Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-13

C.1blOue AOpS OuS vi t"| ''|''
entertainments Of the season.
Mr.. Stone is o IMAM Of about Inc age
Of forty. with prominent i'reh''''
Coman nose, q smiling but eagle eye
rracofuI in his rhetoric, nervous and
vigorous an his manner, AID as smooth
rs q sea Of glass in tho flow Of his
thoughts. ! Ills subject was Anew Eng
land Homes" and only intensely Inte-
resting to those Of tho audience whose
lucky destiny it was TO be born aud
nurturcd under the New England SKY
and upon New England soil. 1t was
interesting to all who preserved attach
ments for the earlier scenes OF child
hood,
vb,es fond col eel N pt.-eqts to IN VIZ,
r orch ,rd, u ras d ", tied ptars d. rs s'oa'
AID eve loved s,ot vii hoir .ui.n ykn -,
II was not subject which Was 50
much calculated to cultivate the pow
crs oftbc mind, as to soften and strength
en- the moral and religious feelings.
It was neither more nor less than
what he employed u figure 70 rcPr'
sent it, "a panorama OF New EnsIahd
life from the cradle to the tomb.
lie sad that the world had pictured
the Yankee to BIZ lank, aud aw k"ard
specimen Of humanity. whose marrow
brimmcd, steeple crowned hat Mas close
ly fixed upon the head, with u backward
slant, but letting upon his face the l'%hi
of heaven; whose blue coat with long
tails ard short waist (the Yankees nc>-
CT run to waste } he carefully nnrsct
for years whose closely fitting pants
showed by their length that they were
younger than the limbs they covered,
and were picccd out with lca,hc- straps,
around pair OF square tocd shoes,
with a shirt collar which kept HIM
looking straight ahead. Dnt tlns Is
only u physical Development OF New
England life, and no part OF that inward
spirit Of Intelligence and deep moral
and religious clcmcn: that has made
New England the Spring from Which
is ever flowing perennial streams q
virtue end intelligence, which has been
the saving and purifying lcascn d tho
republic.
lie said that the first stage OF New
England life was that Of childhood,
ana was what made New England
what it is. We behold tho lno,hti
with her own stout arms b,st"t,in.
upon her precious offspring all the NJ
tcntiuns which elsewhere II y The too
common custom OF dclcsailng 10 some
ignorant nurse. The mother will noi
suffcr mortal nor angel 10 come lo-
tween her aud her chd. WITH h.,
own hand she iocL. 1t ia the Lullaby
Of s!eer; With hel own hand Sic care,
for it the live long DAY, and il nestle,
TO the mothers bosom durlug the shado>
Of night Instead VI being bamslcd L.
the chamber ot some EcglccttUl h,rc-
ling. This is why the New Enelandtl
las sucl, profound reverence and ie-
spec, for the name of--mothcr. ii,
Las been nursed by her, been rocked,
dressed, aud sportcd with By her, in-
stead OF hircllnc, and the chords o.
love have grown strong bctwcca the
mother and tho child.
Again he moved the canvass, and
showed the stage Of childhood, tho old
door-yard gate upon which We used 10
take forbidden rides, the babbling
brook where with knoitcd cord and !,
bent pin and no bait We commenced
the first lesson of that business Which,
in after life We followed with silkeu
line and blitei hook. the daily jour
ney with satchcl to and from the old
school house, in which we learned the
elements OF knowledge, the hill "
which VIC used to toll with our s,cu
that VIC might enjoy the downward
ride-a custom not much varied III
after life, for our joys are in about the
sainc ratio to our tolls and cares III
,nanho0d-the sacred scene of night
fall, when ut the Mothers knee we bent
our own, and under her instruction.
aud with her hand upon our head, We
lispcd to the Unseen that beautiful
prayer which our Saviour taught 10
al, the pressure Of the hand, the las,
embrace aud the good night kiss; al
thcss, said hc, arc The most sacret
memories Of the man, and Strengthen
him to resist ten thousand temptation:
in the busy haunts Of trade.
The next panoramic view was thai
whste the young man and maid lav,
Lloaso,ned into strength and beauty
W. have the husking bee, tie singing
school. and the sleigh ride, and tcudcr
scenes Of dawning love and b!ushin.
maidenhood, with l..bor, honest, mani,
and womanly labor, upon the ole
homestead. Neither man nor nlaidcl
aver Mushcd with shame TO hear !