The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-07-16
The SHASTA COURIER.
san franchise Corrc-rondcnce.

SAx FRaScisco. July 4tli, 1883
DEAR CouRikR:-There is such popping,
cracking, whizzng aud blazing in the street al
This moment, that / would not be at all aurpriz-
ed ii We have another fire before midnight. II
so old Boreas will lend a hand, rs he is cutting
many shines among the military, fremen. ladies'
skirts, shawIs, &c.
believe nearly every body has gone to the
Plaza but myself-my patriotism is akin TO my
religion, can be felt aud enjoyed in my lonely
cor-and l never do go out parade days,
have thought TO make this day gerry memora-
bile by scrawl 10 you. You have hardly for
gotten that we met ON the ist Fourth at Teha-
ma. and the feliclous ioasls that were given
around the festive board-for one Of which
your humble servant is still indebted to IA
tain editor. Allow me 10 cancel the debt now
&" May no flames but those OF genius, wit and
love ever llumine the uffice OF the Courier.
Oh. must stop TO look at yon ire company
There they have passed, and one of the tor,-
most of them bowed twice to me, and recog-
nze and old familiar face, yet for my life don't
remember his name. Hang old madame Men,
Dry, why does she torment
Well now, ii | am not prophecies. One has
Just now come from the Plaza. who says the
crackers set house on fire at the upper corner of
Clay aud Kearney, which, together with the adj
joining building, are almost consumed So
much for this child s-play celebration do not
see The beauty of fire i'll sunlight, nor OF ones
patriotic enthusiasm whzziug away in fire
crackers.
was in hopes the Fourth would have been
general collection day in behalf of the Washing
| ton Monument, but hear nothing of it,. When
was in Washington City | was made life
member, and looked on the vast pile with pride
and reverence, rising III beauty and grandeur
| as ii it would pursue the immortal Washington
| to the very portal of Heaven. was very proud
| to hear the Superintendent award the premium
block 10 my native State, Tennessee, but as
much mortified to find that California was not
| then represented. This same gentleman said
the monument would not be completed in 100
years unless subscriptions came in faster than
they had done. | fell confident, however
while standing beside the sarcophagus at Mount
Vernon, where repose the bones of the. grea,
Washington, that The free-will offerings Of his
| cnuutrymen w0uli yet raise this monument to
! The skies.
While upon this theme it may be appropos to
say that also visited, while in,lle east. the old
Independence Hall in Philadelphia. sat in th.
same chair i'll which Washington and Lafayette
had sat. laid my hand with devotional pride
on tie old cracked bell that pealed the sweeiesr
| no es metal ever uttered. almost felt on sacred
ground, and that Washington. Lafayette, Frank
lin and Penn smil. Il from The canvass at my
emotions. You must not do the same at my
lnliriotsn, for he day allows it, and although /
do not belong To the Womans Rights party, We,
| often think. We're | n man | would be much
Drawer than two birds who now wear pants
July 5TH.-I Went to the Fireworks lasl
nigh, and although have seen much grander
exhibitions. yet must say it was quite a scene
the Whole Plaza and heavens, daring forth COM
els, torpedos, sparks, blazes and trails
Thought OF love. and then cning serpents
loud explosions and whrling balls of fire sped
by, litencd it to the labratory of His Satanic
Majesty. And it did seem that he was located
III The air manufacturing and supplying the ma
| terials To blow up his own magazine. for the
combis'ibles seemed nexIausiible But the
Fourth has passed, and are ON the Jog to an
other. How many OF us will live to see it time
will tell.
don't know any thing TO interest you except
| that San Francisco is shortly to be walled i'm on
all sides the Bay and that some SIS has
been subscribed towards roofing it in to keep
The " ind out Times dull' is an old song
and people waste time in singing instead OF
sharpening them. My warm greetings to all
friends. Goni-bve. MADELINE.