The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16

1nlS was responded 10 on DeQaIE OF the
the alumni in the following:
Greetings, Suniower Alumni
We glad with you 10 be-
The 81 ChatauQUans
Are proud TO come today;
And too 10 come II numbers,
Last year came alone,
Now g3's take courage
The fed IS all your own.
The race is run. we have obtained
How much, cannot tell,
But thirst FOR knowl edge kindled aew
Is surely something gained
You snow we've deIved in classics,
On science we have looked.
In history were beginning,
We can never close its book.
To art, religion, language
We have given a passing glaRCe.
To higher education
We a.e ready TO advance.
In you classmates Olyrnpian.
Ny pride can never waue.
You truly have been loyal
And 10 work in manner royrl
Has ever been your aim.
Your WORK Is Just beginning.
AL the other was but Citing
For more study ulreui,tIlg
Higher prizes 70 lay claim.
To Chatauqua be all praises
Great al greater its Alumni
INIT, all our wives and mothers
Sisters, friends and aUnts and brothers
Be enrolled and call for others
In these ranks. C. L. ;, c.
We are permitted through the courtesy
of two Of the ladies TO give their re-
spouses to the respective toasts, Mother
Earth" and Our English
Ladies-The history OF Mother Earth"
is our history. Dust we are and to that
condition we are to return. Our ancestors
took good care that we'll prepared material
should enter into her only direct descend
ant, for We're not those grains OF sand to
become part of the life Of every human
being. Even the people Of the nineteenth
century must have some foundation for
the claim that they are made OF good stuff
Adam was made Of dust We have not
learned to what strata, OF what period,
of what age, of what great system or con
the dust SO houOred belonged. But after
reading Winchelrs Life OF Mother
Earth" we can well believe the evolution
caused her. groanings which could not be
uttered. From the very first the mother
had trouble with her son. Adam earth
proved a refractory youth, even before he
had become man OF spirit. She admin
istered an awful scorching, and ever so
many times nearly drowned him in water,
then, of course. he must take chlorides,
bromides sulphates and Carbonates.
who shall say the druggists are not
prophetic type? Then Adam was allowed
10 rest awhile. All nature smiled on him
and the mother was happy, until the dis
tressing thought came to her. Adam
Earth might learn 10 love ease
too well. Immediately, Old Borezs
was sought for advice. He recon-
mended glacial application. Then began
sucn a scratching and humping. a turn
ing over, lifting up and dropping down,
that history recorded 1t upon the rocks,
thinking 1t worthy Of mention Al last,
mother earth was touched with COMPASS
sion. Her heart warmed toward her boy
and she said. 1t IS enough" Once again
Adam earth could bask IN sunshine on
the beach. could enjoy the gentle zephyrs
waiting over him and be at peace with the
world The fishes, the lizards. ali Of the
submarine animals aud all of the land
animals would come 20 keep him com
panv Old ocean would quell MS feroCity
that he might approach gently aud lave the
feet OF the son OF the one woman IN earth
The age of dawn lad a lore story. The
beginning was wooiug. Old ocean made
MANY attempts 70 embrace mother
earth, but II the first period OF
their Acquaintance. she was 50 hot temper
ed she simply vaporiZed him. Notice this
was the very first presentation OF the
Moth and candle. Faint heart ne'er
won fair lady. Old Ocean persisted and
finally succeeded, not only Il embracing
her. but IN enwr4pPiug her. He simply
ran all over her. She was pleased but
what OF the promised children, II there
was never place barred for them 10 Iay
their bea5s. with this thought filling her
min6 she freed herself, bar Tot without
many misGIvings; not without many re-
turns 70 her lovers arms; not without
much inward strife; not without much
heart burning But she strengthened her
vertebra with granite, she filed
her veins with coal. her pockets with gold
and precious stones, she covered her face
with verdUrs and prepared 3 various
language for Adam and his descendants
For his gayer hours ste has a voice OF |
giadneSs. and . smile. an elCqUeuce OF /
beauty and she -iides into his darker /
with 4 mid and healing synpa- /
thy that steals away their Sharpness, ere /
he IS aware
Drawing Adam earth thus closely 20 her I
she te.cnes him o. her Creator. she speaks /
10 him Of God.
Her mountains and hills burst forth into 4
singing aud the trees OF the fields clap 4
Their hands for jsy and JOIN rs Ii the 4
GLORIOUS OF the creation
Ladies, 10 this bsae6ce1t woman, 20
our first mother, lei Is wish long lie.
Response 20 the toast. Our Eagllsa."
We have aII doubtless applAaded the /
good taste OF that hero OF modern opera.
who. in spite OF al temptations 70 belong
10 other nations. remained az English- /
nan" For, yoa remember, that being a. /