Mr. Rothsay and his friends went out to see them and thank them, and then their shouts rent the air as they retired from the scene.
The gentlemen re-entered the house and retired to the library, where they resumed their discussion of official business, until another multitude had gathered before the house and shouts of—
"Hoo-rah-ah ah for Rothsay!" rose to the empyrean.
Neither the governor-elect nor his companions responded in any way to this compliment until loud, disorderly cries for—
"Rothsay!"
"Rothsay!"
constrained them to appear.
The governor-elect was again greeted with thundering cheers. When silence was restored he made a short, pithy address, which was received with rounds of applause at the close of every paragraph.
When the speech was finished, he bowed and withdrew, and the crowd, with a final cheer, dispersed.