Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26
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"HERE'S TO RHYMING Robe
BURNS"

+ So sang the Draw lads ami bonnie
.laesies of the land o cakes yesterday
iall over Butte. So sang the scotch
miner down in the bowels OF the eafth
las he swung his pick and felt the m
SEPARATION of the bard of Ayr. so sang
the Gordon Highanders out on the
veldts of the Transvaal, lamenting only
that the day could not be crowned by
some victory which would add glory to
Scotland and Scotlands sons. SO sang
the Caledonans everywhere on the face
of the globe. as they lifted their cups
and drank to the memory of one whose
heart and name We're theirs, but whose
fame belonged to the world. So sang
others than Scots-those of the common
people who loved the poet because of
his life among tnelIi. and because of
the sermon preached in the couplet-
THAT rank is but the guinea stamp,
mans man for a that"
The 142d anniversary of the birth OF |
Robert Burns was celebrated YESTERDAY
in Butte in various ways, nut last hlsh,
the Scots gave expression OF thelr ioVe
for the poet and native land at the
Audit orium. Sweet voices Warpleo 'he
songs of the bard and bonnie lassles
danced the Highland fling to the Strains
of the bagpipes The merits of Robert |
and the mantle of charity was thrown |
over the faults which too often afflict
men with great hearts. The entertain
anent was supplemented with dance, |
and this concluded, covers were LAID Tor
about 200 people. who enjoyed ana rel
ished the great dish of the Scots, known
as "haggis" Altogether, Scotch fes-
tival is one that any man can attend
and wonder how life can be made SO
pleasant.
one feature of the entertainment was
the presence of about a dozen Scots
dressed in the Highland costume No
where in the world is there uniform
YOU could hardly call it else-more pic
turesuue than that of the Highland
Scots. The natives Of the Alps and
those living in the valleys of the Dan
ube present striking features III dress,
but nothing like the kits, the shawl
and the jaunty cap with it's long RIBBON.
And then the lassies! One would think
that Dame Fashion some day Will come
to her senses and ordain that women
shall dress in the costume OF the girl
of the Highlands, for there is nothing
more bewitching in the eyes of lover
The festival last night was conducted
under the auspices of the society known
as the Royal Highlanders, and was
really the grandest affair ever produced
nv the Scotchmen of Butte At one
time there existed Burns club in the
city. bat its progress was backward and
it fuu ly lapSed. A few Scotchmeh'
howe vcr. prominent among them being
Archie p. ellis, grew restless under
patriotic inactivity, and organized the
Royal Highlanders, and today this So
ciety is in t1ourishing condition. The
entertainment and ball last night gives
the best evidence of it's popularity and
usefulness among the Caledonlans OF
Butte and so long as Archie Gins, the
"Rlack Prince" is at the helm, we shall
often hear of Scots and Scotland in this
great mining camp
The entert ainment began with a nag
mines selection, in which two partci-
mated dressed. of course, in the High
land costume. 1t is hard to disassooiate
the ,bagpipes from the kits, for one
would think the music was false. II.
G. Mcmillan and Alexander Smith were
the pipers This was followed by
selection from Bergstrom's orchestra,
and then Rev Frederick Tonge mount
ed the platfor and delivered snort
GRAFTON on Robert Burns
The sneaker shoWered congratulations
on the Scots of Butte on this. the 142d
anniversary of the birth of the bard
of Ayr, and commented on the intelii-
gence which is predominant in the
Caledonian everywhere. He made some
humorous illusions to Scotchmen and
the ''siler' in contradiStinctlon 10
Scotchmen and the whisky. The crowd
here tonight, he said, did not come al
together to see the Highland fling, the
sword dance. or to listen to the bag
pipes There We're other thoughts that
inspired them. He was present TO
speak of the man who holds the warm
est place in the Scotchman's heart
Robert Burns, the "Ploughman Poet. 80
Other poets may have done we'll. in
deed have done WE'LL but the poet of
Scotland eXcels them all.
England was justly proud of Shakes
peare, the dramatic poet; proud OF
Cowper and of Tennyson, the poet
laureate; proud of the red-headed
and fiery Sicily. Americans are
justly proud of Whittier and Longfelow
and their great number of hymn writer's;
proud of Whitcomb Riley and Will Garlic
ton. But of all these. who can give us
anything more touching than the Got
ter's Saturday Night?" That grand song
.'Auld Lang Syne' will never be forgotten