Daily globe., 1879-11-02
A RAGGED REGISTER.

Under this title the well-known lecturer
and author, Miss Anna E. Dickinson, has
put forth journal (Harper & Brothers)
OF p1quant picturesque experiences, the
spicy fruits OF her many lecturing tours.
The aim OF the book is primarily to enter
tain, and it does this most completely.
The style is brief, terse and rapid, as
naturally befits jottings made to the mu-
sic of the locomotive. There is not a
slow page between the covers of the vol
umc, not even when the movement IS up
grade, for then the concert is the liveliest
as every one knows who knows anything
of Miss Dickinson. The book will find a
wide welcome among the lovers OF anec-
dote, who rarely have the good fortune,
at this day, to meet with really ongi-
nal and fresh contribution to the tradi-
'tional stock. But it IS by no means a
book OF mere idle pleasantly; the author
is never without purpose, and it is often
the very energy with which she drives
against the wall of popular prejudice,
bigorry and wrong that strikes out the
most brilliant scintillations of her nara
tive. The student OF character will find
not few curious specimens in these
pages, ready pinned and mounted for
his collection. Here, for instance, is one.
Miss Dickinson had reached a college
town we wish she would give its name)
on lecture appointment. The hotel had
been burned and she was carried, protest
ing, to the house of one the college dons.
where she was assured she should have
all the freedom as we'll as the
COMFORTS OF A HOTEL. Supper was
on the table. Supper I wanted none, but
was desired to sit at the board and so
heard what I never before heard, grace
before meat, Of seven minutes in length.
The meat been eaten, listened to what I
had never before Observation-Disclosures
our lens thy-thanks returned after meat.
Having talked for while, vanished to
my room, and returned in battle array
for the evening, halted in the dining
room for a cup of coffee and raw egg,
small private flask in hand.
A susl icious glance. An ominous 81
lence Then the query
''Does that flask hold alcoholic stimu-
liant? Brandy, perhaps, or wine?'
Inwacdly chatterlng, but outwardIy
bold, | knew | couldn swallow the raw
egg without the sherry, l strove to pla-
cate my formidable host with feeble
joke.
IF you please, sir, it is nothing very
wicked-nothing worse than essence of
grape"
"Ah,' said the great man, relaxing, ''es-
senceg of grape? Very we'll, very we'll.
feared it was wine or some kindred abom-
ination;" and, that settled, I was allowed
to swallow my coffee and egg and es-
sence of grape, but not until my host had
spared me the trouble of silent or private
thankfulness by the kindly intervention
of a lengthy grace, spoken in my behalf!
Went to the hall in subdued frame
of mind, meditating whether it would
not be advisable to omit the mild provo
cations to laughter that here and there
cropped out on the surface of an other
wise serious discourse, and was sure of
the right path, when, not the president
of the students lecture association, but
the presiding officer Of the meeting, - in
place OF an introduction, offered pray
er of twenty seven minutes, as marked by
the clock ticking in full view-in the
course of VIII ch he besought that "this
young woman might be brought to see
that no temporal prosperity, nor even the
accomplishment of seeming good, justifi-
ed her in an open defiance of the ordi-
nances of God, and the divinely appoint
ed sphere of her SEX" whatever they may
mean.
The iniquitious show OF the evening
ended; its pernicious effects were remov-
ed from everybody's memory by another
petition and the singing Of sold Hun
dred," dlsmally out Of time and tune.
When I reached home I was in no
mood for religious exerclses-a fact, prob
ably patent to my host, for I had grace
said. in my behalf, over my supper, and
thanks returned when I had Completed
the demolition of the viands set before
me-after which was summoned, willy
nilly, to family prayers, and gained my
room in a frame of mind that BODIED iii
to my furniture.
Improved the next day, when, tired and
but half rested, I was summoned from
refreshing slumbers to appear by candle
light at morning prayers summons
which I neglected, and turned nv burn