New-York tribune., 1880-06-16

But-hest of ll!-Will softly rise
His form of manly grace
The noble brow, the honest eyes.
The Swcctly patient face,
The loving heart. the stately mind
That. COnqucring every III,
Through seas of trouble, cast behind,
Was gTandly stcadiast still.
W.
Though skies might gloom and tempest rave
Though friends and hopes might ialI,
His constant spirit, simply brave,
Would meet and suffer all
Would calmly sunlc at oituncs 1rOwn,
Supreme Ger gam or loss;
And hc the wOrthleSt wears the crown
That gently bore the cross.
VII.
Be blythe and bright. thou joc,lnd day
That golden England knows.
Bloom swCetlv round the wanuereTs way,
1hOu royal English rose!
And English hearts lnO need to tell
How truth itself CndurcS!
This soul of manhood treasure well,
Our love commits to yours
Farewell! nor mist, nor flving cloud
Nor night can ever dln1
The wreath OF honOrS, pure and proud,
Our hearts have twincd for him!
But bells Of memory still shall chIme
And violcts star the sod.
TIL our last broken wave OF time
Dies on the shores OF God.
In the midst OF the applause that marked tho concu-
sion OF MI Winters poem Mr.. Waac called Tor three
cheers for Mrs Booth, and they heartily given.
THE STAGE AND THE PRESS.
Wbitelaw Reid called to respond TO tho toast to
the Stage ami the Press Judge Brady reading first the
motto appended TO the toast duly credited to Julius
Cesar" Mr. Reid saidi
Mr. Chairman learned from th's printed slip placed
IN my band few minutes ago that 'Inri"ty had pro-
ior my solntion-" VINO is 1t in the press that call on
Inc e. II not exactly clear 90 whom TINS lemark Of tine
aip julius CRsar applied. u his words supposed
bc put for tue moment into the mouth OF the sneaker
,nHV II III
| used in another stnsr, ana II ] am asked
guest ana express with al our hearts our tcndcre,t
reea d., amd sympathy, and good will as he goes from
ing on behalf Of an absolutely united press Aprausc
This Is not the day Of the newspaIn1ers Ihcy have
saying 1t, as my associate Cir Wntcrl n9
s Gsyc 1Sa a yS% for With ny ana a'as s
unanimity down 10 this hour. when no man qncsilon-
Tsprcstnintve American actor. (Lond arplaiscj OR
guest Nh Chairman, docs need to learn from ~ our
Than tlS In every city the continent and every
for the ast dozen at least what. perhaps may ven
Gentlemen here assembled is that In AL thcsc years
that Mi Booth has been going IN and ont before us
should he of worth -our respect lApplauSrJ We
| IComtinned npplaiscI We proud of MIN both Il
traGcdlan and as gentleman. l4npIanscJ ~ InS
wInc nddIng goodb to American rdgrdinn can.
not bamis tender thoughts Of Tie dear Old friend
| who has pissed away within the la't fortnight; u
friend of all OF us here III whose honor once heard
rcct"d by the poet OF to ay me
lines OF winch have been ringing III my ears while the
spcccl-aRug has been going on They seem TO me to
| fit tue hour and our guest:
"And whether back TO us he dia.
Or pass beyond Onr view
Wncr. lifr's ccir>tH Hil nOuI'a ans lift
Then peaks aDOve the blue
Cars Will he d"nr; who'c Erac0Is VIII,
Through all our mortal tict
One sacred bl"s-IfE leaves us still
10 love and mol IOI6cI
lApplau@c.l
KrMAEKS OF JOsPPH JErFrRSON.
JoseIl cicI son had for his subject "Thc Home Life o
Edwin Booth and IN tho OF his bIicf address he
said
have known Edwin Eoo;h since he was a boy. !
happened to be not very OIL b9y u.cn,, ana
| der my management. I think | WAS twcnly-nnc
yrarS yrry 1 n"tccssin @ one IL ac NY cxrcIonrc
nom that solitary reasOn aud never naascI alter
ward ILaughi,I.l But have been the guest ol Edwin
| We have watch"dthe playful kitcn WITH the ban Of
iinri qua to his public i:c, ana nat has b,n
ccssful and brilliant that needs 10 urhrr comment
| from me-
MR.. BOOTH or THE PACIFIC COAST.
TlcR,v Dr. F. {. Ever spoke on Old Times IN Cali
frn;a and gave some Interesting "reminiscences OF Nj
Booths first appearance on the Pdc hc Coast.
Ibad inst gone to California; he said. before our
bonorcd guest came there Our callngs in life were dr.
fcrent lie was the profession Of the stage. and OF
the new, paper At that time In California the gentle
men the stage and tue gentgmri 3i to PRES were
i "a
IN regard to Mr. Booth ana myself Oar hon0rcd guest
nrKd The frh leaves OF his laurel crown III Ca0rnla
,tv-sryrn year, ago lie had come out there ~ com
many VITA hs famous father. aud PLAYED CGsso TO MS
ftI5' J00D nnd RirhDOAd 10 iF fathers Rchdid Hc
TIird IIcn hc was hut eighteen wears OF age One Of
a., ,,tnIs o. The francisco ItmcS Thought ne dis
vcrrd traces uf great promise In the Youth ana he 50
sVatrd I'm the columns OF his paper subsequently 'hr
cider Booth left city, and IN few weeks oar guest
cr,d an engagement the San Francisco Han play
nv utiIIty Inrts The editor reiterated his rtmIlh
s lux ~ the YOUTHS ability and PROMISE, ana aici
90 a tunc wr Insisted that he should ny
somctiiuG out cf the line he was paynE th"t r should
s1irmpt nothing less III fact ihan Gne e. the great
S,', ppSrrnn characters. RchdId the IhTd WAS tried
@ IL In FrlucscO audience. composed as II was Of
n,osrcrs Representative Of nc fresh Snd vi=oioGS ~
njcct ~ e North, SOIh AMI W. Isl, EuiabG. Scolind
! md Ireland, was one OF nc most rL'tca!
"nienrcs that tVtr sat Ia theatre. ana one
1 ~" unSi iudclrndent, also, IN tEe cXp;rS'on OF
s ctnsnrc Or is pc:s. Il " Is dAIs tGjh2 4" g. To-
ncr.no0e ,s Young actor 10 leave INC pL Lc rlafrd
pnd FISK iuscIanlt fai.uIc But he did hot fat
I1'Gocrs Uc WOE th st opinions Oi al. I"ty 81 :
tWeI ne Is eighteen years OF age EOw we WEI wat
and sec what Lo WI CO. 3,r.it M% iioInsS m c'o., o.
we nave wsited. and have we Ii"i
sceni lIoGd AIpause 4 'Hf he has no peer tn hs
rpcruliJE O.uCf luc, NutfS AS