Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-09
Result, 532sO

The advanced mathematician will perceive
at glance that the 240 wives make him
happy and go him 532SO better-a result
which is withinitself most powerful incentive
to an immediate emigration Ia Utah. Which,
however, we think we shall have the strength
Of character to resist.
But as we were going on to state. the
young lady IS lee, ure was quite an interesting
one. though there was nobody, with some
forty or fifty honorable exceptions, to bear
H. From which latter circumstance. the in
terence is naturally deducible that in order
to hear the lecture. the hea-er had first 10
make a small pecuniary sacrifice AT the door.
Such was unquestionably the case. The
terms laid down in the bills were these
Gentlemen so cents; Ladies so cents; Chill
dren and Servants half price," which we
need not inform the intelligent Reader was
25 cents. The Gentlemen present were few;
the Ladies present were fewer; while the
Children and Servants would seem TO have
regarded the half-price system IS no induce
ment whatever, and did not afford as the
happiness of seeing them around. Finding
that the Ladies aud Gentlemen of Nashville
were somewhat reluctant to invest their loose
change in Mormonic information, and that
the Children and Servants, with the retail
price of the goods reduced to cost and earri-
age in their favor, were entirely 50, it was
announced that second and much better |
article of lecture would be delivered the |
next evening, at the very low figure of 0, with |
no deduction to Children and Servants. 1t |
must be confessed that these terms were very |
nearly as liberal as a free-hearted people |
could ask, and it Is not strange that the side |
walk in front of tue Hall was crowded with |
a Iecture-loving throng some time before the
doors were opened.
AT the fashionable hour of seven and a |
half o'clock, the colored superintendent OF the |
gas department. of the Hall gently opened |
one wing of The door and walked in, followed
by the crowd. But scarcely had they seated |
themselves comfortably to await the coming |
of the lecturer, when the colored individual |
suddenly turned off the gas, and left the as
molly in the dark. They were not more
than couple OF weeks in discovering that a
number of people of about their size and
general personal appearance, had been sold
in lump to the lowest bidder, and in less
than time the Hall was empty.
A gentleman who was present 1--WE were
not) on the memorable occasion. personally
appears before US, an acting-just as-we-
please and makes affidavit that, to the best
of his knowledge (he says nothing about his
1 tba haI Il IN Il
by the lecturer, and that the other high con-
tracing party ordered the Hail to be thrown
into an eclipse aud depOpulated in conse-
quence of the fact. Considering the young !
lady was young lady, we are almost |
Inclined to think that, under the circumstan-
ces, We are in great doubt as to what would
be proper TO think of the trea nent she re-
ceiYed. We are an Odd Fellow; remark
ably 20, indeed; aud have no complaints
to utter against the brethren; but As a friend |
and iellsw-citizen of the attractive objects
known as woman, we should be recreant TO
niraIiOn for that very useful sex, If We did
not feel indignant, and seal our lips To the
ltIeranee of that indignation only under
protest, when We see an unoffending and girl
sh females lecture shut down upon in that
way. for the sake of few dollars of room
'entl We do not and will not believe the
Odd Fellows had any hand in the transaction;
or it l. not all alter their style; but if they
Id, we desire to be considered as having
withdrawn from the order quite a number Of
INES, and seal up our petition to jaia the
'oIs Of Temperance and the Sisters OF Caar-
iy- We don't mind seeing man Knocked
own and dragged out now and then, for lie
as no business to get in the way; but when
re see Al individual lay his hand. save in
be way Of kindness, upon a youthful. ua-
tending specimen OF heavens last, best
III 10 man. our luminosity, as Gen. WAsHING-
On wrste to the Frenehmsn. is irresistably
reused, and We at once Indignantly turn our
aeS upon the cruel and revolving spectacle.
That's the reason she did Mt lecture.
NOrE- ne above article, now llsIs cut Of date
as set up loo SstaraAy 3 paper, Was acclden