The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-23
The Burns Club Have Royal Time at Syracuse
The Poem.

The Burns Club Have Royal Time at Syracuse
The Poem.
The Scotch had their excursion to SYRIA
cuse on Thursday last. Three trains from
Ogden and three from Salt Lake brought
the clans together for days Indulgence
in their native sports.
Soon after their arrival at the grove the
sports were commenced, which included
swimming, boating, foot-racing, sack-rac-
ing, quoits, dancing, etc. Mr.. William G.
Dunbar was there with the bagpipes, and
gave several tunes, which made the old
folks forget their age and soon they were
dancing jigs the highland filings, Scotch
reels, etc.
During the afternoon Mr. David Hender-
son read the following original verses:
COME A THEGTHRR.
We wish you a bath great an sma'
A merry, happy day,
Shake hands a. roun' a care tae droon,
Let gladness haze fu' sway
Nae care annoy, may a enjoy
a dayO' mirth an fun,
WI dance an sang the hale day lang
Max auld folks think they're young.
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For mirth an cheer we're gathered nrle,
Young lads an lasSeS Draw,
Yes, young or auld-wi' heads near baud,
Or locks as white 'sthe shaw.
Come ane an a, help row the pa,
Gar Ike face look BRIGHT
The races rim, "a prize tae win,
Then dance an sing at nicht.
Tho far ava fra Scotland Draw
Whaur memories fond still cling
Wen play each game we liked at hame,
Her SangS We II gladly sing
We like the sangs o Bonnie Doom,
THE Woods O Craigilee''
The Aud Shin Bane, - THE Kye comes Hame,
Or "BonnetS o. Bonnie Dundee
''The broomie knowes, the boatie rows,
Wi memories fond replete,
Aud Robin Gray, and Scots Wha Haze
Tae max cor saugs complete.
The whale day lang on ilka han
Wen haze dayo fun,
What 'er YOU do min not get fu -
Just whistle no the lum"
Wi hearts fu' LIGHT fra morn till nicht y
Well a be laith tae part, = @
The braid tongue sweet, as auld friends meet
BE heard on illa ART.
AS Scotch folks true. wi hearts gaze fu'
We think on Aud Lang Sync''
o. youthful days, O. Scotia'S braes
IN memory'S niche enshrined.
That land we love-yet we Will prove
This land is now our home,
Our friends will see and all agree -
No disreSDect is shown.
Prove to our friends by every means
All things deceptive scOrp,
They'll love us more cause We adore
The land whaur we were born.
A time like this, a day o. bliss
Pits Scotch folks il u swither,
When south friens meet their north fIiens greet
Since we've come a thegither.
NV Scotch fo'ls true, L guess I'm thro
I, said my little say
III curb my muse at Syracuse
And spend happy day.
At about o'clock at night the proceed
ings were brought to a close. The occasion
was a Joyous one to the Scotch people
Neighbor met neighbor, and such a shall-
ing of hands was seldom seen before.
When the train was returning to Salt Lake
in the cars you could hear some singing
Bonnie Dundee others "a Hundred
Pipers an a." ''Auld Lang Ssne,'' when
the Kye Comes Hame,'' ''Ye Banks and
Braes." and other Scotch favorite airs
The committee is deserving praise for
the able manner in which they conducted
the days sport and managed the excursion.
Altogether. the affair will long be remem-
bered by the sons and daughters of the
LAND o. cakes.' NJ.