But the speech stayed where it was put, in the speaker's hat, and failed to materialize where and when it was wanted on the speaker's tongue.

As the mountain would not go to Mahomet, Mahomet like a sensible prophet went to the mountain.

Our orator in imitation of this illustrious example, bowed to the inevitable and went to his mountain.
Pulling his extempore remarks out of his hat, he delivered himself of them to such effect as to create quite an Otis sentiment in the meeting.
This performance was, of course, a shocking offence in the eyes of those, whose plans it had disturbed.

With one particular old fogy he got into something of a newspaper controversy in consequence.

The "consummate assurance" of one so young fairly knocked the breath out of this Mr.Eminent Respectability; it was absolutely revolting to all his "ideas of propriety, to see a stranger, a man who never paid a tax in our city, and perhaps no where else, to possess the impudence to take the lead and nominate a candidate for the electors of Boston!" The "young gentleman of six months standing," was not a whit abashed or awed by the commotion which he had produced.