Nevada County picayune., 1891-02-12
THE CLOVER CLUB.

SOl. VI. L. SIDOOJe Teau tue I0llOW-
ing resolutions, which were unani.
mously adopted:
ReSOlred, LIST. That this Club
deeply regrets the death oflthe histo-
rian, George Bancroft; and takes oc.
casion to give expression to it's sor-
row on this especial evening, because
it is set apart for studying and dis
cussing the poems of William Cullen
Bryant. 1t seems to us, that while
recalling and enjoying the songs OF
the poet, it is not unfit to remember
his kindred spirit, the historian, 80
recently departed. Mr.. Bancroft s
labors, because of their usefulness
and ability, deserve to be recognized
and commended by the world. Dur
ing his life he was justly regarded as
great, in more than one field of hui
man effort. He served his country
in high official positions with such
skill and honesty, as to merit and re-
ceive the general esteem of his fellow
citizens. Though supplemented
republican, always sympathizing with
the people, and upholding human
rights in their best and broadcast
sense, he won the admiration of
Kings and Emperors, as well as of
all the master minds among his con-
temporaries; and, what is far better,
the love and respect of all his coun-
trymen. This was and is his due,
because his public achievements were
adorned by private life of singular
excellence and purity. But as we
are assembled for literary purposes,
it is as historian that we chiefly
desire to remember him this evening
The period of which he wrote is
among the most interesting IN the
annals of the world. During that
period his country played no second
part; it was, in fact, the leader in
some Of the greatest movements ever
made for the elevation and happiness
of the masses of men. This part of
its history he has strongly, truly and
beautifully told. The skill of the
narrative together with the absorbing
interest of the subject, will carry the
story down to all future ages, in
glowing fullness, We enjoy hap
piness, even now, In anticipating the
avidity with which remote genera
tons will read his pages, and glory
in the heroism and wisdom OF our Col
onial Fathers, We fee! it to have
been fortunate thing that Mr.. Ban
croft was born, lived and labored
among us; and, with melancholy
happiness, we remember him on this
occasion, in connection with Mr.,
Bryant. The genuine poets and his
torians of country deserve warm
place in the hearts of its people.
They preserve, in song and story,
the memory of its deeds and the ac-
tons of its heroes. They utter those
high neutrality-suspicious. immaterial
but beautiful facts of thought, morals
and sentiment, which aid so much in
making people great and happy.
Were it not for them the statesman
wreath and the victor's laurels would
soon be forgotten. We should, there.
fore, honor them upon all fitting oc-
casions; and few among them de-
serve higher place than Bancroft and
Bryant, whom we so honor tonight,
Res0Ired, 2nd. That while we de-
plore the loss OF Mr.. Bancroft, We
are grateful that he lived to hale
happy old age and died in the full.
ness Of his fame, after his work or
earth was done, and without single
stain upon his character. His coun
trymen will always regard his tomt
as sacred place, and 60 to it fol
that inspiration which strengthen:
the good purposes, and purities the
ambitions Of life.
"Such graves as his are pilgrim shrines-
Shrines to no code or creed confined.
The Delphian Wales, the rslcstines,
The Meccas of the mind"
Though mortal life and labor for hin
are over, still let us hope that hi
great Spirit is in that land
"Where everlasting spring ahides
And never whitening flowers"
The Club meets Feb'y II, 1891
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. II
Logan, for which meeting the Com
mittee on Program report the fol
lowing:
Responses to Roll.-Stanza of Origi
nal Poetry.
Music. Pattie Arnold.
"Rcvicwing the Field, Discussion
of Literature under Four Heads.
as bright Epochs of Literature.
Capt. w. r. White.
(2.) "Waifs of Literature. Mis-
Annie Hatley.
Music--quartette. Under the super
vision of Mrs. Wiley Terry.
(3.) Books that Live but a Day.
Mr.. John Arnold.
G.) Literary Victims. D." - Mrs
Harris.
Impromptu Topics,
Vocal Musio.--Miss Helen Davis,
ANNIE HATLEY, Sec'y.
Mathew Armstrong, of Crofton, KY, no.
| In his SEVENTEEN year. says he has been trou
bled with diarrhea every summer rs IA
back as he can recollect, He has in HI
| tine ,tsad nnanv medicines hut mono enu,