The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-06-26

on al Chicago. on the OCCASION ot the re-
turn Railroad visit from Buri 1gton, TO re-
spond to toast complimentary Of Mount
Pleasant. made a very neat and witty
speech. which the Chicago Tribune says
entitled him to the laur,ls Of tie evening
A good portion OF The speech will be lound
below:
Mr.. Mayor. lsdjes and gentlemen, per
hsps should stop here. In the remark
which am about TO make, il may be shall
be guilty of a great indiscreiion am afraid
| " as the last OF the household who should
have been trusted in this position. am
afraid that shall unwittlng'y bs,ray some
family sterets If do, hope that | shall
be forgiven by my fellow citizens who are
present They mus attribute it 10 NY
very sec'u led and rural position to the
fact that | have not been properly initiated,
posted and guarded in he premIscs.
was present, Mr.. Mayor. and witness
cd your reception OF your guests en- their
leaving the cars | listened to The beaut-
ful poem so delightfully."- recied al the The
atre. was with you in the pleasant *
cursion upon the lake; and have been an
attentive listener TO the sentiments ard
speeches of the evening; aud verywhere,
and IN everything pertaining to this occa.
sion, and particularly in the sen ment TO
which am responding. there appears to
/ be bul one idea, that is, hat the young and
gallant Chicago has taken to him ella bride.
and that bride i, our own beau fu Iowa,
And this night we are supposed to have
met as happy guests at the marriage fest-
val. A gentleman, TAT the inialr,") |
stand corrrctS. II is called The Unfair "
The marriage ceremonies then, we must
suppose, were performed on the recent ioy-
full occasion at Burlington.
MIR. Mayor. your Chicago is undoubt-
eddy '.lass young man." indeed in
this instance. he Is altogether too
I fast. With sorrow | say it, there has
been no real wedding, This is no mar
riagc festival. 1t is but the publication
Of The bannsl There stands eur young,
our beautiful Iowa. she is entitled = all
the compliments GU have bestowed upon
her. But she stands free in virgin puri-
y and maiden siogeness 'ris rue thai
she has had her suffers. lis true that
Chicago has sloo1 amongst her most IA
vored and acceptable. 'Tis true thG
she has listened with pleased ear and a
grcaisul, loving heart to Your honeyed &C
cents, and your words of, praise. But
/ young wooers are spi TO preauno too tar.
She reyer for moment supposed you en-
titled to The marriage nights. Why, my
dear Chicago you have but kissed the
ups Of your Brides fingers over The fence
We give you credit f3r having male mos.
elegant advances, but under favorable
circumstances. You are considerel quite
ooi-iooking aud when YOU knocked the
door was thrown wid open Q you. But
you have been too presuming in thought.
you have been sufficiently bash, ul in nlop
ners. You could not be persuaded 10
tcome farther than the Cliff And now
| am going to tell you what had refer
ence 10 when lspoke Of letting on, fam
ly secret. Our beautiful Iowa has got
another sutton. young. gallant. ric'i, ani
full of love OF adventure. He has long
been intimate IN the fsmly, and his at,ez-
tons have ever been quite acceptable
Indeed, he makes himself quite at home a,
our house. lie paddles his own canoe,
and has been for years in the habit of land
ing .. the back Gate. AMI s, comm, in
without The formality Of knocking This
Gate is sometimes called Keokuk From
thence you will find his vel worn path
ways over the psa,ries. through our groves
and along our streams. For lis better
accommodation he is about opening ne W
pathway OF iron from his old landing place,
up through our fields and gardens to the
deep waters above The upper rapids. And
now while Chicago sands twrlng his
cane on the banks Of the Mississippi, this
young sptig Of chivalry-this gallant S..
Louis. is flying to our southern borders
with horses OF iron. With his usual i'm.
peluosity he will no. tairy. He will Ielp
oyer-he viii rush up the valley Of our
own most beautiful or rivers, ~the Des
Molnes--through the centre OF our State
tell you tina, while on thus seem 10
be contenting yourself with kissing the
hand OF the Bride, and gazing. st a dis,
. lance Into her EYES, tie bod Southern
/ youth IS smacking her very lips. While
, YOU arc blindly imagining iha, he bride is
already won and wed. he is stealing into
her very heart. While you are besieg-
ing her BY slow approaches, lie is storm
Ing her Utmost citadel.
NO, ladies' and gentlemen Of Chicago,
Ire BRIDE IS not yet won. There she yet
} stands in the Market, more beautiful than
Imagination can conceive-more lovely
. than words can express; with q dowry
rich beyond calculation, and resources
| Which, % m q n Ia