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Show A Full IHoon. 1 His name was Moon. Ho was iJ member of an association which wal about to hold its first annual banquet! and Mr. Moon was down for a speech. He had never made one in his life, but under pressure, being foreman in the shop in which most of the members worked, he had consented in amonient of recklessness, to do his best During the feast, wine flowed freely and Mr. Moon drank rather more than his share, but he knew he had a great task before him and he was obliged to raise his courage up to the proper pitch. He heard the other speakers one after another address the assemblage and begin with: "Ladies and gentlemen," and when his turn came that was about as far as he had got toward having anything to say. He had determined to say that much anyway and he arose unsteadily to his feet. As he braced himself against the table, he chanced to look out of the window and he saw the round yellow orb of night shining directly upon him. It was an inspiration, inspira-tion, and he said beginning as the others had done: "Ladies and gentlemen; I thank you for this honor, the moon is full without with-out and the Moon is full within." As he spoke he pointed first to the luminary lumi-nary through the window and then smote himself dramatically upon the breast and sat back, or rather fell back, into bis chair. It was a short speech but it made the hit of the evening. |
