eight o'clock
From the balcony of the hotel Monty and his party pelted those below with flowers and confetti . More allusions to Franklin and Lafayette were made when the cure and the mayor halted the procession and presented Monty with an address richly engrossed on imitation parchment . Then the school children sang and the crowd dispersed to meet again in the evening . At eight o'clock Brewster presided over a large banquet , and numbered among his guests every one of distinction in the town . The wives were also invited and Franklin and Lafayette were again alluded to . Each of the men made at least one speech , but `` Subway '' Smith 's third address was the hit of the evening . Knowing nothing but English , he had previously clung consistently to that language , but the third and final address seemed to demand something more friendly and genial .