Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . , and Polynesians,cannibals and vegetarians—all gathered in, likesharks and sea-birds, around the royal carcassof the whale. Here it matters little what maybe a mans nationality, his color, his language,or religion ; whether blazoned in heraldry ora nameless outcast; whether laden with book- learning or signing the ships papers with a crossmark ; the only questions to be asked are, has hethe arm to pull an oar, the eye to aim a harpoon,the heart to face a wounded whale in his stormywrath ; for upon such gifts are founded his onlyc
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . , and Polynesians,cannibals and vegetarians—all gathered in, likesharks and sea-birds, around the royal carcassof the whale. Here it matters little what maybe a mans nationality, his color, his language,or religion ; whether blazoned in heraldry ora nameless outcast; whether laden with book- learning or signing the ships papers with a crossmark ; the only questions to be asked are, has hethe arm to pull an oar, the eye to aim a harpoon,the heart to face a wounded whale in his stormywrath ; for upon such gifts are founded his onlyclaims to manhood—his only recognized titles ofnobility. On the second evening after our arrival wewent to the City Hall to hear a lecture on Spirit-ualism. As stated in showy placards, a younglady would speak, by inspiration, on that highlyinteresting subject—admittance free. The hallwas a very large and handsome room, brilliantlylighted with gas, and crowded with people ofboth sexes and all conditions, from the dweller? 10 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY LECTUKE ON 8PIEITUAXI8M. in suburban villas to the denizens of sailor grog-geries. After some delay, the fair sibyl enteredand took her place on the stand, accompaniedby an old, white-haired boguey in the capacityof showman. This individual rose and inform-ed the audience that the medium was sufferingwith a very bad cold in the head, but neverthe-less would make the elFort to address them asproposed. Meanwhile a collection would betaken up to defray incidental expenses; and asthe collection of a previous evening had been afailure, folks were exhorted to be liberal. Threehats were passed around the assembly, and no-thing was heard for a space but the clinking ofthree-cent pieces, and the heavier thump of cop-pers, upon the sonorous hat-crowns. To thesesounds the white-haired official lent an attentiveear; and by observing the changes in his coun-tenance while thus engaged, I was led to sup-pose that long practice had enabl
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