The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-01-04

The London Punch has made itseli
and its readers merry over this popular
folly in England. 1t gives number OF
model speeches in reply to those made
on the presentation Of such - testimoui-
ais, among which are the following
On Reccirt'g a piece Of Plate.
Gentlemen In having filed the of
flee of-[hcre put IN thc office, te]tcthy
What Of Chancc(/o, J' the EGchcqucr
ChUrch tcdrdcn, or Treasurer 10 Il
Crieket Clnb]-I assure YOU | have
had but one object-your interest. That
object. fcariessly assert, has never
ceased to accompany me 1t has gone
to bed with me it has slept with me
1t has got up with me it has shaved
with mo. Your interest. gentlemen, has
been the rolarstar to my eye, the staff
to my hand, and the roses to my feet.
Do | say this to MAKE any claim upon
your gratitude ? No. gentlemen in
giving uttorarco to these solemn and
profound emotions-ior they are solcmn
since they are not oftcu evoked but up
on serious occasions like the present
they are profound. for they come from
the very bottomcst bottom of my heart
| gentlemen. il is sometimes the allowed
privilege Of deep feeling to violate gram
mar, a privilege that my imrulsivc soul
must lay claim TO at this moment in
giving utteranco to this. aud much more
than this much more easily conceived
than spoken. merely state that, in full
filing your service, have fulfilled MY
own personal pleasure J | have sought
no other rcward-I expected none-l
wished for none Nevertheless. gentle
men, when l look upon the splendid can
delabra before me--a candelabra O
fourteen b.anchcs-I beg to assure you
that shall again aud again, in thc dccI
midnight, contemplate the fourteen wax
candle that will be continually burning
thercn-only as 50 many lights to higher
cxertion--a5 so many vlvifying sun,
kindling and strengthening NE i'll your
service
" tie piece Of pletic shouhl Ie Q
sa"D Go.r, sag AID gentlemen, vixen
ever | open this box, whenever my fling
CT and thumb shall take from within t
restorative pinch ana taken, when my
finger and thumb shall flip Of the par
tic!cs that may adhere, | shall noralizo
upon those particles, and think all re
wards but dust, but that best reward
your fricndship-your support)
(VMc token presented be u W"tch
say And never, gentlemen, Shall heai
it lick, but my heart will pulsatc in uni
son with Its sound never will it strik,
the time, but my fancy will, with back
ward flight. return to the present mo
meu., the happiest, proudeat moment .
my life }
( (ShouM the speaker Ic u marrica
man, a1td shoUhl u sIcer teapot be pre-
sc"tcd to lis aofe, lie may Say 1t i!
said, ladies' and gcntlemcn. that mal
must not praise himself Yet how is il
possible to avoid such culogy when cal
led upon TO speak of his wife, who is o
himself the dearest and most preciou,
part of his existence Gentlemen,
thank YOU for Mrs. Poggs. You have
inscribed some of her virtues Oh thai
silver teapot [ fuarlessly say some ot
them, gentlemen, for | do assure YOU
though do not misinterprot such assur
ance-it would take an eXcecdingl,
large silver tcaboard to boot. to beal
even ia the shortest short hand notice
OF the qualities that, like the flowers up
on the satin gown in which she appears
before you on this happy occasion, coyel
aud adorn her. Ladies and gentlemen
whilst thanking you for this teapot. per
nit me to say that you could not hay,
chosen moro appropriate present fol
our domestic health. What the tripoC
was to the ancient priestcss, the tcalo
I with u considerable Improvement is t,
the English housewife 1t docs not in
spirc her with prophecy, it docs mucl
better it fills her with gentcness anC
good humor. and makes her cheerful il
bestowing cups Of chcerfulncss upon 9th
ers. Gentlemen, it is said by Arabian
writers, that Solomon's genii were con
fined in kettles--then allow me to say
they must have been tea-kettlcs fol
from them--minisiered by woman-mar
drinks quietudc, refreshing calmness
and domestic wisdom J
We could add twenty other samples
but feel assured that. with only tolcr
able memory. and presence of mind cx-
ercised at some halfdozeh tables, thC
speaker may adapt the above sentences
/ to almost any subject. melting them like