The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-16
Tho Babes In tho wood-Somc Amusing
Hits mt the Times

Tho Babes In tho wood-Some Amusing
Hits Mt the Times
Mr.. c. NJ. BRowS, better known to the
plblc as tho irrOsistilly funny Snowman, Arte-
mus Ward, lectur,d on Thursday evening at
the Brooklyn A,hcnwum taking fjr his subject
"The Babe, in the Wool Al least, ho pro-
lesscd to take this surjeet, but bis lie, ure was
composed Of divers humorous and piihy sen.
tonccs and funny stories ON the most " lgly di-
ycrsifed things, the only links of connection
being hi- observation that " something ike this
| might have said, had not chosen for my
subject The Babes in the Wood lie said
he might have dilated on tho E,lsity Of the
motto, "Go it while you're young, for whom
you get old you can't, showing that dice were
not essential to morality, or "betting on the
bob tail nag 10 a development of private yir-
tues or peace of mind, but he would not, as no
had cl oscn for his subject "Tho u .bes in the
Wood Tho liability Of the poor to envy those
in moro anuent circumstances, ho remarked
and humorously descantcd upon. The poor ap-
prentice boy said he, is apt to envy the rich
boy who jostles him on the walk, but lot
him remember that HORACE GREELEY was
once poor apprentice by too, and let him 20
onward, even "oa to Il chmond, If he can.
ULaughter)
In a more serious manner tn, lrc c.lrer al
Iised pareuts Of the c,ssi Oi cOn4ul'in the
tastes of their chill lrcn In deciding their pur.
suits in life. Toe litue care % taken in This.
and hence we see many doc ors who should be
underlakers, congressman who spoull he in the
peniicn,ary, Sunday sch ol teachers who should
De stocA-hroher4, (Stldpn, hoSayc-, stock
lrokcrs who should uc Slndly school tcnchcrs,)
snd similar ipCOngruities. To remedy this, lct
tho parent consult lis chiid's tastes. II he tnl
lis Uo oudclvOrius 10 sketch, let him learn the
lad to draw, he may develop the talont Of Ru-
bens. II the child eyincus a taste for compost
tion o. clocuti1n, do not drcourago him. he may
yet be gr,af editor or a Webster. Great men
always have iOrtos. Gen, Patter,ons 70 t. was
to be too la'e-Rusl ell to wIite lies when il was
cheaper to tell tho truth. AnleTaon's forte
was Fort Sumter, and the forte Of Mcssrs
Slidcll and Mason is Fort Warren. Wash
ington could never have become a polti-
clan Of the present day or Benjamin FrauS-
lin an army contractor. Then enCJurar'
your boy ia hi. forte, wi hOut he should eynce
taste Tor pDchng the baby 10 make it yol,
or loose coppers about the house have a tcnden
cy TO free 20 TO his hands and " hen he manifcssa
TALENT for lying himself out OF his difficulties.
Then tnko hun promptly to task, he is only
waiting TO got littlo ol Ter to se,ete.
Office seekers, the lecturer annihll'el mOst
pun gently. The panic at BIll Run, hs said
was reported TO have arisen from the fact that
just about the time we were gaining the victory,
the rumor was started in the field that there
were three vacant places 10 the New York Gus.
tom House, and all those who wanted office
started To get them.
The only natural things in the world he
averrod were fools and babies. Not that he had
any want Of all, ction for babies in thus setting
them down; he considered II the height Of
earthly bliss to wear white pantaloons and holi
a baby eating molasses candy. Nature Is bettoT
than art, any Son Of Malta will tell you so, but
we have very few things according 70 nature.
The modern drama Ia very unnatural-rsal sem
timenis and passions arc by It murdered as
colo olt-blOodedly a. Duncan was murdered
by Macbeth, an affair which he remarked, by
the way, was not exactly in the best style Of
hospitality, to invite friend to ones mouse
and then murder him in bed. Really, IL such
a thing were to happen In his house he shOuld
fesl very much mortiaed about 1t.
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