Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-03

ton, choice in diction, clear and for
ceful in thought, grand ia its compre-
hensiveness of the causes and effects
Of the war, and adjusted to the audi
ence present. We would call IL an
Grafton did we not know that n one
ever delivered an Grafton since old
Greece fell. The toasts came next, In
terspersed with music. THE Boy
of GU was responded to by Capt. j
s. Andrews in a speech of gre at power
The Capt. was just getting INSPIRED
and wading into deep waters, carryin'
the large crowd with hini, as he BE-
Thought himself that it WAS only a -
Spouse to toast. lie closed to I'll
regret of all We next were treated {
fine piece of DIR. Parmater's experi
ence in "a march through Georgia. :
II was good. Comrade Rose respond
ed to the toast "The old camp
ground " 1t was the funny speech OF
the occasion and elected rounds OF
applause. At its close he read a
poem entitled ''What did the privates
do2" The toast Our fallen comrades
was responded to by Rev. w. II. Mil
lar, of Gaylord. in the absence of Rev.
A. Van Aukin, who was to make the
response; however, the comrades
place was ably filed by Rev. Millar,
whose grand response brought tears
from the eyes of the multitude pres
ent His language was not only
pathetic, but eloquent and patriotic,
and brought forth great applause
Comrade Cognier entertained us with
real funny song, which put every
body in the best of humor. Miss. Min
nie Bradford gave fine recitation
THE Michigan Boys" Toast, SOL
diers Rations," was responded to by
: Comrade Coventry in an entertaining
manner. The exercises closed late III
the afternoon by a speech from
the retiring president. The boys
broke camp and marched TO the depot
regretting that it did not lest week.
At the station Comrade Jones, of Gray
, ling brought out a basket OF fine ap
piles and treated the whole crowd on
the platform. May his big soul al
WAYS find the means to crafty its be
nevolent promptings.
To the Crawling band and the ladie;
and gentlemen who sang, much of the
success and pleasure of the occasion II
? due The music was splendid, anc
: like the eatables, was given generous
; ~. But no one thing did so much tC
: make the reunion what it was as tn,
interest and presence OF the women o.
a (irayling and vicinity; and we can sa.
without flattering that no town of it,
: size in the State contains a larger num-
! Der of wholc-souled, refined, and hand
? some ladies than the town of Grayling
P We also discovered a faculty for speech
l making amongst 1.-THE Privates'
I which astonished US, and hope thai
2 next year they all will have chance
: 10 air their eloquence in a genuine old
4 fashioned experience meeting. Every
ching went off in the best style; goo6
: manners, god humor, and the dispo
sition to make everybody happy per
vaded the assembly from the beginning
: to- the end. One of the last, but by No
means the least, affecting incident Of
? the occasion occurred just at its close
! An aged woman of Grayling, Will
4 wrinkled face, fearful eyes, and silver
( threads in her once dark hair, came VI
saying, Il want to shake hands will
] all the soldiers, for had three sons il
t the army, and one of them lies in tn,
e Wilderness, where he fell" And thu
g dear old soul added, II can never ge
$ over it, My wounded heart refuses t.
n heal / can't see a soldier but l thinl
# of my boy. If it wee not for God
e love, my heart would break" AS w
II listened to the pitiful tale, only one o
IS a thousand, and looked into the tear
If dimmed eye, we said, 1.-THE curse O
II God forever be on slavery of all sorts
p and OH all its defenders"