The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-08-13
Artemas Wards Fourth Of July Ora
tiOn,

Allplnhn W hiu iphILh OF July Ora
tion,
"Auemas Ward, the quaint Western hu,
mor.st, publishes biz Fourth Of July Grafton
10 tho Cleveland PaIndenler with the fol-
towing prehcei--
'"suRs ! send herrNth o synopsis Of the
sked'up Of my orashun ON the ith u Jolly,
at Wclhershcd. Pleas C0Uekt the spelliG
a punktooate IL In proper slile ! spnak ?
ours, aud was nlnry-slK mInits passln
given plot, There was between Two hundred
persons present, Who with open mouth, and
closed eyes listened 70 me With strick hlten-
shuu,"
The oalion Itself Il perfect gem, and one
of the best things that "Auemas" has yet
gotten oG We subjoin an extract or two,
Amer the usual aposlrophe 70 the Goddess of
Liberty. be saysi-
81 hlint time 10 n0lis the growth n Ame-
rlky rum tAr time when the Mayhnur cum
over in the Pilgrim and brout Plymouth
Rock With them, but every skOOl hoy inse
our k1rcer has been treinpnJis, You will
cNkusc me II doaut parse the erly settlers
uy the kulnnIcs Prplr which hung idnlic
old wmin fur witches, burnt hoI in Qua,
krrA tungs, and consigned their flcr-critlcrs
w Wv HNHFfN NlfN lNifh'N wv WV "ifNNHN IfNN
Voclshun ma hat bin very nice foaks In tharc
way but ! must confess ! don't ndmiro there
slIlc, and will drop them all, spnze lhei
mrHt wrli, and w iu the novel aBd icehin
hugWidge of the uus, papets, peas 10 their
nshis,' There Vas no diskount however, on
them brave men Who tt, bltd n died In the
American llr,ulushun We needn't be- afraid
Of setting them az too steep. Like mi SHOW
thcy viii stand hrrp of pn4c.
/ see mulch 20 admire in New Englon.
Your gals in particular mir ahoWi ns snug bill
pcacrs OF Callikrr us | ever saw They nir
fully equal TO the corn fed gals Of Ohio and
lujiauy, and will make the hcslc,t Mind Of
wives, II sets my liuzEum on fire 10 look at
EN-.
Ne still my sole. be- stil. ..
aud you u,l Hart stop ruttiu mp"
Which alT,clin lines i ether from the pen
af GayHeF MaFfl!l af Maine, ,ar naeiaT Natts /
and di'rcmrmhcr which, lkry your skopl
housrs, your mcclin houses YOUR enterprise, f.
gump,huu, Sc, but NuuT hyurit lcNrigr /.
d,spi,c aludc 20 New Euglu Rum. Il |
is Wuss nor the Kind of whisky Of lujiany, /
which cats threw stun jugs 4 viii turn III,
stummnch Of the most shIfljs Hog. | sci |
dun seek cuusolnshun in the flowing Bulc, /.
bat tulhcr day vurrd down some of yGur
Hum. The lust glass iuduust me 90 swear
like irE,uriulcd trooper On iakin the F..
s.4L,aA pl,,-s ,.s- --,.s,-,l eitl, y ,irsirr 10 .
brake Wiudgfs. n nttcT imhibin the third .
glass knucki q small boy down, pickt hi .
pocket Of a New York Ledger, and wildly /
commenced rcadin Of Syl,uuus Kohbs lasi .
Tail. vcril, do hrc,c that IL ldc hi,icd In /
another glass shond hlv bin dcspcrl, cnuh !
ia rttryk the Mouut vernon purrrs
il' drrllul stuff sutt uf liokVid litcuin (
got up under the personal supDryishun Of the /
drNil-trur, men, inaid, al 10 pcucrs, and ,
make, their noses hlos,um as the Lobster /
Shuu it as you wood Wild hycuy With tire .
brand tied 60 h,s tale, ~ while you are aboWt /
il 900 sill DO lusi rate thing lur yauEll!f .
and everybody ahnWt YOU hy shunnn all .
Hj,,d. .F .,tt"Ni,sti,,. iiek.Ig. fuu don't need .
rm mo- morn cat needs too tales sling no. I
Thing abuwt the trouble and suffering the, /
rawsc. But unless your innnrds air ka,l .
ron avoid New Englun's hvrit Bcyrig. Nly /
trends line dun. tear myself await from
uu Wilh tears in my i1c X n pleasant oder of .
Onyuus ahuNt my clowse. Ia the langNidgr
II Mister Catherine 10 the Rsmuus, go
but perhaps | shall cum back ngin. Adoo.
Drplc of Wethersicc,d. De ,lrloous and
ouIl be happy"
The following is
AWrIMNs WARDS CouRTINo ENrrRrENcE
Twas EARN still mite in loon, when all
,ttur was husht < nary IciYcr disturbed the
crcnc silensc. | sot with the ohick of mi
ihrt's allcckshnns on the fence Nv her dadd,N
,astur ! had c1pcriunscd n hankcring artcr
iur fer sum time, but dnrsunt proclnmc mi
,ashun; wall We sot thar on the frnsr q
wing Of our feet . 4 frow X hushng as red
Is the ialdng,illc skulc house when il was
irst painted, n lookin very cimpul, make
10 dowt, My left arm was okupdr in bal.
unsing myself on the fence while my rite
rm was woond atickshunitcly round Suzln.
icrs waste
SCI |, "Suzanncr thinks very much Of
u"
Scz She chow you do run on"
SEE l. 81 wish thare was wndcrS Ia mi sole
on YOU Good see some OF my feelins," Il l
idc deeply
| pawsed here, but az she made no reply I
o it | continued on in the following strane; ,
AR, Good yer knew the slccplis mites I
arse on yer account, how vttes has seast to
c attractive IA me \ how mi limbs is Shrunk I
p ye woodnt dowt me not by no means. !
iazc on this wnstn form Il these sonkcn {
,e,' eridc jumping up. shuld have CON 8
Injured sum time longer prohly. but unfor- I
he pastur ker smash, taring my close and
,Nerely damagin myself generally. Suzan-
er sprung to my assistance x dragged me
tn in bubble quick time Then drawing
crsolf up to her full hite sed
IL won't lstin to yur noncents eny longer b
est yu "a rite out what you are driVin at. Z
va mean Citing hitched, l'm in."
MARRYING A BRuTHER's WIFE or WIPES q
IsrEnlt is sometimes interesting to no. "
nj, ,I,r ! q