Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-17

| lusuasiou. tuc oiic WHICH stiuCh III
most forci5ly, was that portrayed /
the remarkable energy and discrim
nation" of the horses Of farmers A an
B. While the learned orator rathe
drew his inference from the conduct {
the men, wonld take this occasion I
extend that inference and enforc
his argument from the acts Of the beasts
or in the language Of the poet, ! wouI
Go and from The creatures nv Instructions take.
1t seems that the two animals. TO
what cause it did not appear, bu
doubtless for good one, had lon;
cherished hostile feelings, the one t.
the other--rcvenge "rankled in tn.
bosom" Of farmer AS horse,
- Thar threats dsht ami spsrn, the rising sand.
Now, mark the wonderful discrimi
nation As to the selection Of time
I place and opportunity-lt was evening
twilight-in the angle Of junction fen
ces-bcsi,ie a deep well.-Next, con
template that remarkable energy, which
| by one well directed blow with arm.
| supplied from natures armory, solved
at once the whole \ewtonian theory.
| for into that deep well stern foremost
| he made a lodgment Of his adversary
but with sucn precision and skill, that
the more intellectual part, during that
long night, sat upright meditatIn. on
the plurality of worlds and the phllos-
ophy OF Copernicu- Such dlscriml-
nation and such energy may this soci-
ETY. ever possess and. IN conclusion.
i will offer as sentiment
The Bangor Antiquarian Society
destined ere long, | trust, TO kick all
other societies stern foremost" iuio
TIA. we'll.
ID. Worcester, Esq. wa- called for
and responded as follows
Wr. Sdchem 1t is well known that
our country has produced great num-
Der Of men. distinguished IN the ,ari-
Gus professions, and eminent for their
attainments III the arts and sciences.
who have risen by their own native
talents and energy of character"
from obscurity 10 the most conspIcu-
ous stations IN society. These are
cmphatically called seif-0sade A,en. 1t
has been our favored privilege 10 hc
familiar with the writings Of one Of the
most removed of this class, OF one who
at the present time, has drawn toward
himself the almirins gaze Of his
friends. and excited the envy and
jealousy OF his encmies. more than any
living author; and who is destined To
occupy one OF the very highes, inches
in the temple Of fame. give you
therefore,
The Orator " the day In tho lu-
ininous constellation Of .clf-malc nen,
himself star of unequal magnitude
and brilliancy.
A. knowles, Esq, being called upon
FOR sentiment. remarked that Shak-
spearc had somewhere sail, that Il
witty man was not only witty himself,
but the cause oi wit III other men.
The present occasion was very happy
illustration of the truth of the remark
\ great many most witty ami brilliant
things had been said. ani all founded
directly or indirectly upon something
advanced by the distinguished lectur-
er. No higher compliment cpuld IT,
paid him OF his production. 1t might
indeed be in part from necessity, for
the orator seemed himself 70 have Sc
cnrel a monopoly ot every thing yalu-
able for such An occasion, ~o that It
wa, u hopeless task ID attempt any
thing new. Making use therefore, Of
a little of that discrimination recon-
Incnded bv the lecturer, he would not
attempt 80 dangerous an experiment,
but follow the examples ~ bv hi@
illustrlous predecessors, ami Ike them
'lraw from the common fountain and.
not being an Antiquarian. he would
give ~ II toast,
The society which. on this mos,
interesting occasion, with thc wonder
iul energy" OF that small, hui ancient
auima! referred to by the lecturer, ha,
gone ahead 10y a leap Of 80 times
its own length.
Dr. Barker being next called upon
by the Grand Nachein, responded As
follows
.NoSt Grund ,>uchem: Albeit that
! am member of u profession ifttle
conyersant with speech making and
little disposed u engage in il. except
when diagnosing disease or announcing
prescriptions at the bedside ~ the
suffering. yet the present occasion
would seem To forbid that | should de-
cline the call now made upon me. But.
swallowed here this evening. u well
those provided for the corporeai man
by our host OF the Bangor House, as
those furnished for the intellectual na-
ture by gentlemen Of the company
present. that n tIinL new or original
can hc expected, nothing hut rem
dering up or a returning of what has
already been set before the company
this evening.
In truth, il have been rightly inform
an Society date. great deal farther
back than the meeting on board the
wreck OF the Warren which has been
alluded to, here, this evening, as the
time its birth. 1t goes back 20 those
times wien 'tiie memory of man run
meth not contrary thereto" Inc meet
ing on board the wreck OF the " arreu
was tut a. waxing up.-a re-Juvtnes-
ccIice of our society 1T had prev iOus-
iy taken several Rip Van Winkle maps,
in some Of which it had slept nearer
twenty centuries than twenty years
Though our venerable society has no
splendid halls in which are deposited
its archives extending far back into the
unfathomed abysses of the dim and
shadowv past.-and its relics of olden