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We cannot appreciate a beautiful painting without unless we try to do
some thinking & are broad enough & big enough to place our
name upon it in the light of justice & truth. de We can
only appreciate a noble Symphony or a noble mind if we when
we by calm thought try endeavor to give our own natures
beautiful & worthy expression. And [ ] do you know there is
a force that shines from a bighearted intelligent noble nature that is
as irresistible & pervasive as the very sunlight. Hence
I say that the power of intelligent appreciation is an accomplishment
of rare quality that is surely worth cultivating. The late Mr.
Gladstone frequently liked to emphasize the an appreciation
of the conversation which he called an art. Today I believe
it is a lost art. Polite converses as it was called, was
indulged in for a whole evening by intelligent people & it
was deemed a delightful way of spending an Evening among
choice spirits. What a contrast presents itself today. When
company is invited to our homes most of us think labor
a necessity people to provide such entertainment as will
obviate the very necessity of talking. In recalling his
boyhood days Mr. Gladstone speaks reenforces his opinion that every

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some thinking ("thin" underlined in red) & are broad (Stricken: enough. Enough underlined in red) & big (& "b") underlined in red) enough to place our
name[?](underlined in red) upon it in the light of justice ("t" in light through "j" in justice underlined in red) & truth. (Stricken: de) We can
(Double hash marks) only appreciate ("cia" underlined in red) a noble Symphony ("Sy" underlined in red) or a noble mind (the space between noble and mind through the "m" in mind underlined in red) (stricken: if we) when
we by calm thought ("m" through "t" underlined in red) (stricken: try) endeavor to give our own natures (our through "na" underlined in red)
beautiful & worthy expression (the space after beautiful through "exp" in expression underlined in red). And (stricken: betw) do you know there is
a force (underlined in red) that shines from a (stricken: bighearted intelligent-"rted" underlined in red) noble (underlined in red) nature that is
as irresistible & persuasive ("sible" through "per" underlined in red) as the very sunlight ("lig" underlined in red). Hence (underlined in red)
I say that the power ("ow" underlined in red) (inserted: in ______[?]) appreciative ("cia" underlined in red) is an accomplishment
of rare quality ("e" through "qua" underlined in red) that is surely worht celebrating. The late Mr.
(check mark) Gladstone ("lads" underlined in red) frequently liked to emphasize ("has" underlined in red) (stricken: the) an appreciation
of (stricken: the) conversation which he called an art (an and "a" of art are underlined in red). Today ("Tod" underlined in red) I believe
it is a lost art ("t" in lost through "a" in art underlined in red). Polite converses ("c" in public through "con" underlined in red) as it was called, was
indulged in for a whole evening ("eve" underlined in red) by intelligent people & it
was deemed a delightful way of spending ("ful" through "an" underlined in red) an Evening among
Choice __________[?] What a contrast (the space before contrast and the "con" in contrast underlined in red) presents itself today. When
company is invited ("inv" underlined in red) to our house most of us (stricken: think) ________[?]
(Stricken: "people, a necessity) to provide such entertainment ("enter" is underlined in red) as will
obviate the (underlined in red) very necessity of talking. In recalling his
boyhood days (the space between boyhood and days through "da" in days are underlined in red) Mr. Gladstone ("st" underlined in red) (stricken: speaks) reinforces his opinion that every