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I went to a distinguished professor in mineralogy and asked him where he thought those diamonds came from. I WENT TO A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR IN MINERALOGY AND ASKED HIM WHERE HE THOUGHT THOSE DIAMONDS CAME FROM
nd would that the Academy had been filled to-night with our high-school scholars and our grammar-school scholars, that I could have them to talk to. While I would have preferred such an audience as that, because they are most susceptible, as they have not grown up into their prejudices as we have, they have not gotten into any custom that they cannot break, they have not met with any failures as we have; and while I could perhaps do such an audience as that more good than I can do grown-up people, yet I will do the best I can with the material I have. I say to you that you have “acres of diamonds” in Philadelphia right where you now live. “Oh,” but you will say, “you cannot know much about your city if you think there are any ‘acres of diamonds’ here.” I was greatly interested in that account in the newspaper of the young man who found that diamond in North Carolina. It was one of the purest diamonds that has ever been discovered, and it has several predecessors near the same locality. H I COULD SEE THE YOUNGER PEOPLE AND THAT THE ACADEMY HAD BEEN FILLED TO NIGHT WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS AND OUR GRAMMAR SCHOOL SCHOLARS THAT I COULD HAVE THEM TO TALK TO WELL I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED SUCH AN AUDIENCE AS THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AS THEY HAVE NOT GROWN UP INTO THEIR PREJUDICES AS WE HAVE THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO ANY CUSTOM THAT THEY CANNOT BREAK THEY HAVE NOT MET WITH ANY FAILURES AS WE HAVE AND WHILE I COULD PERHAPS DO SUCH AN AUDIENCE AS THAT MORE GOOD THAN I CAN DO GROWN UP PEOPLE YET I WILL DO MY BEST I CAN WITH THE MATERIAL I HAVE I SAY TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE ACRES OF DIAMONDS IN PHILADELPHIA RIGHT WHERE YOU NOW LIVE OH BUT YOU WILL SAY YOU CANNOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT OUR CITY IF YOU THINK THERE ARE ANY ACRES OF DIAMONDS HERE I WAS GREATLY INTERESTED IN THAT ACCOUNT IN THE NEWSPAPER OF A YOUNG MAN WHO FOUND THAT DIAMOND IN NORTH CAROLINA WAS ONE OF THE PUREST DIAMONDS THAT HAS EVER BEEN DISCOVERED AND IT HAS SEVERAL PREDECESSORS NEAR THE SAME LOCALITY
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