Show told by elijah kellogg the late elijah kellogg the noted maine author and clergyman told the following story on himself one day after he had delivered a characteristic oration before his congregation at the little church at harpswell hartswell Harp swell he asked a little boy afflicted with an impediment in his speech how he would like te to be a preacher the little fellow took a long breath and replied I 1 w w would illige 11 like the p p pounding and the hh h h hollering b b but the s s speaking w w would b b b bother me |