The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-11

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The hair OF this individual is cropped close.
actiy spherical with the exception of very
slight neshy protuberance where the nose should
be- and couple OF ears which serve simply to marx
the examinations OF an axis drawn throush liz cen.
tire. In other words, they constitute sort of North
and South pole, being each located in the exact
centre OF an exact circle represented by the side
view Of the individuals head BY happy circum-
stance-a black necktie very carefully adusted-the
spectator is enabled to designate the exact line where
the individuals head is supposed to end and the neck
to begin circumstance the more happy from the
fact that the neck or that which neck should he,
as the head which IL is supposed to support,
though very slight protuberance OF the
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ping the projection which must be called head
through tie and collar and down out Of sight, some.
what after the manner of an over-modest TURTLE or
such wonderful utility sometimes is the small mat
ter of necktie in marking exactly where 0ne's neck
ID supposed to be when nature has omitted TO draw
mtents and purposes, the individual puts the speca-
TOR In mind OF huge, colossal frog, being exactly
set bolt upward behind the desk at Dodworth Hall;
and however the spectator struggle against the
ridiculous smile 1t will rise to the surface In spite
OF nlnl ana Tor the very reason the resemblance
too absurdly exact even for purposes of caricaure
The audience is curious one-a series Of jokes of
nature-a collection of human absurdities-a muse
UNI OF physiological oddities and whims-a very
carefully selected lot OF anatomical eccentrictes
form Of gentemans head with long rins Ia .1 of
curs very carefully cued and twisted behind; on
the left is little Japaneseish dwarf Of woman,
with very small black beads under her forehead
which, out OF courtesy to nature, must be termed
eyes; ON the right wrigges singular individuality
which seems to have Outgrown Its head, an exact
sphere of about half the ordinary size balanced be-
tween two shoulders that seem to have descended
from Hercules; and everywhere and at every angle
of vision are scattered eccenricties Of nature which
only escape particular notice from the fact that
eccentricity Is the rule.
The speaker Tor the colossal frog you imagine it
to be) rises and 1t is now that you become aware
that the individual at the desk was no frog except
In the matter OF strange resemblance which ceases
with mere eXternals The individuals voice has an
oily quality, remarkably at variance with the quality
OF frogs voice, and far more suggestive of certain
species OF moral commodity termed 'gammon."
The manner too, Is unctious, oleaginous, oily the
smile Is of similar texture and suggests "ol;" the
whole countenance above the line OF the black tie is
the individual in harmony with his own peculiar
nomenclature, Mr.. Oleaginous Cannon.
4. The individual begins by remarking that-and here
the manner is one of slippery unctlousness-if the
meetings at Dodworth Hall are to be Kept up
funds must be forthcoming. He the speaker
asks nothing for his services; but the contin-
be provided for, and for which-and here sew
era drops Of Oil are added to the individuals man.
ner-he has no doubt the audience are willing to
provide. quarter OF a dollar apiece will be amply
sufficient, and no person will be expected to give
more than that. He continues by saying that he
has deemed 1t best to have the contribution taken
up before speaking I'm other WORDS before the audi
ence has time to leave and he will therefore call
upon the sections to proceed with the duties sug-
geSted before the services open. Taken by surprise
the audience begin to dget and feel in their pockets
for stamps which are reluctantly dsgOrged as the
contribution box passes; while Mr. Bullock more
more Oilily unctiOuS than at the success of his
financial joke, assumes or resumes the posture Of
upright frog and awaits the conclusion.
The lecture OF the evening was an uninteresting
and exceedingly dsjonted reply to the late lecture
OF the Rev. Mr. Giles on "Swedenborganism."