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Conwell's lecturing has been, considering everything, the most important work of his life, for by it he has come into close touch with so many millions  literally millions!  of people. CONWELL'S LECTURING HAD BEEN CONSIDERING EVERYTHING THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF HIS LIFE FOR BY IT HE HAS COME INTO CLOSE TOUCH WITH SO MANY MILLIONS LITERALLY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
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! 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. And for over half a century he has affectionately remembered John B. Gough, who, in the height of his own power and success, saw resolution and possibilities in the ardent young hill-man, and actually did him the kindness and the honor of introducing him to an audience in one of the Massachusetts towns; and it was really a great kindness and a great honor, from a man who had won his fame to a young man just beginning an oratorical career. AUGHS 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 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 AND FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY HE HAS AFFECTIONATELY REMEMBERED JOHN B GOUGH WHO IN THE HEIGHT OF HIS OWN POWER AND SUCCESS SAW RESOLUTION AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE ARDENT YOUNG HILL MAN AND ACTUALLY DID HIM THE KINDNESS AND THE HONOUR OF INTRODUCING HIM TO AN AUDIENCE IN ONE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TOWNS AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT KINDNESS AND A GREAT HONOUR FROM A MAN WHO HAD WON HIS FAME TO A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS JUST BEGINNING HIS ORATORICAL CAREER
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