Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . e, but if he were a spirit hewould have sought a more attractive medium,any number of whom might have been foundamong her bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked audit-ors. As I fully agree with the great dramatist, iiat •All the worlds a stage,And all the men and women in it only players, I could see nothing in the evenings performancebut a theatrical show, not sufficiently entertain-ing to excite a wish to see it repeated; and acommunity which finds its recreation in listen-ing to such lectures might easily be content witheau sucr6 and dom
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . e, but if he were a spirit hewould have sought a more attractive medium,any number of whom might have been foundamong her bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked audit-ors. As I fully agree with the great dramatist, iiat •All the worlds a stage,And all the men and women in it only players, I could see nothing in the evenings performancebut a theatrical show, not sufficiently entertain-ing to excite a wish to see it repeated; and acommunity which finds its recreation in listen-ing to such lectures might easily be content witheau sucr6 and dominoes. I did expect something livelier,said Dash-away, such as thumping on tables and throw-ing furniture about, ringing bells with their toes,and all that. Ive seen the Fakir of Ava pullcarrots out of peoples noses, and fry omelets ina new hat; but that was only sleight of hand. For my part, I was not displeased that thispart of the exhibition was omitted; for, like theFrench savant, speaking of these matters, Jepre/ere ne pas les croire, que y allez THE OLD BATTEEY. It is not to be supposed, however, that keenlovers of aquatic sports, such as Dashaway andmyself, would long content ourselves with suchmild recreations as Spiritualist lectures or view-ing the model architecture of New the three days drizzle that followed ourarrival we had visited vessels recently returnedfrom whaling voyages ; had seen their cargoesdischarged; had watched the operations of thegaugers and the whalebone packers; had learn-ed the secrets of the assayer; and had witness-ed the process of manufacturing crude oil intospermaceti candles, fit to illumine the boudoirof a princess or the shrine of a saint. Indeed,during these three days we saw and heard manythings worthy of note, which shall be treated ofin due time. But we were here in a land ofheroes. The men who jostled us in the streets, who sat next to us at table, who squared theirburly shoulders about the hotel stove, were a
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