therearemanyelsewherewhosesagesayingsandforciblelogicareappreciatedbyallwhohearorreadthem；but，onthewhole，Americansexcelothersinthereadinessoftheirwit，andtheirpowertomakeagoodextemporespeechonanysubject，withoutopportunityforpreparation。
NeitheristhefairsexinAmericabehindthemeninthismatter。
Ihaveheardsomemostexcellentspeechesbywomen，speecheswhichwoulddocredittoanorator；buttheylaborunderadisadvantage。
Thefemalevoiceissoftandlow，itisnoteasilyheardinalargeroom，andconsequentlytheaudiencesometimesdoesnotappreciateladyspeakerstotheextentthattheydeserve。However，Iknowaladywhopossessesapowerful，masculinevoice，andwhoisaverypopularspeaker，butsheisanexception。AnyhowIbelievetheworstspeaker，maleorfemale，couldimprovebypractisingprivatedeclamation，andawakeningtotheimportanceofarticulation，modulation，and——thepause。
Anotherclassofsocialfunctionsare\"AtHomes\"，teaparties，andreceptions。