Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-04

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the greater the libel" The speaker was fire.
quently cheer ed. and ne report can do justice
to the wit and purgency If his remarks.
Music.-"Hail TO the Chef"
9th.-7He Press.
The President announced Lutte Tay Tor. alias
"Dr Grose." to reply 10 this toast, and told
the audience to take tent" as
A chiefs am.ng us tasia notes,
An faith, he'll pTeDt EN-.
The grave DIR. " as received with smile OF
incredibly as to bis ability to make speech
but he "went in" lie remarked that if he
was expected to puff the Press gratutousty
he should decline. The Press charged Hber-
ally FOR advertising. and he should not adver-
t;se Il free, though he remarked in sort OF
parenthesis. that there as "family paper
at Prescott. which was deserving OF largely
increased circulate on. He presumed the Press
referred 10 was that calm and noble Press
viii ch gathers up the golden grain of litera-
ture-binds up the sheaves of worthy thought
and places them on our tablss and in our Ii.
brarics. That Press had made Burns poems,
which: ELSE had been but local and tradition
airy, "household words all over the world
he said that early in life he discovered that
that Burns loved the girls and this fact crea-
ted sympathy in his heart with him when
boy he had thought Burns must have known
some of the same girls he did. and now, later
in life, he knew Burns must have known his
wife. or some one very much like her. He
narrated an anecdote showing how he once
attempted to be Scotchman. and failed as
bad as Meggett did in trying to be a politi.
ciar. His remarks grew very desultory. and
the audience breaking out into uproarious
laughter about something. making it difficult
to speak, he sat down.
Music.
l0th.-7He Republic of letters The PHI
losophers, historians, nouelists. essGyists schoL-
avs and divineS of Scotland, gipe her no cecon-
dairy place in the intellectual Republic. and
vtndicate the truth that Genius Is no 6irthrichk,
and Intellect the gift Of no class.
Responded to by W. Eckford, who tsrsely
alluded to the names which had added lustre
to these different departments. and excused
himself from heightened remarks upon their
achievements by reason of the lateness of the
hour
Music.
llih.-The ancient 6ards of Wales.
Responded 10 by W S. Evans, who showed
familiar acquaintance with the subject. He
alluded TO the Lthor Of "What constitutes
State ? +" [Sir VIM. Jones.l and other poets
of wider celebrity, whose genius has largely
added to the wealth of English literature and
shown that Cambria's hills were conducive to
the inspiration of the roet. In few beauti-
ful lines of his own, he showed that the claims
of his countrymen are well founded.
Music.
l2th.-Ihe lasscs.
Response by The Highlander on the
bagpipe.
The above closed the regular toasts,
when those present adjourned TO take
part in the dance, which had for some
time been participated in by many who
could not find seats in the supper hail.
There, under the efficient management Of
D. E. RICHARDSON and ZEPH PLATT, all
had chance 10 dance to their hearts con
tent. Rickord's large bah was crowded.
and at one time there must have been
over ono hundred and fifty couple. Du-
ring the evening the Highland Fling was
danced in costume and to the pipes
After the supper hall was cleared, most
of the Seo'chmen and some others, re-
assembled there for social enjoyment.-
Here the piper gave specimen of the
Sword Dance, which called forth hearty
applause. Thus in song, social converse
and good cheer, the time passed rapidly,
until the
"Wee, sma' hours ayont the twal,"
had begun to grow large, when the CON-
pany joined hands in Scotch fashion, and
sang "Auld Lang Syne," and thus
closed one of the pleasantest social gath
erings it was ever our good fortune to at
tend.