New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

cUAUSCEY NJ pFPEw JOHN swINToS, RICHARD
o'GORMAN AND OTHERS.
The Lotos Club last evening gave dinner 10
Charles G. Leland on his Ieturn 10 MS
native land after absence OF many
years. The president after dinner "er
coined the guest of the evening in brief addieSS'
TO which Mr.. Leland replied in his most happy
vein. Other speeches followed by General hoface
Porter. Chauncey NJ Depew. John Swinton. Richard
O'Gcrman and Others and the party broke no De-
fore IL o'clock.
THE DINNER AND THE SPEECHES.
The complimentary dinner by the Loto5 Cluo
last evening to Charles G. Leland. best known
TO the readers of his dialect poems as hans
Breitmann." was attended by large com
pany. Among the members of the Club ana tuo
invited guests who sat down 20 the OH
ncr al o'clock last evening we're Charles q. Le-
land, General Horace Porter. Chimney NJ Dene"'
George Haven Putnam Dr.. W. A. Hammoni' POST
master James Prentice Milford Colonel Richard
sothern. Richard O'Gormau W. r. Gillette. General
Arson Stager, c. ii. Webb Colonel Squire Moan
Brooks. DIR A. F. Macdonald. W. s. Andrews, Mt
Endcdtt DE- Charles Pardec, I. b Whitney, Johh
Swipton. George r. Story. j. j. Bouton'
Colone! r. W Knox. A. =. TAFT. Colenei T.
Mex. Loescr, j. =. MunsOn, a. {. Hall, Dr H. A.
Cald veil, j. &. Creauer, NJ. Vi. Beach. David scout
+. T. Norris. II. n. Aide aud De. SusdorL
When the coffee was served. III iA''
before it. for the company was growing
eager for talk the President of the Club Mr. hite-
law Reid, SAID:
GRSrLEnEs: There should he no mistake ~ the o't-c,
as la va Il we ar We are gathered 10 snow once
more Ncw-Yoik's traditional envy and even hatred OF
her peaceful sister Oh the banks OF nc Deh%are,
Ii our guest before be gets through. doesn't earh 20
dread Tie New IorFnrs, bearing dinners, thtn can
only say he will make his oscapc sooner ihan SOM 81
the young mea at the Temperance 'a'e '"''nu '"''
And why '.sgldn 'ney be .,T enyioo' "1S
Howard Furrcss To- shakespcarcan scholarship Boxer 20
poetry carey ana Lea 20 9hilnsopllcal m'es.'E"
ptrsuaa!ve Of essaJis's ~ Rebecca Harding p''is,
politics in Wayne MacVeagb -rucn city may vel
MOI INFERIOR 70 aly amoos these cnviel rivals IL
Our guest. a. - come Thirteen 81 fourteen
y yearS vs Sr'' earr ans Brei,nn, In m ne
is dot ba1dy nova Gone ITO de- ewiekkeit a. ar
Of !oos. At f a,a,' VIC h' bard ' Sim .S
deserted aitcr tAe wmie shutter. and sn,ok
the yhe marble steps Of ms native chcckerboerd. and
wen; abroad, strange countries or to see: . lilo
He mus have gone before he couit fully realize
the hi, be had nnde. A success al editor.
ripe scholar, fond Of siadous, nyesn5a alton
ne ne had probably Thought at It vas through
the cmaiEorons ep}euie OF NJ ,ns, ooun us,
10 win his way most consmcuonsy 10 Nor
nearts But be drew us kindly fun from real
s,ers ' "% i%Tcascr IA deity as / wen had
touched the rustic Yankee or Holmes bad painted
beacon Street Nc even say spea dnc ienderv OF
one whose memory IS still warmly cerisacd here.
that what Bayard Taylor did for ine Penney yd!ia
Quaker, that, working ~ surely. thouen d
lar other methods. ~. LELAND did Tor the
PennsyiYsu'a Dutch an. lie nas pii hfhs tF'' .hiahh
national portrait gallery aud there lie vi" stay
Mr. LELAND. in tbs work. was really sanding
Humorous IoS h'cfainrr Of ms county Perhaps We
larry say that he gave II iis insp lon h. emu
luls successora same quickly ana from widely scp-
lied sections, BnG % was N 1867. la iho co.leo.. q
volume OF rneso dialect poems. thai Hans BtcitG"nn
next wear Bret Iarte appeared f. Tie ore't.Rf
najod ~ the Oucasts OF fo@er fai ara he", men
Cninre." II va. not ul ISfO ina
jim }udsoe; and not III 1899 thht an a..i-tnni 81
Harto'. toucged his -igh water marx m =. ~" lunc
sense at least he was the founder oi TINS
Wr'l: S,s long exile Is over with true Phla-
deiphan's fear Of enyiou- aUd Jealous Nrw-NOik he
stayed abroad I'll they started Penn-yivania line 81
Island and into me Quaker City direct Captured ~,
sS-', ea,c, Ye, "' in. mo- much ycn,nrs
10 say and IL tne eulOgY IL true huinor-
Highly w." prize lie deserves all the grateful noner
Nc pay NM because ne mas iihue
sn,Svmona in the world give you uca.i
Of Mr. Leland with our best wishes for his long lie aud
prosperity 10 the end.
have been asked several times, since my return.
what struck me most after All eleven years
sb.ence. aud l should sey It Is the fact thnt !
a%c sy S ph evening have been Tor eleven year,
over tho sea, have returned Ike the proycrbai
story, somewhat worn. peTbnps, but stH ac.
copied; and 7 am very much sratihed that
It is so lime passes 80 rHpdP' ana eseSlaIS No.
90 long au absence Il especially gratifying met In
had resIdod in Ireland. Mr. Boyd thought day that
he would back aud vlsit his relatives. ann
cousin. All Cousin Boyd." sad his rela-
Dive, "I ain glad to see yon. ana thons D
Gan easily trace the illegaut rereblhnce Laughter
Gentlemen, You seem inclined TO trace tho rcscD biacc
But am not altogether 80 great stranger 10 New
York To be- was born ~ P1adelpbia that can
not be denied but have also liyed ~ Now York. was
long time IN New and. indeed, reenoldoi %.
Duicbman planted his oabbages hut never paid any
rent-nnd never asked HIM FOR any. Finally gave
man $50 10 axe the property on my sds altogether
also voted in YORK. and III Jared better than
In freeholdpg. for voted Tor Abraham Lincoln ut his
s't ne s.eot Ssn II TX nave started r0 0 Ta%
RI with Charles Bro sne Arienus ward as an assist.
AM, ana | remembered how | used 10 suggest tho
him. and how he used TO wrto out the series
Widely sf'G SSown Tae Rer"e ds Monde rCcentS
! gave detailed account Of the manner
~ which brought out Artemus Ward. Ia which by Tar
too much credit Was to aud too ttle TO him.
Bnt TINS all done la Now-fork, aud you VIII give
some credit Tor having aided such "a mau as Artemns
But 1 am growing gossipy. say all tins. however,
lust to show that have some claim 10 call myself "A
SrW-Yorker l was here for n long time and here some
| Of my best wcrk WAS done But wha: can y
| TO thank you for the kind manner IN which
| ron have received met Before l left London n
| gentleman said 10 me, "1he Two greatest honcrs
of your country to get drgreo from harvard am
10 be guest or the LotOs Cubor you mus know thai
| they talk a great deal about you" li4uehter This
was BY English gentleman OF letters, Tor
as SAID you extremely well known over there, aud
| YOUR hospitality celebrated that TO have
received the stamp OF t Is TO he distinguished said
II was very hut the last thing that ppened
| to me before leaving America was TO receive
| the degree OF A. NJ. from Cambridge but
didn't venture to aspire 10 the other honor Ana now,
the fret thing that happens TO on my return ID
America IL to receive your invitation. Grntlenen hl-
| Dton no further 90: lLangnerl A. Horace says;
10 NAV change mis- skies but not MS dispusiio aud
| 1 wish TO show you that | have not forgotten
| nv manners while abroad; and ~ this connection
Ihst good speech should have short answer. A v ry