Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-02
Donation party.

have the people of this comInunit'
seemed to enjoy themselves. Indeed
was your correspondent reminded o
his boy hood days-those days wheI
there was no sectional strife amone
the people; when people we're neigh
burly in the true of the wo d
There were many pleasant occurren
ces in community, about which
[ might write, but as it would con
sumo too much space to give an ac'
count of all of them, | will notice
only one, and that was held at MIR
Z. Ii. H~arrington's on the nigh: oil
the Goth ult. About a week previ-
Gus to the above named night, Mir.
w. l.. Carnes, Mr.. G. II. Harrington
and others circulated a donation pa
per, TO which they got thirty odd
dollars subscribed-the money, or
whatever might be bought with il,
to be given to the Rev. n. ). john
ston, not as charity, but as an ex-
press.on at appreciation of his minis
terial work in this community.
After the guests had all arrived,
our host invited us into the par
Tor to witness thu presentation of the
pre- seuts to Mr., Johns n (who knew
nothing OF the presents, but on the
contrary thought the object of the
gathering was only an oyster sup
per.) Mr.. IL. then called the house
to order, and introduced Mr.. ). T..
Davis to the audience. Mr.. Davis
said; Ladies and gentlemen, have
Il pleasant duty to perform Tonight.
It is said that when Jupiter offered
the prize of immortality to him who
was most USEFUL to mankind, the
court of Olympus was crowded with
competitors. The warrior boosted
of his patriotism, but Jupiter thun-
dered: the rich man boosted OF mu-
niticcncc, and Jupiter showed him
a widows mite; the pontitf held up
the keys of Heaven, and Jupiter
pushed the doors wide open; the
painter boosted of his power to give
Lire to inanimate canvass, and Jupiter
brcathed aloud iu derision; the ora
tor buastcd of his powor to sway a
nation with his voice, and Jupiter
marshaIled the Obedient hosts of
Heaven with a nod; the poet spoke
of his power to move even the gods
by praise, Jupiter blusned; the mu-
sician4e aimed to practice the only
human science that had been rams
ported 10 heaven, Jupiter hesitated;
when seeing n venerable man look
ing with intense interest upon the
group of competitors, but presenting
no claim. What art thou? said the
b~enignaut monarch. Only a specta-
tor, said the grIy-haired sage-''all
these were onc my pupils" Crown
him, Crown him! said Jupiter.
Crown the faithful teacher with im-
mortality, and make room for him III
my right hand! AT this point Mr..
johnston was led .orward.l Broth
or Johnston, look over this audience
All these are your pupils. Though
we have not the power to confer up
on you the crownoi Immortality, yet
we wish To reward you for y.ur val
liable services i'll this community e.
AcceuLthcse presents a fine oyercoat
and Il purse OF money! as IL feeble
expression of Il appreciation OF
yonr ministerial labors here i'll our
midst. May YOU continue to be as
faithful in the future as You have
been in the past, and When this life
Is done, God will crown you with
that crown which tadcth not away"
Mr.. Johnston sai 4: Ladies and
gentlemen, gratitude is one of the
noblest emotions OF the human soul,
our Gifts are tokens Of our love.
Fell ne II what objects q maj has
given, and | can write his history,
God showed His love for us in Civ.
ing HIS son, the most precious jew,l
OF Heaven, to be our Savior, and il
is with gratitude we show II APP
probation of this gift, "Actiohs
speak louder than words" and sucl
We have here this evening. | ,rust
shall never prove unworthy of YOU
love, and that you will hav,
cause to feel otherwise than your
deeds now show. Again, most hear
lily do | thank you for these token.
OF affection"
The audience then dispersed to thu
different rooms, and in a short tiE'
supper was announced. This cou
sisted of oysters, cake and ice cream
all of which was furnished by on
generous host. If was nearly twelvl
O'Clock before all were through eat
Ing-there being about ninety per
sons i'll all-seon after which we re
paired to our several homes, all feel
ing that we had spent a most pleas
ant evening. Yours truly,
n1uacrnH