The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-10-13


was devoted to athletics and
side shows. The fircmcn won the tug Of
war, and the people marveleI when
Monty duplicated the feats of the strong
man in the circus. DeAIillc was called
upon for a speech, but, knowing only ten
words Of French. he graciously retired
In favor Of the mayor. and that pom
r3C little man made the most of q
rare opportunity. References to Frank
lii ana Lafayette were so frequent that
Subway Smith intimatcd that q rubber
stamp must have been used In writing
the address.
The parade took place In the after
noon and proved quite the feature of
the the, day Ehr ARfsti2A Of prsnS,"DGGee p, DGe
the chief OF police was finally made to
see that IL he were to he chief marshal
1t was only fair that the firemen should
march ahead Of the police. The crew of
the Filter made q wonderful showing.
1t was led by the yachts band. which
fairly out,lid Sousa In noise, though it
was less unanimous in the matter Of
time. All the cabs came at the end. but
there were SO many Of them and the
line Of march was so short that at
times they were really leading the pro-
cession despite the gallant efforts of the
grand marshal.
From the balcony of the hotel Monty
and his party pcltcd these below with
flowers and confetti. More illusions TO
Franklin and Lafayette were made
when the cure and the mayor halted
tho procession and presented Monty
with an address richly cngrossed OH
imitation parchment. Then the school
children sang and the crowd dispersed
TO meet again In the evening.
At O'clock Brewster presided over
large banquet and numbered among
his guests every one Of distinction I'm
the town. The wives were also invited.
AMI Franklin and Lafayette were again
n!lu.cd to. Each Of the men made at
least one speech, but Subway Smiths
third address was the hit Of the even.
ing. Knowing nothing but English, he
had previously clung consistently to
that language. but the third and final
address seemed to demand something
more friendly and genial. With a
sweeping bow and with all the dignity
"Mesdamcs ct messicurs, j'ai, tn as,
il n. nous avcna'-~with Z magnificent
gesture-"vous avez." Tie French
members Of the company were not
equal to his pronunciation and were
under the impression that he was still
talking English. They were profound
ly impressed with his Difference and
grace and accorded his preamble a
POUND of applause, The Americans
did their utmost to persuade him to be
seated, but their uproar was mistaken
by the others for enthusiasm, and the
applause grew louder than ever. Sub
way held up his hand for silence, and
his manner suggested that he was
about to utter some peculiarly impor-
tant thought. He waited until n pin
fall could have been heard before he
went on.
"Maitre Corbeau sur un arbre
perc'le"- He finished the speech as he
was being carried bodily from the room
by DeMille and Bragdop. The French
men then Imagined that Smiths re-
marks had been insulting, and his
friends had silenced him on that ac-
count. A riot seemed imminent when
Monty succeeded in restoring silence
and with n few tactful remarks, about
Franklin and Lafayette quieted the
excited guests.
The evening ended with fireworks
and n dance In the open air-a dance
that grew gay under the masks. The
wheels had been well oiled, and there
was no visible failure of the carnival
spirit. TO Brewster 1t seemed mad
game, and he found 1t less easy to play
part behind the foolish mask than he