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Show Random SJiofs. An attentive autlieDce listentd lu.st eveDing, to Mr. U. W. Naishitt'fl leciareoa "R vudoiu Stiuta at Common Com-mon FollitB," givcu uuder the auspices aus-pices o the Tweulitlh Ward institute, in the district aehoolnnuto. In ahootius at random, he elated that it ! was not hia duaire to hit inriivitlual, bat rather their folli and peculiarities. peculi-arities. Hia lirBt ahot was ut iho young folks. Ono of tbe most ccm-mon ccm-mon and prominent follies exhibittd hy them ia that they know it all. These t'.ua nOected learn only by what thry antler through it. Among ttie fruits ef this may bo mentioned diuo-bidience, diuo-bidience, disre.-pect, and tho habits of I using t .hacco and liquor, and showed j the evil resu ti th.,t ihisa tbin-u brought upon individuals and nations. As lor irolauily, he e.tid that our language waa rich enough in atiiectivea to prevent us from u3ing profane and vulg.ir laDguoge. The next shot was the youth. Tbe chief lolly ami me youui; men was Hir idea that the gi.U were all in lovo with them. Auotner was tbe belief among men that Ubor was ditKrace-I't ditKrace-I't but he puiuted out the extreme absurdity oi sucu a belief, for labor waa the hie ot nations; wuile anotnr common lolly was that txcellencu waa to be Gccurtd without u duotry and uiihgeuco. Lssl tbe girU would feel tbty wero neglected, be directed a lew sholein their direction. Hecpokeof Uioyreat destiny of girls, ij muulding Uit- eharacters ol natiuLa. The L"eatent Iidly arnong tt.em ia tbe ldta that dreoa and s ow gu to oiakd up the lady and that the perfui mance ol auv dome.-tic duty is aimply ridiculous. Itiey wouid much ratt.er be couriered cou-riered good judges oi learners and bullous trian :o begotd bouatkeepera. Another f-.Jly of the female sex was the unnecessary parade ai.d pomp at y.eddmgj. Love, be ihougbt, W;iS u'nurKl .it ih.-e-'j CL-'e!ratioin, tde pre ..i:tg i;Ka bL-ing t-t a-curUin how niauy uer,- tlir.re and wnal a raLd ,:'-I'ls'y n-w M:.de. Wuu e,u:iJ ri roo'nieiiui.-r t ev.Tvthii':- f.i.v.. "i order until ti,e in mv c-.me but a pl.,ca and tiiU wile but an uroaniGiU. N-x: Ci.nclcdiiig shuts wero directed at the i-.d Mks. He ttiou-ut w-Miy oi thtir foiiita weie tit ou!y lor y,migiT headd. Xuire w-a manifest among them greut eurprisa at the rcuili. of their own (unknown) caic-Itesuefs caic-Itesuefs in snpprercine Iho giowiti ! 'Hies of their oflsprirg. Auuttier lolly was the great deeira f.,r wealth. In aearch oi this bea th and ct-njiurt in oltt-n abhorred, it leads tliem lo I that dreaded montkr epeculalion wnich uh-i irhs their very liie. Next carac the ,'U-hgi..us Fully," wtiere men sought nfter th.it wnic'b COUld hrini' thorn nnthlim iw ri. . tion. Ai.otLer wti,i me pre it f-x-ptct:ilio:a t'icy had m regard to lr.-j education ot tu-ir chiidrpn, and that they wnu.d make tlx ir mnrk in ibe world, hen they do i:ct t-,i;t. it,,, ' steps towards prucuri"" f.jr ihe.i the' b.K.-ka and f,i- gd n.--ary t ,tj ! due buon a ns'di. " . I He might tuieh upon m..oy ..lir fill tea Unit wero an common aa observation, ob-servation, hut continued hriLg would ucl even an 61-puiinder, and t.e dd not wish any unhappy reauit, to h would mji hia fowim.; piecu and etas) f.:i- random fivny. i At the onclueit.u a vole of thanks waa tended to the lecture. |