Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-17 | Page 5 | Art in Telling Story

art in telling story I 1 once saw the art of successful etory telling in very prominent way said senator foster of washington a few days ago in a company of friends during one ot our political campaigne compa igne a had undertaken to tell a story anat was intended to bear upon ignatius don nelly who was opposing him the story was told laboriously and it was received with all the solemnity that would be expected during a funeral aemon at its conclusion the story teller emeled and looked over the au diance to see it he could detect a ripple of appreciation hut there they all sat with solemn faces it had fallen perfectly flat in n bhart time mi donnelly arose to reply and referred to the story that had been told by his opponent that story be said was intend ed to reflect on me but it dian didn t go now my friends la continued I 1 have little story I 1 want to tell you with thai donnelly retold the story that had fallen flat it seemed to me at the time that he repented it word for word but from the time he began the etory until it was ended the audience vas convulsed it was pronounced to be the best story that had ever come out of the northwest tell ua the story senator one os his suggested becoming curt cue to know more of that narrative once funereal in ital effect and then laden with the cirit of wit oh no replied the senator I 1 hare not confidence in my atory ability now that I 1 have prepared you tor the story a re one it would be doubly hazardous to attempt to repeat it senator fosters friends are willing to offer a reward for that etory dead with flatness or alive with wll it any one can deliver it to them they are being consumed with curl dosity to know what it 1 but the benm tor cannot be induced to venture upon its telling