The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-15
Englishman's Picnic.

The Englishmen of Shiawassee county
met at the fair grounds yesterday for their
annual picnic and after enjoying a basket
picnic dinner. assembled in the floral hall to
listen to the program which had been pre-
pared.
At about two o'clock the president Col. j.
II. Moyses called the assembly to order
making few remarks and expressing
their regret at being unable to secure the
Hon. John Northwood, of New Lothrop, to
make the address as they had expected. A
letter from Mr.. Northwood was read how
ever.
The first number of the program was a
duet by Messrs. Duff and Horsman, Mr..
Zimmerman presiding at the organ. Fol-
lowing this was prayer by Rev. King.
Miss Carrie MOyses gave recitation con-
tanning an exciting though humorous &C
count of balloon courtship which was very
amusing
A solo, MARY Lee" by G. G. Duff fol-
lowed this selection when Rev. King was
sponded by relating ar incident of the time
when he was sergeant in the Sd Michigan
infantry and his regiment was shut in near
Murfreesboro. Provisions became scarce
and the soldiers coming to him inquired
about the rations. They were told there
were none, when they asked II they might
have what was in the boxes i'm which their
provisions were sent. Then they shook
each box carefully over blanket and gath
cred up about painful of crumbs. That was
their condition today. Their speaker was
absent and instead of that feast nothing but
crumbs remained for them. He gave an it,
teresting account of the earliest history of,
England and in closing sail that while they
loved that country, were they not Ameri-
cans ana more in love with America They
loved the flag of thousand years" but for
him there was much more inspiration in the
stars and stripes and he loved the American
flag the best.
The Rev. Walton was introduced next
and began by remarking that he didn't
know as he would he allowed to be one of
of them as he was three parts Scotch and one
English but he was born and raised in Eng
land and loved that country, yet he now was
like the errand boy who was expected to
give pair of pigeons to gentleman but
who lost them by his curiosity getting the
better of him thereby letting them escape.
On the gentlemans remarking, "Ah, have
pair OF pigeons here" he guiltily said,
"Then you are smarter than 1 am, for l
haven't any in the basket, at ALL" He was
in similar predicament as he hadn't any
speech and he hardly thought the audience
could get one from him? Mr.. Walton has
been in this country but nine years. Usual
ly, he said. things are better in this country
than in England but he thought there were
some exceptions. One exception, he
thought, was in political purity, a less liza
bility for tampering with the ballot and
better enforcement of law there than here.
After all he had but little use for England
and expects the day will come when Eng
land and all other aristocratic or lnonarchial
forms Of government will be succeeded by
the republican form Of government and
every man can have his rights. He even ex-
prcted the United States to annex Hawaii
and then little later England herself.
Secy. Brooks read n selection "The jim
ers." ard also al original chapter additional
to that piece which was up to date and hit
some OF the members present IN joking
way. He Was followed by T. }. Horsmap,
who based his claim to bs there upon his