Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-05

stands the hotel wnere Tam OSnAn'eI
and Souter Johnny held their famous
revelry. and there most tangibly the past
lives in the present, for the iano,ady
said, "Sir; will you take that seat! ~
is the one that Tam O'Snantef occu PIeu
the night he drank with Sodter Johu.
ny" Applsuse J Dear Is the memory
OF those beautiful valleys. Ihere spreAu
their white sheets the primro ses anu ual-
see, wee modest, crimson-tlpPed mower
And nbonnie doom" still rolls its Hood, |
and the gay green birk still droOps her
branches to the water. All nature
seemed to cav, "What has been, Is, and
will be-" and as the old "brig Of doom"
was there | walked to the Keystone,
where the witch came so near catching
Tam O'ShanteI ibid catch Maggie's
grey tall. and picked pebble from the
arch that I might bring with ne me-
mento Of one OF the most graphic aud
beautiful poems thst man has ever
written. Applsuse.l But repeat
II is cause for wonder thst
Americans do not go to Scotland. What
is it they could not find? If their minds
are stored with Scottish traditions
and Whist Americans are not-they
would there find Oh every hand fOod IoL
more than 8 summers dream. DIu
thew desire to climb the sleeps, or to wan
der among the sweet scented groves or
To 90 down into the fiowery wales, all
these are there. Or IL some one OF
moody temner. for whom life had no
more to bring than memories OF the
mast. desires to be alone with nature, ne
could find some saudi houlet haunted
biegin, - and without danger OF intrn-
sion remount the river of his years, or
reaching forward strive to know those
things which lie beyond that other rlver
over which we all must pass. Woltoy
of their country, and OF its heroic oards
and warriors, and worthy of all COM
mepdation are the Scotcnmen OF the
present. They illustrate the history oil
their forefsthers. II frankues', II cor
diality, il hospitality, If directness, II
truth is what is wanted, go to Scotishd'
| TApplsuse. The ruins OF Scotland are
| tiIled with grandest memories. Ihss
old ruin of Dunfermlin is associated
| with the earlier kings OF Scotlanu, anu
the chapel, which has been 1ecehliy re-
stored, binds the present to the past; a
square tower upon that chapel mas tneee
| four words, one upon each Oils iouT slues'
"King Robert the Bruce" below
in faultless Italian marble, ID nIe-sl1e1
effigy of the late Lieutenant Geherai
Bruce, and, bending over MIN, ms 10y
ing wife. By one OF those arts KNOWN "
1 Socs which obscures but does not hide
the grief-stricken gaze Whlcn shs nAes
mon tn recumbent figure OF her dead
hnshand. Thus did they connect the olu
Vjno Robert with the modern exem-
nIar of his family's virtues, the late
fieutenaut- General Bruce, and blnd the
mast to the present, as l found al
through Scotland. [Applause.1 AT the
town that bears the name of your 80
cietv. st, Andrew, there are the ruins OF
the abbey that was built over the relcs OF
vour patron saint; he who died mar
tyr in a foreign land, crucitled on a
diagonal cross, as represented in the en-
hlem of your society. Over the head OF
ST. Andrew you have written, "Re!ieve
ths distressed" How appropriate IL
this to the character of your patron
saint, and how appropriate 1t Is 10 the
conduct OF your society. memphis mus
long remember your heroic efforts 10 re-
Iieye the distressed, to comfort the dy'
ing, to bury the dead, WheI
desolating ravages OF yellow.
fever swept over the doomed
CITY. Blessings on the sons OF ST. AN
drew for the charity and heroism ther
DISPLAYED. Applause. But L wa
speaking of me old town OF ut. Andrew
aud of the abbey which there was Dull
, to hold the relics of your patron SAINT
, II h a matter OF speculation as to Wher'
tire stone was procured Of which muci
! of it was constructed, for that stone 1
not fouud in Scotland; and it is won
! der where was found stone that Woul'
: hssr the exposure to time and cllmaU
! which that has undergone. The carVe'
seats of the monks, standing exposed U
, the atmosphere for 80 long q period
, have retained their delicate tracery
/. still MAINLY visible. Then DO you ssl
: me. how did it become ruin? L nav
: only to say, we Professionals dld IT, som
of the wild followers Of Knox destroye
7. the temple that sheltered all tnat re
:, NAMED OF the good ST. Andrew. L ole
4 no criticism upon their act, but you, an
II and ali the world have suffered a.
artistic loss. But if they could de
. strov the stones, IL they could throN
y down the walls, If they could expose !
y the frost and the tempest the mere Wor
= of mans hands, there was sometnlp
/ they could not destroy-the splrlt
= which the order -, OF 81 81: A sorms5
a 1
4 Applause That wonderful ston
of which the abbey was bul
= NAV crumble, but the twice-blesse
:, charity of your order shall live unit
humanity shall eease to deserve u
! name. lApplause.] st. Andrews, 1t
y claimed: is the oldest military order
!. the world, dating back TO the time
q Achaius, king of the Scots, and huDgu
4 king of the Picts-st least, so Iradltio
"a goes, and l have more faith in tradltio
: than in history. Tradition usually res
% upon something which men did know
y history ia often the manufacture OF II
y mere liar. [Applause, Then, L So.
+ with this faith in tradition, your oId'
= goes back to the time when King
!. Achsius and Hungus fought their bait
:, with Athelstane and won q glorious VII
- tory, They took VOW that the cross
=, st. Andrew should be on their ensign
~ and an emblem of Scotland foreVe
TAppIsuse 1t is true it was renewt
~ sf erward, il the time of James vi.
: but cling to the tradition, and so hol
your order to be the oldest military ord
: in the world. Not only in Scotland, b'
~ in Russia also, it is the highest order e.
~ istjng in the empire, having been foun'
70 ed by Peter the Great. L do not met
er to fstter you, gentlemen,
"A pride is oae thing, and vanity
~ another when say you have
II right to exuIt because OF your orc
,e Tapplausel Having nothing. to clal
3 Of share in your pride, impartisllty ms
M he the more safely assumed. But sto
20 have a little share, too. ! am,
n Welsh descent-a dOuble-dled Welsl
ic man [laughteI1, and Welshmen al
"a lScotchmen are both Celts. Applause
10 SO We are akin, though not clansmt
Sc Laughter. In this town OF 81. a
40 drew, though the ruins of the ancle
y shbev alone remains, one of the ancie
II sporEs is still presses ved-the royal gar
- OF golf. That is the place where g
!, il played above all others. There tn
~ moi only play golf in fair weather, b
"a thew play 1t when the mist ia Ia
~ ING 40 that it is said
'% WON'T wet q Gootchmsn, but
81 will vet an Englishman to the boI
81 GLaughter And when the weather
NJ SO very bad that they cannot go sne
% the al. eat lovers Of the game stusy
NJ biographical maps in their houses,
- which is delineated the bupkers,
- oorsa. and all the accidents OF
ground which may affect the success
The PLAYER. The characteristic, 1t M
lie be- eaid, of the Scotch people is
- tivity and earnt stness, when tn
in 90 to sport they go stit with zest. VIII
- thew 90 upon an excursion they les
So ali business behind, snd give themsel7
- II endowment; but When they CD
'ba hack to work their labor is as intense
To to their sport had been joyous. LApplaus
Do And what they have wrung from
m climate and soil, that promised 30 Iltl
ept must be a matter OF wonder TO you W
use living in this land where the soil ls
be- fertile and the china 50 genial In
u. nothing of the toll which is necessary
hst wiring a support from the rugged 8
Jor cid mountains of Scotland. Nor II
re. alone in the cult walton OF the soil,
ont il il alone in the building OF togns, t
ion Go1tahmen have risen to such PR
-iss nre-eminence, but also in internal
ose nrovements they have won 4Orld-w
his renown. The Clyde was once Ii
the riyet, tSat would barely admit slo
i'm hat by constant dredging, and DEF
OH ting sediment on the banks Fl
nil wear to year, they covered so M
est around tnat the riparian proprie1
NO would moi allow them 10 deposit
Gus more sediment upon the shore and t
inn: wers compelled then to tow
IL in COWS 10 tao open sea, still {
de- continued dredging, and now
his little Clyde is the stream out
,ere which ia fiosted the lar
led iron-clad vessels OF the British ma
but and out OF that little Clyde come n
of of the iron merchantmen that col
,sty tute the main carriers of the wor
! TO commerce. [Applause.l Now let
nd pass from the physical 10 the mora
- a Il L.