The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-30

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The Lords of Creation-response by
Rev. Hamilton. Our sweethearts and
by Prof Brown, follow
ed by song "Sweethearts and wives" by
Mrs. Jessie Robertson: Absent friends
response by Rev. r. {. Cross. Theladies
reading club-response by R. T. Greene.
In the afternoon genuine literary
treat was given by the Club. After ap-
propriate quotations by the several
members the exercises were opened with
the following address by Mrs. c. c.
Tobey.
Mrs. President and members of the Ladies
Reading Club
Husbands, children end friends,
''Good people here ofevery sort
Give ear unto my song,
And If you find it wonderous short
1t cannot hold you long.
From all the busy cares of life,
From all the tumult, and the strife,
We have turned ourselves away;
And we'll forget for one brief day,
All the things we have to vex us.
Forget the city, with it's hustle and din,
And all the business 1--WE have left there
in;
Forget real hesitate whatever the boom
Forget the bank and the surgical room,
Forget the ciecKS, the toys, and the books,
Forget The draperries. the reeds and the
hooks,
Forget the post-ofice and tho licking of
stamps,
The furniture store and fhe china and
lamps.
Forget -four and feed and the grocery shop,
Forget the kitchen the dish-pan and
mop.
Oh! the joy, of being where is only one
And never the need of a dusier or broom.
Forget the piano, with its clang and lis
cling,
Forget the time coming when the school
bell will ring,
Forget placing of skewers and cutting of
steak,
Beef veal and mutton to boil and to bake,
Forget politics even, and the coming
November.
Let all fade away like a dying ember.
Forget Harrison, Morton, Cleveland and
Thurman,
Forget Fisk and Brooks and next
Sundays sermon.
Forget the store, every counter and clerk,
Forget everything connected with work.
Forget everything that savors of care,
(We'll need all our strength for the bill of
fareJ
Wen enjoy this one day how soon it will
pass,
Enjoy the bright sky, and the soft green
grass.
Enjoy the bright pure air, and the lake
here before us,
The door is not locked to Dame Natures
store house.
She is ever most willing to add TO our
pleasures,
She showers uron us her wealth aud her
treasures.
So here for one day, in the depth of the
wild wood,
Free from all care as In days of our child
hood.
Well romp and laugh, we'll shout and
We'll sing,
Well wake all the echo's Wen make the
woods ring.
Wen swing in the ,hammocks, We'll
wade in the water
wen catch the young woodtick, the mos
quito We'll slaughter.
But, in the midst OF this general hiisrity,
We must not forgtt those deprived of this
rariety.
duty,
Who hoped 10 enjoy all the brightness and
beauty.
OF this day in the woods, this day meath
the trees,
This day with the ants, with the bugs and
The bees.
Then too of our number not here to-day,
Are some who are miles upon miles away,
Kind thoughts will we give to these alb
sent ores dear,
When they learn OF this picnic they'll wish
they'd been. here.
It's wei! 10 remember out here in the
wood,
The source and :he author Ofall orr good,
We wouId hot forget. not even for one
day,
That what we enjoy, cometh from Him
Away.
hand,
Is mindful as we'll of this little band.3
To remember this fact will Of no fun de.
prive us.
SO children, and youth and all here to-
day,
Let US have a good time-thus endeth my
lay.
The balance of the programrfo c"-'eist,
ed of song by Mrs. Simontc
Mrs. Greene; reading by M
song by Mrs. Robertson and
ton; reading by Mrs. Whippl'
A thorough appreciation
cises was manifested by frequ
thusiastic applause, reachi