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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
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Should regard it as some-
thing of a scolding, please
remember that it is not
meant for you, my hearers,
but for those who cannot
hear it. It is not an un-
common thing to abuse people
behind their backs. I hope
no one here will prove a
tale-bearer. I ask your
indulgence. It is quite im-
possible for an man not ac-
customed to public speaking
to revise his address with
the eyes of his audience.
But I was a going to
say I would address our ab-
sent friends somewhat as
follows:
Although this is
a picnic, a gathering for
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social enjoyment, it may
also be regarded as a sol-
emn festival held in honor
of our past ancestors. You
may stay away from the
one, if you do not find en-
joyment enough in it to
pay, but it is your duty to
attend the other. Wherein it
is a party of pleasure your
presence is a matter of your
own option; but wherein it
is an anniversary to cele-
brate the enterprise and
labors of your fathers, your
attendance here, takes on
more the nature of an obli-
gation. Wm. Bull and his
immediate descendants
may claim it of you as
a right that you should