DURING ALL HIS YEARS OF LECTURING
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