Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-09
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r" From the 4, I. wor,d of sund,;. .'
+ Tic bdft0nze 'bdst4 Of John .Hova,
lltfPagte .vas sfda1na3ln.aaxeilea at Pro
{ PeGt Pork yesterday, afternoon. s
great kas the crowd that it seemed ,
IIttho~eh liaBiooklyh had :Ratlldred
do homage to tho: mepea arJ Of Il
author OF {" Home, SWest Home.
!, Tho statue il presented ~ the :Fau'
Clpbi of Brooklyn; an: ,organizatio
composed Of prominent jonirnalist.,a.
actors. It is0 placed In ohe Of tb
most popular pestiuus 1ol the patk, m
.%ga aaas1: os;, i
I A large body of Brooklyn public schoe
pupils were furnished With sests on th
platform, and rendered: With touchin
Pathos the familiar tune whicI
has made the name of Payne uni
yeraally loved. Upon the platform, +
addition to members Of the Club. wer
seated Wilkie Collins, the famous Eng
lish novelist, and Mayor Powell. Th'
ceremonies began with the renderinl
of Rossini's "Semiramis :" by the ~
band. The President of the Club, viii
. few brief remarks, formally presentef
the bust TO the Park Commissioners
Tho work WAS then unveiled by th,
sculptor, and vas greeted With hearty
cheers The bust is, well, executed,
and shows the head and face of MAJ
whose features denote the genuine
gimplcity, and intellectual power, which
the life Of Payne SO itly embodied.
After The unveiling Mi. J. s. T. Stran.
ahan, President Of the Park Commis.
sion, stepped forward, and in behal6 OF
the citizens OF Brooklyn accepted the
git. y He Said: 9:;ass4='.s:. j.. - IT,.
f. John Howard Payne, though man
OF brilliant inspirations and lofty
genius, did not in life, except within 4
limited CIRCLE command the attention
he deserved. Unlike bis contefhpo-
raries and companions, Irving, Norris,
Willie. Cooper and:otheks, whose names
have 90 long been familiar to the popu.
lar ear, he was for the most part nm.
known. perhaps |, /, might dsay even
neglected by his g eonntrymen. The
duty imposed on me IL mainly accom-:
Plished in receiving ID. your hands this
bust, 30 finely located. aurrou4aed BY
and associated with bis scenes of pass
toral lite, xnd 'by its very situation suRR-- ssuR-
gesting 1hs qaiet and 1epooe towhich.
sa'n '29sat a ns ss,sS:
You have, gentlemen fof The Fault
Club, evinced ., delicate and ,appreci :
ating discrimination is selecting John
How :rd Payne ~ the i man who
deserves: this commemorative honor.
His name hereafter will be more fsmil-
lar TO the people. ''-H3
- Thr immortal melody Of Payne vas
then sung BY the school children, the
audience joining in the chorus. Mr.:
John G.. Sake then reeated the follow
i;oe ode wiittsnr te< sshsc oecaeion ;by
n :::sf77haez1 ::'- -; -
To him who sane aof, /. Home. sweet thome."
In etfains 20 sweet the simple lay
Has thrilled q million heatte;we come .--tE
A 'natt0ns gratetal debt to Day:
Yct. not for him the bust we raise - !
., !; Al. NO ! can 1tfeless fpsptolo6s" ...,..
Famss trumpet voice The poets praise
: Lives IN the music ofhis ton8l*' ~ -.
''''" u N.n.l ,S@SEs g... Il:
Tie noble dead; VA fondly seek =, ,.,z l.,
10 houor with applauding breath;
Unheeded fan the words 10 speah, f,-%
Upon "the dull, cold earth Of DEATH"
Yet, not In vain the suoken word;
Nor vain the monument We raise;
With quicker throbs our nearts are stirred IL
f.: 70 catch the neblelesa. We praise!,
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Colpmbis's sons,-we share his fsme;
'Tis Tor ourselves the buBt we rear,
That they who marx heRrayen name -,
May know the name to US is dear:
Deay - the home the exile sees-;s..!g : -:
The fsirest spot beneath the sky
Where. drst-upon mofhef's knees -
/ He slept and where be yearns TO die. :
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But not alone the lyric fire
Was his the Drama 'smase can tell Ito
H.s gepiu( cosl1 Z Sean insplre :, < -.
Ia Kein; to r Brutus," self 70 true Y,.y
lAA true TO Art and Natures laws),
He seemed the man te Q poet drew,
And shared With him the towns applause
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ki1d hearts and brave, With truth severe
He drew, unconscfous from Els own ~. !
o nature rare! But pilgrims here;
Will ott'nest say, in pennve tone; =
With teverent faee and lifted hand,
Twas he--by Fortune f0rIed to Toam--
Who, homeless in . 1opetgu laud, ~ -, l..
So swestlY sang the joys Of homeln
The poem was delivered With marked
effect, and its close was greeted with
|.lepd spplause. The band then played
Strausss, gallop, "Clear; the Track,
and C1GGr,n1nrekinn Com,nea1. Ia W;4% ,,.,c,
cseded to: deliver the Grafton Of the
occasion. ,~:..,s IT, .,.s.:., :,
At the conclusion u of Mr.. De witt.
remarks the children sang the * Blae
of the Free" and the vast .assemblaee
again Joined in the strains Of & Home,
Sweet Home. " This closed the specia!
ceremonies, the regular Saturday after
NOON 0dneete bringing the day 70 I
Nl06AEI :. - tEs. :. & , .4s $ - a-S'"
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