Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 (1860) (14780232711)

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Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860
Year: 1860 (1860s)
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho



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, 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 MAGAZINE.
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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 enabled him to esti-mate the precise value of each jingle. After the