But Anderson took advantage of the lull.
"See here, boys," he shouted, "there's been enough of this.

What is it to you whether he had a dozen elephants and rode them all at once, and had a circus every day in the week with a dozen tame bears thrown in?
Clear out and go home and get your dinners.

Clear out! Vamoose! Scatter!" His tone was at once angry and appealing.

It implied authority and comradeship.
Anderson had given great promise as a speaker during his college course.

He was a man who, if he exerted himself, could gauge the temper of a mob.