Show hardly a compliment in the excitement of the moment public speakers often say the opposite of what they mean to convey and when henry irving gave a reading in the ulster hall ball in 1878 says dram bram stoker in personal reminiscences ces of henry irving one speaker made as pretty an irish lull bull as could be found though the bull la is generally supposed to belong to other provinces than the hardheaded hard bard headed beaded ulster in des canting on the many virtues of the guest of the evening he ha mentioned the excellence of hla his moral nature and rectitude of his private life in these terms mr irving air iraa la a gentleman r whit what leads il a life of unbroken blem blemish lab 11 1 1 |