The Portland daily press., 1885-01-22
pRCuEEARPEOpLE.


An audience com prising the literary and
fashionable people of our city filled every seat
in CITY Hall last evening, to greet the famous
and eloquent orator, John B. Goagh 1t was
generally conceded that this was the most s1c-
cessful entertainment in the course thus far.
Shortly after 8 o'clock, Mayor King, after
paying fitting compliment to Mr.. Stock
bridge who has spared no efforts to give the
people first-class entertainments introduced in
few wel-chosep remarks the speaker of the
evening Mr.. Cough, with kindly face and
erect figure, little impaired by time which
though frosting his head and beard, has taken
from him none OF his old time vgor, advanced
to the front OF the stage amid tremendous ap-
plause.
In order to app eciate his lecture embel-
lished with so many amusing tales and Incl
dents delivered in that humorous manner
which is peculiarly the lecturers own, one
has to be among his auditors. Below we gives
| brief extract:
Some years ago l presented my niece with a
| silk umbrella. She has that umbrella vet, but
| all that remains of it IS one rib. Similar lee
lures to mine have been delivered scores of
times but little of them is now left. However
| some prefer the old, still, like the man who
leaned against the new paiut. Everything in
nature has its pecuiarities. OF the same
| species of animals no two alike; no two
leaves on tree are exactly similar, Men ara
| as dissimilar. How varied are their habits
and aspects. 1t ia only in outward appear
snces men resemble each other, nor would we
| have them other wise. Men in their walk,
| laugh ana speech are all peculiar. There are
| peculiarities peculiar to the public generally,
| Who are the public generally? Certainly the
public generally" who attend a masquerade
ball are not the public generally who we
| would ind going to the Methodist churches.
| People have peculiar notions IS to what CON-
stitutes lady or gentleman. We once read
| sign: mo lady or gentleman admitted if in
| toxioated." The true gentleman is noble and
pure. Family ties cannot always perpetuate
greatness; IT must be sought after by the indi-
| vidual itself.
Some people possess the faculty OF making
others happy They are like sunbsams warm
ing and Frightening all about them, while
others have the peculiar fac1lty and morbid
appetite OF rendering everyone miserable and
uneasy. They are cold outside and sour With
In. There is the chronic grumbler, who
wouldn't allow there was bright side to the
moon. What dreadful and selfish world this
isl they say. They would have others turn
themselves out of their way for their own
special benefit To be always talking Of enc
mics makes them. A man is what he is and
not what men say he is. Truth will shine
through the mists of detraction. Reputation
may DO damaged, CuaraCJer caQnOt be touch
ed; one lasts for time, the other for eternity
Some people are vod of tact, that fairy touch
that turns instinctvely everything 20 good.
There are those who are prone to detect and
expose any imperfection in others They tell
you every hfteeu minutes that you are getting
old, and if the baby has the Group they know
of another child similarly affec.ed who died.
There are also in the world those slow obtuse
men known as bores. They can't understand
joke. II youstold such a man that there
10 fIadn mi fhaf itsf
her from going through fence he would
blankly ask you, Is that 30? Such men would
swim half way across river and then back
again rather than cross TO the other shore.
Some men have the popularity not to be able
to resist the temptation to joke on all occa-
sions. 1t Is right to joke at times. Man is
the only animal that can laugh, and he should
take advantage of the privilege; but there are
those who would sacrifice friend to a paltry
joke, who will laugh with the
same compacency st funeral
that they will ut wedding We have also the
irrevereBt joker. Nothing can excuse him who
Will make conuDdrums and puns passages
in thel Bible. Il is pitiful to Rse wit in such
Cases On the other hand avoid cant Some
people defeat their own end when talking on
religions subjects by assuming whining voice
and dcleful expression. II there is anything
we Should Talk about with dignity, it is faith.
Two OF a trade can seldom never agree.
The lively boy makes Companion of a quiet
youth The vivacions pretty young lady will
make a friend of pain simple girl The
ba@htul young man will often select for wife
a witty, sparkling Young lady tho can DO his
talking aud hers too. More have the peculiar
ICY OF coming to conclusion without kuowing
the circumstances OF the case. II a dove falls
into the mud they call it a d rty bird and class
II with the swine which will not come out OF
the mre even when forced.
The lecturer then gave sound advice to
young men, warning them not TO drift into the
Dead Sea OF useless life, and closed with
sublime peroration, "let us sacken no sail yet;
cut through the foam Heaven is our home,
will not say farewell, bat good night"