St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-07-27

ture OF so many ingredients as could
be found in the famous Greek dish,
the name of which had more than
forty syllabes-the least said OF this
the better Then came the fish
fresh mackerel, cod, haddock, and
halibut-salted beef, vegetables and
bareback made up the bulk OF the
dinner, while for desert we had two
kinds of pie-an unheard-of luxury
cheese, and a pudding. When we
were through we gave hearty
cheer in honor of the master OF the
kitchen, to which he responded in
very feeling words; he detained the
men more than twenty minutes, and
no doubt would have spoken half a
day if his audience had stayed below
to listen; however, we had come up
on deck and were ready for the exer-
cises Of the afternoon.
Three hours were taken up in
speeches appropriate to the 4th OF
July. One of the Americans talked
to the crew about the Declaration
of Independence" what led to it,
how and where it was drawn up,
and how the freedom Of the United
States was owing in large measure
to the courage and perseverance OF
the colonies from ITO to 1888; ne
went on to speak of the advantages
of our form OF government, especially
in the case of those who have to
make their own way in the world;
he told the men that America is the
land of blessing and of plenty for the
oppressed in all quarters of the earth,
and that our shores are open to peo-
pie from every nation in Europe.
what the United States expects of
her citizens" he said, sis that they
shall be educated, that each one
shall have some honorable way in
which to make a livelihood, and
that all shall be united in the love
they owe their country" These
words had a marked effect on the
fishermen, some Of whom knew lit
tie of the Fourth of July and what
it means to an American; the spirit
of fun that was so noticeable at din
ncr had given way to one of sober
thought, and faces ofthe men indicat-
ed that new ideas had been put in
to their minds; they were impressed,
and before the day was done they
had been taught most valuable les
son.
The Irishmen and the Norwegians
described their homes across tn, sea
they told us why they had left Ire
land and Norway, and their words
were most appropriate sequel to
what had been said. A German in
broken English gave an interesting
account of his home in the Faith
erland" he was a peasant from the
Black Forest, and had come to
America in order to get money enough
to get back to Germany and bring
his father and mother to "the home
land of the children" as he called the
United States. Before the day was
ended every member of the crew
had taken some part in the talk,
and we went below to supper feeling
better acquainted with each other
to a few OF us the thought had come
that "a mans man for a that, y
that beneath forbidding exterior
there is always a human heart.
After setting the sails and hanging
out the red and green side lights, we
gathered together in the stern of
the vessel. One of the crew-he was
a medical student passing his vaca.
ton on the water-sang the Nation
al hymn, America" This was fol-
lowed by the Star Spangled Ban
ner," all the men joining in the cho-
rus. We had practiced this for sew
eral days, and now it was called for
again and again. A negro gave us
some plantation melodies, accom-.
panying himself on the banjo; a
Frenchman from Normandy recited
in a kind of chant one of the old bal
lads of his homeland, and late in the
evening we had songs of lighter ma
ture, such as "Marching Through
Georgia, u" Yankee Doodle" and 9th
er popular airs. Taken all in all
our concert on deck was a success
and we had every reason to remem
Der that day and night as one of the
happy days of a lifetime.-[A. E
Marden in New York Tribune.