New-York tribune., 1876-07-15

Ny LORDS, LADIES, ANp GESTGfuES: Several dnys ago
eminent pay s.cim tel cord I,Hu NY n''H iu, &
To ny throat fastened glIttcrlng eye on me- AMI thc
ng up his voice. said Il should Ike y"u To speak ~
our pennal dinner for the Hospital for Diseases of The
Throat Wi you'll" X .duccl Ia such helpless cohdl-
ton, how could refuse i,s Us eminent pS , s Fnh
tact He hts found IN" lost arr 0f maku people 90 pre-
ci-y ~ he wishes; ana honesty DrINo ts n' t @ nc
Pflsh Empire ponds upon the financial prosperity "t
the Hospital Tor Diseases OF tho throat 40 ior one
and shall trcnblc for Young furhcy and the Balance OF
Power generally, II the subscriptions "a thi' dhhcr 90
not cover the p"us'5 Of tne new hospital budmg Far
be in from me 20 Geiry identity OF tns cfsu.Syc Ken
t,.uaU. viii merely say that he sits wan graceful but
mIc with m H. On The removal Of The cord, arynso-
scope, battcry, aud git,erns eye. asked
"Thc Laitc,.'
This was hard Never hut once hal made few
bile postprand.a Remarks, II was on similar occ'lo
in the same room, tine same subject auh Tor a'iEt
know, before tc audience OF fair women aud brave
Give me another topic" I pleaded; invent a new
tol.t. Ihc Gentlemen! much prefer them 10 the
Ladies q mean, Of course as toast Only this, ani
gitteriugey eyc. "a new t1asti Perish the tIousut!"
"Why not - fargu,d-at least thought argued bnt
t~O clever gslmcn have since tod me that lovely
woman incapable Of argument, that II sine possessed
th. power nadiion To- crown peculiar attributes nan
would be-nowhorc, II stands to reason til al not
argue l-i-what did dot l-well, did ihe feminine
for argue whatever that may be-
Way not toast the gcntl'meni You deserve IT, on this
occasion, at m events; for you give tn best possible
proof tIat you do believe Ia THO Ladies, God bless
n tea and cod collation. IN back room with the priv
icse o hearing tnc anni9s roar after tey nave been
your dinner, eat srdt thi through your medu. charging
tHem tN1 singH lcss nan you charge yourselves. ne
ueNing that tic presence OF lovely than
comUeatcs Tor tue difference IN price. have no doubt
la nay mind, that 10 this touching appreciation OF
tc rights of women the managers OF the iiospal for
Diseases OF tho Threat their enthusiastic feminine
suppuyt that because of IL, Madame Nilsson gave her
10 o the most successful concerts ol
the season. and tat the most charming lady In the iaud
Her Royal ilighnc,s the Princess Of Wacs-ha8 r.
Gently become TIE pdtr1css or an adnirlhC INSTITUTION
My pleading produced no visible en ct upon the manly
bat sii,tcngey' "onch toast would he TOO grc" an
:" But" continued, "womcn at a public dinner
Innovation Everything III the beginning Is an hho'h-
don't Once ipoh "a tinc even Adam aud Eve were au m
hhylu0D NV customs demand new manners, ana II IN
pti Iori iol ilIt' 10 near l,i'cNcs iois'u hh1 iiot
say AN encouraging wori To the goutemcn God bless
them! There Is one gentleman who merits special men,
toni mean the worthy brother OF Malibran ana
Madame Vardot, s;nor Manuclc Garcia. the famous
order study the working OF tho vocal chords Souor
Garca's quick intellect conceived the simple Etc in-
Just therefore to recall an nOnOrcd name yet
publicly associated with AN invention that has created
revelation in department OF medicine aud lad tue
foundation of thc Hospital Tor Diseases oi the Throat
On hearing ScnOr Garca's name, NJ Of the gitcrinS
eye rcletcd "say what You please regarding b,nc
dontt menton mo aul sneak about the alics" Have /
not displayed heroic srirestrint IN my obedience o. tho
tyrant mai NOW To the ladies' they speak or them
selves. Good wnc needs no bush. There u n ancwcc
OF eye eloquent than that of tc tongue.
This they have spoken an thc evening" and 1t only re-
MAINS me 10 thank the managers of TN. dinner IN
their name their gracious reception, aud for the
usual paid them In placing their toast the
toast OF the evening. For myself, aS a cousin 5000
miles removed, wish the greatest possible prosperity
10 your country wc as TO your hospital, aud hope
that between England aud America there may be hO
other division than tue Atlantic Ocean. Every scasick
soul knows that this division is quite enough
The postscript 10 my Instructions that should
conclude every sentence with The cabdlistic words,
Hospital for Diseases OF the Throat" Mr.. Pres
ident, my Lords, ladies and gentlemen. appeal TO you.
Is IL not asking too much OF woman and cousin that
she soad "a n s hray eyey mortal s nip py Dsp foI
am only human. Believe that have done what Mark
Twain would call my level best" and shield ir0m
the glare sitering eye by your subserp
tons " the Hospital i0r Diseases vi the Throat