Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-06

to meet in the old accustomed place to do
honor to the old companion, friend and hon
ored representative. In the absence of Pres
iden Eliot of Harvard, Mr.. Russell Fl. Con-
well, President of the Young Mems Con-
gress, took the chair. He is Taylor's biog-
rapher, and he addressed to the audience a
few well chosen remarks on the childhood
and youth of the poet, before introducing
other speakers or reading regrets Mr..
Conwell is very tall and youthful in appear
ance, with 4 certain measured dignity il.
manner and utterance. | visited him in his
Den to-day to get some passes for friends,
and found him in an inner room or office
with only two chairs and a desk. He arose
as ! approached, unannounced though per-
United to enter, and looked down on me
from an unexpected height. He gave me
favorably impressed with the young gentle
man, though | didn't detain him five min
ntes, and didn't go to '.interview'' him. In
the first place, l didn't know who | was
looking tor. A gentleman rose at rehearsal
the night before and said all who would
like passes for their friends might have them
BY coming to his Office at 9G fremont street.
l had never heard his name, or else had for
gotten, for when [ read over the list of names
engraved on the tornb-stone-llke slab out
side the door, none OF them seemed to be
the right one, SO [ started on a voyage of
discovery up the short flights of stairs. NY
first attempt was unsuccessful as to the
passes, but two gentlemen rose and stood
UP, and were very sorry they didn't know
anything about the Taylor memorial, but
offered me a chair and a copy of a nicely
printed little paper called Our Dumb animals,
with the motto, eve speak for those who
cannot speak for Themselves which seem
ed an Introduction of present parties, and
also placed in my hand the s. Ninth Annual
Report of the Massachusetts Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Aninals"-and
yet was not happy, 1 must look farther.
They were so sorry they couldn't help me
about finding the gentleman, that they rack
ed their brains to see if they could not con-
jure up some individual answering to the
description, in which I made q mistake, for
[ told them he had s~idc-whiskers, when he
has none at all-only a black moustache and
very black, thick hair. One of them thought
suddenly of ConwelI. "Ah, yes, Conwell.
1t must be he he has something to do with
fremont Temple;'' and so | went down to
Conwell-author and lecturer-who replied
atfirmatiyely when | asked him if he was at
the rehearsal last night; and with the same
dignified nrbanity as that shown his audi
ence tonight.
20 give me the wings of a dove with Miss
Fisher, of Cambridge, in the solo, Mr.. Con-
well Introduced Prof. Lowell Mason, who
read very effectively. Longfellow's poem,
4" King Robert of Sicily.n Mr.. Mason is a
young man !; very tall fine figure easy,
graceful movements; dark brown hair; lit
tie, short, resreating side-whiskers, and a
brown moustachs. His profile is per-
lection of outline.
The reading was followed by touching re-
from DIR. OLIVER Wendell Holmes.
followed BY the reading of a poem written
for the occasion by Longfellow, on the death
OF Bayard Taylor. The lines were so sweet
and plaintiye, both the author and reader
were so evidently sincere mourners, that
tears started TO many an eye. The pleas
IRE OF hearing anything written by Long
fellow read by Oliver Wendell Holmes was
appreciated as q rare privilege. Who does
not enjoy a sight of the genial Doctors
wrinkled face-the wrinkles always running
the right way. His hair is very gray, but
Notwithstanding because of the fashionable
cat, and not the least hint of badness. His
hanR, SO small and delicate, like a wouIan's.