Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-21

| hrst time the members had met In q
body since a comparison Of ages was
| INDUCED IN, and IT was found that the
| Oldest man around the table was the
host, Mr.. Emery who tipped the beam
| al AZ. While the youngest was Cover
| nor Wells, stripping of A. This led
| TO host OF merry recollections Of how
| in the old times IN the University days,
| the governor used TO be dubbed little
| Heeb" by his associates, and to the
| confession on his part Of how he used
to sneak" into the room where the
| others were assembled and pick UP
grains OF wisdom by hearing THE big
boys conversation.
Dear old DR.. Park and the care he
took of his boys" the Delta Phi and
Zeta Gammam debating societies, the
Wasatch Literary society, 10 one or
the other of which every one in the
room had belonged, and the two latter
OF which they had founded.-all came in
for tender and merry mention. Stories OF
the oratorlcal and literary achievements
Of various members in by gone days
were revived. and nothing would then
do but that Harry Emery should favor
the company with his inimitable imita-
ton OF 7. A. Lyme, the old time TRACE
dian, in his delivery OF "Othello's apollo.
gy." In vain the impersonator OF Col
onel Blow protested that he hadn't
thought OF the selection for twenty
years, that what was funny then
would be insipid now, etc, the assem-
blGge refused 10 take no for an anewer.
and Emery was forced TO stand and
deliver the famous most potent. grave
and reverend sgnors" selection 10 the
end, which he ola without a break, and
In such close imitation OF the peculiar
titles OF the veteran Lyme. that a shout
OF laughter and annlause went up from
the company when he had concluded.
MANY were the regrets that 30" To-
ronto could not have been present 20
regale the assemblage with a revival
Of Sam Weller's Valentine" I'D like
the chance" murmured one almost
plaintively ito see whether MS really
as funny as We used to think H."
How long the merry exhuming Of long
forgotten experiences might have gone
on, II Is impossible TO say; certain It II
that Governor Wells would have been
called on for "Shamus OBren," Fer. !
gusOn for "Brudder Watkins"
Young for THE Kiss in school" and |
Bishop Whitney for one Of his old reel |
tations, but the Ginning Of the hour
of seven warned the proprietor Of "a /
Texas Steer that the Theater doors |
must soon be opened, ana the habnl- |
ments OF the Texas ranger soon be |
donned. so with q hearty toast 10 Jim" |
the host, and Harry" the guest the
assemblage broke up with tender
band clasp all around, a sigh for de-
parted DAYS, and hope that the gath.
aring might not be the last they would
be brought together 10 enjoy.
The boys" We knew-but who are
these,
Whose heads might serve for Pluiarch's
sages.
Dr. FoNs martyrs II you please.
" hermits Of the dismal ages?
The boys we knew-can these be
Their checks with mornings blush were
painted
Where are the "Hauys," "JIms," and
"Joes."
With whom we once were well ac-
quainted?
hanks 10 the gracious powers above
from all mankind that singled us.
Md dropped the pearl OF friendship
In the cup they kindly mingled US.
md bound us IN a wreath Of flowers
with hoops Of steel knit under II.
Tor time. nor space, nor chance nor
change, nor death himself shall sun
der Il.