, 1877-11-26
SOUTHERN LIFE.

aus AoHs ueHTy HRlteI4Ont HNl0F OF tnG
f.outsViIio CoHrjerJour,.a, octmrcf last evening
at Chlckcring Hall to m Interested and cordial
audience. Among those present were er-t}ov
Tildcn, August 8clmohi, Marshall o. Roberts,
Gen. frraton, OF Kentucky, and many other
prominent gentf"meu. Ths subject Of tho tcct4
uto was tho "Comiealltlcs, WhiinsicaIttlea. and
Realities Of Southcr1, Ltfo." AtoueL!ng descrip-
ton of the grarer features Of life In lhe South
the audience freely responded.
The speaker vas introduced nv rarkd Col
win, who said That to no perso1 more than to
Nr, Whttcta0t was 'I,lc tue taet that the North
graves, tnt to our.l,oncs and our j'oarts hest af
lection" "iAftcr this graceful rc>cntntIon, Mr.
Wnttcrson rotc md advanced 10 the edge Of
tho platform. In tho audience we're n,any
Southern reslacnss nt this sty, y Thom , n,
there waa general anl friendly t4,siosity to see
md hear gentleman whose name and pn!tlcal
sentiments arc 50 widely known. Mr.. Waiter
ron Is man seemingly nllout 40 years
hair, mustaci,e OF lighter shale, and a
hra1ttiy color IN bs face. Ills figure Is nut quito
erect, anu he possesses Cr,cc neither ot attftn1e
nor movement. His Vol:e Is clear md rather
aSrcsas s'os Sy no ,t.n; san; na sioals an
nionotonous. He t,akca no use o! gesture, nor
sloes lic kcck to retecr striking psssages more
impressive ly defamation. lia IA a stralgh,tur.
ward speaker, hut whatever bis manner may be
showed last evening little of tho enthusiasm Of
Ats orator.
ii il t,c srs,c, said Mr. Wniscrson, that man is
tho only animal that laughs, It IL also true thA.
ne ,Ho S .o osy a amssa asvF M si se, sGesy aeak e
,iesscs, and snisfortuncs Of Ills ne!ghbor arc
what 1ncn laugh At; I,e finds no amusement IN
hts OWL. W. lind ttls best instances Df oujoy-
Ment When some orc clse pays the piper.
this reason caen nation protiuccs hu,nor Pc
not read tic "PirkwicE Papcrs." The
amiabfo Texan who wears snaxc f9r
has.nana o;a would ,ss; atare n,,',a wish blank sa
iieyloEi. There 10 hu'nor which Is untyarsai
nnti pruyerbial, and yet It Irlay be said OF every
people, ''l,y their Jokes W shall know lhcm."
Thackcray Inns said Tint tho wit Of Fielding
With us It Is not tho husband or tho snob who
Ia sattrtxcd. It Is tho widow, tho small boy;'
and tho mothcr-tn-1nw. Ynll rymnrnher Tic
traveller who askc1 tho Mtsalssipp'an II i was
wortt, whflo fot fI him to carry pistol. The 70.
SIX months and not. .want it, BIZ: II you did want
Il you'd want It nwfH'iy." Such Wit could have
Us origin only in Amcrica mud 1t u perhaps here
only ttat It can be appreciated.
III tho old bpatInG times, the Kcntucktan Of
lcecnlI and romance wna d rambling, rowing fef-
low, who ended every sentence with M oath.
1t was hc who male his morning nical of three
cocktails and u ''etaw " Of tobacco. His am.,sc-
HULL IT., - H. ~m irt. ~ tro gao ~
~ euuta H. W. . sn1 ta'ts ,nt & ~ ~.
senrcd fellow -pnssengcrs q joke. flo affected
bloolca stock. The noble and ar!stocratic
ganccork wus Ills delight. Tho pedigree Of q
tsts,. IN W.. ,o. '" ..,.na soaa, o"s's. ~
tn.ns' as., u s,.a, mns onI w. ~ fGS ~
e!sc. , Me %oaa ~ ., nGns anyahna, a , .atnef teief
rlnR' ln!cctt' .Ic t.Rel. 1ne iussnL'oi ot 7h9t
w. oe9m poGy a;a sStaG1 ~ sau n..or H. s'ue tss
III A1e.e H. "n it.n4n S,{' stSlS 1St. Mhs
srask a @ ~ 10 hsapi oGgnniE W Mia a, m
nae , Mss' ~ ss,,a. ~ ~ s. -, tao III tat ~.
o. uInWna on ~ nauac., hts pst;oa ,S! n!.a ias
III ,ra0 VI ,n ~ n % ~ " .",a ~ ;,,"o h. rnT ,9 ~"
a 'iev o. "a a s9 IT, o
ern traveller lor the southern ~, Eena'einali, aatl
the IElltnlnE.lou aSeMt mao appeasen ainot.t "
was too ottSn n,sS iookeo upoa % spee'1en Oh
S9;ttus.n .t G1nia a,as. ,,, .,, ,v-,. Ill.
eamo so ~oto Inc oters know1ene @ ''u i5ut b GcSn @
th!s inc gooa people, o. ,, ths N%rth a!d soa.l, M
IYsut ho;ct, aaa iMea t.to,s i9. uME,n stc oaS
sce.,on foyn9 npo, pe.sonas a. ts1t ., s ana
~ uu ap h.m ~ .,n. INV t'a ot s.. "
s,gp multiplying tclr dGbts as tney mulitipl'e,s
thelf elascs: a!, sure am hot nsta9en 70
thls, aau luuee. eYents naso A!Ieaus veri,1oa T.
AtteI yeels ol eontehtlota a'M "af, tha ~.
etsnetvo 1orces H., naYo assM a"hy. ANU Waat
20 W eee' WY N thG sun.m, looR1ne N9rth'
Wan!t Wc scS Eace hinuetcu " outseycs'
ltt!o less ellaslFo, pcfnaM, nat not sss Genlat,
a!seauy I nrnsca ,t. anu e1aipnea 70 90 I, hattio
aeatilat tho Willis pug tug Mavca. n tao NoItn,
looklhG eoatnWAl', tAe pniaoe.'PnNna ouset!es
sccs ,ot nnualea niaas 81 icy uasoasans eoui-
posoo oi !alRe part " tnHa4eIura noA yam,
plers, out Escat p1y o. Iaas!a iA,t, cl ant'
Wonan. "nu naso ,asu s..nkk!o VIII !ats a!a1
loTluae. ~ seca 1ne ahAstGI VI res.esuAJ !he
toner ol to1af' ne nese tho nl!sttess OF Eng
mansion ettll gonIeWomah IN iho trnost
echso, saving, stfiv1hg, patenatn.' anu p'nsnia,e
70 MAKE ooth ehua meet. ~ secs people
hosn 70 fleh sou ahd Harm eiiMate, anti inafoo
to nothlng oxcept tnG pfva.ons ann d'sastsfa
Of war and p1EcFty, tnfow themselves pIaSely
into the realities u NE, no way aeanaltlhG oi
sa!iet, ny ovefyw1ofo pfuoeass atscfeat, aho
hetye., lApp!a1ae.J
bat an not 70 sneak tnfs evcnhg o. auch a.
tnese. an 70 lhtrouaee loWcf oFuef, 70 OK,
plain ttc WnlnlsicalltieA of Southern iile. aa'
10 talk this cyct'ing % the mouthplcce, 80 u
spcak 9t thnt c'ass VI people Represented ~ the
man wig tat1, ~ awoli, anu III. u my
night to howl" sucli man must ncsds play .
prominent part IN t9a de1hcatloh ot those
phases oil llie from which southern humof u