The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-10

Hls Second Advent I'm New York and His
First Nisht at steisway Hall. W

ov MO and the inirai.abie reader Of his owr Oh
,se,ches opened his nrst course Of readings fancy
!, s.clnway Hall 10 one OF those exraord IAs' night
bisges which mark the presence OF We nary assem-
NE eteryescence great sensation ,"aos non sne
vopt here has nothing Of the ga' n HIS second ad-
,s..ars "a ,oo,lsh Summary q and glitter, fuss,
AIRS. oomiag; nothing OF that pc nh' osungusned ms
49,, ~ Grand s,,,Ae ~ ,riotc enthusiasm which
,0,,cs,ng sn,, az finn an Tossuth; nothing Of ,ha.
~, roa Ma,,a,. noF galantry which welcomed
.,., o,ona, ,ha g,te ING Of that profound respect
pnco x w,,es az <'Of the city aud its honors ths
nc. ara nnstnte nothing Of that prevailing glad
:, 800 admiration which gracsd The well
n,.s.ns NOV \ Lad; but SIN, As veritable lion,
49,, - ~, EoiAssed with these Hcra.ded and agi-
'-".,, newspapers Tor months his coming aud
,,,ndsar, ace in tho body among ~ hal hled the
- ~ as community retrospective OF race or color"
-, :, Aens and his-eadngz And so stenway Hall
-, o. disclosed u gathering Of tha fashionable
lsnc the political literary, legal and religious sris
: Ncy. and cneathing OF sluestockinga poets,
Shemians and ccser house critics. worth two dollars
my night 500 sandwiohed and packed together
Picked. howeys, hardly tho word; for although the
.sata ar rpparantly occupied salvage
20 the au@9r,e, hollow square OF s.sndces;' and
We proIrnc that because only many tickets
were ermK Cd to DO sold As the people pouring
IN oio spec asnrs at tho throshhod selling their
tickets "n5e dollars down stairs, and four dollars up
staifs;' bat whether they sold on at these rates
or not NO did not walt among them 10 learn.
The hc1ss, at on events vas success The
fame Of ihs r.aous writer aud realer's OF in
stracsf1ns 10 tas "Hub'i had reovcr preceded him
and " his nfst New York audience OF pcr-
feet sstisa ecn and they weran disappointed. How
eoaid beg Otherwise when ag the public Journals OF the
efopol A had assisted In tis charming preparation OF
pablo nsnion
how different this from the reception In New York Of
Martin 0nc zzewit bis friends described in Mar
ans adventures by Mn Dickens, to witt
% Sne strdlng excitement prevailed upon tho very
A A. mad margin OF the land Of liberty, for alderman
been elected the day BEFORE and Party Feeling
Ssly renning rather high on such exciting OCCASION
mo HieLds OF the disappointed candidate had found It
Necessary to assert the great principles OF Purity Of
Elecs0a and Frsdom of Opinion by breaking a few
segs 40 arms and furthermore pursuing obnoxious
gentleman through the with the design of split
ng ans nose These gooi-huinored little ooiburss OF
tha rcptlaT fancy not in themselves sufficiently
msfsabh 70 create amy great STIR after the lapse OF
whee neht, but toy found fresh fe and noloriety in
thesrrea1 o. the nawsboys who not only proclaimed
them vii shril yela in all the highways and byways
OF mo to WI upon the waaryes and among he shipping,
pot on DC deck aud down IN the cabins OF the steam
oee wbsch before she touched the shore boarded
Aaa oso run ~ legion OF .hose young citizens.
'Heros. this mornings New York Slaober Hcre's the
Now York Family spy. Here's the New York Private
New srk Pundorer Here's tho Now YORK Kephoio
Report tr Here's the New York Rowdy Journal Here's
ratrio tic iccofoco movement yesterday in which tho
whEAwas so chawed up; and the last alabama gongng
easos ana the Interesting Arkansas dooel with Bowie
knivcH. and MI The Political Commercial and Fashion.
aolo News Here they are Hero tEey arei Here's
she Ibpers Here's the papers ~
And how different again tho Quot olegan. and com.
Portable appointments OF tho Westminster Hotel, en-.
gagged for Mr.. Dickens, compared with tho New York
accommodations provided for Mr. Chu2ziowi, and do.
rcrioed by Mr. Dickens tho FREQ and independent
American way OF receiving distinguished Foreigners as
follows
The colonel led the way into at the back OF tho
Aoaso upon the ground moor. hgh and OF fair dmea.
slons but exquisitey uncomfortable having nothing in
but the tcvr cold white walls and ceiling mean car
ps dreary waste OF dining table reaching from end
end and a bswildeIing COLLECTION OF cane-toitomed
chairs In the further region OF this banquettng
Was stove gsrnished either side with srsa brass
sptcon, aud shaped in itself like three little iron bar
reis set up end in fender joined together on the
principle of The siame-e Twins Before IL, swinging
himself In rocking chair, loungcd largo gentleman
with his bat on, who amused himself by splitting aier.
naoy into tho spttoon on the right hand Of the
and tho lef, and then working hrs way
back again in ths came oruer. negro an IN so,,cd
White Jacket was oosy engaged ia placing on tho table
two long OF knives and FORKS relieved At nery ais
BY JUGS OF water; and a. he travelled down side
ths festive board ne sraghcDed with his dirty hands
tho dirter cloth which airasksw and had not been
rendered intensely hot and sitting by the store: but
being further favored by scS gnsh OF soap from The
Kitchen and by such remote suggestions or tobacco
fingered within the brazon recepfactcs already melt |
portable.
The gentle in tho rocking CHAIR having his back
towards them and beng much engaged In his intel
lsc,aa pasiime was not aware of their approach until
che coloue walking up tho stove, Contributed Ma
mite toward the support Of the lett hand satoon just
The msjor-for y was the malor-hore dowa upon It.
Major pawkns then reserv cd his nre and, looking up
varl said, with peculiar air Of Quot weariness ike
nan who had been up all night-an air which Martin
son BRICK
swell colonel
"Iere is gentleman from England, major" lbe
colonel replied "who h1s concluded locate himself
hero II the amount Of compensation suits him y
ing hands WIN Martin and not moving moscs 81 his
lace "Yoa are pretty bright, ihcpe"
"Nsyer bettcr.'' said Martin.
'sYoa are never likely 70 be" returned The major
s'you will tina shine here"
IL think remember TO have seen u shine ~ hone
sometimes, y said Martin, smiling.
IL think NOT replied the MAJOR. Hc said 70 with
ssocal Indifference certainty. but atm In ,ore OF nrm
point when he had thus settled tue question no put
hal little on ono side Tor the creator convenience Of
oh ne his head, aud salued Mr. Jefferson Brick
. lazy nod.
And Mr. Dickens Into s,olnway Hall bc looked
O. II be bad parakso d moro orderly and deliberate
Than thaso Of Bis poor friend Cba1zes which he
thus desssls:-
IL vas nsmsrors company. eighteen or twenty. per-
weixed together IN Hole phssnx ~ themselves. An
N knives and forks working away rate that
everybody seemed 10 s lis a,,aot Ia SELF fence a. Il
famine were expected TO Sc, in baforc breakfast
ssysr, lac lrss law 81 nssurs The roSry ~ben NV
~ na, DO considered 20 have formed tho slap OF Tho
enter abfnent-sor mere was turkey al Tie
Of ducks al the bottom and fowls in tho
sspcared ~ rapidly ~ every bird had had the Of
~ wings and had Gown Ia desperation down human
throat The oysters, s,ewcd and pickisd caped from
tleir cspacoas reservoirs aud shd by nlo The
mouths q The assembly. The sharpcst pickles vanished
whole cucunoers ~ once. ilxo sugar pums, and
vinked his eye. Great heaps ol ndiFcsllbie matter
melted away ss ,cc bcfere the SON. TWAS solemn and
an awful thing 70 900. pyHpepslc individuals boiled
their food IN wedges; feeding, not thems elves but
ssoods o. ngh.marss who we're con,inusly standing AZ
livery within them. Spare men, wth lank and rigid
cheeks came out unsa.lsGed from the destruction u
heavy Dishes AMI saref With wrchful eyes upon tho
pastry What Mrs n~kins fell each day al dinner
time II hidden ff0m all human knowledge But sha had
one comfort II was soon over.
And What between The eraltcd motives md
objects OF these readings Sseiaway Bal and tia,
American gathering m Now York aroani yr. Chazxle-
~il thus photographed by Mr. Dickans.--