Show 0 Had to Make a Speech Reporters as a rule are persevar ing men and like to give good value f gr their services A good story is told of Lord Palmerstona experience of importunate reporters A London scribe having heard that his Lordship was to be present at an archery meeting meet-ing in a small country village in Hampshire posted down to the place and attended the meeting Lord Palmerstons task was to distribute prizes to some half dozen blushing young ladies and the whole company present did not number much above a score His Lordship performed his task with his accuatomary grace and good humor giving the young ladies a kindly pat on the head but making only commonplace observations observa-tions The reporter waited anxiously in his place until to biB horror ne saw the proceedings brought to a close without any formal speech from the Premier This was more than he could stand He rushed from his earner to the noble Lord who was passing out of the room II My Lord I beg your pardon but really this wont do What do you mean was the reply of the as stonihed statesman Why youve made no speech Ive come all the way from London to report it and I must have a speech of some sort Whereupon it is upon ecord that the goodtempered old gentleman turned back and detained the retreating re-treating audience for twenty minutes I while ho gave them a genial dissertation disserta-tion on the good qualities of Englishwomen English-women in general and of Hampshire lasses in particular Chambers Journal Jour-nal J |