The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-05

kfigits v6SuIteeed In defense OH wo %
volunteers, the soidiertlave =,
been essentially The cinlimpions arr sex, 9;
and the recipientsaNke or their S;and Q,
their smiles. In Hehalf Of the bit OILS
volunteers that / haH the honor tnand, =
| thank these LADIES' 'lrra-1peJ their Y
MANY acts OF kindnsss and gel, and .
ance and love OF the Abbevilie i,
There prevails q custom, Mident, r,
among the old SOLDIERS who Jaw, lin the :
late war, who In deadly battles .siace In .
The picture ear the flashing oGns" to !
cast rtdicule upon the militia. forget, !
SIR. that they Won their own u fame .
and reputation Ia, the ranks otitizcn !
Soldiery; they forget that theirs and ,
comrades who died by their sire the
gray, which was distinctively tht OF the
luntee They lorget that tho before
then, the militia service OF tie COM
manded the best ~taIentof the 81, But
they ridicule the service now. st added
to financial and political causes lll.nigh
killod the spirit OF themilitialI have
hopes for something bettAri in the. The
present Legislature has shown Osition
70 aid and foster, the split, anSho Ia at
the head or the system inthis Sa grad
t OF West Point, o veteran ofRr with
Mexico and q hero OF tlrs late war. It
may be that he will infusenew 10 1t. At
sny Late don't let US make hi4s futile
I.opine, Nj. President. that, the few OF
w here tonight who have not billed Oil
tn mourn the loss OF loved ones lied In q
cause. which we thought holy. he MEM
or. OF their heroism and deathhe reool.
iecslon OF their privations and angs and
dangers, aye, by the very tenjrrOw In
which we hold their memoriesfay this
company not to join In the criestsaction
OF tive service in which they dte1
The Ladies' "
PROPOSED BY CAPTAIN J. RfIS.
Mr.. Prestdcnl. LADIES and lk3n.n: I
have litened with great pleastnight, as
no doubt you all have, TO tiny toasts
which have been offered andonded to.
They have been proposed weness and
good tase, and they have beetonded 10
with eloluence and feeling. 7hbjects o.
these totsts have been interest to all {
US, and they have all been sd handld
that l wot,d be 10th 20 rise at late hor
to add onemore to the list, wS not tht
the toast lhare In charge isIll tnats.
the most interestingly truly fast Of ne
evening. 1'rise TO offer the ! OF 20
Ladies'" ~ -
TO this every Other must boDur Ller-
airy Guests, ""Our Homelesats," Our
County" "Otr Town." "~Ouergynen,!'
"Our Judges.f Our lawyers Teaners.
Our Merchants even Our Edit andmost
Of all, Our Soldiers, will wine pngue
confess that Woman. heaventt blessing,
and mans deanst joy, far trfndithem
all In everythinfthat appeals ke part as
we'll as to the head. The subjef m toast
Is too delicate zone for me TO toreat It.
Every man sine! the days OF p hs been
Is tonight as Interesting. as lcfve. and
as hard to understand az ever.
Generally this t&ast comes f1iEhe list
as q hint 10 nodes woman tofnu retire,
But We OF the. : Hsmeless" ha 30 little
actual experience and cnjoyn,f woman,
society, seeing that w have Ce.xherelt
she might reign q queen, havarVed thi.
toast OF all toasts. to the last, we might
bask In the brightnessof her pee to the
very end OF our banquet.
In thus placing the toast Ladies a
the close I need not remind Sat we blu
follow Natures plan. For, als says:
"Auid Nature swenrs the hosears,
Her noblest work she classeh
Her prentice hand she tried an,
And then she made the laaO
Mr.. President, I could h wed thu
one. more %Ss.hX e 4 t he, sos
justice lovely woman may fail tosve at
hands, will be amply compensation by
fortunate gentleman who will KY III
name. - ah T.,
ask you all to drink a bumpei, won
and In doing 20 the toast Is not Ia hned
that class only who hold the htrts OF
Homeless In thrall, but to Meter, 81,
Daughter, Wife-the sweetest al den
words In u language. and wish de
their sweetness and dearness frot thos
whom they are applied.
With tho toast 1 join the maze OF
handsome and talented young frisd, Mr.
c. MCGOWAN.
RESPONDED TO b Y VI. c. x'ao|.s, Is
Mr.. President, Mfr. Perrin, Lddie,and
He1nen: / have IN charge to-n;gE the
fOrmance Of a perilous task-a tasAas to
delightful, but periious as TO its prbable
sequences. Who knows but that te W.
which l acquIt myself to night nay
great an event to me as to the yonfk sou
oldcn time wheu he entered the Lifts to
my task Is Increased by the flntteSsn nee
applied TO ME br my friend who prtp
tO;ist. ,pa
/ cannot imagine why I should pave
chosen to respond for the ladies. IT,, 81
not because /. being the younges,st o.
"Homeless' was thought to have Ie,ths;
mental knowledge OF the subject orEmi,
for the terms OF high praise and dfr n
used by my friend which touched cor,
prccludes such an. Idea. You haveAc n
made the mistake Of over estimate !
pacity. 1t requires the eloquence mi,
or q Sheridan inhibited and infuse = a
the sentiment, poetry and heart nasi
Moore TO- DO lnslties h hf4s iAeshh If Is The
You have not as TO the heart-in admir-
and devotional the shrine OF beautiful
man yield to no man-she ls the VIC
God
20 woman ! lovely woman! nature
thee
To temper man; we had been brutes
Angels are painted fair to look like 20
There's In youall that we believe OF lie
Amazing brightness, purity and truth
Eternal Joy and everlasting love-"
II has ever been the part OF true m
COME 10 the rescue OF lovely woman
siitcc thnt incident In the garden, Of
when Adam responded for Evc-alosit
ample in that respect was not the Best.
most true, Mr. President, as my frien
said, that some Of the sweetest words q
language have been made 10 by their "a
ton with tho sweet subject.
Mother |! The hOlieSt OF wordss All
good and virtuous and sweet and happy
around that blessed name. All that hu!
great and noble and heroic In tho histt
The world drew inspiration from the nu
whether II appear III the achievements
forum which made the Roman Nfatron
leila, when asK ed for her Jewels, point
illustrious sons the Gracchii. or IN
zling feats OF hcroism upon the bloody
as when the Grecian mother equippin
son for the battle. gave this irisiora
junction with his shield:
"With IL when the battles done
Or on IL from the field"
Sietsrl Little less holy than mother.
many sweet sentiments I'LL the heart
| remembrance Of this most confidential
lations. Companions OF childhood roc
the same cradle and handled upon the
knse-all n%ssociating with the common
mother. The playmatean associate OF
the conf1dant In all matters Of bOyist
and toe, the safe adviser OF grown-up mai
AS to the other two words mentioned
frtond, wife and daughter, l feel s0me Q
rassment and speak with hesitation.
no doubt, however, Of all that he says.
q sort Of shadowy vision OF the promises
| With the utmost sincerity q truly so
I am quite willing, at no distant do.
cowardly, shrinking, heSitutinS anttcil
may be swallowed up In glorious realtt
NV friend, however. has omitted n
which to The Homeless especially, Is yer.
/ mean SIR, the Queen Of Hears or -:
b>ortU TIpou fhIg gUhtpct Mr. Presto