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The postmaster, who appeared like an intelligent gentleman, said he was
glad to see me, and glad to hear I was going to lecture; and he shook
hands with me cordially. The store contained about half the adult
population of the village, lounging about the warm stove, talking and
dozing; and the postmaster introduced me to Squire Johnson, and Dr.
Tomson, and Mr. Dickson, and Mr. Dobson and Mr. Potkins, who, five,
constituted the upper ten of Sidon. With these gentlemen I held a very
entertaining conversation, during which I remember I was struck with the
extreme deference paid to my opinion, and the extreme contempt
manifested for the opinions of each other. They all agreed, however,
that my visit would be likely to prove of the greatest importance to
Sidon in a literary and educational point of view.
I returned to the hotel, and retired with heart elate.
In the morning, it was with emotions of a peculiarly pleasurable nature
that I observed, profusely plastered on posts and fences, the
announcement, in goodly capitals:--
LECTURE!!
* * * * *
PROF. G.D. BROWN,
OF NEW YORK CITY,
WILL LECTURE THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 14,
IN JONES'S HALL, SIDON,
AT 7 O'CLOCK.
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