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A Slashing Lecture.

Chapatry ana the IrOu6ddOurS-NOder
Galtantry-Lord Chesterfield Demolish
ed Tile French, Spanish, and american
Art'cle-Hits and points suery soay.
We doubt, says the Philadelphia Bulle
tin whether any two thousand of the citi
zens OF Philadelphia could be found who
spent Thursday evening more agreeably
than the audience who filled Musical Fund
Hall aud listened to the delightful voice oil
Madame the Countess of Landsfelt, from
eight o'clock till half past nine. The sub.
Ject of Gallantry was under discussion, and
1t was floated over somewhat in the follow.
ing graceful and telling style:
The history OF Gallantry carriesus back
to the creation, for about the first thing we
hear of Adam in making love to Eve, and
the antique pages of Jewish and Christian
history carry forward the same story: So,
too, with heather records, for the accounts
ofthe life of Jupiter tell us Of an endless
series of love affairs, in the course of which
service to'the fair sex, "the father of gods
and men" was transformed into swan and
golden shower; and 1 am afraid the deity
has never failed to have plenty of disciples.
Princes, kings and heroes whom 1 have
met have been as plant rs common NOR
tails a: philosophers and generals of ancient
as well as modern times, have yielded to
the spell. No small portion o f the history
of Alcibiades, Demosthenes, Caesar, Alex
ander, Napoleon, is closely connected With
gallantry ; and here let me relate aScuri-
Gus story, showing the power of love and
gallantry over the wise philosopher. Aristo-
tie, the tutor Of Alexander the Great. Alex
andcr had fallen in love with Beautiful
woman, and was devotng himself, to her
instead of affairs of am bition. Aristotle, by
ridiculings the passion of love, induced the
king to return to the councils and the con-
duct Of the State and neglect his enohan-
ress. This piqucd the beautiful lady, who
bore theabsence Of her kindly Hover as long
as she could, and tben sought his presence
and once more chained him to her charms.
He told her the cause of his neglect, and
she determined that Aristotle should re-
tract his ridicple.g So she contriyed to
present herself alluringly on tie lawn be-
fore the abode Of the philosopher, and at
tract his attention from his books by sweet
singing. He Immediately conceived vio:'
lent passion for.this creature, lairer. than
the image af that Truth be was seeking,
and approached bel, and confessed lis love,
old wrinlledf fsludious. .as he, was, She art,
fully feigned q repeilant,air Tand declared
that she WAC Remarkably: ahimsicaai;V7,eyand
could notaovei him until lsbA had ridden On.
the back oftlles8isest man ) Siinssthe world
The famo1sE philosopher Instantly flung
upon bis kpees, and the capricious
beauty mounted his sback. he bore her to-
ward "a terface snearstGe palace ofthe king,
where froHa Ewipdow tue mofiarch had d
,ful yieRsof this extfaordi dinarys Proceeding,
apa, ,ons bshold ding 4. burst sinto ) a loud
la1g bisEfSuse tllas philosopher q to 8
sense 6sdfSiity of.fiiss position, and
hsimmedi diaHly recovered from it; and took
OCCASION to; Persuade the king to submit to
her bland pdishRents3-ewipg : to, the power of
that !. bsansy sacR made; 80 great.a fool
6fs astaid PGilosapE Eefs s.Ss; 80. s. =.
The .Gou1tesstclo osssd ,tlIiswsil.t6Id story,
,ofswhieb. wes s6ssssss Us given a defective
skete q 4hotati6usfrom. Cover, de-
ssEhipg gistptle bending TO the charms of
ahs aJssp ST GfseecH. She sthein: ): passed 10
Tie consideration Of fgallantrys as, moulded
;stIengt gthehed and spilitualized blythe in
;:1iiasIcs of schiyalry in Ihe middleFage It's
stngfeign began With tRschivalry, and tight.
tered rpon It's laances7 and, flashed upon ,.its
swords The eighth and ninth oaths. which
syoptRfu ,aspjrants tothe honors; Of knight,
.heodsswo were. To light in the just aadss
,ofan fair 5ladies, apdsto protect and sdeten7
saQ ayphahs and widows. The dafings@
gallant knights was inspired sbYs sfIyY
sens; and their uencexaitaf anHr
aged them in all noble entsspAs@
sma6tic achievements. EhMew
distreses were.t 10, be- e6S8I
idRtDlty and peril, andJb
3onftosthe widest apaY
The Courage of theRW
TO come; from tIefrY
ed respected, :aep
who wonldsw sssBa
ing,bercfw %b6k:
from the haaS{sssh
saidSf AasSfos Ks
D. assass ssss' i
.sX64hgs or, Z iwo
Asa asallg they hsa
ii. ,... AE8SHE 4ata q ass a. s.n mari
2i% .AH3s t&S ~ IN fi,e wYofd
~ shA6g s aaid Nhateye
.,H AsS @ I eall pae, Icome,'
Man e. fiIiie love was "a,