The Portland daily press., 1881-08-11
Though your cute taking ways were not under.

Though your cute taking ways were not under
| Stood,
But we see through it now. your intention I. plain
You are fixing things up SO we shall remain
Ana never return to old Hartford again.
hour allurements, this time won't work. my dear
were loyal to Hartford we're fond of its noise,
Us taxes and stocks our wives and our daughters
hot 10 mention our love for its West Hartford
But it's safe to predict were the vote taken now,
Ia Sen one h 81 the Guard would loudly avow,
TOE the beautiful city that sits by the sea.
or your visit to Hartford If the Guard isn't there
io9'H get lost. or arrested for being out late,
And your pictures be taken, to illustrate the fate
~ wanderers from Dow and the Temperance State;
10 quiet your wives, you have only to say
LOU are guests OF the Guard while in Hartford you
And right glad. nv dear hovs vii, WE be 70 rsoo,r
you 80 ~ '
heres something We'll DOL cannot deceive YOU
Wen greet you with speeches whose ornateness and
gush
y your attempted replies will emphatically hush;
II our regular orators refuse to go through it.
Arba Lankton or (call this name Bank5 will GER
tainly do it.
In place of your chowders your buefsh and clans.
hams; eNN00
W Wa pace OF a trip down breezy, cool bay,
l w - give you ride in wonderful way
Nh M q wonderful road which is not at its best,
W. nere at each end you can take long rest
III ~ uurlng the ride you don't happen to smother)
u prison at one end, graveyard at t'other:
ridge,
And return you by way of the East Hartford bridge
,M nose beauty of finish and architectural style
", MIL melt you to tears, or cause you to smile;
Inc postodice building we'll let you go through,
us Two centuries old although it is new;
wen cross the stone steps in III affords big dra
1I tnere on the grass we'll let you remain,
"nefe S you'll get good view (Which will pay for
" that mystical thing called Franklns what-s-it:
ne accident tS risk we'll assume on your lives,
An s, ne policies send to your girls your wives;
ana march you bout town to the old double-drsg;
d Doth sides of Main street with beautiful girls,
ana take you to Colts where machinery whirls
your speeches fix up for the papers next day
ALu spell All your names in the orthod OK way.
"ena a.S now what's the use?-time rapidly
Sowe'll save few things for a little surprise;
But you see by the programme I've roughly sketched
That the things you all want you'll get without
doubt.
EPLoGUE.
As final inlucement, and this is no joke,
Il you'll come Wen divide our last Charter Oak.
80 Drlng to old Hartford your Artillery charms
10 the Sole Capital come! Oh! come to cur arms.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Other excellent speeches were made for
'sThe Foot Guard by Hon. Stiles T. Stanton
of Hartford, by Col. Brown for the "Militia of
Maine" by Mr.. Clarence Hale for "Our Hon.
oraries," and by Mr.. E. H. Elwell of the Tran
script, for the press. Mr.. Elwell said.
Although have no pretension to represent
the press on this occasion L can say that the
press of Portland joins heartily in the welcome
extended to our guests to-day. The press in
fact may claim some affinity with the
military. 1t has its solid columns, and like the
military deals largely in loaded matter. Its
conductors know how to manage its shooting
stick, and some OF tn m are not slow at max
ing charge. 1t enters holly into campaign,
and celebrates a victory with great display of
artillery. But though war-like in some of its
aspects, the press reioces no less in the victor
les of peace among which may be reckoned this
coming together of the representatives of Con-
necticut and Maine, the two extremes of New
England. We may especially rejoice in the
presence of our friends to-day, since they have
brought us one of the very few bright summer
days which this turbulent season has given us.
In the words which our own Longfellow has
put into the mouth of Hiawatha we may say:
beautiful is the sun o strangers,
When you come so far to see us;
All our town in peace awaits you,
All our doors stand open for you;
You shall enter all our wigwams,
For the hearts right hand we give you;
Never bloomed the earth SO gaily,
Never shoDe the sun so brightly,
AS today they shine and blossom,
When You come SO far to see u.s."
long continued cheers and applause as effective
points were made and it was II 30 p. m. before
an adjournment was made.
This morning the artillery and their guests
will visit the islands and partake of a clam
bake. This afternoon the Guard will return
home.
The Montgomery Guards were especially POI
lite, extending to the Brown Light Artillery
all the courteses they could think of to assist
them in entertaining their guests yesterday.