St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-18
Lectures.

On The evening Of the 4tL T.. @.
Ha'nl;n, Esq, Of Sank Rapids, read
lecture in Wilson's Hall, on "The
Old and the New 1t was well
written and gracefully delivered.-
Indeed, all Of the course OF St. Cloud
lectures we have heard are such as
would be creditable to professional
lecturer, and would be well roc eived
in Eastern cities. lIr. liamiin's lee
trre had many truly fine passages,
but we thought lie should have been
more special III some points, for HI
stance, It is almost useless to hold up
bonaparte and Washington as gene
raj examples to others. The world
does not want another Napoleon, and
we nope viii not need a &c cond WASH
mgton' Had the ]ectnoer. specified
Napoleon's industry in: acquiring
'1n1ar:nation, Washing ton's trathfuI-
ness, or any other conmendablc eua-
l'ty IN the character OF either, his lee
tnlo would have been Of more IRA cti-
cal utility cv<n if it possessed less
Aesary finish:
On the 10th t'Aa. lecture was by J.
Z. Shepley, Esq Saskatchewan.
Mr. >herley displayed more orator.
cal study than any Of his predcces-
sors at the desk. As cIassed women
as coquettes, Ants, old maids, wo~
mans rights and utterly ,epraved.-
Upon the coquettes he lavishea his
highest encomiums. In this charac~
ter, woman, more than in any other,
ipltils her proper mission Of attract.
ing, repelling, and finally blessing
man by choosing him as her sovereign.
We were utterly surprised at the ex-
tent and minuteness Of the gentle
mans knowledge Of the divine art Of
coquetry. We had no idea St. Cloud
was so deserving Of her Partisan cog
nomen, in Pc sessing man ,niliner Of
the first water. There is not a gem =
t ! to-day occupied ii cutting and
hitting dresses in any Pansian shrine
OF fashion, who can possibly be more
minute in his knowledge or keen in
his appreciation Of the effects Of dra-.
perry, than our learned lecturer. We
cannot see why he should have vast
ed his talent by seeming to devote
his time to the law, and Mr.. S'.epley
should yet reconsider his choice Of q
profession and devote himself entirely.
to the service of the ladies, by assist
ing them in the arts whicA he most
admires. He would, no doubt, have
better success in the business of Sc
Letting ribbons and arranging crit,uu-
line, than he has ever had in digest
ing Blackstone, and the patterns Of
that love Of aman, Monsieur Shepley,
would soon be the rage. His keen
appreciation Of the piscatory amuse-
ment Of fishing for husbands, savors
Of the relish Of a practical sportsman.
So vivid was his picture Of gadgeon
caught BY the arts of a skillful angler
and tloundering on The hook, as his be-
witching captor played fast and loose
with her silken line, that one was
startled with the idea that he had re-
Gently enjoyed, and was now enjoying,
a rich professional treat, and one ia
voluntarily turned to see the strug-
Cling captive. We are wholly at a
loss to account for the gentIeman's
zest upon any other hypothesis, than
that of his having spent years il, the
shadow of some fair anglers crino-
line, catching worms and batting hooks
for her, upon condition Of sharing
the profits, Surely, the old maids
whom he 50 commisefates,-if anxious
to g double themselves" as he sle-
gantly expresses It, could not 40 bet
ter than take course of lectuIslsa..