The herald., 1898-10-11

ing over, Mrss George Gleason stepped into
the spabe between the parlor and dining
room and addressed the happy couple, in
forming them Of the esteem In which they
were held by their host of friends present
and their desire to manifest 1t by present
ing them with a memento Of their regard
and personal love. She then presented
beautiful set Of china and silver-ware.
Mrs. Jennie M. Hodges read the follow
ing poem, written for the ocasion:
A Song Of Silver
In his poem Of Miss Kilmansegg.
And her precious. beautiful golden leg
Hood has sung the story Of Gold
"Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold,'
Molten, craven, hammered and rolled,
Heavy to get and light to hold,
Hoarded, bartered, bought and sold"-
In a very exquisite fashion,;
But the story of Silver has never been sung
BY any such mellifuous tongue.
Though changes upon 1t have often been
rung,
And to 1t mankind have closely clung
With an almost equal passion.
Although we live in the Golden State"
With its far-famed, wonderful Golden
Gate"
Let the truth have honest confession,
We have more silver by far than gold,
And when It's uses shall all be told,
They'll exceed the others manifold,
And gain a more brilliant expression.
Some Of our people. as may be sworn,
Had silver spoon instheir mouth when
born,
And others quite soon thereafter;
And many a child while growing up,
Drinks Its milk from q silver cup
And laughs with a silvery laughter.
Good Christian babies, we know, are wont
To be baptized from silver font
More often than any other;
And silver rattles and silver rings
(For cutting teeth and other such things
Are supplied by the doting mother.
Thus, with uses and blessings rife.
Silver follows our course through life
To silver we're always beholden.
The brightness that lightens the darkness
of night
Is due far more to the moons silver light
Than the twinkling stars. which are
golden.
In lifes whole web. through warp and
woof;
In the city's mart, or alone and aloof
This silver thread is entwining.
We celebrate our happiest times
by singing aloud the silver chimes;
Our pleasantest rhymes are silvery rhymes,
And cur clouds have a silver lining.
as lifes beginning, so, too, Is It's close
Silvery still, as every one knows,
With silver old age weaves its tresses.
And when our life struggles over and past
1.-THE silver cord is loosened at last"
That solemn fact sweetly expresses.
OF all the uses of silver in life.
The best Is when 1t buys one a wife,
AS oft in the Biblical story;
The worst Is, when a Judas s paid,
And thirty pieces of silver are made.
More worth than the Lord of Glory"
OF all the festive occasions we know,
Which cause good people with pleasure to
glow,
Long true in their Giving and loving"
Not one can furnish more perfect delight
Than that which gathers us here tonight
The joys Of a Silver Wedding.
The following were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Berry, Mr.. and Mrs Jacobs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Soper, Mr.. and Mrs. Young, Rev. and Mrs.
Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Longley, Mr..
and Mrs. 8. H. Longley. g. W. Wilson,
Mrs. Ada Longley, Mrs. Adela Jackson,
Miss Amelia jackson, Mr.. and Mrs Hinck-
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bartlett, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G. Tilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenyon
Warren, Rev. A. H. Gunnett. Fred Cross
ley, Mrs. Mathers. Mrs. Jennie M. Hodges,
Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. G. Glea-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Barden, Miss Crossley,
Miss Grace Longley.