Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

you will detect the Independent air OF the place,
and will remember Mrs Hemans' eloquent
words,
-" Who with heart and ewes
Could walk where Liberty has been. nor see
The shining footprints of her Deity,
Nor feel those godlike breathings in the air,
That mutely tells her spirit has been there.
You think you observe it more particularly on
the outside of the crowd, where " Young
American Republcanism, with fre-crackers
is hurrahing and hollern" You will see q
truth in the words, for liberty can both be
seen and smelled The entertainment is an
exhibition" Is it not we'll for young genius
thus to break from the cnstom of calling in
the aid of foreign talent and to contriye for
itself homemade enjoyments? By this means
many ends are attained. The day is more
faclingiy commemorated and enjoyed, when
our dearest interests-in those of our yonng
friends-are mingled on the occasion in happy
union with pride of country, and at the same
time young talent is encouraged and our friends
are entertained.
So while you are waiting with all anxiety
for the preparations to be concluded, you will
no doubt be thinking of Tells daring challenge
to Tyranny, Rolla and Peruvians, or perhaps
of Lord Percy aud the yankee marksman-
till you become quite excited, and almost fan
cv yourself Patrick Henry demolishing the
Parsons Now the band, consisting of a fd-
dler and bass-drummer, strike up Yankee Doc
die, and there is a general waking M all over
your borders, and you are filled with the spirit
of 'I6. The curtain rises, and the manager
with his hat on, steps forward to read the pro-
gramme. You observe with pleasure his fine
face manly figure and grace of movement, and
as YOU hear the eloquent tones of his voice,
images rise up before you of Demosthenes ad-
dressing the Athenians, or Fox and LCrd
Chatham, with their commanding eloguence
swaying the British nation. You half fancy
atopsis, or the burning rhapsodies of Parrha-
sus, the painter, over his dying victim. You
see, peeping out from behind the inner cur
tain such pleasant faces and bright eyes, that
instantly visions of Joan, the Heroine of Or
leans, the Schoolmistress and the 81 Two
voices foat around you, aud You almost lis
ten for the melancholy tones of the May
7 Queen But you are doomed TO disappciut-
ment When the curtain rises again, and
they start off with Ltrfsrs on AgTiesttu-
raj Chemis'ry,' you think it may be mistake
perhaps o joke But when your fancjed
friend Demosthenes comes in as the "Quack
Doctor" or the " Irish piper, and his eloquent
friend on the right as the drunken PhiloS0-
pher," though you may grant it good playing,
and be proportionabIy pleased, you will Ger
tainly be disappointed. And when the bright
ewes come out in the character of Widow Be
dott, or Cathalien or Sally" though they
are we'll sustained, as azy character such
bright ewes" undertook would be, ret your
disappointment is none the less You natu-
/ rally think that such amusement might be ac-
companied by high intellectual taste, and free
dom from anything that would offend deli
cate ear, and that perhaps the Irish piper and
Bedott trash are idly chosen. But bless your
soul-No sir . Its philosophy philosophy
of Piperville. They agree with you in the
main. but don't YOU know, sir. that they have
enough of such things on Sunday, and at other
times, and that this is Independence da! =
/ Seriousness and elcqGencc and their kin gra-
ces, though they may be appropriate now,
have other times allotted for their sufficient
sway, and ordinary shackles and church rules
needn't De insisted on with such strietness on
( the glorious fourth And when at last out
of the thirty selections, you do get taste OF
| the ssasibIs in part of DR. Warren's Grafton,
or touch of the sublime in Lochiel's Warn
ing. you thank your stars for whatever gave
/ Campbell such mystical love- aud that
coming events did I" cast their shadows be-
fore him. and bless DIR. Warren for ever
having written an Grafton The music you en-
+ joy. and perhaps wish that the programme
was richer i'm il, bat when the exercises OF the
day close up with grand 50 bear-danee, your
patriotIsm commences TO look sheepiSh. and
you almost fancy yourself in the vicinit! OF
the " Bowrr" Perhaps TOu imagine it wo1ld
/ he better TO have the substantial Is foCnd2-
tion, with Esssu affairs mixed through sener-
ously for reIief.-he;scr to hare yuar ceaFr II
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