Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-09
3 NUMBER 81.
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Ti6 bhfttonze 'b6stI Of John fHovar,
sfPayte ,was;f6rnaallr.uaxeiled at Pros
pect Park yesterday. afternoon. s
I great kas the crowd that it seemed a
a1l1BtooklSh had, :kAthdred t.
do homage to tho; penar1, of th
author OF g Home, SWeet Home.
! The statue il presented IL the ,Faus
! Clpbs of Brooklyn. an .oreanizatio,
i 81 Rff sssd Il ee Of r
most popular pestinzs 1of the patk, api
klts elevated aoositions renders it Yer,
fAf large body of Brooklyn public schoo
pupils we're fqInisbed Nth seats On The
platform, and rendered: With touchins
Pathos the familiar tune which
has made the name of Payne uni
VERBALLY loved. Upon the platform, in
addition to members Of the Club, wert
seated Wilkie; Collins, the famous Eng.
lish novelist and. Mayor Powell. The
ceremonies began with the rendering
OF Rossini's "Semiramis " by the Pari
band. The President of the Club, With
few brief remarks, formally presented
the bust to the Park Commissioners:
The work Twas then unveiled BY the
SeglptQr. and wa greeted with hearty
cheers. The, bust is veil, executed,
and shows the head and face Of q mi,
Whose features denote the genuine
simplicity. and intellectual power, which
the. life Of Payne SO fiji embodied.
After the unwilling Mi. J. s. T. Strsn.
ahan, President of the Park Commits
sion, stepped forward, and in behalS of
the citizens Of Brooklyn accepted the
/ gift He 4aid: :.s.tle@ -. -. - H..
:: John Howard Payne, though man
Of brilliant inspirations and lofty
genius, did not in life, except within I
limited CIRCLE command the attention
he deserved. Unlike bis contehpo-
raries and companions, Irving, Morris,
/ Willis. 00per and. others, whose names
have 20 long been familiar to the popu.
lar ear, he was for che most part un-
KNOWN: perhaps !. T. mightdsay even
neglected by his 8. eoantrymen. The
duty imposed 81 me- Is 4 manly accom-:
Plished in resolving Ht'your hands this
bust, 30 finely lqeated. surrounded, by
and associated with his scenes OF pas
toral lite, ind ~ its very situation suRR-
costing Bhg 41iet and repose towhich,
though 1ain1y sought hy him, he gave
expression in his tendeTrest: strsins.
You have, gentlemen Of the Fault
Club, evinced . delicate and appreci
ating discrimination is selecting John
How I'D Payne ~ the Z man who
deserves: this commemorative; honor.
His name hereafter will be more tamil.
lar to the people. :''s''
u; Thr immortal melody Of Payne was
then sung BY the school children, the
audience joining in the chorus. Mr.:
John g.. SAKE then fecited the follow
i;ng ode written: foe the eecaeion ~
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To him who sanR of, :. Home. sxeethome."
HIS thrilled = million heaIts, i've come -e.a
A 'nattoms gratetal debt to pay.
Yet, not for him the bust NC raiee: ;
p: All. NO ! can hfeless lips pta1ole"
Fams's trumpet voice7 The poets praise
: Lives in the music ofhis i6ongl' 81 ~
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Tie noble dead VA foudly seek T.. ,,s.t, :,
10 honoy with applauding breath;
Usheeded fan the words 10 speak; -.
Upon the dull, cold earth OF DEATH"
Yet, not tn vain the suoken word;
Nor vain themDnument We raise;
With quicker thrObs our ncarts are stirred 80
r TO catch the nebieneas: We praisa!s
> ~ :.s:5a"s ::.;yGJn:.: i :=>..z.:-;
C0lpmbia's Bons:-We share his fame;
| It's Tor ourselves the buBt We rear,
That they who marx the craven name -
May know the name to US is dear;
Deay - the home the exile sees--:...3z !:
| Thu faiHoat sr,nk hon Tho
Where, 6rst-upon 4 mothers knees- 50
He slept, and where be. yearns TO die.
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But not alone the lyric fire;
Was his the Drama s:mdse can tell 49,;
Fly gegiu( conla : skean inspire ;. 49,
IA Kein Ito = Brutua," self 20 true 49,.
(A4 true TO Art and Natnre's laws),
/ He eeemed the mAn H. poet drew, I:
! And shared With him u. the towns applause
s;-.;:, :n.sa11 E:H ..;s.,....:,, a..
Ki9d hearts and brave, With truth severe
o nature rare! But pilgrims here
| Will Oit'nest say, in pennve tone,
1 With teverent lace and lifted hand.
"'fwas he--by Fortune forced to roam
Who, homeless in . foreign land Nv -. :.
So sweetlY sang the joys Of homer
The poem was delivered With marked
effect, and it's close was greeted viii
.lepd applause ;. The band then played
Strapses gallop, ttClear; the Track,
and Corporation Counsel De Witt pro
tcseded to, deliver the Grafton of tn
AZ tie conclusion Of Mr.. De De witt,
remarks the children sang the ':Bla(
of the Free, and tho vast ;aaaemblae,
again Joined in the strains OF Home
1Sweet' Home. This closed the specia
ceremonies, the regular Saturday after
noon ooncert bringing the day to
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