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,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

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,S\RCE3 0,A ,LETT] FROM ,SCOTL&0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #b#e1 #c ,JULY #a#h#h#f1 P4#a#e-#a#f2 
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,ON ,TUESDAY #b#bND ,I F\ND MYSELF AT ,>BROA?1 A PLEASANT /ONE-BUILT T[N ( SOME #b1 9HABITANTS ON ! ,G]MAN ,OCEAN1 ! ORIG9AL ( ',FAIRPORT' 9 ,SCOTT'S ',ANTIQU>Y'1 ! REMA9S ( A MAGNIFIC5T *UR* & ABBEY DOM9AT+ ! HOMELY H\SES4 ,! 9DU/RY PRACTIC$ !RE IS SAIL-CLO? MAK+1 & IT IS 9 A V]Y DISMAL CONDITION AT PRES5T4 ,!RE WAS MU* SUFF]+ !RE 9 ! PA/ W9T]4 ,9 A WALK ?AT ,I TOOK ) MY HO/ 7A ,FREE ,KIRK M9I/] & A ,SOCIALI/71 WE GOT 9TO CONV]SATION ) A FIELD-LABOR] :O WAS RE/+ FROM HIS JOB ( H>R[+ AT A FIELD'S 5D4 ,I %\LD PREMISE1 = ! B5EFIT ( \R ,5GLI% READ]S1 ?AT ,SCOT* FIELD-LABOR]S >E HIR$ BY ! HALF-YE>1 & RECEIVE !IR 'MEAL-&-MILK'1 LODG+ 9 A 'BO?Y' -- OR A NOT TOO LUXURI\S PIG-/Y -- & A SUM ( MONEY4 ,?IS FRI5D1 :O WAS A BRISK & 9TELLIG5T Y\NG MAN1 TOLD US ?AT WAGES W]E L[1 & ?AT HE WAS N[ RECEIV+ ,G,B,P#i = ! HALF-YE>1 9/EAD ( ,G,B,P#a#b1 :I* HE US$ TO RECEIVE4 ,HE ALSO TOLD US1 P]HAPS UNNECESS>ILY1 ?AT HE C\LD NOT SAVE \T ( ?IS SPL5DID SAL>Y4 ,I WAS TOLD AFT]W>DS ?AT WAGES HAD FALL5 BACK TO :AT !Y W]E T5 YE>S AGO1 AT :I* TIME !Y HAD RIS5 SUDD5LY4 ,A =EMAN1 A FRI5D TOLD US1 WAS N[ GETT+ ,G,B,P#b#h P] ANNUM1 :I* US$ TO BE ! WAGES ( A FULL PRIVATE LABOR]4 

,9 ! EV5+ ,I LECTUR$ TO AN AUDI5CE ( UPW>DS ( #f V]Y ATT5TIVE P]SONS1 MO/LY ( ! WORK+-CLASS4 ,!Y *E]$ ME HE>TILY1 & TOOK UP ! PO9TS WELL4 ,!RE WAS A GOODLY ATT5DANCE ON ! PLAT=M ( ! COMMITTEE :O HAD ORGANIZ$ ! MEET+1 & :O W]E *IEFLY COOP]ATORS4 ,QUE/IONS BE+ ASK$ =1 ,I ONLY GOT ONE1 FROM ! IRREPRESSIBLE TEMP]ANCE *AMPION1 :I* WAS RECEIV$ ) SOME LAU<T]4 ,9 FACT1 ! MEET+ WAS RA!R HUDDL$ UP AT ! 5D1 AS !RE WAS NO GAS & ! LI<T BEGAN TO FADE 9TO ! MID-SUMM] TWILI<T1 :I* IS ALL ! D>KNESS ( ?OSE NOR!RN REGIONS AT ?IS TIME ( YE>4 ,A FAIR AM\NT ( LIT]ATURE WAS SOLD4 

,ON ! #b#cRD ,I LECTUR$ AT ,$9BUR<1 9 ! ,ODDFELL[S' ,HALL1 = ! COMMITTEE :I* IS ! FAG-5D ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REMUN]ATION ,CONF]5CE ( LA/ YE>4 ,WE EXPECT$ BUT A POOR ATT5DANCE1 AS !RE W]E SEV]AL MEET+S ( P>LIAM5T>Y C&IDATES GO+ ON 9 ! CITY2 BUT AFT] ALL IT TURN$ \T WELL1 ! ATT5DANCE BE+ BETT] ?AN AT ANY PREVI\S LECTURE4 ,AGA9 ! AUDI5CE SEEM$ SYMPA!TIC -- NAY1 5?USIA/IC4 ,I ASK$ = QUE/IONS 9 WRIT+1 DREAD+ ! ME&]+ SPEE* :I* USUALLY ACCOMPANIES SPOK5 QUE/IONS4 ,I GOT QUITE A PACK ( C>DS ( !M2 & ! ANSW]S W]E WELL RECEIV$4 ,A CL]GYMAN WAS 9 ! *AIR1 ANO!R 7\R FRI5D ,MR ,GLASSE1 :O MADE A ,SOCIALI/IC SPEE*7 MOV$ ! VOTE ( ?ANKS1 & A ?IRD SECOND$ IT4 ,?IS LA/ G5TLEMAN POK$ SOME HEAVY ECCLESIA/ICAL FUN AT ME1 9T]L>D$ ) BUTT]Y COMPLIM5TS4 ,ONCE = ALL1 ,I MU/ ASK \R COMRADES TO =GIVE ME = RECEIV+ VOTES ( ?ANKS1 ON ! GR\ND ?AT ,I C\LD NOT HELP IT4 ,! SALE ( LIT]ATURE WAS GOOD4 ,I HAD A %ORT BUT PLEASANT 9T]VIEW ) ! MEMB]S ( ! ,BRAN* AFT]W>DS4 ,!Y SEEM$ RA!R DEPRESS$2 LACK SPEAK]S1 & SO F9D IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE MU* WAY2 BUT >E GETT+ A FEW NEW MEMB]S1 9 SPITE ( ! SLACKNESS ( !IR PROPAG&A4 ,!Y TOLD ME ?AT A BRAN* ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION />T$1 APP>5TLY ) GOOD PROSPECTS1 E>LY ?IS YE> OR LATE LA/ 7,I =GET :I*71 HAD QUITE DISAPPE>$ AFT] A FEW WEEKS' EXI/5CE4 ,ONE COMRADE SAID ?AT 9 TALK+ TO FELL[-WORKM5 !Y W\LD AGREE ) EV]Y?+ ?AT HE SAID 9 FAVOR ( ,SOCIALISM1 BUT C\LD NOT BE BR\<T FUR!R ?AN ?IS PASSIVE ADH]5CE4 ,ON ! O!R H& \R COMRADES >E MAK+ MO/ COMM5DABLE EF=TS TO PU% ! ,COMMONWEAL1 & ) MU* SUCCESS4 ,! NEWS-%OPS TAKE IT & SELL IT1 TOO1 & !Y >E ALSO GETT+ NEWSBOYS TO SELL IT2 SO ?AT PROPAG&A ( SOME SORT IS GO+ ON1 ONLY \R COMRADES FEEL ! WANT ( PUBLIC & OBVI\S PROPAG&A4 ,I %\LD ADD1 ! ,UNIV]SITY ,SOCIETY1 :O HAVE A GOOD DEAL RETREAT$ FROM !IR POSITION1 AT ALL EV5TS 9 APPE>ANCE1 >E />T+ A K9D ( PROGRESSIVE DEBAT+ SOCIETY1 APPEAL+ TO TRADES' UNIONI/S & CO-OP]ATIVES TO JO9 IT1 :I* \R COMRADES 9T5D TO USE = !IR [N & O!R PEOPLE'S $UCATION4 

,! #b#d? ,I GAVE ! SAME LECTURE AT ,GLASG[4 ,A WET EV5+1 MEET+S ( C&IDATES ?R\<\T ! T[N1 & AGA9 APPREH5SIONS ( A FAILURE2 BUT AGA9 A GOOD AUDI5CE1 P]HAPS RA!R MORE 9 ASS5T ?AN AT ,$9BUR<2 A SOME:AT OV]:ELM+ AM\NT ( QUE/IONS1 ! ANSW]S TO :I* W]E V]Y WELL RECEIV$4 ,A SPR9KL+ ( ,RUSK9IANS W]E !RE1 SOME:AT 9CL9$1 ,I FANCY1 TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO ! R\<NESS ( ! OP9IONS3 9DE$1 ! MOV] ( ?AT 7T]RIBLE7 VOTE ( ?ANKS SAID AS MU*1 & WAS SOME:AT *E]$4 

,I MAY H]E REM>K ?AT IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! ,SCOT* >E MU* GIV5 TO 'LION-HUNT+'1 & ?AT !RE=E IT IS NECESS>Y = A ,SOCIALI/ :O WANTS TO GET AT ! FACTS TO DISC\NT A C]TA9 AM\NT ( ! 5?USIASM ) :I* HE IS RECEIV$1 IF HE HAPP5S TO HAVE ANY REPUTATION \TSIDE ,SOCIALISM4 ,/ILL 5\< REMA9S 9 !SE CASES TO %[ ?AT !RE W]E MANY 9 ! AUDI5CE :O REALLY AGRE$4 ,AT ,GLASG[ !RE WAS A GOOD SPR9KL+ ALSO ( ,L& ,RE/OR]S2 BUT !SE1 ,I ?9K1 >E BEG9N+ TO SEE \T ( ! N>R[ CLOSE 9 :I* ,H5RY ,GEORGE HAS H$G$ !M4 

,! #b#e? ,I LECTUR$ AT ,DUNDEE & HAD MU* SU* AN AUDI5CE AS AT ,GLASG[1 ONLY ?AT !Y LACK$ ! 9/RUCTION ?AT \R ,BRAN* HAS1 ) ALL DRAWBACKS1 GIV5 TO ! ,GLASG[ FOLK1 & !RE=E DID NOT SEEM SO READY TO TAKE UP ! PO9TS4 ,TRADE IS V]Y SLACK AT ,DUNDEE2 ! JUTE BUS9ESS NE>LY GONE1 ,9DIAN COMPETITION HAV+ DE/ROY$ IT4 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT !RE >E FEW PLACES :]E ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! CLASSES IS MORE FELT ?AN IT IS AT ,DUNDEE4 ,I MU* REGRETT$ ?AT ,I C\LD NOT /OP !RE & GET TO KN[ SOME ( ! WORK]S4 ,\R COMRADES H]E 7,GLASG[7 \<T TO MAKE A PU% TO GET UP A BRAN* AT ,DUNDEE4 

,I MEET ! ,BRAN* TO-DAY1 & 9 ! EV5+ LECTURE AGA94 ,TOMORR[ ,I LECTURE AT ,BRIDGETON1 A SUBURB ( ,GLASG[4 ,BUT ,I S5D ?IS (F TO BE 9 TIME = ! CURR5T NUMB]1 & WILL GIVE AN ACC\NT ( :ATEV] ELSE HAPP5S NEXT WEEK4 

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