Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-09-19

To trace your debt TO old Cape Cod,
II needs no bush or pallet
II There's DIMMocK X ,GRAY,8 THATcHERt too
The SEARS Es and GEoRGE llALLErT.
Some service We have done the State
From US you get your law, sir
II There's Mr. BAssETr, he's your Clerk,
And there's CHIEF JUsTICE SHAW, sir.
There are az good fish in the sea-,
\ As from il e'er were draw'd sir
And 30, we've some as good men left,
II AS those wh0'v gone abroad, sir.
Among The nice men lell behind.
II or MARsToN's, we've two brothers.
The SwIFrs, the CaocKERs, aud the CoBp ps
Aud yet Il host Of others.
Our lot is something like lois wife,
When on this spot we halt, sir
|. Our only monument must be
A pillar Of good salt. sir
Your richer lands and fertile soils,
We will not waste a.wish on
/ We find our own quite good enough,
| For US 10 dry our fish on.
/ When we get through our toasis and songs,
| Wen 90 To t'olher Hall, sir
| We mean 10 finish of the thing,
BY giving you Bali, sir
And if the Cape girls want to dance,
Till morn puts out The taper,
\ Let every Cape man show that he
Is ready for Caper
Chorus-Yankce Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Atcatching hearts,& s. keeping Them,
Our Cape Girls are rgh, handy.
This pleasant song gave variety to the
l lact tv,l,n Il IN no., al
with great applause. Every body pronounced
it o capital thing. The toast master then Of
fercd the following sentiment:
TnE ORATOR OF Tng Dly--IIe has told us in his able
address how Ichabod Paddock Went from Barnstabc to
Nantucket instruct the people in the art Of catching
whales aud We have sent for him to-day to come from
old Cambridge to instruct us IN The art oi making
speeches.
Mr.. Palfrey, in reply to this call, said he
supposed, according to the old rule, it was a,
his option 10 make a speech, sing a song, or
tell story. Ills speech they had already
heard as for singing a song, that was out of
his power; and there was no alternative left
but to tell a story. And a very good story
he told, about the loves of Judge Edmund
Quincy, or rather Judge Edmund Quincy's
son, and ono Charity S,urgis, who were final
ly and happily united in the bonds of matri
many. 1t was given in pleasant vein Of
humor, and illustrated by classical and scrip
tural illusions, in very happy manner. lie
gave the following toast:
Il TuE D,uaurEas OF CAPE Cop-Worthy to be wive.
and mothers of good aud famous men.
The next toast called up Robert c. Win.
ihrop. Esq, Speaker of the IIouse Of Repre-
sen,aivcs. He made fine, energetic, man
ly speech, spcod with slight vein OF humor,
and gave az toast
Il Orr FIsHEnIxs-Their emblem Is susr andcd In our
hall OF cgslaontheir interests will never be absent
from the hearts OF those who sit there.
J A letter was read from Chief Justice Mel
len, Of Maine, an adopted son OF Barnstable,
and from the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, who
were unable TO be present. Mr.. Otis is q
descendant Of the Cape.
The toast master stated that he had num-
Der of letters from invited guests, who were
unable to attend, and n number Of volunteer
sentiments in his hands, which the lateness
of the hour wonld prevent him from offering,
but they should be given to the public through
the medium OF the county papers. The COM
papy now joined in an original song, written
for the occasion, to the tune Of Auld Lang
Sync, aud then quietly broke up, and retired
to prepare for the Ball. 1t was about 2 o.
clock when the procession entered the Pa
vlion, and about half past 6, when the com
pany left. About 100 persons sat down to
|. the tables.
The Ball, in the evening, like every thing
else at this celebration, was splendid affair.
There were at least four hundred ladies' and
gentlemen present in the early part of the
evening, exclusive Of the Guards and invited
guests. The ladies', arraycd in their evening
dresses, looked more captivating than ever
and the elegant and spacious hall presented
n brilliant display of life and beauty, which
must establish the reputation Of the Cape, in
this respect, forever.
About ten o'clock, lis Exccllcncy tho Co
vernon and his Aids appeared in the Ball
room, with Chief Justice Shaw aud two of
the Associate Justices, Mr.. Winthrop Speak
or of the lIouse of Reprcsc natives, aud most
Of the Invited guests who were present a,
the dinner. A greater number Of hearty,
blooming, sociablc girls, ! venture to say,
were never before collected together, even
on the Cape itself They were all beautiful
in the rich, unsophstlcatcd beauty Of nature.
If they possessed less OF studied drawing
room elegance, they manifested more Of ma
tural grace, and more honest, heartfelt enjoy
ment.
At what hour The Ball broke up, am una.
BILE to say. left about halt past three in the
morning, and the younger portion OF the
company were then dancing as brisk as ever
aud have been unable to find any person
who witnessed the last cotillion.
Yours truly, II.