The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-28
HUNDRED AND FIFTY GUESTS PRESENT
Articles of incorporation of the Gait
Coal Company Have Been
Filed.
sNISSney Secures a Verdict for $1,000
Al the District Court Yesterday
The Case Appealed.

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"a entertain at a banquet the Caledonians
ofa Great Falls and their friends who had
assaulted to do honor to the memory of
Robert Burns, the gentle cotter king,
Wh0, 1872 years ago, was born in "Cale-
donia stern and wild, meet nurse for a
poetic child"
About $3.50 guests began to arrive and
at 10 O'Clock the banqueting hall was
crowded and every available seat was &C.
cupied. After a characteristic scotch
ssdenner,' that Burns loved so we'll, the
chairman Of the evening, Judge Race,
briefly and to the point explained that
they had met to pay tribute to the genius
and imperishable memory of Robert
Es1Fus.
CsN.Webster responded TO the toast of
ssOur CITY and Commerce." and paid a
sdeoefxed compliment to the Scottish
bfct4 which helped to achieve the on
dsff64 1S6nlts which Great Falls has &C.
complNksd. Next on the programme
III principal toast of the evening,
A11i3s11gl Burns" This was responded to
vi Ikt.Sn. n. Baum, who, in polished and
welIsSo&4ded periods, spoke as follows:
Ay92 1hAck in the long ago, Scotland
;eAV8sl&J6e world the subject we meet to-
ntStAxst 6c0mmemorate.
4mtd4ka burst of genius such as man
Kind hlGGd sneyer known before, came Rob
III addrfnS He was purely Scottish, yet
70 e0uptry and no age can Claim this
6WeeEAndstender poet. With the highest
s~enttnl1nts and the keenest appreciation
Of the teaderest passions, there was just
eA0uGhSC{ human nature, to show the d.
NM intlis greatest of living or dead
p09f1kSSSsNs9 Enc stars shine brightest In the
datknH1la13k Without the night there can
~ 10#d afS without grief no joy. The
riG~htqnNaness of oblivion wraps its broad
nlsntIe around his foibles, whatever they
may hAsS been, and leaves us only the
wondrous man Of all ages.
WOm1ns ~ ever loved an eloquent and
darin4 andmirer. Burns was both, and had
hi jean AfmOur and Highland Mary.
Jean s1yas ihia wife but Mary sat in the
highest 3anple Of his heart while her
sajffj]Hit found place amid the stars. If his
88Iy s1raSSton for the latter had found
t1GS9igSAinAshn earthly union, many of his
ndiiSsni w head (for he had none OF
hSSyf3 N1uld have never been. Burns
NV lGIap&Stern OF no man. He stands
aaodsssMSs lT1t Followers and no successors.
HsYmiiSS IfkSs9Sd With men Of every kind. lie
b4SarnNS Sr6uainted with the ambitious
and hOreSSSGik ~ heart. file heard the
raiA dT0p 0rcn the roof ana it was a
prem illed Win memories of life. To
him 6ysryG Held was II picture, every
lAn41G&rs poem, every flower a tender
th0n7Y VA avery forest a fairylsnd. He
w1S txfaI in his life and thought,
sh0G5xS pharisees and Prudes. He ever
VI NJ fireside of the heart. His
septfnenffs will live until languages are
'd&9aS&Gnd lips are dust. He loved to see
xSklxlI 1Sl14fla " Joy on every cheek, v
S fasdS2I&ness lowered around his high
f3f21 Hons and tinged his every Joy
II 36hess. Washington lives upon
S4k canvas, but Burns IN the heart
unity. If I should attempt to paint
ESsaf&&guage the sweet tenderness of
EG33ld16fS, my picture would be but the
aHt&iMiIn light Of the glorious sun of gen.
401)4l shines through all he said.
WA&4a1a4l say that humble honesty, mod
eA&lS STffSiAtness, and true manhood, have
A A 3g1n strengthened and pushed to
Shi8 SXHsfes0lve by his grand vindication
t5iSf3ness of our common humanity,
~ {sdearest of all he said to Scot's nd's
N5#&SaMAEEEssH a that, and a that
ERSS5M%sA mar Ia a nan FOR a that"
s4 ER49S4immed with age in every cline
h4x&eSeGd hands weak with passing time
h2S4N11aspsd with tirmer tenderness
whSSK391s whispered
SO s$ssSss .ForA Aud Lang eyne my dear.
AHasSs{ is@4Ha4 EOr Aud Lang Syne,
sasaA$1sE5ES Wei take q emp o'kindness yet,
als5AiSs OF Aud Lang Syne."
sweet tender expression Of the
6S5FHNNhen frosty age has come, nothing
<&N6ysr equaled his "John Anderson
r M John." He was every inch a
nan, his large heart went out to
NH k6uble, and his soul was the soul
seman. All he had he gave to
and asked no return. He was
khout an atom of prejudice and
and died without an evil or I'M
thought The world was his
co494pRnnd mankind was his kin. His
aout I'm always free. BY the banks of
ne l6xely Ayr where its waters kissed
IA Sp9Qply shore, in the sight of the green
Ok~3AkSsbc0ttish hills, near that sanctified
gpdG6dsarer then all others to him, where
thas%dew g%listened on the heather, the
a1H1t5itof Burns left the heart and shook
19a1gillness of a Scottish dawn, on its
tnAY to the stars.
~ Gordon sang Scotch Lassie
Z and then came the Scottish ua.
dance, executed by Messrs. Nc
he, Lyall, W. and j. Robertson.
D next toast, "Our Lassies and In
Guests" was responded to by J. G,
who paid we'll merited compli'
j to the grace, form and character Of
4sotch ~lassies.
b. Beebe sang a "Scot Itch Song" and
heartily encpred.
drew Lyall responded to the toas'
Dur Adopted Home" and after I
-"There was a Lad"-sy james
4thorne, the last toast of the evening
y Land d'Cakes, was ably responded
y the Rev. j. Reid. He humorousiy
graphically expressed himself Ii
Hrot'isn dialect, which so hOEelessll
aed our shorthand man that he hui
et been able to smooth out the knot
as Uranium. After Mr.. Reid's ad
the chairman rose and thanked thu
Assenbled guests for their unremit
attention and announced that tn
ueulng exercise would close by al
ng 10 singing two verses OF .Ault
Syne," Al its conclusion thu
we're cleared away for dancing
2 was kept up till q late hour.
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