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INTRODUCTION

AFTER-DINNER SPEECHES—ANCIENT AND MODERN

THE VALUE OF A GOOD STORY AND HOW TO INTRODUCE IT.

THE PURPOSE OF AFTER-DINNER SPEAKING

SOME A B C DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING SPEECHES, TOASTS, AND RESPONSES

HOLIDAY SPEECHES

FOURTH OF JULY

SOME ITEMS THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN RESPONDING TO THESE TOASTS.

OUTLINE OF A SPEECH IN RESPONSE TO THE TOAST "THE DAY WE CELEBRATE"

OUTLINE OF A SPREAD-EAGLE SPEECH IN A FOREIGN LAND

OUTLINE OF A RESPONSE TO THE TOAST, "OUR COUNTRY"

MEMORIAL DAY

SKETCH OF A SPEECH IN RESPONSE TO THE TOAST, "OUR HONORED DEAD"

OUTLINE OF A SPEECH BY CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, ON A DECORATION [MEMORIAL] DAY.

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

APPROPRIATE TOASTS

HUMOROUS RESPONSE BY BENJAMIN F. BUTLER TO THE TOAST, "OUR FOREFATHERS"

CHRISTMAS

APPROPRIATE TOASTS

SPEECH-THOUGHTS

SELECTED OUTLINE OP AN EFFECTIVE LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPEECH

THANKSGIVING

TOASTS

THOUGHTS FOR A THANKSGIVING SPEECH

SELECTED OUTLINE FOE A THANKSGIVING SPEECH

PRESENTATION ADDRESSES

ADDRESSES OF WELCOME

ADDRESS OF WELCOME

ADDRESS IN RESPONSE

WEDDING AND OTHER ANNIVERSARIES

SPEECH FOR A WOODEN WEDDING

BRIDEGROOM IN REPLY

TOASTS

SENTIMENTS SUGGESTED BY A TOAST

MISCELLANEOUS TOASTS

HUMOROUS TOASTS.

MISCELLANEOUS ADDRESSES

SPEECHES AT A DINNER GIVEN TO THE RELIGIOUS PRESS

RESPONSE TO THE TOAST, "THE NAVY: OUR COUNTRY'S BEST WALL OF DEFENSE"

A NOMINATING SPEECH

SPEECH ACCEPTING A NOMINATION

SPEECH IN A POLITICAL CANVASS

SPEECH AFTER A POLITICAL VICTORY. SELECTED

SPEECH AFTER A POLITICAL DEFEAT. SELECTED

A CHAIRMAN'S OR PRESIDENT'S SPEECH

A GENERAL OUTLINE FOE ALL OCCASIONS

ILLUSTRATIVE AND HUMOROUS ANECDOTES

1. INDEPENDENCE OF A MONOPOLY

2. EXPLANATION

3. RIDING A HOBBY

4. HOBSON'S CHOICE

5. WHEN TO BE SILENT

6. PAYING FOR YOUR WHISTLE

7. GOOSE-CHASE

8. THE PERPLEXED SAGE

9. QUICK THOUGHT

12. INSIGNIFICANT THINGS

14. MAKING AN EXCUSE; OR, JOHNNY PEEP

15. STERN LOGIC

16. MISTAKEN BREVITY

17. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

18. CHARITY; OR, A GOOD WORD FOR EVERY ONE—EVEN THE DEVIL.

19. INGENIOUS REASON

20. AMBIGUITY OF WORDS

21. USELESS REGRET

22. NO HAPPINESS IN WEALTH

23. SHORT BUT POINTED

24. REASONING IN A CIRCLE

25. EXTREME ECONOMY

26. SENSIBLE TO THE LAST

27. FISHING FOR A COMPLIMENT

28. BEYOND EXPRESSION

29. THE TOAST OF THE EVENING

30. BEE LINE

31. VENTRILOQUISM

32. A SLIGHT MISTAKE

33. PRESENCE OF MIND

34. JOKE ON A DUDE

35. NEWSPAPER REPORTER

36. HOW A WOMAN PROPOSED

37. LUCKY ANSWER

38. DOUBLE EDUCATION

39. REMNANTS

40. INDIRECT AND DIRECT

41. AN UNMARRIED MAN'S WIFE

42. A DILEMMA

43. COURAGEOUS GIRL

44. MORAL SUASION

45. CUTE BOY

46. PERPLEXED

47. BEN FRANKLIN'S OYSTERS

48. FAMILY AFFAIRS

49. A BURGLAR'S EXPERIENCE

50. HITTING A LAWYER

51. CUTTING SHORT A PRAYER

52. UNREMITTING KINDNESS

53. AMUSING BLUNDER

54. COMPLIMENT TO A LADY

55. TOO SLIM

56. A FAST-DAY TOAST

57. THE SUN STANDING STILL

58. NEUTRALIZING POISON

59. GENERAL BUTLER AND THE SPOONS

60. MAKING MOST OF ONE'S CAPITAL

61. MEETING HALF-WAY

62. UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE

63. TAKEN AT HIS WORD

64. BRAGGING VETERANS

65. EXCHANGING MINDS

66. BUYING A LAWYER

67. WOULD NOT SAVE IT

68. WIDOW OUTWITTED

69. TOO KIND

70. NOT FOOLED TWICE

71. BITING SARCASM

72. INCORRIGIBLE NEIGHBOR

73. DISGUSTED OFFICER

74. IRATE PRISONER

75. TRUTHFUL PRISONER

76. RULING PASSION

77. BAD SPECULATION

78. SATISFIED WITH HIS SITUATION

79. A GOOD WORD FOR THE DEVIL

80. MARRYING A WIDOW

81. A GOOD SALE

82. TRIUMPHS OF MEDICINE

83. TIT FOR TAT

84. SLEEPING ON TOP

85. SAMBO AND THE LAWYER

86. SIXTY-CENT NAP

87. PREFERRED TO WALK

88. HORACE GREELEY'S JOKE

89. DOCTORS AND DEADHEADS

90. BOOMING A TOWN

91. ATHLETIC NURSE

92. TOO PREMATURE

93. A BEWILDERED IRISHMAN

94. OBEYING ORDERS

95. A SPEECH FROM THE REAR PLATFORM

96. A WAY OUT OF IT

97. THE EXTENT OF SCIENCE

98. WHAT'S IN A NAME?

99. STILL ROOM FOR RESEARCH

100. HE WAS "'PISCOPAL"

101. JOHNNY'S EXCUSE

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