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Show The Old Folks. I'm m the eleven wauls of Cache Stake, hundiedsof old folks, ranging in age from fifty to ninety . gathered on the Squaie yesteulay afternoon, and enjoyed themselves In such a way as they,, alone, can. It was a grand and Jmpresslve bight. To see the many faces furrowed by so many trials, set by so many misfortunes, mellowed by kindly thoughts, sallowed sallow-ed by common fjeblllty. enilched by caieful living, soiowed by loss of loved lov-ed ones, enobled by mighty faith by these one, indeed, was moved as by no oilier emotion. At twelve o'clock the guests gathei-e:l gathei-e:l about the tables and ale of the abundance spicad Iheieou. And .such a sight: ISesldc the German sat the Scot; beside the American, the llriton; beside the Swiss, the liish; beside the Hun, the Noise; beside the Russ, the Fiano; tuily a wondeilul gathciiug whcictn common lellowshlp mado of all, one. The piogiam followed the lunch and in this was shown the spliit of I'loneei days. Old ballad songs, it-cuuullug it-cuuullug Haul Times and early cxpet-ienccs, cxpet-ienccs, weiu sung in which everyone joined, like the iccouiitlug of folk-lute among the ancient people. It was not a piogram wheie spit Its giew lampautly ; but a stuidy abiding outpour out-pour of thankfulness lot the blessings of life, a settled, soul-lilling calmness that bespoke In silence an ovation of teellngs. The young who camu to look remained to pray, and tcais tilled Ihch eyes fiom the veiy emotions en-gendeied en-gendeied by such sights of noble men and women. It was a day long to be lcmcmbercd. Too much cannot be said in Justification Justifica-tion of such reunions. Heie follows the piogiam as can led out; "Haul Times" ....Sung by the Congregation. Con-gregation. Song lip. Wm. Hopkins, who uossed the plains in 'ill. Addicssof Welcome Up. Laiscu, 7th vvaid. Song Feullnand Jacobson and Anne Hi.uiL, tho oldest womon on the giounds. Song John Thorpe. Speech Con. Jos. Howell. Welch Song lohn Matthevvsof King. Song Chas. Ilalley. Comic speech los. Campbell of Providence. Song luo. Ivhbv and wife and Mis. Thurston of Hyde Park. Male Quartette fiom Hyde Paik. The oldest gentleman on thogiound was Peter Schioedei, !)., and the oldest old-est lady., Anna Iliant, 8S. |