The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-03-30
For the Democratic HrcSS-
LITTER FROM CLEYELANO.

For the last two weeks it has been
announced in the dailies, that Miss
Anna Dickinson would deliver lee
ture at Case Hall, on the ed of this
month. Having considerable curiosi-
ty TO see and hear Miss Anna. your
correspondent, about twenty minutes
befor. eight O'Clock, wandered in the
direction of the aforesaid Hail, which
is one of the most tasty and perhaps
costly in the city. Eight O'Clock, the
hour for commencing arrived but not
the speaker, who as usual kept the au-
dience waiting. Finally side door
opened and there appeared upon the
platform, a lady of medium height, of
no slender frame, black short hair,
dark eyes and dark complexion, large
mouth and nose, with features tend
ing strongly towards the masculine
This was Miss Dickinson. Not being
blessed with that peculiar art of des-
cribing a lady's dress, we will not
make the attempt, but will simply
say, that her dress was not snowy,
and she wore bat few ornaments !;
with one or two rings the settings of
which would occasionally sparkle in
the gass-light, and gold cross which
hung at her side by chain from her
waist were the most noticeable.
She advanced to the front of the
platform, and without any prelimina-
ries begun her lecture; Subject =
E" Joan of Arc" We scarce deem it
necessary to follow the custom of our
city papers, and bestow upon the
speaker, a high-fiown panegyric, and
say that "the lecture was very fine
and eloquent" for we do not believe
any such thing. In front of her, she
held a slip of paper, with which she
kept her fingers busily employed dur
ing the first twenty minutes of the
opening. She spoke as if she had a
piece which she knew she must speak,
but had delivered it so often that she
was tired of it, and was in hurry to
get through. The lecture was simply
asbiography highly eulogistic; not one
word of criticism of the acts of her
heroine, nothing new or wonderful,
with scarce one touch of originality.
The Court of Common Pleas is in
session, this being the sixth week, there
being 1016 jury cases on the docket to
be disposed of, besides number, of
cases to be tried to the Court. There
are three court rooms with cases be-
ing tried daily in each of them, with
ninety-slx lawyers in the city always
ready to aid in the execution of jas
tice.
There is story told of an individ-
ual who went to lawyer and inform
ed him that his creditor was going to
seize pig of his for debt, and wish
ed to know what to do. The lawyer
told him to hide it in his barn, and if
any one, no matter who, asked him
where it was, to say that it was stolen.
g Now be sure and stick to that under
all circumstances" The client agreed
to it, went home and hid his pig, in
the place designated by the lawyer
At night the lawyer went and stole
he pig and placed it in secure place.
Early the next morning his client came
to him with long face, and told him
that his pig was stolen. "That's
right" said the lawyer, "only stick to
it." "But, there is no joke" replied
his client, somebody has most GER.
tainly hooked that pig" Stick to it,
stick to it," was the response, "and
your creditor will most certainly be-
ieve you." Please pay me five dol
ars for my advice, sir. We do not
say where this incident happened ;will
cave it to your readers to locate the
place to suit themselves.
Cleveland is windy place. The
wind comes sweeping across the Lake
and sets the dust to flying through
the streets in such clouds as to be al
most binding, but filling ones eyes,
S not all the mischief that it delights
n doing. 1t was only yesterday that
We saw it lift the nice silk hat off from
he hea d of gent who was passing
long with no small amount of digni-
y expressing itself in every action,
md as we watched him in his rapid
hase, and his frantic dives after his
now sorrowful looking hat after it had
,eeled through a muddy pool of wa
er, we could not help but realize that
nature is no respecter OF persons.
The Germans are making great
to celebrate the victories
If their faith erIand. A number of
Meetings have been held, to adopt a
of exercises for the occa-
ion, which is to come off the fore
,art of next month.
The Herald and the Leader have
'een enjoying very nice tete-a-tete
a story written by Charles
aeade, which the Herald is publish
ng, on the supposition that it had a
light SO to do, as long as it paid for it.
The Leader has set up claim for be.
ng very moral and highly virtuous,
that what is published in
is general columns, speak just as lewd
s its editorials. But such are the
pleasures of editorial life.
In our next we will cndcavor to
ay few words respecting the most
classes i'll the city, viz:
he news-boys and the boot blacks.
JENKINS.
Cleveland, March %, 1871.