Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-27
The Burns Anniversary.

Tuesday was the anniversary of
the birth of Robert Burns. For the
first time il was celebrated under
the auspices of the county associa.
ton heretofore referred to in these
columns. A number OF Scotchmen
were in town all day making prepar-
ations. The subject was much talked
of and suddenly every body became
Scotch If you walked down on
Commercial Row" from one end to
the other from Haynes's shoe.shop
to Belz'd wagon. shop, and asked any
man his nationality, he told you he
was Scotch his father had been of
Highland clan ; in his youth he
had tended focks in Scotch plaids,
and bis everyday meal was haggis.
Barns Every one of them knew off
we could see our sells as ithers see
as" and "rhe best laid plans O. mice
an men gang aft agley,' and "a
mans a man tor a that" as we'll as
be ever knew, Now | lay me down
to sleep" Judge M;G)nigal who
was formerly supposed TO have first
snuf'sd the air in Dixie, told you
that in his Scottish home he never
saw youth who wasn't clad IN
Hodden-gray or Liasley- wooIsey
uncle Howe, who was always sup
posed to have been bred on Vermont
hills, and uncle Nathan, who was
said to have descended from the land
Of Canaan, longed all the day for
the night, that they might enjoy
their favorite pastime, the Highland
Fling and the Scotch Reel, and Gen.
Calls ate nothing al day that he
might be able to take in good
share OF the dish he had always
liked so we'll A Burns inspiration
overcame the town. Everybody was
taken possession OF by an influence
like that which ffJcted Mark Twain
when be read tho h0rse,car poetry
Conductor when you receive fare,
Punch in the presence OF the pas Benlare
blue triP slip for an eightcent faro,
A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,
A pink trip slip for three cent faro.
Punch in the presence OF the pssssnJare
CHORUS.
Punch. brothers pusch with care
Punch in the presence Of the passenjsrei
The Influence OF this jingle waltzed
through Twain's brain-"A blue trip
Alip~a three cent fare-punch in the
presence of the passenjare. >
until be became bewlliered and
crazy. He relieved himself by
repeating it to preacher who was
on his way to preach funeral SER
mon. The sermon was interspersed
with "Punch brothers, punch with
care and as the coffin lid closed the
crazed preacher set the mourners
all TO ravlng "Punch, punch, punoh,
for six cent fare, punch 10 the
presence of the passenj are" A feel
ing akin to this came on the people
OF Lancaster. They were detormin
ed to show brotherly appreciation
towards those who were always
Scotch. 1t was as their listners said
in the evening. a realization of Burns's
PRAYER that "Man to man will broth
ors be for a that"
The Scotchmen give the Lancaster
people, of other nationalities, credit
for helping their enjoyment more
than many of their own people. 1t
was new thing here and very few
knew how to conduct the proceed
ings. The lecture, beginning at half
past o'clock,p. m, was delivered by
Prot. Duncan McGregor, 10 the
Courthouse, to large audience. 1t
was u superlatiVely good production,
aud was listened to with profound
attention. First the Scotch character
was portrayed. The men who SIT
down to tables spread with little
more than water-brose or muslin
kale
-t,c f,.I faaa