Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28
Burns Celebration at Mt. Hope-A
Rich Old Time.

Scotland. Robert Burns, still lives il
the hearts of his countrymen. In re
Spouse to previous announcement,
number of the admirers of the Ayr
shire plowboy gathered together IN
der the root of Mr. Daniel Taylor
near Mt. Hope, on last Monday even
ing, January 25, to do homage to hi
memory by fifty celebrating the ll6tl
anniversary Of his birth. There wer'
present the following persons: Rober
Pringle and wife, Beetown; VIM
| Proudfoot and wife, Mt. Hope; jane
Mack and wife, Beetown; John Prin
! gle and wife, Patch Grove; jane
Mcknight and wife, Little Grant; w
A. Croft, ST., and wife, Fennimore
Charles Croft and wife, Mt. Ida; JOS
Hutchinson, sr, Mt. Hope; JOSEPH
Hutchinson, jr, and wife, Fennimore
Jacob Snyder, Mt Hope; Benjamin
Lewis, Mt Hope. The number in at
tendance was not so large as had beer
anticipated, yet there was nice little
assembly, and the programme of the
evening was early entered into. Al
| 0 o'clock the entire party were seated
around a table, which fairly groaned
under the heavy weight of the good
things upon it. 1t was truly Scot
tish supper, and the good host, his
wife and mother-in.law deserve praise
for the perfect manner in which every
thing was prepared. Chief among the
dishes was the "lIaggis,
oFair IA your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the padding race
A5oon them a We tax your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm.
Wee are We wordy o grace
As lang's my arm"
Then came the numerous meats, pud-
dings, cakes, pies, the oatmeal cake,
cheese, coffee and tea-all in abun.
dance. Expressions of thanks and
gratitude were offered by Mr.. Joseph
Hutchinson, after which the 'Haggis,
whose "pn wad help to mend a mill
in time O. need" was carved and every
one helped'to a portion, previous to
which Mr.. Robert Pringle read the
poem "To Higgis'" Then the good
things were supplied in generous
quantities, and call did eat until they
were filed" After supper the friends
adjourned to another portion of the
house, where conversation and song
ruled for while. Near IL O'Clock
the guests were again invited to the
table, ladened this time with cheese,
oatmeal cake and ga little wee drop
o good spirits" Appropriate toasts
were drank, poems read, songs sung,
and general interchange OF sent'
ments took place. An address, giving
a brief sketch of the career of Burns
from his infancy to the time of his
death, was delivered by Mr.. S. Z.
Harris, of the HERALD office, which
was well received. Messrs. Robert
and John Pringle, WIN Proudfoot,
James Mack, James Mcknight, VIM.
A. Croft, and some o the good wives,
entertained the house by singing Sc
lections from choice Scottish songs.
Mrs. VIM A Croft did in fact add
much to the pleasure of the evening
by her ''merry presence" Among the
poems read and songs sung were:
"Man was made to Mourn" "Tam o
Shanter,' sTheWhistle," "Naebody,"
my Wife's a Winsome Wee Thing"
"Whistle, and I'll come to you, my
Lad" e.My Handsome Nell" "John
Anderson, my 10, 'HighIand Mary"
"Coming Through the Rye" and Mr..
James Mack rendered "Meg o the
Miln in good style. The general
mirth and merrlment was enjoyed by
all present-from the old gray-halred
grandsire and grandam to the young
husband and wife with her first babe.
Late in the evening business meet
ing was held, when it was truthfnlly
resolved that the meeting was sue
cess, and that they organize them
selves into a Burns club. Officers
and a committee for the next year
were chosen, as follows: Chairman,
Robert Pringle; Secretary, John Prln-
gle, Treasurer, Daniel Taylor; Wm
A. Croft, James Mack, Alex Mcklm-
mie, James Mcknight, George Gray,
Robert Davidson. The committee
resolved to meet on the first Tuesday
in October next, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, in Dan Browns hall, at
Bloomington, to make arrangements
for their next annual meeting. The
festivities were kept up until the
"nieht was made glorious by the early
MORN" when the friends of Burns lett
for their respective homes. All in all
this was a most splendid gathering,
and the members of the club may feel
satisfied that, by the 25th of January,
1876, their numbers will have greatly
increased.
*Many there are who do not know what a
Hagsis is, therefore we give the information
Haggis is dish which is only known or rel
ished in Scotland 1t is said 10 be composed
of minced mutton, oatmeal and suet.
THE NARROW GAUGE.-The Dubu-
que Telegraph, in long article on