New-York tribune., 1878-03-01
B1FARD T4YLOR Ar HOME.
ENTHUSIASTIC TRIBUTE OF RESPECT FROM HIS
FIIION-IOWNSMIN
C.rrt,p.Iden = of rhe IN Iud.Iplla Ti'n.s

Corre.p.1dea Of rhe IN ludsIpia Times
KRsNETI SQCAHr. Penn, Feb. 27.-Not long
after the sun went down very purple over the hills
that hem IN the spot here on the upper Brandywne
where Washington got something the worst Of n,
tits old h0roug! and hail dozen othcTs IN southern
Chester County, which ailrctonaiciy call the newly
appointed Minister To Berlin not the honorable
Blyard Iay Tor. but PLAIN BAY ard, began to rejoice
and rIug their church hCll.. he good people were
uying Nr. Iaylur "a scnd-oii. and though he said.
loosely al,ud.ng to the fact mat bis nomination
mas not yet been confirmed by tho senate, My
friends, supcr-tItlous pcoplu IA Germany consider
h, bad luck a. cal child by It's name before II has
uccu bnpti~cd 10y - clergyman the pubic reception
nj o'clock and the banquet ~ y were as hearty as
they could be-. Everything was very h0mcllkc end
II ilr sane time everything was very quaint Not
a lad IN thc village who does not know the poet as
well as ms own uncle, and not an aged Quaker II al
tine townships hu does not speak OF hlu aS rlcnd
Jn-rph, SON he father of the distinguished man
Of letters is indeed still hale a eighty, a1d Rebecca
Tay or his WIFE ,at with him III The places oi honor
Tonight IL lact- just three years ot two centuries
since the iaviur stock rUuted here aud where Cc-
darcrOit the poets home now stands between It's
grove. on an emincnco one mile toward Willow
Dale, the iamliy driht-ht WAS cA'chucu 40 years
ago. - .
The reception was held IN the borough hall. or the
main street, door or - from the LITTLE two-story
stone building where Mr. Taylor was born. Crow
foot aud ivy banners and gilt notices decorated the
room on the side walls of which were inscriptions
from the local bard's verse. and by Dr. Franklin
Iayior's presiding char WAS Il marble bust Ol the
subject OF cUogy. he faces that smiled under
RTult bOullet- ana brOa-DTl Il@ al over the HdI
were elderly. but the aiscs were packed with cltl-
zcns Of every axe and class Mr. Taylor. stout and
rublcund, accompanied 10y hls parents hardly more
gray than himself, Mrs. Taylor and Miss ay lor
shook hands all the way up the aisle, ana when
they were seated 9mOng the decorations OF the
plaiform Miss Mary Records touched some old
Rhine song prcttliy. Then the chairman sad
that there must be al old-iashOned greeting
and farewell. Mr. Chandler Darlington, Lew
Preston, james Philips and the Rev. James
Frazer welcomed their guests in short speeches,
ne the bV the kcnIiptt
Council followed. Mr.. Iaylors reply was Drlei. lie
SAID that he was at home among friends and KIN
dred He would let this be felt rather than dwelt
upon. lie knew that the welcome was from me
hearts of the people. lie would explain, he sdnd,
now he came to b appointed TO the mission. There
were no secrets connected with the matter; there
was no wIre-pullng. When no heard through the
newspapers that the President thought of sending
him to ST. Petersburg he took 1t to be hls duty to
explain Ia Mr. Eyarts that he was htted To 20 10
Berlin only. lie also made II known that ne was a
pcnusy ylYauan and had never cast N0to our -luc OF
East Marlborough, thinking that the sending Oh
William elsh he Court OF 81. James would IN
tluruce the Berlin selection. He had given mp all
idea of the foreign ministry on that account, nut
the appointment came, and when 1t came lie was
preparing to return to hennett 10 make Ii HIS con-
stant home.
When the speeches were over there was an hour
handwriting, which ended Tie reception but the
banquet was the delight OF the evening. II began
early amt yet SILVER clankcd alter midnight LighiS-
four prominent cltlzcns all personal friends oi Tue
minister ,at down 10 the feast IN hail bllIlt upon
the size of the old Unicorn which was celebrated,
together with the retoubtahc SahGy fIasl, III Sii'
Tayloi's story OF Kcnnctt. Sandy was historical.
lie crlcd stand" anywhere between Chadd 5
Ford and Toughkeuam0n, and MANY purse nc
emp led at the " Hammer aud Irowel the anclent
inn where Quaker wisdom and royal sentiments
held tho board to-night. - The Unicorn welcomes
him who gave II flmc,' said the legend that ShoHe
botwc.n The american and German flags drapug
the apartment. Meanwhile, the elders talked So
ciay TO toasis for three hours within, the
Youngsters Of the town closed Their gala day IN
navel cnterpri.c AT 10 o'clock "A fox was un-
leashed in The main street, and keynard and
hounds men aud boys, went courslng over the hills
that set between the forks of tue red elny.