The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-03

much effect, ard received with hearty ap'
plause.
Our worthy Village President, M', A.
D. JOKES, being called upon to reply to
"Our Civil Authorities" remarked that
it was his desire, as one of the class which
was compIimen,ed By the toast, to say
that although those who were 10 station IN
the literary and military walks of lite just
" claimed and received the attention and
admiration Of the people, still, he thought,
that 10 their way, those who held posi-
tious in civil life were not wholly unos'
serving of credit. Even in our present
.truggle-vhere those who had gone forth
to do battle for our country absorbed tho
interest aud possessed the gratitude ct its
.ubjects-tbe speaker claimed that to the
efforts Of the civil authorities was due in
no small measure the success, by reason
of the efficiency of our troops, which at
tended upon our arms. We will not at
tempt to give even An outline OF the whole
of Mr.. JONES effort, as we feel inadequate
to the task He gracefully concluded by
wit,iIy alIudng to the tar which was re-
Gently voted in this place for the purpose
Of assisting to fill the .quola Of the town
under the forthcoming draft, and was loud
" applauded on resuming his seat.
BIZ g. S Clover
:: Our Country-may she soon find rest in the
haven Of Peace
Mr.. JOHNSTON read, with great deal Of
feeling, selection from Burns poems.
By Mr.. .Stbree-
The Emerald Isle"
Briefly responded to by THos. E. SuLLI-
Song: The Exile Of Erin"
By j. ". Barnes-
"A mans man for a that"
Mr.. Villas was requested to respond !;
and We are again compelled 10 express our
regret for being unable to present his able
remarks entire, but as they were imprOnp-
tu i. would be impossible
The President complied with the uni
versal desire by singing
Scot. wha hae wi Wallace bled,"
In accordance with an IDEA suggested
by an incident in an anecdote (which. 10y
the wsy, were varirusly iuterspersed tbro'
out the evenings en,er,ainmsn,), related
Of the poet, Mr.. Villas, in compliment to
ou. efi,cien. Sheriff and assistant, gave
:'Thc Nantowoc Beagles,@
and called upon the atiabIe Under Sheriff
to reply. Mr.. RAND complied with a
b.i.f speech, in the most amiabe manner.
M. Tlorer sang:
= Home Again.
The worthe President and Vice piesi
dent were then respectively toasted, and
Acknowledgements made by them
.Song-Jy John Robinson:
. For he's jolly good fellow
| BIZ T. Il. Sulitran-
- Our worthy host-Mr. Chris, KABKE."
The finger on the dial-plste indicated
that the wee sma' hours ayont the twal, >
were passing swiftly, when tie President
made some appropriate remarks in view
Of the fact that the proceedings were draw
iug to close. The company then rose,
and joining hands, united in singing, with
the sentiment Of The song pervadiDg every
breast, BURNS inimi,atle "Aud Lang
Syns.'
The psrty separated in the be.. of hu-
NOR and apon concluding this report Of
| the BURNS Festival" we will hazard the
assertion that there were none presen. bu.
who resolved that if they were hereafter
absen. from a gathering to commemorate
toe memory of the poet BURNS, j! would
| be through no inclination Of their own.
wAn exchange SAYS. We have been