The Leavenworth weekly times., 1872-02-01

Assistance, Holy willie's prayer
AM Hailose'
His loves he sings in sweetest way,
His bOnny Jean an nony mae,
HIS Patriotic, Scots wha hae,
Eogsingly gran
His sturJ.iest independent lay.
That mans
Will ring down TO the latest time,
Ger a. the earth, in ev' ry cline,
True metal makes the trues; chime
is fArthest heard,
And latest time, will praise the rhyme,
Ufour true Bard.
So-thus far on the course Of time
We here tonight, wi prose an rhyme,
Ia this far west prolific cline,
shall ring by turns,
This hummer an thirteenth birthday chime
Of Robert Burns.
For orator 10 might We ye Farrell
As guid iallow's in this war',
Wha Il wreath metaphoric laurel
For Burns head,
He II gi' c nae chance for critics susrl
Twill be well said.
Scotland cur auli Iespectit mither,
Her mountains, clad wi bloonin' heather,
Her howes, an knowes, her a 'thegither,
Js Copland's share.
Tor since We last - here forgaiher,
He has been there.
For Miss Coumbia's happy land,
The gifted Brnie taxi the stand,
VIII maxi response wi speech well planned
And fifty spoken,
We a rejoice he's taen't in hand
By that same token.
Next for the Lasses ane an, n
Heaven maxi them guild as weel as brawl
Our youthfn' frien' the gallant Waugh,
Has without doubt,
The finest theme by far ava
To speak about.
Noz rax your lugs, an lat them hear
The Speaker vha will next appear,
4 sparkling wit, prophetic Seer
His speech mark well.
Our oity's future bright career,
Moonlight will tell.
An next We II toast as is most iii,
The '.Social Circles mirth and wit,
Recalling times when We did sit
WI ither fouk.
A brilliant speech On this wen get
Frae Douglass Gouck.
There's Hemingway, our staunchest friend,
Isis finished scholarship will bend
T. American poets h. II Ia penn'd
tribute ample,
Their worthy works are widely kenn'j
In fame's wide temple.
Last Absent Friends''-tLe toast is Louny-
Last but not least, among sac mony,
Ny ancient, worthy, trusty, croDy
Patriarch White.
VIII max speech as guild as ouy
To us this night.
Our programme mentions many more
Guild fellows, wham we We met before
Creighton, McQueen, Christie, Longmo"r,
Douglas an Allen;
Wi reciiI:iona, songs, galore,
An story teliin.
The programme done, our Iicees spoken,
We IL tax lunch, resume our smokin',
Then vel ha' muckie fun an jOkin',
Ye need ma doubt,
For ali shall join herIty yokin',
At sang about.
Thus feast an wasaii, speech an sang
VIII pass the merry hours alang,
Ayoni the the twaI they II sielpin' gang
Wi ey'ry body,
This night VIC Gamma think il lang
WI Moonlisht's toddy.
when night doth nigh to morning draw,
We'll sing Lang Syne'' the last o. a
Shak' han'sa' roun' syne gang ava
Each his ain way.
Resolved 10 meet, ifnocht bcfa',
Some ither day.
TIE Chairman then read the regular pro-
gramme as follows:
First. Toast Robert Burns, drank
standing and in silence).
Response by Joe Farrell, Esq, in an
acrostic.
Song-"Jin. wearin' AVA, JEAN" by Pa
triarch VIM. White.
Recitation-''The epistle to David" by
John Allen.
Second. Toast Scotland, our native
land, land of cakes, land of the mountain
and the flood, the land of Wallace and
Bruce"
Response by john F. COPELAND, who has
recently returned from i visit to the old
country.
Sopg-"Scoiland yet," John d. Douglass.
misunderstanding" IN original poem
by George Scott, received with shouts Of ap-
plause.
Third. Toast-"America-The home of
our choice, the land of liberty and progress.
Response by Chas A. Birnie
Song" by Thos. Moonlight.
Recitation-"Poe's Bells" by c. Hem
ingray.
Fourth. Toast-''The Lasses What sig
nifes the life o man, an 'twere ma for the
lasses O..
Response by George, Haugh.
Soug-"Green gro !he rushes o." by
John Allen.
Recita,ion-"We're a John Thomson's
bairns," by Douglass Gouck.
Fifth. -''Leavenworth, our home
and the future Capital ofthe United States"
Response-Thomas Moonlight.
Song-"Flow Gently Sweet Afton;" Jas.
Longmocr.
Sixth. Toas,s-"TheS Social Circle, ""and
here's 10 them this night that meet"
Response-Douglass Gouck.
Song-"The Farmers Boy;" Aleck. Nc
Queen.
Recitaiion-"Wat;y and Meg" Alex. N.
Christie.
Seventh. Toas;-"The poets and poetry
of America"
Response. c. Hemingway.
Song" Bachelors Hail." J. c. Wilken-
slaw.
Recitation-"E "Ego and Echo," Joe W. Far
rell.
Eighth. Toas:s-Absent friends, ''Here's
to them that's ava"
Response-Wm. White.
Sons-"Mary of Argyle" J. D. Douglas.
Song-''The Birkso' Aberfeldy," Thomas
Moonlight.
Ninth. Volunteer toas.s, songs and res
citatious.
Tenth. "Auld Lang Syne."
LIST verse, II. P. Scott; ID ver,e, J. D.
Douglass; Sd verse, Jno. Allen; 4sh verse,
Thomas Moonlight; 5th verse, VIM. White.
The chorus of each verse was sung BY The
company, all joining hands in . circle.
The festivities we're continued till q late
hour, when the joyous company dispessed,
highly pleased with their celebration Of the
birthday of Scotlands great poet.
The Bond Leonard contest has ended il
dismissal. The court made . ruling tha
the plaintiff should Gle bond sufficient Il