A greenhorn, who had never seen a great banquet, came to the
city, and, looking through the door, said to his friends who
were showing him the sights: “Who are those gentlemen who are
eating so heartily?” The answer was: “They are the men who pay
for the dinner.” “And who are those gentlemen up there on the
elevation looking so pale and frightened and eating nothing?”
“Oh,” said his friend, “those are the fellows who make the
speeches.”--T. DE WITT TALMAGE.
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