Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-31

PETROLEUM v. NAsBY.-As we have
previously announced the fourth lee.
ture of the course before the Library
Association of this city, will be deliv-
cred next Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 5th, at the NJ. E. Church, by "Pe-
troleum Vesuvius Nasby7' I'd. r.
Locke) "lait pastor 0f the church OF
the moo dispensashun and P. NJ, witch
is Post Master" His subject win be
"Cursed be Canaan.ng What the speak
er will make out of this, will doubtless
be better understood by the public after
they shall have listened to him, but
judging from his reputation as an ink
slingist and lecturist, we may safely
anticipate rare treat of genuine Wit
and humor. Nasty" has become
such household word and his spark
ling gems of sarcasm have been read
with pleasure so often by the people,
that we deem mere announcement oil
his lecture sufficient to insure an over
HoWlng mouse.
He is drawing immense audiences
wherever he travels Those desiring
good seats should secure them early.
ANNA E. DICKINSON. The privilege
of listening to this distinguished female
lecturer was given the people Of Cedar
Falls last Monday evening, and judg.
ing from the large audience which
greeted her, we must conclude that few
allowed the golden opportunity to pass
by unimproved.
The weather was favorable and large
delegations were present from Water.
loo, Waveriy and other adjoining towns
AT an early hour the people began t.
pour into the Church and long before
the appearance of the speaker the house
was filled with one of the largest and
most intelligent audiences ever assem-.
bled in this city on any similar occas.
ion.
At eight o'clock Miss Dickinson
made her appearance and on being In
troduced to the audience by Mr.. G. b.
Van Saun, was greeted with enthusiast
tic applause.
Her subject Idiots and Women
was one peculiarly appropriate, giving
the fair speaker full scope In expressing
her earnest convictions Of what she
claimed as wrongs to her sex.
Although all her nearer. were not
prepared to agree with her that the CIV
ing of the ballot to women il the great
curative of the wrongs and injustices
heaped upon them. Yet the manner
in which she presented her subject aud
the earnest barning sarcasm which
flashed from the speakers lips, won for
her universal appreciation. Many
truths were uttered i'm a manner not
soon to be forgotten.
She is forcible and eloquent speak.
er and gives evidence of superior men.
tai endowments. AS satirist she has
few equals i'm this country, and in SHARP
piercing sarcasm is prototype of Wen
dell Phillips. Did we desire to, i,
would be next to an inpossibility to
give asynopsis Of her lecture. which
was an hour and half In length, sc
rapid was she In her delivery. Miss
Dickinson is not handsome, though
quite prepossessing in appearance when
before an audience, and bears about hel
an air of queenly dignity and grace
which commands TIE highest respect
and at once impresses her audience with
the fact that before them stands pure
noble intellectual woman; she had
been laboring under severe cold fol
several days and was somewhat fatigu.
ed and hoarse when she had flushed
speaking.
The receipts of her lecture were lar
ger by three dollars than that Of Z. It
Barnum's, which was the largest lasl
season, being S237 so.
Miss Dickinson lectured i'm Waterloo
Tuesday evening, on Breakers ahead. ,
The severe cold prevented large
number of our citizens from being pres
ent.