The North-Carolinian., 1853-01-01
TnE OLO NORTH STATE.

Thi. is the season for popular lectures
"a. the Nor,hern cities. The people ,aks
great delight in them. and are much edited
wiss this agreeable mode of conveying in
1pction. We should like to see the
p(4ctice extended further South. On
rlufsday evening. the second lecture -os
heeourse came OF before the New Ypfk
HtSlorical Society. and was delivered BY
TIE Rev. Iei11cis L. HAWKS. He selected
fsrt3s subject :. North Carolina. The
lkens.xas esssef much sntstezk te .iss.
being native Of that State ta0sk he DID
ample justice toit in the narrative Of in-
cidents in the career Of that unobtrus'se
people. have not space for the entire
lecture. but cannot forbear giving the
happy and eloquent conclusion If it:
May not, with becoming Motlesty
say, in conclusion, for the good old State
that has furnished my theme. that as one
of her children of the common household,
we treat it with respect and kindness
She is exceedingly good natured. and not
over ready to take offence from one Of the
family. when no offence is meant. She
can understand, too, joke among friends,
and she is quite willing that the other
children Of the family. especially the little.
and the young ones, should, it it would
afford their chiidrenship any amusement.
call her '.slcepy old Rip Van Wi"kte. y
(Laushter.) S" be it. 1t is very respecta-
BILE, fur it is Dutch. and North Carolinians
rather fancy Dutch blood. inasmuch as
she thinks that it never proved itself a
coward... Sleepy as you may think Rip to
and he generally, to use the phrase Of bis
| (Laushter.) Rip was wide awake on
the Goth May, 1775, in Meckienburg. and
he was wide awake on the morning Of the
27th. 1776. when he fought the rUyatists
| to the number Of 800 and drove them
Oft the field. He was wide awake on the
| 10Th Of April. 1876, when the man whom
he sent to the Continental Congress shout
ed out for independence. lie wid,
awake when he founded the first Uuiver
| sity. He was wide awake when he ori
1 ginated the first geographical survey, prio
to any State in this Union. lie was wild
awake when he saved the money he ha
] earned, (applause :; and so always prompt
I " p1id every dollar he owed from the
/ time he.was free man. lapplauseslsan
note at all. muci, less to deny his sgnatur
to it afterwards. (Laughter)
81 He was also wide awake when he re
solved to show his respect for a worthy an.
respectable gentleman called Gcors
" ashington, aud SO raised marble monu
ment. executed by the best sculptor in 'h
land. to his memory. in order t" make hio
familiar to his friends, and SO that hi
children might have old Rips idea Of
man. Loud appIause.) Let the tell yo
he knows very we'll all that is going on il
the great family-household. and how eac'
child is going on, and he knows, too. ab"u
the families that are Of no kin to him. ant
just whisper to him that you think Their
are thieves and enemies prowling ar"unt
the old homestead, and he will tell you h.
knows them, and you will see him npo'
his feet in an instant. and when he i
wanted he will be readily on hand. with a
mans heart in his bosom. and a man.
strength in his arm, to d" alt a mans duty
and when he has done it, he will perhap
very quietly lay down again. and whethe
he is too sleepy or too modest | cannot
say; but SO it is. that after he has done al
that a man should do, he will be very sure.
unless he is obliged to speak. to say little
or nothing about it. Ladies and gentle
men this IS the picture OF Rip Van Wi"kle.
l hope you like it," Loud applause