The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-25
AN OLD-FASHIONED LY-
CEUM LECTURE.

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have been there.
Mrs. Brown having g lecture on the
Parthenon, was Invited to deliver it
before the lyceum Of Walnut vile.
Knowing Of Walnutville only that it
Was fifteen mi ed from railroad,
Mrs. Brown suggested more popu-
lar subject. No; Walnutville wanted
the Parthenon. At the station named
| in the letter of direction Mrs. Brown
saw stage, and soon its driver said:
"Be you the lecturer for Walnut
villeP"
"Yes"
"Wa'al, git right in; and you hai'Dt
no need to pay no fare neither, for
I'm the committee that wrote you"
Mrs. Brown was the only passen-
ger, and the driver cheersd the long
and lonely way by telling her. Folks
was thinkin a sight about SEEM on
her, lots en- 'em rememberin' her
grandsir." They we're only four
hours on the road, and when the
time for the lecture came Mrs. Brown
was escorted to the hall by the same
gentleman. On the way he exhorted
her to speak up, and not be like
them Methodist Wimmen, who
mumbled 80 folks did not know when
to cay 'Hallelujah.' "
The hall. an implanted building,
! ~ ronpo with
enormous outside door opening di-
reotIy into it. There were seats a.
gainst the wall upon two sides, which
the stage-driver explained as being
the place where "old men cot town
meetin' day" The people who were
in their seats turned round and
eazed ct Mrs. Brown while she took
of her wraps and put on her gloves.
Telling her escort she was ready, he
said he "Warn't a-goin' upon the
roostrum to make fool OF himself;
the minister had got to do that"
While waiting for the minister,
and enduring TIE staring OF the audi
encs, Mrs. Brown diverted her mind
By wondering why a row Of men we're
seated ct the back Of the platform.
Finally curiosity conquered.
| "WhRt are those men up there
for3"
"Themf Why, they're the Wal
nutville Brass Band, and they're
goin' to play. Don't they have no
bands where you come from2"
fortunately Nj. Snow, the minis
ter, appeared then, aud Mrs. Brown
trail ed meeklY up the aisle after him.
Obedient to bis gesture, she sat down,
and be said, I'VE will unite il
prayer"
That exercise disposed OF, Mr..
Snow proceeded: The Wslnutville
Brass Band will favor us with Col
umbia, the gem Of the ocean,
The performance was stunning,
deafeuins; but before tresth or hear
ing could be regained the agile cler-
gymau Was again on his feet:
The chorister of the Baptist
church viii now delight the audience
with 3 Eong-'There's q good time
coming boys; wait little longer "
The chorister walked slowly to the
steps OF the platform, and waited,
looking severely at Mr.. Snow.
ri forgot to say" shouted the
much. afflicted man, =" that he will
be accompanied by his daughter on
q Mason and Hsmlin instrument"
Thea the father and the daughter
mounted the stage, the organ was
wheeled into its place, and the per-
formers had good time, if nobody
else did.
The audience was Indifferent to an
alarming degree, looking to Mrs.
Brown like scores Of duplicates of
the goddess Pasht who sits and glsres
ct people in the British Museum.
Again Mr.. Snow: "bfrs. Brown
will now read US piece on the Par
thenon."
Mrs. Brown stepped to the front,
and, amid stiffness 30 profound that
che could hear the breathing OF per.
sons near her, read her piece. II
took an hour, and during all that
time the death-like quiet was broken
but once; and then a boy who had
climbed up on the outside, and
peeped in 81 window, informed his
companions in a hoarse whisper thai
"she Warn't no great to look at any
how" Not q hand stirred nor even
an eyelid moved when the Parthe'
non was ended; but Mr.. Snow allowed
no time for embarrassment, for be
was at once on his feet:
THE chorister OF the Methodist
church will sipg Rocked in the era
die of the Deep He will accom-
pany himself"
The same mastery indifference
while the Methodist choristeT rocked
himself violently backward and Tor
ward, and while he was Wiping his
heated brow after he had returned to
his seat. But indefatigabie Mr. Snow
knew 40 WEAKNESS:
"The band will again delight US
With Marching through Georgia. "
clark from the tombs," would
have suited the temper of the audi
ence equally as weIi-to all appear
ance, better. Finally, the minister
concluded:
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