The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18

no mluule GTOu1us WousN PaS'SA "
initiate the example of that shrewd
trimmer Of whom Hans Breitmann
saws that
He keepedt himself ungommon shtill
Ven oders came 10 ploWs!
But see by the programme that the
blows are inevitable, and since il must
be, like Bully Bottlm, Il will roar
you as gently as any sucking dove,
will roar you an 'twere any nightin-
gale" Let us for tonight revive the
Order of the Monks of the Screw, and
thus do fitting honor to the patron
saint of old Ireland, OF whom 1t is
told that
First he replenished his fountain
With liquor the best IN the sly
And he swore By the word OF hi saintship
That fountain should never run dry.
His spirit lives again, and having
driven snakes from Ireland he has at
last, like the level.headed lrishman
that be is, come to America where he
confers boon as great. He leaves the
reptiles themselves unmolested but he
has given us sovereign remedy Tor
their bites. Our arms shall be q ser
peut coiled around beaker Of wine,
ready to strike, a1d our motto owe
AK no quarter and we give none, ex-
cent for drinks" Under this symbol
we can all unite. 1t is the wstchword
of a universal brotherhood, the EN-
hlem Of an eternal good-iellowship.
II brings together Teuton and Roman,
Saxon and Celt. The German shall
no more sing "Die Wacht am Rhein,
hut chant the "Marseillaise," and
"Hail Columbia" shall peal forth
from Windsor Castle and echo through
the corridors OF st. James.
We, too, shall have an anthem Of our
own. Wheresoever the heart OF hu-
mainly is heavy with sorrow, or eyes
are bedimmed with tears, IFS strains
shall be borne on the wings oil the
wind, and it shall carry with il peace
and soothing balm, happiness, mirth
and jollity. Under it's harmonizing in
flnence the poor clgot whose shadow
pollutes the free waters OF the Gan
diana; the out-cast Sudra who dwells
on the banks CT the Sacred River oil
India, aud whose touch detiles all but
the rice field that gives him a misera
BILE existenCe;. the waterman oil Nor
dolan, the sight Of whose trail bark
friphtens the crocodile from his porch
on the banks of the Nile; the tea
Oatherer of China, who, under the
shadow OF the great wall that Tor thou,
sands OF years has excluded the light
of civilization from his humble BAN.
boo hut gathers the fragrant leaves that
goothe our household danes; the
fearless Gauchos who lasEo wild
cath on the broad pampa5 OF South
America, the unhappy, the down
trodden, the lowly of all races and al
nations shall be lifted up and born'
aloit by the reeenerating spirit OF
new fellowship, and their hearts shal
be inspired with new hope for hap
, pier day and night free from sadness
, and so row.
We begin with small beginnings
, but, like the grapevine OF Herodotus
, an order shall grow until it covers thu
, dwellings of the valley and hides will
a green growth the gray rocks OF TN
hoary hills. But, to accomplish thi
good work, who shall guide US an'
I direct our eifmts2 A leader such a
{ we require must possess may virtues
be adapt I'd by nature for the nool
task. ii called on to select such one
! should require thst he be OF such al
age that in his veins a summe
, warmth should liDger or an lndial
' summer, glowing through the Iipene'
. ploriss OF field and wood. Experience
!. should have tempered the metal Q
/. his mood and age have confirmed tn
i impulses Ct his youth HE hea
4 should no. be carried on his sleev
for davis to peck, but, Ike the hear
o of the Bruce in its silver Casket,
q should ever be worn in tle bosom c
a brave and faithful Douglass. Hold
ing his friends to a etrict account
LOYALTY, he should not keep his hear
for himself and his lips for thei
service. Generous OF impul st
the treasures OF his nature shoul
not gush forth for ever
impatient Moses who migt
selfshly strike the work OF his atfe(
tions for self alone. Honored an
respected by all he should most b
loved by those who know him bes
Never having betrayed friend, nevt
having heartlessly pushed back int
the stream the Cassius who ma
brought him TO the shore in respons
to his cry OF Help me Caslus, or
sink :" never having been recIeant
a trust, faithless to principle, hars
to the weak, persistent in wrong {
wagering in right, the circle OF bis III
q would be well rounded in every SCI
n ment aud worthy to spread tn
IL spirit of our order. Need ga
~ that there is such n one IN our midst
% Is there one here; IL there one
h Memphia, who would not say thai
ir had drawn, however family and III
l. worthily, the picture Of honest, blui
Ie big.bearted Michael Mageveney?
At For the rest OF the guests they 81
n too numerous TO mention. | see hel
n many with whom | am pleasantly a
quainted, some VIII | can ca
friends with all that the name implie
-. see here some who are very near
- me, friends to whose example, encou
~ agement and association lowe lsri
= part OF what is good and pleaial
- in nv life. | cannot name them.
40 | spoke Of them as l think and fee
- ] JlOSb WHO GO NO. huoN tuVui % VI
= as l would say tina. exaggsrate. Bu
~ friends and ell, let as now gather +
= this one happy night around Of
os leader, and with song and speech nu
20 ture the spirit and the principles
y, good fellowship. And closing, ] 81
~ to guests and hosts, in the words
az az the jolly old English bishop:
on "Now lot them drink till they nod and win
% Even as good fellows should dol
az They shall not miss to have the bliss
n Good wine doth bring men to.
40 And all poor souls who have secured bowl
Or lustily have them trOwled,
% God save the lives OF them and their wiyel
as Whether they be young or old"
I'd 1.-THE LAND OF OUR ADOPTION"
ny Mr.. j. M. Heating, who responds
OF to this toast, was introduced by CC
90 Mageveney as an Irishman who HI
be done more than any o.her in his i
lie time for his countrymen and for &
no land Of his adopti0n-enough
ut eutitle him to their gratef
y regard. Mr.. Heating spo