The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-09
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Ma. EDIf6R:-The morning of the eighty
hrstbirthdaY of American independence dawn
ed bright and beautiful an uuclouded sky and a
beaming sun greeted our citizens as they rose
from their beds to participate in the enoyments
of the National Gala-day, The stores, work
shops, &c were left unopened, and all seemed
determined Is ftrget their regular ayocations on
this day at least.
aAt7lS O'Clock A. NJ, the Sabbath Schools OF
bur town marched under the care of their Su-
hcfintendents and teachers to the depot, bent
Upon having railroad excursion aid celebrating
the Fourth at the Juction; already TIE depot
was crowded with Others, who, too, wished to
ret away FROM the dust and clamor Of town.
The Schools were crowded into the cars, and
The remainder were left until the train could re-
turn and take them all After passing the
crowded stations along the road, being unable to
take any more aboard we arrived at the junction
ht84S, where a goodly crowd Of the, ''lads and
lassiesn from the region tkereabOuts had already
tnngregated "and the cry was still they COME"
over hill and dale, all dressed in their holiday
garb.
AT 10 o'clock the second excursion train from
town arrived crowded with living freight, and
with it our excellent Brass Band whose sweet
5 trains added zest to the scene,
The hidden soul 10 harmony"
and these with those that were already there,
amounted to upwards of 1900 persons.
The crowd passed into the grove opposite the
Station, and then the Schools we're addressed by
RevdS. Brady and Grimes whose remarks were
well timed and we'll suited to the occasion and
the day, afer which the scholars were refreshed
with divers cakes and other ''good things of this
6arth'' prepared and brought with them on pur-
pose; while the remainder Of the crowd were
attended to in excclleiit style by ''mne host"
Cady of the Parks House. When all had eaten
and "were filed" the young people dispersed
through the woods, or clustered in groups
meath the Sylvan shade" or wandered far over
the hills in search of mountain tea in which that
section abounds. Trains were running all Gay
over the Branch without interruption, carrying
men were again about to plunge into the stormy
sea OF politics, to the Democratic Convention in
Cadiz, and in return Carrying the young and
lightheartcd to the Junction. All was gay
the whrrinG trains whizzing up to the Station,
4 pause-and away they whizzed again, each
decked with our National Banner-"not a star
erased, nor a stripe unseen'-the strains Of
music floating through the air. through the
leaves, all conspiring to make every one enjoy
themselves and have glorious Fourth"
And thus the day wore away, and near even
ing the crowd began to thin each evening train
back was crowded those for the last one eat
ing supper at the Parks House bstore leturring,
and at half past ?. NJ the last train cn.cred
the depot at Cadz, and we were all at home
again, well satisfied with ourselves and 'Ihe
rest Of mankind" No ancient Bacchanalian
Fevelries were revived in town that night, all
was quiet and thus independence day" Vent
out. 9
.-"Breathes there man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said
This is my own-my na'ive lu6d!7