The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-06

Se sne South Described end AnalyEcd--Tfi
I soss''ssa ,Shasaefer. Il, lt.u. sna.
Tho lecture OF the Hon. Henry wat.
tefson, editor Of che Louisville Na,;eg.
.lcsssseai, delivered at Chiakerinc Hal. ir
New York, Jaat week, 10 highly Spoken ei
was SO Febef Of rdbSis. - And tates Ss 1tbt tbi
isnbject OF his lecture tThe Ooadicalities
i iWkiinsicalitioa, and Realities of Southern
Lite" A.. touching description of the
INTRODUCED, and 70 this the sympsthies OF Of
ltha audience freely responded. ~
Iho lecturer was introduced, by Parke
Goodwin. who sid thatto no peyson more
|, that the North 'iio loheef Welcomed M the
sSouth to hospitnble graves, butito our
nomes and our hearts best affections"
Aaen this gEacefal,i presentation. Mr.
Ii Eattalsen ross aadIadvsueed to tho edge
o. TIE platform. j, IN the, audience were
'rany Southern residents Of this city, to
WHOM his face ard inhnnefs were dnGht-
|iess.femiiiar, bnt there was o general and
friendly curiosity Ito gee end hesy o gem
tteman1 whose name and political senti,
ments are 80 widely known. Mr.. Wat
teIson il man seenis,gly about 20 years
oid, OF medium height andoirame, with
.bfoTn hais, n. imoustachb Of O tighter
shade, and Q healthy, cnlcr, in his face.
lSis hgure is not quite erect, and he pos.
sessea grace neither or attitude nor move.
Ideut. Z His voice Ia. clear and rather
agreeable. though by no means melo-
dlou', and his ptterapce ise allow, distinct
land Yomewhat. monotonons. He makes
4 N vIrn nv fvss1 a., L
render striking paaaagee more impressive
by daelamation.e He is straightforward
speaker ,bni; whatever hip manner may
De in the excitement Of q political dis
icnssioh, he showed last evening little OF
the enthuaiasm Of an orator.. T1H0p4
| 4fi it be true; said Mr.. Watterson, that
!. man Is Ae 9nly ani@1lal that laughs. y
hnving tie capacity to! make himself
leughable.i The foiblesy weakness, aud
.mls5oEtunea ofr,hisl neighboTs are what
s laugh 81 naa he Gds 20, e. a
enjoyment Wien Some one else pays the
piper. Iiumor Is the Record Of passing
events. y, For this reason each nation pro-
average American does not read the
"Pickwick Papera.n The amiable Texan
who wears snake for bst-band would
stare with blank ariaEemenf at stories
which conyulse all cockneydom. There
verbal aud yet It taey bs said of every
people. ls'Byi thaiT rjokea We shall know
them" Thackeray hrs said that the vii
Ii nasiSfs isntsf sais "S Win 1qsHS ike e o &c &c
husband or the ,shob whS IL sst:rized. Il
isiJ fha widow, tiae small boy end the
mother,in.;aw. .You remember the tray.
eIer who aaked the Miss;ssiapien :F il
was worth while fos him t5 carly pistol,
The reply Was : "Well; etsaneefe you
| mout be Sese six months aad not want it,
but if you did want it you,d want It. aw.
fully Such wit could have its origin
only in Al1eriea, and it iis perhaps here
only that ii can 4bg appreciated. 97s.f -
l I'd, .tie' old, boating times. tbs Ken.
i taekiAh OF legend and romSSncs was i
! rambling, f8Vihg fellow, Who ended 4Yery
gsHteheeS WITH anI M oath! It was he @h3
made his morning meal OF three rockth:Ii
1 hnd q "cheW" or tobacco. His aniltrt.ss. anltrt.ssas..
Ese1Ss wefs. & much The san1s simple
order. .Re Could clip the wing frdrnn q
4 mosquito at ten pac9s; !; be would stop 4
| life. Boat to tell f3iS scared Ssl.Sw-pssssari.
! gers o joke He affected blooded St 1ck
The noble and afis5bcratic gamecock wa,
4 his delight. The pea;gree Of d race-horse
was to him y eacfcsd thing. He was al
ways ready 70 Lac his own money. an6
4 that of everybody else" He would fgh,
| anything, rather pfeferrihG, Indeed, the
/ tiger. The ,inaehtion or what has beet
politely termed Oh tie other side Gamer
lean Whist,o naiGG ely, dfaR:pokei,' was Ii
hiR case The discoYery OF another world
4 lt Atfuck. sim all in a. heap, beginn;ns
| witf the !. .snle itself Draw:pokerr HI
;! wA5 in the habit Of drawing on his bank
er, his pistol, and his Imagination. II
| this game he could dfdw all three at On,
and the tdnIe time. This petaon I have
| described was npistSkenn BY The Northerr
/ tfaveler for the Southern gentleman, ant
/ the lightning-fod agent who appearet
i e 9. c:ts, s;s ;yss often icnks G:sSn as
Ispecimeh Of Northern charactet. Ho
IN the old. .dayS only the worst side O
each cE;Ee up to tlie' others knowledge
But behind this the good people of I'll.
North aud South lived, moved, and hat
their -SeihgLfn: the 'oGe esction felyin|
upon personal thrift apd industry to built
Iup their fortunes; id the other section
victims to- circumstances rather than from
design, multiplying their debts as they
! Ilahltipiied their slaves. z T am cure an
not1mistakenrin thisj end, Indeed, event
| layeialreadg SErified cit,4, Anereyears o
lcontention an and war, tbs obstructive force
have passed away. Aud whas do we eee
Why, in the South; looking Nofthward
We see race kioased 20 ourselves, d httii
iess efhsive, ,peshapss put nos iess genial
already armed a and equipped to,do BATH
against the WINDS ana the waves. In I'll,
| North, looking 6odthwatd, the philosoph
ical observer secs not d huddlea mass o
lazy baIhasians, .composed iof o large par
{of murdeIers and gamblers, but grea
body OF .Christiat. men and women, VIII,
have q haE6 struggle with iate aud for
tune.c Hesses the master of ygsterda,
| the toilarof to-day He Hees the mistrea
q, the mansion, atill . gentlewoman j.
the truest sense, saving, stfiFing, patch
| ing and I tiIel,in q 9 tn 'mhke hoti, end
| rndes. = He aseg "a people, born 20 riol
| soil andslwarta clitnate, and Injured +,
nothing except the invitations aud ,::eas
ters of war and poverty, throw them
selves bfavely into the realities of life
no way deipaiPihg Seledllen; but every
.i=s = -s.. :, s:;. l.=.=. & @ Ed
| But /, am not tolspeak this evening O
saeh as these. I am 70 introduce 9 leHe
SotftRsfh lie: / am 70 sa)s. this eveniH
10 The MOUTH zee, SO To- 'Bpsail,i of tha
Es5>ofapeopie represented by the. raai
who asidI 1ienl sgyolf, and, this is M
night;to howl, Such q man must need