| Show A HAPPY BIRTHDAY general kimbill agdens postmaster rost mister is by the cois there was wits a pleasant delightful and gennine surprise given to postmaster kimbill kimball yesterday afternoon the general attained slit sixt eight years of life ile yesterday yesterday and when be awoke and rod fo found an isome some tokens of love from his family be he supposed that be had bad had pleasure enough for one day dy and when be he arrived at the ge atoeff there was no indication that the employees knew the day to be hia his birthday bat but at 2130 in the afternoon kev rev josiah mcclain called a at t the postoffice poat post office end vad was admitted to general getter 2 Kim balla balls private office inspectors sp spec ectore tors lawrence and spooner were there and as the rev mcclain came in the employees of the occa also came in general kimball looked rather reprovingly at them tor for leaving their work bat but in an instant rev mcclain attracted bis big attention and proceeded to ref T r to the anniversary exercises exercise a of the birth of von moltke held recently lie ile referred to the eaf pech ech made by the young emperor of germany garmany in complimenting general yon von alouse and recognize rec recognizing I 1 ng th the e grea great t service he did tor for hia his country and to the generals reply that he lie simply did hia his duty 1 I am not the emperor continued kev rev mcclain but bat As an american i c citizen I 1 believe I 1 enjoy as so great a privilege th ahse so men ga gathered t bared here are not subjects bat but Bovere 0 1 1 igni 1 1 and in d yon you do not bear the narn name e of f general von moltke but long before that general bad had made his reputation you made a repa re tallon by leading lealin st your forces to victory in the war ot of the rebellion I 1 believe without any intention to hitter flatter you you that the government baa has failed filled to daly doly appreciate your services cut but these boys recognize your worth and love you tor for your kindness to them and for far your borvice to this country the they have brought you tb n aken t ken wh which ick in no sense equals the value of what you deserve yet it indicates the lve live they bear and with the presentation of thia this handsome masonic emblem I 1 congratulate grat ulato yiu yu upon your birthday 1 the speaker handed to the general a bean atif al gold masonic emblem set w with ith fi five a small diamonds general kimbill kimball replied with emotion if on 1 I hope that eich each and every in man a n ot of you w will ill believe me when I 1 fay that I 1 b have ve done nothing but what you de deserve I 1 prize you each individual above a 11 all 11 others if it I 1 have attempted to do my own duty I 1 know you have done yours Lin Lingua guage ga is too imperl ct and I 1 have not force cl language an Z alge eno enough agli at this time to eay say w what bat I 1 would like to say in reference to what you have eald said kov rev mcclain as to doing my duty in the bervice 0 of my country I 1 have attempted temp ad to do my d duty at I 1 in nw whatever h vor vocation I 1 h have ave b been ea ca called a u upon a Y you ou remarked that the government 0 of f the united slates states did not fully appreciate pre preci clate ate my services 1 I feel air th that 1 t it has hall I 1 can ask nothing fro from m the j government which I 1 ser berve but the privilege of doi doial ng my duty daty that duty which I 1 b bold id higher than earthly shingi aud and I 1 shall do it as an american cid citizen should we are not subjects but sovereigns gre and to the sovereign pea pis of the united stales states we owe a duty and hope we shall all dochat do that duty daty ag as I 1 know chofe boys bo B have done thaira theirs god bless you all and may you all live to enjoy the privileges of american citizens after the addresses the employees and arid the inspector and kev rev mcciain mcclain and a reporter for TUB tits standard DARD extending when general kimbill kimball went home last night to ghow show to bis his family the memento which the boys had given him he lie was again surprised with the gift of a larea large handsome rocker which was an in additional from his wife and children ittai it was indeed a h happy app y birth day |
