Show No One Heard Heard Any Any of Matthew Arnolds Arnold's Lecture There was vas one sphere e. it Is said in which Matthew Arnold was very un unfortunate unfortunate un- un fortunate and that was In public speaking Matthew l Arnold says Major Pond In Eccentricities of or Genius Ganius came to America and gave lectures Nobody ever heard one of them not even those sitting In the front row In a letter to his sister Fanny Arnold describes how General Grant called J gan at the office of t the Tribune b rb iii to thank t that t paper for r its full ac account account ac- ac count of ot one lne of his lectures because he had heard Imperfectly What Arnold did not knew was that Grant after a few few tes' tes of ot attentive listening lis us- was Overheard heard to say to his wife Well Welt wife we o ha have paid to tosea see sea the British lion We cant can't hear him roar BO so we had better go home |