The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-02

common people, his heroes are princes
warriors, statesmen and noblemen and
his heroines are ladies Of high de-
gree. The most giaring defect In the
plays Of Shakespeare IL that Ill hls
common people are fools. He sprung
from the common people, but he y not
their post.
But whom the lad was born In
Kyle The poet Of the common people
arrived. he sang Of the dignity OF
common life. and - long as homely
virtue sits by the hreside Of thoss
who live in cottages, his fame shall
not die As long o. mon love liberty
the poet Of liberty shall hold his place.
have not time to even allude to
the many excellencies of our poet.
How oppressed by grinding poverty
he "set a stout heart to q steep
brae. His practical philosophy ex-
pressed in his Epistle to Davie.
espere's Ia q faith to live by
"The honest heart that's free fra q
Intended fraud and guile:
Where ever fortune kicks the ba'
Has aye some cause to smile"
is q faith to live by.
Shakespeare's ideal man was the
great leader who endures hardship,
braves danger and meets death in the
line of duty, Byron's Is like unto it.
But unfortunately few men can do
these things, and realize these ideals.
But Burns ideal expressed In that
matchless poem "A mans Z man for
q that" 10 better, because more
practical; We cannot al bs great, but
we all can be honest. And Robbie
very truly says:
"A prince can make . belted knight,
A marquis. duke, and q that;
But an honest mans aboon his might.
Guild faith he maunna IA that.
For a. that, and a that,
Their tinsel show, and q that;
The honest man tho e'er $40 poor,
Is king o. men for A that"
Mr.. Sutherland's address was re-
ceived with much applause and the
club members are all anxious to know
more of him.
Mrs. Grinnell and Mrs. Simpson
rendered a vocal duet in q pleasing
manner, and had to respond to an
encore. Miss Lulu Smallwood gave
reading in the German dialect on
the temptation of a German father
sending his son Fritz to the saloon
for his beer. the father awakening to
the. fact that he wac paving the way
for his son to fill drunkard's grave.
Miss SmalTwood is q pleasing reader
and was we'll received. Mrs. E. s.
Person played . piano solo in her us
.ual high and artistic way which
stamps her % . musician of . very
high order and culture. The old and
venerable standby that is sung
wherever the English tongue is spok-
en-, it matters not where it may be,
on the high seas, the open prairies,
down in the mines, or on the top Of
the Rockies, annie Laurie" holds the
sway, and on this occasion it was In
the hands of President Hetherton to
do it full justice. The Scotch reading
by Mistress VIM. Murray was received
by the assembly with satisfaction.
Mrs. Murray has no peer in the club
as a reader and it matters not,
whether her subject is humorous or
pathetic, her whole heart and soul
is in the text The vocal duet,
Hunting Tower by the president and
Mrs. Norbeck tastefully rendered brot
the program to finish for the suppe,
which was q treat, and went to SHOW
that the hostess is no novice in the
high art Of providing . Scotch menu
for her invited guests.
O Lord, when hunger pinches sore,
Do thou stand W in need,
And send US from thy bounteous store,
A tup or wether head. Amen.
Veal Loaf Scalloped Potatoes
........ Fruit Salad
Pickles Cheese
Hot Rolls
Potato Scenes Soda Soones
Dat Cakes Short Bread
Ice Cream Cake
Cohoe Tea
0 Lord, since we have Toasted thus,
Which we 20 little merit,
Let Meg now take away the flesh.
And Jock bring In the spirit. Amen.
On the occasion the good services
Of Jock" were dispensed with but
the carpets were taken from the
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