Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1898 — Load Talkers and Low Speakers. [ARTICLE]

Load Talkers and Low Speakers.

Funny writers and stage comedians make the mistake of representing country people as very loud talkers, remarked Col. Leonard Ainsworth, of Arkansas. As a matter of fact, persons who are accustomed to the quiet and solitude of rural life speak in a very low tone of voice, while those who live in the constant din anil nerve-racking noises of the city naturally acquire the habit of talking loudly. The reason for the difference is plain. When you city' folks meet on the street- you have to elevate your voices to a high pitch in order to mhke yourselves heard. 1 never 1 come to St. Louis or visit any other large city that J don’t soon get a sore throat from overexerting my voice. Of course, you who live here are used to t he strain on your voice and don’t suffer ' from it ns I do. If you ever heard an ' Indian talk you will realize the force of what 1 say. I never saw a real Indian i that spoke much above a whisper. He illustrates exactly what I mean. The 1 Indian lives in quiet and solitude. Ilis atmosphere is not filled with hoiscs and tympanum-piercing sounds. Consequently, he does not have to elevate his voice in carrying on conversation. Your city arnb, t he counterpart of the Indian, talks loud enough when he comes to 1 Arkansas to be heard in the next connI ty.—At. T/Ouis Republic.