The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-17

see nlmSelI ana MS ONCE LOVING KlnSmen
defeated so ANONYMOUSLY, hence asked
that the motion be put clearly by ayes and
nays, and both were elected as well as the
good scribe, to the entire satisfaction of
each. Then honorary members We're
voted in to the extent of about thirty. By
the way, this meeting was the longest
ever held by the clan.
The Presidents address was kind of
tour around the world. He started out
over in the Province of Ontario, praising
our Scotch and English neehbors and
their institutions; then went down the St.
Lawrence Rapids into the Province of
Quebec, paying his respects to the French
Canadians, depicting the contrast between
the two neighboring provinces; then across
to the British Isles, making a sort of semi
official visit to the august Queen, the no.
blest sovereign in the world, simple in
her greatness, on whose domain the sun
never sets in his course; then across Swe-
den and the German ocean to see the
young Gar of all the Russias and to ex-
plain the bond of sympathy between that
most despotic of governments and the Re-
publics of France and the United States,
the three powers encircling the world, but
adding incidentally that the natural ALI
ance is between the Britons and Ameri
cans, the Anglo axons, destined to rule
the world, then dropping in on the I'M
speakable Turk, to put in a remonstrance
against the outrages Of Christian Armenia
raising a cheer that started the rafters
hen he stated that for twelve months he
had been wanting to pay thousand dol
lars for commission to run the Darda-
nelles' with the White Squadron and storm
the cities on the Black Sea; then speeding
far west, he shook out the folds of his
banner over struggling Cuba, declaring she
must be free; then retracng his steps into
Boguesdale, declaring that the world is in
deed round and that humanity is climbing
the sleeps of time and that the old world
that Caesar could not make new again, is
surely becoming new in the beauteous
empire founded nineteen hundred years
ago on the banks Of the Jordan.
Well, the program ran on like this
Music-didn't come inf it did, it was
50 fine nobody heard it. Reading by Lady
John Suketorth-tirst class, speech by the
Sage Of Quantabacook-wra up in
his mysticism to such an extent that he
did not respond and the Master of Cere-
monies spared his classic locks being hid
den under the comic section-dunces' cap
by telling little story instead. Read
ing by Miss Inez Peavey, very excellent;
song by c. ). Adams. the Duke OF Wood
mans Mills-disappointed us now the
second season, but tried to otfseC it by Ye-
marks, saying he was put down-prompt-
ly interrupted by the man ut the helm,
Who sagcly remarked that lie seemed to
be putting himself down. Reading by
Mrs. Sadie Adams, who more than made
up fu1 her husbands failure Reading by
q, +, Randall, the Eail Of Cartersburg
par excellence. Canto s, by the Pres,
then the Ten Little Niger song.
The title of the Canto was cone Winter
School" AS a word picture in rhyming
iambic couplets that at times broke into
skipping anapests, then backed up occa-
s0nally into finger jointed dactyls and
grave spondees it showed out something
like this: first a Thanksgiving scene,
with early fight of snow, then a Sunday
in the quiet DALE when
"The prayers that from the desk We're heard
Came gentle winged as bird,
And tears with each petition meek
Coursed down the modest parsons cheek.
Sweet gems fresh from the Saints pure eyes,
Bright dews dropped out of faiths clear
skies"
Then came one of those simple pastoral
glimpses that we never tire of looking
l - - ~ - ~ "
brought in. hooks hacked hovs slowed
away in he'd TO he mn and off hefore liyht
for the schoolbonse crawl in tbe window
and get first pick of seats-early bird and
first worm, YOU see: but this time a snow
bird and worm frozen stiff Tban school
h4oinnino anrollmen+ of solalars davs
"a ,,.aaI,a - ..iaa; S4 l,:,',. ICY
~ "Iehs Vi Ialhin' master oislheu'
uioiI happenings, george washington
hatchet story read, running like this:
''W hen he was questioned about some
wrong he had done his chin wonld u1iyer.
his Inns wor]d curl and ont rnnld coma
the ftrn+lA +ae+h ,rLan a ,,1oa,, &c +Lo
rising genius of the Sage doino SIMS for
the boys.
"His cl,idi,,9 ua1- 1,as n I,..,,. ,,,,,,,,
With pencil 'twixt finger and thumb
Blunt at the end-too fast 'twolld wear.
If sharpening he did not spare
He made his figures Arabic.
Some of them dron, some of them slick,
some qul'k as Ilghtnlng, some siow-drdWn,
~ WI sneele OF h"
His fonr rnntinured - han 100 neon '''i''
But funniest his twos and nir4s
AS grapevine trelis intertwines,
Bottom and top sprang from his fist,
ANA ended IN little twist;
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