Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-26

PAS0ESASS' ~%4SSAS~~~A ment last night was largely attended. The following was the full programme:
 an sorg and chorus "A auid New diee Party Trio . s'Dame Durden.". .Messrs Hunter
 Asdrs;s Bnrns. Mr. rni c. H. fns MsRuen e Song and Chorus :. .''There was a Lad was Born
 Chorus. March of the Men of Hsreoh Glee Party Song. '.Auld scotias sons,". MT. A. McPhee song sons: .:@r6e Maid o Dundee Miss A IoosSe Duet. .Hearts and Homes"
 Address. =. s'Ame doa, :. MT. W. J. Mntsh.
 Anthem .''My Country 'Tis of Thee" GIess Party Daes Tas:. 'My Highland Home: Mesars. Small Chorus. Thou:Bonnie Wood Q oraige-Lea '.' '--'O Remarks By Dr. Barbour. Finale. ''Auld Lang syne,"--.-. Blythe Audience
 The address of Mr.-G. H. Makuen was 8 polished and felicitous oration which was frequently interrupted by applause. Mir Makuen's rendering of some of the poets best verses was very fine. In closing he said:
 Love and friendship were the perpetual inspirers of his genius. He gave a new direction and a new impulse to poetry. He was among the first to take steps toward the overthrow of the classical realm of Dryden and Pope, and the founding of new circle of poets to which Wordsworth and Shel- ley and Byron belonged. Burns was em- phatically poet of the heart. With him poetry and love were twin sisters and grew up together, the one inspiring the other. Mot man alone" said Carlyle, ''bnt all that environs man in the material and moral uni verse is lovely in his sight" His first song and his last were in praise of female beauty. Even when he knew he was dying he looked into the face of the maiden who watched by his side, and whom he loved as father loved his daughter, and said:
 ''Ihou art sweet the smile when fond lovers
 And soft as their parting tear, Jessie"
 Burns was not mere sentimentalist. No man ever had profounder reverence for hu- man affection. That beautiful little song, ''O' a the arts that wind can blaw," is one of the best tokens of love that husband ever left to his wife. His devotion to his bonnie Jean lasted as long es life itself. and the thought of separation from her was the chief bitterness of death.
 ''To make happy freside climb, {he said),
 To weans and wife;
 That's the true psthos and sublime
 Of human Hfe."
 muse took her loftisst flight. That weird romance, Tam O'Shanter, ''the best single days work, :" says Alexander Smith, ''since Bruce took Bannockburn," the songs of Highland Mary, Bonnie Doom, John Ander- son, My Joe and Auld Lang Syne, are all mon- uments of his latter day genius, and they are monuments that will live in history when faithful marble and engraven brass are crumbled into dust. Alas that the curtain should SO soon fall on the scene of action! The tragedy of 8 great life is completed. ''The cart is shaken all to pieces and the rugged road is very near it's end" All Scot land is in mourning and the question asked, but never answered is, FWho shall be our poet now?"
 Was his wasted life2 What, the life of Burns wastedP whose muse was manliness and whose heart was home9 Enough of sor- row, inhumanity to man and bitter indigna- tion. If Burns sinned he paid the penalty with the sufferings of his own life, and let the man who has not sinnsd cast the first stones Think of the good that he has done, of the homes that he has made happy and the hearts that he has made light. Think of the intelligent, generous, kind-hearted Burns who, with love, and truth for his mission, went forth ito wipe all tears from all eyes"
 Common to many are the sins of the poet but his mighty intellect and his immortal genius will be remembered when his would be critics with their criticisms have passed away and are forgotten.
 @ Death came ere he had completed the half of mans allotted time, yet it came 8 welcome messenger.
 MT. w. J. Muutch made an address upon the subject America which was received by the audience with warm tokens of appro- val. He said: "1 am very glad to meet you all again. It seems as though we could afford one evening in being solely Scotch. Still we are not disposed to thrust the Scottish thistle forward prominently that the American eagle will not have chance. So you have called upon me to speak upon Ameri- ca. It is not for politeness that you ask me to take this subject, for the Scotch were never noted for politeness. It is for that spirit of love for home that the Scotch are noted. We are inhabitants of two countries Our hearts go backward to the land of our birth and look forward hopefully to the promise of this land of our adoption. We do not forget Scotland in laying plans for the happiness of our present home. There are many who are disposed to ask if America is all is ought to be or that Scotland mighta have been. Be that as it may, America has offered us an opportunity, to change our homo and to grow. Here we have opportunities for life and development despise the man who finds fault with Amer ican customs weather, manufactures and so on. The pride of American life is that it overcomes obstacles. If we are defeated in one line of action we can turn to another. Our ancestors Used to make piIgrimages to Rome The American should make his pill grimaRe to all parts of his country. Byron once asked an American for description of Niagara Falls The American could not give one as he had never seen it. Byron was dis gusted and turned on his heel in der1s1on. Every American needs to know his country to appreciate it.
 In the course of a few very happy remarks Rev. Dr. Barbour of Yale college related several characteristic anecdotes which great ly pleased his audience. He told about see- ing the ''Black Watch" leave Edinburgh to go to Egypt. He said that old Scotland stands where she did and any person in the small and rugged country was ten times bet ter of than when he was born there. great many American improvements had been in- troduced. Everything was largely prosper ing in every way.
 The finale of the musical part of the pro- gramme, "Auld Lang Syne, '''was sung with vlgor by the whole audience.
 The supper which followed was partaken of by about two hundred people. Max Thal- heimer catered in his best style. After the supper came dancing to the music of Nes- bitt's orchestra Mr. G. D. Bone and wife led the grand march. The floor committee was J. Stevenson, R. Small, J, Donaldson. M. tDingwall, A. Currie, G. Grant, J. Hill, W. Moffat, J. Mackay.
 The whole affair was successful and highly pleasing to all who participated
 There is no fool like an old fooli Yes here is. It is the young fool who knows everything and persists iD suffering with q