Show Tho New Speakers First Speech Tho first public speech Tom Reed was ever known to have made is amusingly described by Mrs Libby an elderly matron of Old Orchard I carried Tom Reed to school tho first day ho ever went said Mrs Libby as she smoothed her apron wi h hejtUiands U was to tho school on rackett etrgetyn Pyrfland Thomas was a tow headed littloVflloHptlin Once when wo were all done thot teacher asked Aro there any others who have apiece a-piece they can speak Up got Thomas and said I know one Old Jim Crow came riding by Says I Old man your horse will dIe Says he I he dies Ill tan his skin And i he lives Ill ride him again And thats all I know That is I suppose tho first speech Thomas ever made I wonder i he remembers it now He had a funny little voice but he was s earnest about reciting his piece that it made us all laugh Washington Capital |