Show art in telling story I 1 once saw the art of successful story telling exemplified in a very prominent way said senator foster of washington a fow few days ago in a company of friends during one of at our political campaigns a speaker had undertaken to tell a story that was intended to bear upon ignatius Ignat lus don nelly who wae was opposing him the story was told laboriously and it was received with nil all the solemnity that would be expected eap exp acted during a funeral sermon at its conclusion the story teller smiled and looked over the au dianco to seo see it he conid could detect a rippie ripple of appreciation but there theca they tuey all sat with solemn faces it bad fallen perfectly hat in r short time mr donnelly arose to reply and referred to the story that had been told by his opponent that story he said was intend ed to reflect on me but it go now my friends he continued 1 I have a little story I 1 want to 0 o tell you with that donnelly retold tho story that bad had fallen flat it seemed to me at the time that bo he repeated it word for word but from the time ho he began the story until it was ended the audience nud lenco was convulsed it was pro bounced to be the beet beat story that had ever come out of the north northwest wesL tell us tho the story senator one of his friends suggested becoming curl oils o 0 to know more of that narrative once funereal in its effect and then laden with the spirit ofelt of wit oh lob no replied the senator I 1 have not ruffic teal confidence in my mr story telling ability now that I 1 have prepared you for the story as a remarkable one it would bo be doubly hazardous to attempt to it senator fosters frields trier ds are willing to offer a reward for that story either dead with flatness or alivo with wit if any one can deliver it to them they are being consumed with curiosity to know what it Is but the senator cannot be induced to venture upon its telling |