Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-15
4 Ath OF July Excursion.

G vea;i5na.ig,,s, aud .uacL,gi 10y the icale
J weights Of !ahog-p.-alIng in cue teste
e track and dull routine. We are not fre
i the sentiment Of Freedom Is unknow
D. to us-un,e,s We will betimcs listen to th
Z voice Of nature, aud, yielding to her oc
iDgs, throw of the dust Of daily care, al,
! there, in her great, betting heart, holt
J communion with her spirit, and ga,he
! from her bound.css store Lew life; yt-;uut
- discordaut notes to harmony; and from
t her exubcraut bosom inbibe uourishnen
! to soul and elasticity to spirit. Her varied
eyer-chansi9g sGocts--what 90 they tea
/, but trai.ty? Aud are We no, too apt, ab
slrbed in business or study, with heart
made blunt aud spirits worldly, to " think
al men, mortal but ourselves: - Then,
away fJr the country. and when, if no,
Independence day? 1t was day for an
ezcursiop-a taste Of Freedom-JU!y +,
80. and with large party, merry crew,
i: not 't4roless multitude We started
CywPer Gays, God made the country,
and nan made the town" Whether il
will stand the test Of cool philosophy or
not, We felt at the outset new spirit,
within Us. Oh things fast passing away,
and other feelings coming new. Goodbye
10 LeWi-turg. We don't bsgrudge your
orators or your poets, for we are bound fer
the country, Youder Blue Hill is our
destination. 1t Is just the ri gbt distance:
too long, and We l-ea-y ere We tI,te; too
short, and five have 10; reached the proper
pitch it must be RIt. We travel on, the
teautifl! Susqge1anul, blue and true, our
,.le cauP4ulou. Uphill, We sauu;er Ia
z.ly; dJwa-Li,l, eaiiy. Yankee Doodle,
Ia. la , ha . laukee Doodle Dandy"
How it rolls and cuts the air, and then
the chaeTs-ibey wake the echoes. All
speak j1y and g.aduess, aul as We wheel
a.ong We spy, for tas frs; time, what ?
4 " !eat-mouutliu - Is it huge, square
tree, at the top, jus: ready to fall, No!
the veT.iable leaning house We started for.
We must delay at the neigh boring
,o-.. WHO aIv democrats now! We
must plead guilty, if, Preferrins to walk,
supported only by Natures gifts, than to
riie, and lose the refreshing labor, the
independent jumps, and bounds, and
sights along the steep ascent, make one
democratic. Ia motion once again, and
;.;IiDg DguP-uP-uP-Paprias and putting,
We stop ., space all cleared, aud gaze.
See tie two streams side by s;ie-,hs one
ike - the yellow Tiber," the other, what
the Niger: They must feel aris;ocra;lc,
depending each on their respective merits,
for, Ike city people, though in touching
nearuess, they DO not ming!e; they pre-
serve the " even tenor Of their way and
the middle line says TO each-" Thus far,
no farther"
But, hasten on some Of the party are
there before you, and the cleaning house,
so nicely poised, may, by the added weight,
lose its balance, and you, too late, lament
tie fall But the last fence Is cleared,
and now-"TLose creatures must be crazy,
How can q mor;a! dare, with open eyes,
unless resolved on self-dsstructiJn, to Tisk
. foot in such a tumbliug ruin! Come
down-you ,-W 60 Over But cur cries
cone back uuheeded The returning
laugh sounds secure, and We venture near
er. Now the threshold Vanity Of raui
ties, John Mason, prince Of humbugs
VIII you talk Of Yankees, now? Wooden
nu,megs are light in the scale with
house, straight, but Gaming" q II
added boards, and .l4niiny shingles,
AID silewise easements, make leaning
house more than in appearance, John Ma
son did not make one. Here he studied,
then, and sung, and had-no marvel -
- bachelors reveries." We houoreG bis
memory by salute Ger his grave, aud
discussed, after stroll 10 the spring, and
search for berries, a sandwich repas',
interspersed with crackers, (uot POWDER
cakes, &cWe must, before leaving, iu-
mortalize our names, and there they stand,
long list enough, with "LibeItas Q; ="
I What is tie movement for, now? 1t
/ can't be for home. And mus, leave
thee, Paradise?' Alas. adieu Wemust
ray our devoirs TO JOAN Masou-he seems
to be guarding still his dlapidated treas
ure, SO pear he lies. When the hour dOes
come, and the d" leaning q house does
to;ter and quiyer, and stands just poised,
me,hiuks Mason himself rises from his
resting place, and entering the home of
his prlde-tumbles over with 1t Alas
for human plan Adieu, old bachelor
We leave thee alone in thy glory.
But going down hill, they say, is easier
than going up. May be, if you previously
insure YOUR neck, and don't care for
broken nose. Be moderate. Bu: when
you get started down slippery, almost