The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-08
Tho Dominion Government to Continue Its
Present Line or Policy-Excitcment in PO-
IiticRl Circles.
THE BRIGHT SIDE"

Lecture by Olive Logan mt steinway Hall.
The tair Olive made her appearance las: night IN
lilac walking dress, her face beaming with beng-
nant smiles as she surveyed her large audience and
announced that she had come to preach the gospel
Of peace. Her system or theology, she affirmed with
the greatest good humor, was the theology OF mrth,
laughter and JOY There is no greater error than that
which gives to Vanity Fair all the merriment.
Mrtn is one OF the most active agents OF REFORM
THE DEVIL is HUMBUG
and he can be laughed out OF countenance million
times where he can be scared once by sober face.
Miss Logan proceeded TO illustrate her gospel OF
good cheer by various little sor cs. told In such
grotesque way that her audience were thrown Off
the centre Of gravity repeatedly. She affirmed in
very decided manner showing her white teeth in
taking way, that the idea that soemnity is earnest
ness Is mistake. Is nature any less in earnest
wnen the sun snines than wnen inere cloudss
1his intolerape cant about being In earnest Is part
OF the
sACKCLoTn AND ASHES THEOLOGY.
This disposition or looking on the bright side is
very good Tor poor man. An irishman at West
ern hole was asked how ne slept. "Not very well,
their eyes the whole night" philosopher or the
dark side Inscribed upon his, wifes tombstone,
Half the sickness in the world Is caused by
looking ON the dark side. Every body can
making others happy. Olve thought that she could
prove ncr doctrine by experience. Life had held for
her an UNCOMMON share Vi DlttcTucSS, Dut sue nau
borne her troubles SO cneerfuy that the world had
not suspected them. Physicians say that
ANY PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY
can be overcome with patience; even nose that
turns to the lett may by persistent effort be made TO
turn to The right So many people feel 1t their
duty to Keep the dark side of the womans suffrage
question before the puolc that she feels 1t her duty
u speak or the bright sIde Not only editors hang
their sanctums with black when the subject Is men,
toned, but
INKY-FINGERED WOMEN
write letters to Hle1s or tlc tribune, saying that
knpxv laf nd nj n u hn W. ant
TO vote. Women are progressing. owe was at
Wyoming last summer ana as deeply us IL grieved
her TO speak before an audience where the women
had equal political rights with men, she got through
her lecture
Law In New York is in the hands of very superior
members Of the superior Sex. There are women
jurors here. New York shows very plainly that the
best government Is that OF the Sex VINO came INTO
the world first. Don't al the gamblers know that
their calling Is disreputabe and that tney can't 90
to Congress- Sne mad
PREACHED THE THEOLOGY
OF the bright side ever since she could think. People
pers st IN thinking INIT because she Is cheerful
she has had a life all cOutelu de rose. On the con-
tray she had suffered as deeply 1t Ia possible TO
suffer. There Is DO demon OF defamation so reent-
less that 1t cannot he lived down by honest war.
Yield never, smile ever; there's bright side.