News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-09-21
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION.
TO THE HON. H. C. FISK, U. S. CONSUL
AT ST, JOHNS.

in the town for many years. III was
an honest, sincere and hearty tribute
to private and public worth in which
all parties, religions and nationalltles
commingled with equal enthusiasm.
In the first place came the banquet.
Mr.. Mayor O'Cain presided and the
Messrs. /. B. Futvoye and f. u. Mar
chand occupied the vice chairs. At
the right of the chairman sat the
guest of the evening and Rev. Mr..
Windsor. Mr.. Whatley, Mr.. Wyman,
and Mr.. B. w. Wilkinson; at the left
DIR. Chevalier, Mayor of Iberville, Mr..
E. R. Smith and Mr.. A. j. Wight.
The dining hall was handsomely dec
grated, the menu was elaborate and
the enthusiasm of the large party was
unbounded. 1t was undoubtedly a
feast of reason and flow Of soul.
The following is a list of the toasts
and sentiments connected with them
as we'll as the names of the prOposers
and those who responded =
The Queen. (The Chairman.)
ITO sing thy power would claim seraph's
tongue,
And thought and melody of loftier tone"
The President of the United States.
(The Chairman.
"The place is dignifed by the doer's deeds"
Acknowledged by Mr.. W. Fl. Wyman.
The Army, Navy and Volunteers.
''Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the c,tnnon's mouth.
Proposed by Mr.. IF. G. Marchand re-
sponded to by Mr.. Futvoye.
Our Guest-the Hon. HenryC c. Fisk.
(The Chairman.
81 dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none"
The Mayor and Corporation of st.
Johns and Iberville.
'Pour the bright lymph that Heaven itself
let's fall,
In one fair humber let US toast them all"
Proposed by Mr.. Fisk; responded to
by Messrs. O'Cain, Chevalier and Will
kinson.
The Commercial Interests of Can
ada and the United States.
and charms,
Here, sun-browned Labor swings his naked
arms"
Proposed by Mr.. Smith responded
to by Maj. Trotter.
The Clergy and other Learned Pro-
LESSONS.
"Sweet is the scene where general friendship
plays -,
The pleasing game of interchanging praise. )"
Proposed by Mr.. J. Black; responded
to by Rev. W. Windsor, DIR. Wood,
Mr.. Chase, Mr.. Boucher and Mr..
Marchand.
The Press.
"Who loads and fires that great machine,
And fires it off with deafening din.
And makes us every battle win? ,"
Proposed by Mr.. A. j. Wight; re-
sponded to by Messrs. Beaulieu and
Smith.
Volunteer Toasts.
$50 many tongue the evening hour pro-
longs
With spangled speeches, let alone the songs"
The Ladies.
'Ye youths Oh beware
OF liquor and how you run after the fair.
Proposed by Mr.. st. Mars and re-
sponded to by Mr. Mann.
The Chairman.
1.-THE observed of all Observers
Proposed by Mr.. Windsor and duly
acknowledged.
The health of Mr.. Fisk was of course
the toast of the evening. His Wor-
ship prefaced it in very feeling and
appropriate language, and then read
and presented to him the following
address, which was beautifully en-
crossed on parchment and framed =
To me Hon. Fl. C. FISK, U. S. Consul St.
Johns,P O..
DEAR SHIT is with commingled feelings
OF pleasure and pain that we approach you
on this occasion: of pleasure, because of the
qualification we have experienced during the
past four years in our social and official inter
course with you: of pain, because of the pros
pect of the immediate dissolution of those as
sociations and of your withdrawal from our
midst.
Life, however, is made up of sunshine and
shadow, of light and gloom, and we must ac-
cept its responsibilities as well as to sip its
pleasures, so we are constrained to reconcile
ourselves to your removal to other scenes of
labor.
But in bidding you farewell we desire to give
expression to our hearty appreciation of your
labors since you came to st. Johns. The
ability and unfaiing courtesy displayed in
your office has been supplemented by the de-
sire to thoroughly identify yourself with us
socially.
By graceful transition, and without losing
your own personality, you seemed to adapt
yourself to our ways and customs and mode
of living, and thus became part and parcel of
ourselves. This, no doubt, has added much
to your popularity here, while it has by no
means diminished your usefulness as a repre-
sentative of your Government. And in this
connection we should fall short of our duty if
we failed to mention the name of your estim-
able wife. Blessings brighten as they take
their flight" Mrs. Fisk has nobly seconded
your efforts to maintain the cordial relations
that have existed between us, and the assist
aDee she has so frequently rendered by her
rare vocal powers, on both pub bic and private
occasions, is deserving of special acknowledge
ment at our hands.
To her and to other members of your fam
lily, them as well as to yourself we wish you
most abundantprosperity and happiness in
the future years that lie before you and con-
graduate you upon the success of your i'm
pOrtant mission here
We subscribe ourselves
Your most obedient servants,
JAMES O'CAIN, Mayor, land rs othersl.
The reception which the guest of
the evening received at this stage of
the proceedings was one certainly
which he cannotreadily forget. Cheer
after cheer rent the air, and song after
song greeted his ears before he had
an opportunity of making his voice
heard. Finally order being restored
Mr.. Fisk acknowledged in eloquent
and feeling words, what he termed
the great honor that had been con-
ferred upon him. He declared that
since he came to st. Johns he and his
family had received nothing but kind
ness and courtesy from the people of
the place and that he should have
been less than a man had he failed to
appreciate at its worth this consider
alton and attention. AS to identify
ing himself with the manners and Gus
toms OF the community, he observed
that where the manners and customs
were so pleasant and agreeable it reg
qulred no effort to adapt oneself to
them, nor was it any credit to follow
the maxim of doing in Rome as the
Romans do. He thanked his friends
Tor their generous reference to Mrs.
FISK and assured them that she also
appreciated and would ever remember
their kindness. -Four of the happiest
years of their life had been spent in
st. Johns, and The fact that they we're
carrying back with them to their ma
tive hills OF Vermont Canadian child
would further cement their pleasant
recollectlons of their temporary So
journ in this noble and hospitabIe old
town. On resuming his seat Mr.. Fisk
was again greeted with deafening
cheers.
Every speaker who rose to his feet
made some reference to the guest of
the evening 90 hn mar not Co. -