The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-27
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T. DE WITT TALMAcE,
DELIVERED LAST EVENING,
X 7. q s b v ian 9 h u n,
Germantown Avenue, Above Fifth Street
IN TIE

venue, above Fifth street. last evening was
tiled with an appreclative audience to listen to
The brilliant lecture of Rev, T. De Witt Talmage,
''Grumbler Co. :" and q long list OF clerks,
porters, and other attaches of the lugubrious
firm were marched out sertdttne, and paraded
before the intellectual view of the audience.
The lecture was replete with happy hits done
in happy style Irregular side-ticklers), touch
ing the risibiities when least expected, and
from unlooked.for points of attack. The
listeners were kept in good humor and perpetual
laughter from the beginning to the peroration,
which latter was most sublime and soul.
stirring conception of the author, and delivered
in oratory of surprising eloquence. Mr.. Tai
mage spoke as follows:-
Ladies and Gentlemen:-Ths is a right plea
sant world to live in. II you and had been
consulted as to which of all the stars we would
choose to walk upon, we could not have done
wiser thing than TO select this. have always
been glad than / got aboard this planet. The
best color that can think OF for the sky is blue,
for the foliage is green for the water is crystal
line flash. The mountains are just high enough,
the flowers sufficiently aromatic, the earth right
for solldity and growth. The human face is
admirably adapted Tor its work-sunshine in its
smile, tempest in its frown. Two eyes, one
more than absolutely necessary, SO that. if one
is put out we still can look upon the sunrise and
the faces of our friends. One nose, which is
quite sufficient for those who walk among so
many city nuisances, being an organ of two
stops, and adding dignity to the human face,
whether 1t have the graceful arch OF the Roman,
or turn up towards the heavens with celestial
aspirations in the shape of pug or wavering up
and down, now it if would aspire, and now as If
it would descend, until suddenly it shys off into
an unexpected direction, illustrating the pro-
verb that IL is a long lane which has no turn.
CLaughter.) People are disposed see TO laugh
about the nose, but think that it is nothing to
be sneezed at. (ReneWed laughter.)
STANDING before Uran0nst architectural
achievements, critics have difference of OPT
MON; but where is the blasphemer Of his God
who would criticize the arch OF the sky, or the
crest of a wave, or the flock of snow-white
Ieecy clouds driven by the Shepherd of the
wind across the billy pastures of the heavens,
or the curve of snow-bank, or the burning
cities of the sunset, or the fernleaf pencillings
of the frost on window-pane?
Where there is one discord there are ten thou
sand harmonies. A sky full OF robins to one
owl croaking; whole acres OF rolling meadow
land to one place cleft of the grave-diggers
spade; to one mile of rapids, where the river
writhes among the rocks it has hundreds of
miles0f gentle flow; water-lilies anchored; hills
coming down TO bathe their feet, stars laying
their reflections to sleep in its bosom, boatmens
oars dropping on 1t necklaces OF diamonds,
Chariots of gold coming forth from the gleam-
ing forge OF the sun to bear it in triumphant
march to the sea.
Strange that in such very disagreeable world
there should be any disagreeable people Now
am very certain that there are none OF this
kind here. l can see by your looks that none
OF you belong to that class that shall hold up
for observation tonight. These husbands are
oil what they ought to be, good-natured as
May morning, and when the wile asks tot ia
purse says, "All right; here's nay pocket-book.
Ny dear, take as much as you want, and come
soon again." These wives at evening'tlde
always greet their companions home with
smile, and say, my dear, your slippers are
ready and the mullins warm. Put your feet
up on this ottoman. Bless the dear man !"
These brothers always prefer the companion
ship of their own sisters to that Of any one
else's sister, and take them out almost every
evening to lectures and concerts. And sup
pose that in no public building tonight lnAhis
city, or in any other city, is there more mild,
affable, congenial, and agreeable collection of
people than ourselves.
But there are some people that day by day
excite our astonishment. And lest in the at
tritioDs and rough jostling of life we might lose
our present amiablity, it will be well TO see the
very opposite of ourselves and walk tonight in
the "Rogue's Gallery" Of disagreeable folks.
In all its album of photographs find no face
more decidedly characteristic than that Of The
G71tn,bler.
The world has great many delightful people
that are easily pleased They have faculty of
finding out that which is attractive. They are
like a bee that no sooner gets out Of the hive
than IL pitches for a clover-top. They never
yet walked into picture gallery but they were
ousite TtGie'I gem that Eindled their admiration.
There was some pleasant face in a picture that
for hours kept looking over their shoulder.
They will never forget how in one OF them
vine, in flial affection, with its tender arm
hugged up an old grandfather of tree that
was about to feel the stiff breeze, They never
came from concert, but there was at least one
voice that they admired, and wondered how in
one throat God could have placed such exhaust.
less fountains of harmony. They like the
spring, for it is so full OF bird and bloom, and,
like a priestess, stands swinging her censer
OF perfume before Gods altar, and the summer
10 just the thing for them, for they love to hear
the sound of mowing-machines, and battalions
of thunderbolts grounding arms among the
mountains; and autumn Is their eXultation, for
its orchards are golden with fruit, and the
forests march with banners dipped in sunsets,
and blood-red with the conflicts of frost and
storm. And they praise God for winter,
that brings the shout OF children, play
ing blind-mans buff with handkerchief they
can see through, around blazing fire and the
snow shower that makes Parthenons and st.
Marks Cathedrals out of pigeon-coop, and
puts brighter coronets than the Georges ever
wore on the brow of the bramble, and turns the
Wood-sned into Royal tower" filed with
crown jewels; and that sends the slegh-riding
party, In buffalo robes behind smoking steeds,
with two straps Of bells, and fire In the eye, and
snort OF the nostril, and haunt of the name, i'm.
patient OF the saving of the twisted bit and the
reins wound around the hands OF the driver, till
the rein, and crack the whip, and shout, eco
1ong, Charley" and dart past everything on
the road from here to Wissahickon, and YOU can
only take In the excited r3an span by putting
back with ali your strength, and saving The bit
while the Jolly hearts In the back seats mingle
the ha, ha, ha, ha with the jingle. Jingle,
ttDgleoft the sleigh-Dells, and the noster of the
hotel grabs the bride of your horses while
you go in to warm and take Q glass of very
weak lemonade. (Laughter.) Now there are
many people thus pleased with all seasons, and
complsta not IN any circumstances. IL yoy