My two speeches raised whirlwinds of applause, and took the company by storm.

It was a most important opportunity for me, and, by God's help, I met it manfully.

All the principal people of Maryland were there, besides our own minister; with Lady Bulwer in a side room and that nice young fellow Lytton; and there were many other distinguished strangers.

You should have heard the shouts and cheers which greeted the points of my speech, and the after congratulations crowded about me.

I begin to feel that if I had had common chances I should have been an orator.