Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1882 — Canada and the Queen. [ARTICLE]

Canada and the Queen.

I remember a curious incident that happened in Canada in connection with the British national anthem. In one of my lectures I describe the pathetic bandonment of state ceremony at Sandringham, while'the Prince of Wales lay sick there of what threatened so formidably to be a fatal illness. The audience listened spell-bound. I uttered the sentence : “The Queen strolled up and down in front of the house, unattended, in the brief interval she allowed herself from the sick-room.” Suddenly came an interruption. A tall, gaunt figure in the crowd uprose* and, pointing at me a long finger on the end of a long arm, uttered the word “ stop ! ” Then, facing the audience, he exclaimed : “Ladies and gentlemen, this loyal audience will now sing ‘ God save the Queen !’ ” The audience promptly stood up and obeyed with genuine fervor, I meanwhile patiently waiting the finale of the interlude. When it had finished, I proceeded with my narrative, and, as a contrast to the sorrow of Sandringham, depicted the happy pageant in St. Paul’s Cathedral on the thanksgiving day for the Prince’s recovery. It is the custom in Canada to propose a vote of thanks to the lecturer, and the chairman rose aud uttered the usual formula. Again the tall, gaunt figure was on its legs. “Ladies and gentlemen,” said he, “ I rise to propose an amendment to the motion. I move that the lecturer be requested to repeat that portion of the lecture referring to our gracious sovereign.” And repeat it I did.— Archibald Forbes. If a man means what he says he will be deliberate in his speech, and state his purpose in plain, simple fashion. Intending suicide, he will not make motions at himself with a razor in the presence of his family five or six times a day. Mr. Micawber’s style of speech is associated with his style of action. All difficult, vaporing, tragic, superlative words exhaust the speaker. His strength all goes out through his mouth, and he is thus left helpless to do anything. Lyman Beecher said that when he had not much of a sermon he always thumped the pulpit and “hollered."