New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-16
ERON BOSTON
~>s..u an Occasional Correspondent

Sor anything Irregular here, and young Trend oil
living young friend Of his, in this sober city of
Hostcp II you find lectures amusing, there not
sw Of these. The Lowell Institute has opened it's
aopitable doors and DIR. Walkers eloquent there and
Mr.. George p Marsh will be. before long. At the
Fraternity, all the great lights of the lecturing comu-
nav blaze in turn, in each week with refreshing
,,eryas Of "Dropria gaae mori5us, in the shape of
N,sL G. II. Dali, and Sara j. Lippincott. Public
..4s- there are none yet-Mr. Zerrahn not having
inf e;eutIy recovered from the gymnastics attendant
urm the Princes reception To lead the symphony of
beethoven, with which he nfallby inaugurstes his
spcna, series of musical evenings Messrs. Chckerng
n Sons did indeed invite select party of friends to
6rst performance in their Concert-room, but as
mir wac private hospitality, not public entertain
rent II is allowable only to say that it was charming,
and that, like Hsmlets by and by, is easily said.
In very desperation of dulness, one evening we be-
,ook ourselves to the ACTUARIAL Gardens whose flaming
advertisement Of FIVE real living native savage Africans
seemed 10 promise some relief from the monotony Of
.siyiliIed life. We went, and found the fish tanks
drained and deserted stickeback building his nest
DO sodercrab going through the broadsword exercise
with biz eecentric right claw The fish were perhaps
eaten up during the las, Lent or have found their way
h SPIRITS to those vaults where Agssiz harrnlessly cuts
and eorks up his fnny PaFkmas without fear of de-
section. Only the huge tank remained in which the
sbark used to take bis rouse before be was called 10
some other sphere Of action to unknown and in this
n solitary crustacea Topped about occasionally holding
pp one melancholy Aipper if soliciting sympathy
Bst here is arranged little theater, and at eight of the
clock ces ,aeSs5ears s0urdgcs began shont their
waueh-waug melodies behind the scenes and having
gwen us "a scientific combination of the tones of the
1ger wild eat hyena and hippopotaplus, they eaped
npcn the board and executed themselves in pleasing
variety Of antics hitherto unseen upon any stage.
First came the wedding ring: the is setting and
ne bride is coming; these the words the music
war repetition Of three four extremely discOrdnt
nses; the bride should have strong nerves,
6eos Then came a wild sort of dance the savages
striking the floor hard with their bare feet and caper
ing about pretty nimbly, but with manifest want of
inteuton. Between the performances, the Snowman
yeees his little explanations These three, the tall
est and largest are Kahrs from the Cape Colony;
"Ho Ais a Hottentot; No. a Bushman The dresses
" in which you behold them their holiday attire.
"Ou ordinary occasions they wear ahem, very little
slothing of any description. The Bushman is quite
small not much above four feet in hight, but he
e has been married twice, and has had three child
rem. Bravo, Mr.. Bushman They will now give
"you their war song, after which the second Kaihr
The war song turns 10 be the most savage mean
ssson TO which these ears gave attention It's
frsin Is a sort of smohered goan which breathes of
dying agonies and undying hate to make one-con-
sder No forgving Of tsespasses in that utteranceit
n the vengeful cry of the wild animal upon which man,
The tanner of beasts is super-mposed. The Colored
rethren ntone this with much gustothst clearly
understand Those are sentiments, through the
open-mouthed gbbersh with which they accompany
seir melody. Then the kars retire and the Hotten-
tot and Bushman give ne a duet Of their own, in
high tenor and falseo notes, not unpeasng, and with
y little Of the material Of music in IT, for music
IKE sugar, il concentrated from nature, not pro-
,sneed BY IT, Then the Kaihrs return, and mutter
sort Of chorus while No of them astonshes us with
me bead-dance which is indeed as surprising the
sasowman SAYS, which in itself is a surprise. The
savage is alfred principally in collection Of strings of
heavy beads which hang together in sort Of breast
plate on his broad chest. His only other clothing s
complete apron Of skins reaching from the hip TO the
knee after the second ely IL Of Adam and Eve. He
-Soes not caper but executes a frmly-trodden
naDeuvre and by the power of the pectoral muscles
alone ADgs the strings Of beads higher and higher,
I'll they hy in his face, and above his head.
The Snowman tells that this is the utmost that negro
dancing can do, and invites 10 meet savage
friends in the hall below whittier presently repair
md find the bead-dancer a Of powerful frame,
with shoulders measuring near yard across. The
development OF his chest is magnificent graceful
shan the famous Torso but scarcely less powerful KAT
fp No. is an excitable creature, with the hard,
CLASSY eye of psrd He has a wooden rattle in his
hand and laughs aloud its whirring They all wear
a variety Of worthless trinkets hung around their
r-eeks and amtlse themselves with penny whistles,
Jews harps and the likethey all cry out, Lincoln
Hameen all uT-BeIl all down-ah hal" to the
great delight Of the audience. lnspe of these pecular
fs there is at once something noble and pteous about
tbem Humanity in them seems TO walk about like
poor, despised Lear-a king, king" and their acs
and gestures forcibly reminded Of the scene in
which the old man enters crowned with peoples, and
sceItred with straw Only one stands apart, kafir
No l. tall noble savage, grave but gentle carrying
his head ike stag Of ten, aud showing from time to
sime dark eyes at once soft and manly and teeth as
white and hard as rock pebbles Surely his mother
anourns for him in her patient and simple life drawing
water, and weaving mats and the yoang maidens Of
his village viii wait with anxious eyes for bis return.
Such thoughts ar these sent away rather sad from
NE AQuaral Gardens and chershing vaguely the hope
ira, the tall Kafir would not be allowed TO go away
from here greater savaee than he came
IL 10 good 10 hear Lincoln and Hamlin all up
from white or black and the desire to do led us 10
Psnueil Hall on the evening preceding election day
when II war promised that Charles Sumner, Henry
Kilson and other hOnOrables should be heard prom
We kept 70 us alas after the fashion OF Maebeths
Ni,ches for seeing We did moi hear, and hearing we
I'D no. understand Having undergone various pack
-on..,l,, o,d ranoselv thither in great