I went to them regularly.

I was ambitious to absorb all the wisdom I could, but, really, I could not give an intelligent report of the points under discussion at any sitting.

Oliver Johnson asked me, one day, if I enjoyed them.

I thought, from a twinkle in his eye, that he thought I did not, so I told him I was ashamed to confess that I did not know what they were talking about.

He said, "Neither do I,--very few of their hearers do,--so you need not be surprised that they are incomprehensible to you, nor think less of your own capacity." I was indebted to Mr.Johnson for several of the greatest pleasures I enjoyed in Boston.