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Show Victoria froodhuil, In speaking ot Mrs. Wood hull's ( lecture, at Ottumwa, Iowa, the Dun-ocraf Dun-ocraf says; "Mr?'. Victoria WoodbuU spoke at i Lewis' Opera House on Monday evening. even-ing. The audience was composed of the thinking portion of the community. commu-nity. The speaker had for her theme "Reformation or evolution, which?" and in the discussion of the q uestioua whuih tftnio up naturally to thc aur-faoe, aur-faoe, fehe displayed WQuderlul ability, tar-t'and on ton'. With some of Victoria Vic-toria WoodhuU'ri HX-ial theories we eauuot agree, but it must bo acknowledged acknowl-edged h:it in the disiiussiou of these questions she brings tu her assistance some very weighty arguments, which are juiucd together systematically, and when in bulk thy ecm rather too ponderous lor any of bur enemies to assail. The mvsteiious woman glided on the sUgc'with the air of a tragedy uueen. Her first appearance did not attract sympathy, but invited criticism criti-cism She was all sarcasm: tierce as . a tiger in her hate and her playful advances ad-vances bore in them the wonderful resemblance of a lion playing witu its prey. Jlcrhair fell low down oyer her furehead and the eyes which peered out from beneath, were ht up with a strange gleam of ferocious splendor. This, however, was only the overture to the Divine play, which she afterward rendered. As she warmed up on the subject, the hair was thrown back over her majestic brow; her eyes sparkled with the inner in-ner conscious ie--s of genius, and as her slight, graceful form towered, the lips moved with the speed of a raco horse and the sarcastic Victoria became be-came transformed into the inspired priestess of a new religion. It was a success. The woman came into the hall, the object of slander; the accused of the ministry; the s.an-dercd s.an-dercd object of a subjidized press; she omic among her audience with scarcely ten sympathizers, and at tho close of the speech sho was the heroine, hero-ine, the idol of her worshipers. ic-toria ic-toria came; Victoria conquered ! |