, 1874-12-11

old-fasi,lon9d stylo Of tho Spectator in llis sal
ma9anat., Tho reproduction of tho Yanltae dia
leot and character Has tho frs. roal oxpressio,
9nda e. Anellen humor i was to EuglHlmala
coyare low o M Soga nsas scotia; wlo first dla
tho snlk aud duinEa Of Sam slick. o.
s!iokorsvil]o, that tho world owed tho Iiri1
q tsuo American humor. Lator on Jane,
In n,s roMo tooK up nha w1rk but, at bost
s1on , o. ths Eroat American unon. It wns in TIC
south and West that American llllmor found itf
aeepaat root. Tho lecturer hero lnscribcd The
pacunafitios @ ~ OF btylo OF number Of tho South.
oln and Western humorfAta who havo como lin.
s%oon ,l tue representatives Of tho old and nav
eenonls OF American hun,or. Ho referred to thu
t. tau. tllat tue conoiaencss Of modern American
na1 mamor was groatly duo to tho sagscitY OF Tho
modern otl'tor, who was well aunro Of tho fact
! thhe 10 WaB mitch cna0r and uontor ti1nr tn
stllotto mnn with liue OF solid mInton thau to
RliooR INN down with column Of leadod long
Ono OF tho atrongeat ponts of ,noacrn Amcr,.
can journalism MI. ita humorous ncnl snIlIca
young tnlti. graduated, pcrua,B from lho cnso
wrote Humorous items IL tito local coI,,mn of hjs
aPe, nnpod, Mo 'n M wefo % foad moro md boter appre-
wondered who was thc rlgng Aumorlst wlo Ind
appoaled nsnoIg thom. Tue loctnror allulod 1'. tn
ts'o peculiar breslty Which was the soul of chi.
Iofnian H. w.t. 'nBt4Is'ng tho :oply Of "you httj'
git, OF the householder who III hotd ''a a
cookod ox-shooior at his head. uo
a!ao a. tod story ot a funeral Of notorious
Californian gambler, at which tho hcarso-
hofaos bocnno rostivo aud started OF premature.
n NV Win tao foat Or tho mournors in pursuit.
when tho horses had heon stopped and tho last
aad rites wore concluded, tic friends Of tho do
coaeed "roto his widow q lottor acquainting her
wltl tho fact tint thoy had given hor dead hus-
baud q good seid Off and tlat although t,o ,,n-
poasant occurrence which t!,oy tlescrtbod
somewhat marred tho aofcmnty Of lie occawjon'
u gave them melancholy satisfaction to inform
her That tho corpse Won" Tho lecturer ntIndctl
70 tho humorous but irroyerout Btylo in which
Chll1ofilln newspaper mon described eyeutB Of
tho most serious nature.
.spoakinK or Artoinu8 Ward, he characterized
him as the blossomfDg Of Tho dry STALK Of Amer
lean hnuor. 1t WAS oyidcnt t!iat Lie did not think
tanch OF Aftomua m tho whole. Ile thought
that tho form Of Artemua Wards spelling vas
pnro!y mechanical, aud lis huccosa tn England.
whieI was Hurprlso ovcu to his frcuds, was
mnnlsv due to his supreme lnd!ileronce to tho
preeedonts to which his AUDIENCE had
beon accustomed. Tho lecturer rccciyai
letter from him Just before he ven.
snfcd lecturing, In which ho stated tint
10 aid not know whether. Hon bis icctnrn
would be tinislod, ho would nul i,in,Bclf linblo
70 t ~ n. arrest or an Invitation to dinner During
sh6 War Artcnla Wards genius seemed to lenyg
n'n', and full upon 0rpleua c. Korr and potro-
ioam Y. NaHby, Whoso pictures Of Southwestern
ilto tue lecturer characterized as 11noauaed for
iorco and fidelity. Among tho latest American |
y nu'noriRta the lecturer mentioned Josh Dilliuee.
: .Io Dhnbury tL Eeos man, orpheus G, Ke1r, and
ntarR IVAN, who, Lo said. Nas alone ini,ni1ab]e
tue moat ollgtuRl Auuorise A1ncrica had oyor
produced. His humor nas, ii anything, too nor
sl6tchtlg humorous, md 1t sootned ag If tho |
coming hl,noriBt would noed to he n1nn with . I
SERIOUS as we'll Oh comic side to his nature,