Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-07
cELEnRArING ME aEouRrnr-l,

CELEBRATING TIE "FOURTH."-In
the last number OF Meals saturday Gazette we
find, among The "chit-chat'' of the editor, the
following seasonablc reflections about how to
celebrate the Fourth of July:
"Now. in the course of human events the
Fourth of July is rapidly approaching, aud
PREPARATIONS are busy every where TO greet the
natal hour ol human freedom. II is. indeed.
a glorious time and sad will be the moment
should such moment ever come. when the peo-
pie ui th,sc United States shall t. disposed to
pass il coldly by. No-let the thunder of ar.
uilcy give welcome To- the dawn. and as the
beloved smoke wreathes heavily along tie
ground, let our starry flag glance beaming I'M
ward to the topmost height, like AN unlettcrcd
eagle; and then, as wave ON wave of buoyant
glory floats alongthe breeze. your voices. free
men, in one glad RECOMMENDATIONS of voices
ringing TO the skicsi
But yct-wc are not at all addicted TO Dor
rowing ON ordinary oCCasiOns-it is a'rule of
ours to owe no man any thing-but yet, for
once, and in a lgurative way-lcnd me your
ears, with no bad jokes about the length oil
those already IN possession. Celebrate the
Fourth of July, of course but do not FORGET
that honorable stop not to outsport discre-
ton. Array thee in thy best-thy chin new
reaped, with money in thy purse. But-we
have thought about itolten-it is by no means
necessary to be sick either in the afternoon o,
on the following morn. The Declaration oil
independence requires of thee no headache
the fever i'll general so consequent and so sub
sequent to the day, isquite supernuous. Free
dom Will not grow pale nor independence Ian
, gulsh, even II the cigar be not smoked to- ri
Uculous eXcess-one may be glad, and yet no
g~ormandiDe-one may be patriotic and still b.
II LAhnE- ~ EIAFa a. . a.. 80 -
at the call OF country we should Weld both III
and limb, but there i no demand for such sac
niices now and beware lest by ill-manage,
artillery IT be your lot to- be borne mungled am,
shattered to AN early grave. The annual de
struction OF human life by means like this i
. terrible.
r llarkec, youngster-sct not the house afr,
either thy n~eighbor's, or thine own am,
wisely beware of Il scorchcd countenance ant
oil an cxtinguished eye. You, too, that rid,
In chaiscs-mskilled in whip and ignorant o
reins-be distrustGul of that alcoholic enthu
slasm which prompts To out-trotting cmula
ton; or ltmay be required to go serpcntinins
home, adorned by scratches and arrayed il
dust, with the costs, vehicular and equestrian
to square up. These direful crashes are ex.
penslve, even II you have no bones. And can.
ter slowly, Abraham, with YOU trousers work.
ing to the knee. That horse suspects Won
nightly, and may choose to go alone. Just
so-his heels are in the air, and You are uict
UcrSa-'too much by the head Do YOU call
that keeping the day, when you cannot keep
your balance?
srrthms or ruouiiifts IN d .ua. sPasnnuS ~
your sw immings-let your skipper know the
ropes, or there will be IA doleiul tale TO tel
hereafter. And then for oncc-oh! rowdy
but Tor once, let us not have a fght-go with
out time accustomed thrashing for a day a
least, and make allowance double on the NOR
row. a broken nose is graceful, we admit
and ambushed elegance lies COUGHING in tn,
blackcncd eye but why gid refined gold an,
paint the lillyY The brickbat is perennial
and spontaneous in the fist while both vii
bear adjournment. Somebody will trounc,
YOU any day, and with our thanks for boot
and, perhaps, illustrious rowdy, you may ais,
De lor once induced not to insult the unpro
tected female, as a branch of manly daring.
would IT not be pleasant-cheering To tn
patiot, and joyful to the friend of man--coul
all learn 10 celebrate the day i'm reason and so
briefly! 1t should be a call TO prove o~urselve
worthy OF the blessings We enjoy-cheerfullv
but calmly in glee, but with becoming tenn
perancc; not an occasion for the unbluslin,
gambler to take the field, with all his infamous
devices; not a time for vice to stalk unreprov
ed abroad, nor an opportunity for drunken
turbulence TO rear its ugly head. But our i'm
provcment has already been remarkable. and
IN this, as i'll all other things, we are rapid,
progressive. There are many now whodo no
keep the day in fun. at the cost of a week in
sorrow and repentance and it is a wise econ
omy."