The New York herald., 1878-12-20

affairs he four years ago elected member of the
Knights of st. Patrick. of Jersey City. He com
menced his lecture last evening by stating that when
England a nation of hall naked savages Ireland
a scientific nation. That is matter
of history that cannot be denied. The peo-
pie very wild in Ireland when strongbow
landed with his band of adventurers. They were
broken in spirit and discontented in heart, and yet
they as brave talented and hospitable people
ever lived Look at the Irish Of the present day.
Every nation has its peculiar physiognomy-
the French mercuria tho italian loose and revenge
full but the whole being of the Irish is checriulness
and satisfaction. As Robert Burns said OF the
Irish
o'nss Ss H. sls' s s s@ sssss ss glorious
Edmund Burke says that the nearer We approach
This maxim places many of the ebullitons of Irish
wit in the highest category The lecturer here
rccited numerous instances OF Irish bulls"
to the great amusement OF his audience; but
his greatest hit the imprecation of the
beggar who implored aims from the traveller, with
May the Lord follow you!" and after having
peated it several times without obtaining any assist
ance. .'and may He never overtake youn All these
expressions are uttered without the slightest pre-
meditation. When Curran told Norbury that
= butcher her Judge retarted that hat If that was
to which Curran replied, mo. my Lord not till you
read them" So with Daniel O'Connell when. after
being taunted beyond endurance by Disrael now the
Earl OF Beaconsfied and Prime Minister OF England.
OConnell denounced him being the lineal de-
scendant OF ''the impenitent thief After paying
tribute to Arthur OLeary. wellington and other
Hishmen the lecturer said sit is said that Scotch
men at home till they abroad English
men are never at home till they are miserable and
Irishnen ut peace till they at war; The
lecturer concluded his discourse by eloquent pero
ration in which he cited the deeds of the nniskillen
dragoons Mulligan at Lexington, Phil Kcarney.
Pin. Sheridan and other notable men.
s'THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MUsTACHE, BY
Mr.. BuRDETTE, OF THE BURLINGTON (IowA)
''HAwKEYE."
MIR. K. J. Burdette of the Burlington Iowa. Hapk-
eye. delivered lecture last evening, at Stcinway Hail.
under the auspices of the General Society of Mechanics
and Tradesmen of the City of New York. The lee
turer commenced with illusions to the hirsute
dition Of Adam. who not the first man who
raised q mustache. Then he detailed Adams
agricultural troubles. which reached their climax
when Cain born. Here followed long
description Of Gains boyhood and his lonesomeness.
The next passage in the lecture gave description Of
the modern boy his superstitions his follies. his
troubles. This boy followed through his educa-
tiona career, out Of his jacket into his swallow tailed
coat. his dismay when he finds more hands than
he knows what to do with, his first experience
with tight boots. Then followed description
with his mustache, and his first Impressions
when he finds one is coming. How he gets posses
from from : the BARRIERS shop; how he strops the
strop instead Of stropping the razor;
the trouble he has in reaching his lip
with the razor at all his experience with de-
ceptive hair dye Then the great event in life which
usually follows the mustachehe falls in love with
somebody. This is usually indicated by the number
and variety of ncckties he wears. Then followed
detailed account OF the conversation he prepares for
the first night he goes to Laura. He arranges all
his remarks in exquisite order. and orgets them all
when he gets to the house his agonized efforts to 90
away when the time comes; his inability to think of
anything to say that will help him OUT finally, the
influences which make his heart away with
him and bring him to proposal Then the
agony of seeing her pa; the forbiddng APP
pearance Of the old man; the speech Tom makes up
and forgets; what he thought he going to say
and did say the old mans reverie after the question
is asked; the interview between Mr.. Fret and his
wife, which introduces alttle Caudle lecture; the days
Of the young peoples engagement; pictures Of the
wedding day the wisdom and blunders of their early
experiences in housekeeping Then followed de-
scrpton Of the appearance OF Time on the scene-the
prints OF baby fingers and the tracks of boyish boots
until Old Toms inusache, grown gray and grzzied.
reappears in the second life upon Young Toms Up.
Old Tine leads Old Tom and his mustache out OF
Young Toms way. aud the cycle OF life is complete