New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-12
Mr.. BURDETTE'S LECTURE.

Robert J. Burdette lectured in Association
Hall Friday evening his subject being The Pilgrimage of
Funny Man" For hours the large audience listened
with deep interest and strict attention Mr.
Burdete said that the mission of the humoris in bis
pilgrimage through life not to invent hunor,
put 10 find where IL existed and bring it TO light He
spoke of the OF the private life Of Charles Lamb
Thomas Hood and other celebrated humOrists and told
how in spite of their miseries they had found humor
over which the world has never ceased to laugh. In
speaking of the unsalted generation" Of young men
the lecturer was particularly funny.
But rather fond" said he. Of the frivolites and
freshness of the young We must lot for
get that these conceal rather than proclaim the
Those youths who parting their hair in the middle
and whispering airy nothings In the palace Of
whitehall became the men who followed
the fiery Rupert TO the charge, and marched
to fields of with the conquerng spears of Crom
we'll have long ago got the idea that could tell
all about man by looking at him. got it during the
civil war went down there to help General Grant
whip the rebels. The General had command and had
one. Mine the horse and accourements of private
soldier and if General Grants command had caused him
onehaf the trouble mine did believe he would have
resigned. 1 wanted to resign, but the Government
would not let me. Wen, day when I try
ing to make my command keep up with the
commands of the in front OF me, cavalry officer
rode by neye disgust in all my life Such
a fop-fnical and priggish TO the last degree. Not a
wrinkle in gil ttering uniform that cneased the
slender form White gauntlet gloves reaching nearly
the elbow a long Spanish sword aud long hair Long
hair in that regiOnl And what he curled II
and wore failing his shoulders and down his back
like woman. Yellow hair It was The most glorious
COZ that ever sunlight shone upon / be-
icve il now-but yellow 1 called II then. | was
too much disgusted to ask the name
OF the officer and rode along a little pqucd that
the Government did not make officers Of such men a. me-
instead such fellows the one just passed saw him
again subsequently, We studying accomplishing
10 find how far from place to another by going
there When we had most got where we were going we
came TO a long line OF marshes with creek running
through Them and crossing the marshes was calcWay
with bridge over the creek. Across the marshes on
hill was a party of gentlemen in gray listers having
picnic. We had never been introduced to one OF them
but they shot away at just "A socially az II we had
kent hens along side their back-yards for ten years.
Mr. Burdete then gave an account or the nanpuyres
of the cavalry and the agonzed waiting while the fight
went on near it, 9TH finally" he said, with rush
and n roar the fight us. Then saw that form
again in TO the hell OF the battle and ride hard
rs we would those yellow curls always in advance
Leading ms on Above them the flash of the sabre
cutting circles Of light In the air and where he led we
folnwed: for who would not ride gayly smilingly to
death when Custer led the wayp iApplause.l