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Show INDIGNANT TALENT. A lecturer who has always flattered himself him-self that he was In the front rank of public pub-lic speakers felt a trifle Indignant over his introduction to a Western audience by the chairman of the committee having charge i r.f the town lecture course. It was the ! opening night of the course and the chairman chair-man sid: "Ladies and Gentlemen: This Is. i" you know, the openliin night of our town lecture lec-ture course. I think that most of vmi know also that our lecture course i.ist winter was not a financial success and we ran behind nearly $li. To avoid a recurrence recur-rence of this we have this year engaged cheaper talent, the first of which will now address yon." Puck. |