This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...every instance; and thus in a threefold tide, we marched eastward from city to city, crying little else but "Fire! fire!" to crowded houses; netting in the aggregate from three to five hundred dollars a night. The telegrams flew swiftly, both latitudinally and longitudinally; but the whole lecture corps, advance agents ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...every instance; and thus in a threefold tide, we marched eastward from city to city, crying little else but "Fire! fire!" to crowded houses; netting in the aggregate from three to five hundred dollars a night. The telegrams flew swiftly, both latitudinally and longitudinally; but the whole lecture corps, advance agents, financial men, and the Clarkson trinity, moved steadily eastward. The press announced our coming, for considerable distances ahead, and thereby secured to us the field, and promoted our prosperity. I reached Cincinnati on a Saturday afternoon. Telegrams were awaiting me at the Burnett House, announcing my arrival at Cleveland and Louisville, respectively. One of the largest halls in the Ohioan metropolis had been secured, and the city was anxious to hear my lecture. The press had published not only the circular above referred to, with all the indorsements, but extracts from various papers on our trifold route, eulogizing the masterly eloquence of the now celebrated Jean Clarkson. I had scarcely reached the hotel when an enterprising divine sent his card to my room. "Show him up," I said to the boy, half suspecting his errand. "Have I the honor of meeting Mr. Clarkson?" he asked, giving me his hand. "My name is Clarkson," I answered, hoping that no such misfortune would overtake either of the northern or southern extremities of my individuality. "I want you to come and preach for me to-morrow morning," he said in a good-natured way. "Preach!" "Yes, preach." "Preach! Why, sir, you are crazy! I never did such a thing;" and my astonishment was without bounds. "Well, you lecture, and I see you are an able and eloquent speaker, and of course you are a Christian); ...
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