years distinguished
For his services as statesman,
Was conspicuous in office,
Was a gifted, brilliant member
Of a family of statesmen,
Of a family of soldiers,
Of superior men of talent.
One of Buena Vista's heroes,
Lying 'neath the sod at Frankfort,
'Neath the battle shaft of marble,
On Kentucky river's margin,
Was a son of this great lawyer,--
Colonel William R. McKee, a
Gallant sacrifice to courage.

A. A. Burton's name now meets us,
On the roll of public servants,
He, a living illustration
Of the might of patient progress.
With a mind of varied talent,
With a keen perceptive power,
With true pride and high ambition,
He endowed his human storehouse,
He provided ample weapons
For the world's unsafe arena,
For "the bivouac" of fortune.
He was lawyer, Police Judge, and
In Dacotah Territory
Was appointed Judge and ruler.
In Lincoln's administration,
Was assigned a foreign mission,
At Colombia Republic;
And was sent as Secretary
Of the recent expedition
To the shores of San Domingo.

Other leading men among us,
Have been tendered foreign duty,
Have declined the proffered honors,
Have been popular home magnates.
These celebrities we number
With the country's highest talent;
They, with lesser lights, illumined
Our ambition's broad horizon;
These and they, our master spirits,
Our auspicious hillside leaders,
Offspring of the young Lancaster,
Hers by birth or by adoption.
Strong the cord of native friendship,
Firm the bond of common birthright,
Binding close the city's children,
Linking all her sons together.
Waning moons have well attested,
Moving cycles, borne the triumphs
Of her statesmen and her rulers,
Of her public men and heroes.
Her municipal directors,
Her trustees and regulators,
Her attorneys and her judges.
Her executive comptrollers,
Her ambassadors, electors,
And her delegates intrusted,
Her mechanics and inventors,--
_All_ her thinkers and her actors,
Join in fellowship untarnished,
Stand united in distinction.

[1]Judge Robertson died at his residence in Lexington in July, 1874.

SUPPLEMENT TO CANTO V. 1875.
MISCELLANEOUS DATES.

From stray fragments and traditions,
From authenticated pages,
From all evidence existing,
We transcribe the names of brothers
Who have served our state a