The Nevada journal., 1859-06-17
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the 11th inst for the purpose of making
a final arrangement for the celebration
Of the approaching anniversary of
American Independence.
At previous meeting several COM
mittees had been duly appointed to as
certain the probable cost of the "crea-
ture comforts" to collect by voluntary
subscription the amount necessary to
defray the expenses to invite the va
rious charitable fraternities of the city
to participate, en- costume, in the ceremo-
nies of the occasion. and to select
grove in which the exercises should be
held.
Entering the hall at s O'clock, L
found Messrs. Williams, Waite, Brown,
Chauvel, Mcfarland. and Cassamayou
sitting in solemn silence, and evidently
oppressed with sense of the response
bility ofths hour.
Five minutes later, and Messrs Hos
mer, Lenhart and Bostwics dropped in
and took the position of lobby members.
The first naaed gentlemen were so
affected by this timely Reimbursement
that ttbe atmosphere of patriotism which
pegvaded the Court Room became alb
/ solutely overpowering.
The intensity of feeling had reached
the eliminating point. The time for
decisive action had actually arrived
Young Americas blood was up. The
spirit of the Revolution stood at 96 .
Farenheit. The American Eagle was
there. Upon every countenance beam
ed the undisgnised expression of that
glorious sentiment-"dulce ct decorum est
pro patria m0ri."
Just at this critical juncture, one of
the aforesaid lobby members arose in
the back ground and very innocently
inquired into the object Of the meeting.-
Ill-starred temerity! Madame Sterne'
question about the clock was a mere
circumstance.
Before the shock had fully subsided
the committees were called upon to re-
port, when the following was submitted
Nevada city,
| IT. E,r,t1 &c Trtxy Tr
For gross expenses of Celebration, 5000
Contra.
By amount subscribed, $7S6.
| By cash received on same, 35
This last item was the feather that
broke the camel's back. In a moment
the stars and stripes hung at half mast.
! Chauvel looked as though he were
ready to hold up lis right hand and
swear that the gallant Lafayette hat
fought and bled in vain.
Squire Williams thought the "Declar
alton of independence was a sheer
fabrication after all, and even if it were
not, that California had certainly not
even residuary interest in the glory Of
the grand event. Taking the lachry
more expression Of the Squire's counte
nance as the only evidence in the case,
1 am satisfied that jury of Hottehtots
would have decided, without leaving
the box, that the KELSEY Ravine" had
not paid water money for the last three
months.
Brown looked blue, and long drawn
sigh escaped him as he recalled the
sensation produced by certain "bold
soldier boy" en- route for sister town on
the anniversary of 1858. Note-a jolly
time and a green old day was that my
Corporal!
Waite's expression was rather nom
committal-inclining little perhaps.
to the SIC transit gforta-and seemed to
say that in all time to come, the deril
might prospect for copy" wherever he
could find the groupings,
Cassamayou declared that he was an
outsider-a mere locker on in Venice,
and Hosmer had just come down from
"Massassauga" and had not had time to
examine the question, but suggested that
there might be something wrong about
the date.
Lenhart bolted the Convention, and
went below to convey to All Coon the
gratifying intelligence that nothin e
short of special act of intervening
grace could save him from the gallows.
Bostwick arose and unfurled that
subscription paper with the air ola Wall
street broker, and the gusto of a mau
who had just out-witted Nicholas Biddle,
in financial operation. He commenced
speaking. The effort was purely spas.
modic. He essayed, and then he did
not sag. but in limitation of tie prudence
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