New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-07
OLIVE LOGAN IN THE WEST.

a disappointed Malden-A German Bail
-"S4e Upper MIsaIssIpPi Sketches.
Iron Packard Monthly for November.
Any one who starts out on lecture tour
must, of course, be under the impression
that he or she has sufficient reputation to
draw house.
Lectures are not generally so attractive
in themselves as to awaken provincial en-
thusiasm to any great extent, and to crowd
uncomfortable halls on unpleasant and
stormy nights.
Therefore, the point is to get persons
who have already name in some one Of
the fields of art, science or literature.
There is scarcely a young writer in the
East but imagines he has enough reputa-
ton as a litteruteur to be immensely at
traotive on the rOstrum.
And about the most effectual means /
am acquainted with, of convincing him OF
his error, is to send him tout West to try
it.
Seeking the bubble reputation at the
cannon's mouth" is trihe compared to
seeking it IN the lecture field, "out Vest
We are wont to speak and think of the
West as if it were a potato field in size.
We forget that New York is a very small
island, while the West is vast continent;
and that while the brilliancy of your me-
tropoitan reputation may have extended
to portions Of the West, it must be a very
great renown indeed if it has penetrated
everywhere.
In the green and flower perfumed vii
lage Of Monmouth, 10 Illinois, | was en-
gagged TO lecture in aid of the Baptist
Church.
/ arrived at night, and awoke in the
morning to fnd the rain coming down in a
deluge. sat at my window drearily look.
ing out.
Presently heard rap at the door. and
in answer to my come 10 y in rushed a
girl of about sixteen, with her hair dragged
of her face by round comb and her
whole VIsage expressing the keenest in
terest.
She closed the door carefully, and then
after assuring herself that there were No
listeners, pounced down upon me ant
popped into my ear this momentous ques
tlon
DO you tell fortunes ?"
Fortunes Tell fortunes. Why, what il
the word had put that in her head
Sae was wofully chopfallen. Not,
tnlnk' so much on account of her taux pa
rs because II was dire disappointment Il
ind was not the seventh daughter of ,
seventh daughter, and born with caul.
why" she explained, standing on one
loot aud twisting the irst Joint OF her fore.
finger round, and round in her mouth
Sarah said you was a-a-somethinq. and
1 thought it meant fortune teller. There
was lady () around here six weeks ago
ut told SaIah's fortune, and I thought YOU
was another
Clearly my literary renown had NOT
cached this young lady's ears. saw her
afterward with a Mrs Southwark novel
before Der, lost in the witchery Of il
pages.
Poor Artemus Ward, whose reputation
one would have thought had penetrated
the length and breadth of the land, told
me that 1t often happened to him to be
graEeiy called Professor when he was
out ieeturing; and one intelligent creature
actually addressed him as "Doctorl"
81 Paul is delightful town. The audi-
enees were among the most select and brill
Aant ] anywhere addressed. "Staee-
struck was very extensively announced
tnere, und generously received. I gave a
reading from the poets on subsequent
evening
a gentleman from n East got in quite
late at the reading, under the Impression
thai he was to bear 9 StAge-struck.H
TIE next morning he was asked how he
liked il.
Capital said be. lever thought 90