Smedley, William T, Anthony, A. V. S. (Andrew Varick Stout), 1835-1906 · New York: Harper & Bros. · leaf 50
ar was too much of a dose. It was like that ofa high city official who recently excused himself for not taking actionagainst a certain journal by saying: Im not the feller to stack up againstthe newspapers, a most felicitous combination of Bowery slang and thievesjargon. And this feller is the sort… … Boone Stallard THE gift of oratory, like the sense of color, is something that cannot betaught, except to a very limited extent; it must be born in one, andwhoever has it must surely make his mark. The South and West,in times past, produced some notable speakers, such as Randolph, Calhoun,Douglas,…
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