Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-03
From the Hudson Times.
THE BURNS FESTIVAL.
Programme of the Evening.
SUFFER-, SPEECHES, TOASTS, MUSIC, DANCING
AND GENERAL HILARITY,

The 10th snsivsrsa'y 1.-THE birth q Robert Burns,
celebrated in this city the 2ath ihst BY sppro-
pirate festivities. The attendance notss large
expected. owing in good part no doubt, to the
bad condition # the roads, although there fair
number present.
The sspper same of At 10 o'clock, which Was boar
tifu and complete after which the company adjourn
ed up stars to the hail. where sitter lew tunes the
bag pipe by the Highlander dressed in full costume,
the speeches. tossts and responses were given. The
company wa. called to order by Duncan hciregor,
President of the evening. who after few appropriate
remarks announced the toasts, as follows.
1st-The name celebrate. household word in
cottage home and clsy higgins. Response by Allen
Dawson.
2i-rhe President: His medical treatment of
tional ills, show he belongs to the eclectic rather
than any particular patty In this he dspesses the
rival professors Of each school, but suits the patient
Response BY Judge Wetherby.
sI-our suld mithsr. 4 body among her sis
ters but her dispute with the foremost i'll the
the Of intellectual progress Response by James
Banks.
4th--our Country. A land where the Divine hsnd
ia most lavish in Ills bounty and the theatre of the
grandest enrolled the records OF Time lie
Spouse by Major ID. z. Fulton.
5th-The Parish Schoomaster. lie go. abroad In
Scotland in 1885, and in generation, be educated
her common geole 10 become the most iateige il
Europe, by his influence to day they second to
none in all that constitutes civilization Response by
II L. Humphrey.
6th-The soldiers Of the Union. Like the H'laws
with the storm Of national STRIFE, they arose from out
the ses OF patriotism, aud engulphcd the hod marin
ers of diunion with the calm they mingle again with
tie common tide ~ brotherhood. Conquer r on hun
dres Of tattlefelds their browning victory, that
over themselves.
T;h-Shakespesr. The alteration Of the reading mill
ions, and tire intellectual homage Of the poet realm,
and the greatest genius among eArth's sons an exu
sHt
Language Of the Bard # Avon.
S.h--The Scotch element in late o7ntest 1t
not tie last in advance, nor the first ia retres
Macs plenty. Response By Robert hcNider.
a:h-The Navy Response by H. A. Wilson.
10th Irving and Enaerson They are to Kew
England, what Addison ami Carlyle to the Old
! England The first the worse ia being a
scotchmsns son. and the other from having qusifei
drsughts Of Carlyeisn. Response by II. A ISy-
! lOz
iiih-fre'and The land ~ paradox, without par
lament giving birth 10 the most phiesophic states
men the world ever saw without an army, yet fur
Of al nations without separate existence ye. her
people animated with the most intense nAtiOuAlism
| Of any earth. Response by Richard Joyce.
l.th-The asses. Their life is love, aud
ssi.ove rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And below and saints above.
Resporse by i.u:e Taylor
1 l3th-The Press
Tie responses generally able, appropriate and
interesting. 0ne of the toass not respon-
3ed r., the persons who expected TO respond
were not present.
After the programme given above completed, the
larger psIt OF the company adjourned to Richards Hall
take pur in the dance The dance passed of very
pleasantly and protrscted until lAts hour, snd il
principal attraction witnessing the dancing Of the
Highland Fling by James Craigie of Shak"pee, Minnr
who was dressed in full costume Of the Scottish High
| lSnders.
part Of the company remained at the hotel, durins
the night spending the time in particular social wa,
making speeches, telling stories, singing songs, &c.
keeping up the convvisties Of Ike occasion, into "esr
/ ~ dawn"
Az whole, ths festival decided success, pleas
snsy enjoyed by al present, and will long be remen
bered occasion doing worthy honor to Scotland
| Peasant Bard.