, 1870-02-08
+" AMONG THE ACKNOWLEDGES"
Miss Kate Fields Lecture at Library
Hall Last Evening.
An Unqualified Success.


won ID another department OF literature. Tor
Ia the role OF lecsnseas abe appeared as a
dttu'antt. Much was expected, bat great /
ecu Eo1e waa vouchsaied. The audience, |
which Waa critical one II It had apy ioci,nAaoa |
10 dad fault. found no time for ouptng. It waa |
thoroughly pleased at the beginning, then &C.
lighted, aud, before the fair speaker had well en-
tered upon her theme. enraptnred. After the |
some shss practical eubiecta dtscoursed upon By
The ANAL army Of lecturers already listened 70
this season, MISS Feld cane 81 generous shower |
snre saa al eSsfen fsnecsed va 81 brRt az
her OWL sunny Amle. Folio ring hsr scampeEtnG |
fecs, the bns TOO willing audience passed oTer
1ente. dtd moupta'ns desceuued tor0 ve1.
dure-clad and smiling valleys viewed cataracM, |
passed their time most pleasantly in angling for
ine wa9 trout, euot deer oy the jack.leht ae Of |
dnters prepared In c0nmon olsh. slept under the |
dome 81 The midnight ssJ, aud atd hun !
dred Other thlngs they nerer dreamed Of doing |
aualence, 10 douot, wondered WI, nature had |
never setcre appea!ed 20 beautiful $40 those
charms revealed fp the naruralness OF the fatr !!
speakerY descriptions. To sum tho matter brief.
Il i31nmrh,|one 10 whicn pev ,aafes VII be Sided
nj her eyerg reappea1ance II would pe lu- |
possible 10 give general ouslfns Of the lecture.
aas. therefore, as ~ Te have not room 10 present
the Nho1e, onF readers must suflce themselves |
With lew Remk, snatched prctniscuous1J from oal
y
irnNed, rapid al nmes alNa1a Gear aud often vers
piduant and sparAlpg. Al the close, when fully
Te dne Ro q se se tS se
audience 70 their deepest depths. M'sa Field was
Introduced % the audience oy Lieutenant Goser-
nor William Brees.
She began her lecture With few general renec.
ttors % travel, and then continued: Tae c2ussn
q true Eosiug tevss yes ran 1 snaoth, aga dtd
Very Little encouragement Is given to women who
attempt TO DO what a'i other women nave not
from tae excursion onr critics were equally
endured. Indians, y,la antuai.. saaeondss. ara
imaglnsry obstacles held for Contemplation IT,
| d'ans are as isre as iopA Under ordinary e!s.
~ .ia " nnnas s re taf mo5s & sfa5sa!
! waa Of the species cat, and ST. patrck moat have
vls&ed the North Woodz surrep.lLou. ~. for tue
! eounsered but one adder, Invented By Wehle, the
hnmortst and sent into tne wilderness a. the only
q espang RsoDss 1appenses n
| located amopg the Adlrondacks. for then there
| would have been 70 Fall.
"Yes, vas wspt oyet a Il p.eclp!ces had Al:
| ready matSed me for tne1r oEn; but, hartng lived
lfe through snYtatn9. 50 took tue caancea.
"There were tour Of ug, aud al women.
| "Four women. exclaimed our cr!ttca+ Order
fonI cons and TIE Them aa. .tth th sou oo,.
by the horne, and constituted o1fselves tae Back
ihipg5 5s BY their right names. AID nos tnas
fs 70 s ~, 5as o'DS eS e s Re
piopgfiy. ii conSze, would b absurd that i
the t51an. called sman; Il out, when there are no
I t5rants to come TO loreiy W6manH rescue, It IL
aston!!ning how vel lovely woman can rescue
given her By the Creator thousands Of yeara ago,
and not entirely auoinuated BY long d,su,e We
gfester consideration than Il We had been en-
| After ten mtnutes' humorous description OF tide
art oi getting ready. the fair lectueeaa tuua do.
soon forget that 0rst night, when score OF miles
lay between us and iodglnR: Wrapped Ia
blankets, re jonsneyed on through somewhat uu-
@ easnnel Il tSs s ' liver, saus u0 'i Win N nsS
Ma Of ngh sss 1osanny - Se3ea nees Waa r.
the1aa deeT wnsoered the s xa.de, IL and We sos
| up TO the bauk. Yes, there ~ere bis tracka; hat
that was ali: and q loon laughed at us de-
bowinR as II IN welcome, others AZ II ut evening
Morsnp Wills olaefa a9a1n Tera o. s1ch H.; 1an; p
come ont to fish on their owl Reconnt.
"Clouds hung above us like 8 pal, nui we fels
our way alonguntil We reached the lakes ope1
tpace, when tha stars came ous aud blsaked a. na
Eear ard the Little Bear
"Haltipg, VIC quenched our Thirst at refresh
with BACK trowus upoa thelr brows, lowered II
l the distance.
Te y e gsss s,nsss fes S ,.s she a
moantaina nave good ears. TRe5 20 SOONER caught
,heg repeated note for note. one, two, three
txs!se Ms 'aa g a9a sas hui u
u night They 10 fla9Ely Ea:d thsy loved tilt v
sssssd eess nss and ~ eIs aqs paaR az ssass c.
We might hare falc,ed that ruthless goas had
! denrtng them 10 spear ut Haen spolea g. an'
then only 10 repeaI tue words ol otnets."
1nsn e
q iudlcfous miahaps By neld and n,od: accounts q
all Of ~hch should b reso.a ID In1l do Jastlc
. 10 the lecturers and then they wnnld 1ack tho In
!, epItation Impaired 10 tbem by her genial charm
J | ana unaffected but touch1rg delivery.
or dear hunt she spoke as follows: "star1tn
I; out BY the i'ens q 5ouDg moon, yon at u II II
pdas Of The ho3 5on 60 - esaspn 70 70 r
bov, and the padd!er resta upon his blade u th
J. stern. The moon scnda Summer over the va
d rtae1s M T Following h % tne TAI Of deer cnass eac &C
J. other ottr the hills. The shadows on tne bans
e & the lake are far darker taaa The night. ~
see "a perfect gothic facade a. au
huEan architect over conceired;. tnen rou se
huge e1ack desil 1ean'pg oSer I'll Hith on,st,etsae
draped ID black. wrpgsng her bands ~ grief; the1
a pSautom bird, acd laIer some monstrous pr
1isItof.1 f.1ay: Witches point 'her lone angera !
sou. and as they do So there comes thrill G.
,, oser the water sounding as u 'tWete huua
- Then Jou bear the distant thundef Of frogs, al
D. ever ard anon the arrange falling OF trees
1e midnight gloom, when the air IL scarcely pre4t
III hslr IhsT seads ead a1d I'd u ND' "u'e'l
~ ~ "'Fseld up life In one prolonged froan.'
:" "The night groWs chilli The dew Ialls rea71l
r.. and you wrap yourselves II Blankets. Entetti
~ n the creek where deer are wont TO haunt, CONT
~ from the hllls TO feed upon theiE faTorite 1ll4
~ ~ pods, the huntsr dropa his oars, and iscng II
e. now, re Eitn ny, n!s & chm npon nls knees and
NJ nnt toupd made. The paadlef t'ps bis blade
Q" II it Ne1e OF phantom sing, and the hunter. n
o.. nla arms, II what direction the ooas shall
Wna,n9 noa y 5a ana not'a ga oyer Mgo
issi as :f Eel apsa aeSa n0 S s'
t. three, more hou1s arc patsed IN breatness 81
;" tcrse- Listen! rustic IN Ihe Eater, andlns
;e- iient upon ba1f, moving object Curious al 81
.p- Boards wife, the beautiful creature ,urns 70
lsck. Ont OF The darkness peer tEo balls o! nse
On a asu1ale, and I'll ii u still again nosa eoss
T. g1n; ne paaat no longer 1q.es n,s hla'
l. i. sosie sssS, , i soaod, w. statS H.. a
ssafs to e cut shs 50 nroa snea dsav
hun into the pcat the hunter sezes the oarr, q
jon speed home noiseacssly: The moon long stt
choir Of whue,robed angela, WITH w.de-spre
as Wirgt, thas you almost peas them s!ug, aDd,
an re, wStc6 setsss = eeseaa saa s1esas
sy re g. hs1 9e es ne
- besin your night wien that q The n,heEman lss
u. on" After SUCH description, who would !
- discriminating iTtth leafr1 :
m Tns eha1miog ia patriotic lectureas cooelns
9eIT va II 5es s1Ds
Dnl could rot leave the North Woods ri
n. Standing beside fhsf, plncSlng rotes and ba.
n cups TINT eprang irom ne eiantS henri l 1
"Sk{lied In mountain Brotegy, saT il
Brown cone to the Adsrondscks.sn IN 1919. nopsDt
:. tLd the Luclous Of . back army In the coli
srn fSsss sa Even ianas in Rsse1 coanty
ma h!En turn 10 the souter, kseEner mind and mas
'ees Of hls o*p sons reared % Iook God and nat
I'M. as If IRON Them can e ln,pl1atton.- 'Taere
ieoe always sort Or thrill II John Browns voice v
No. "fsaw hin at Is1per's Ferry, sltn he I
@ oe nesses of tne At!e9nan!es fo5 az arny STRIFE y
,un- 1tscdom With the s*o!d Of Frederick the Or
~ "1taw nm wounded sud pstsocer. Bscsad:
y, ~, ulnselfth that innocent blood might not be al
h ,s,Da @ u blood loo saned co,ees, S 1ts,eepg t
keI ten1eI &C; heard nlu say wi:o undau1tea b
nas tsn, i am persuaded that am worth tot
:ps- ce.ynbly more to hang than for any other
nue nnse.7 Fasy him teaEn his prison door far the
ada and econ to kiaa the ittIe chld Of the ii
The | uorran wro came to tate ieaya OF hin. q
On hIfks 7ou. Old mAn. ehe cred: II Wlah G
r1e. | hein yon brt cannot
hat, II saw him stand cron the srauo,d'5 plat I,
D oxn three thnusan0 militia on the ground plceesE
alng natrois erctrcllpC the Dc d Or death for uf
the | miles nrnnnd aaE him look pp earnestly at
face ] mn try and gazing ht the Blue r
aant | Monntains.-fsrheF on than those
anu | roI dtcST thRt he carried IN hts hes
IRE. csst NJ era oses II beiore-that Is. Eoie IA:
Fire / fhrnf1oh the delts
MI saR hin hanging dead. sAW the dark