Smyrna times., 1859-07-14
Letter from MarVland.
The Fourth-Scene in Chestcrtown--C CeIeJra.
tion at Aiillingto ton.

The following letter reached US a few hour
too late for insertion in our last issue:
July 5rH, 1859.
My DEAR FRIEND HoFFEcKER The fourth
is Just past, the glorious fourth, and the mIg his
heart Of this great American nation has agnli
beat III unison to The accents Of patriotism. -
We have entered upon our eIghty-tourth yeaI
Of freedom, having spread ourselves over al
immense territory. achieved uuthtupht OF Irl
umphs and obtained magnificent results for our
selves and the world. day proudly can VIZ
claim that we are the greatest nation God ever
planled-ut peace with all the world, huEored
abroad, prosperous at home.
This is our only national day: it should be
kept. 1t is important that The memory OF oul
ancestors deeds should have hold upon oul
minds; and while they are COMMUNICATED, il
Is fine time to mpant great and good poIItI
cal aud religious ideas in the mind. Ii we can
get virtue aud religion into the mind strongly
mknIt with patriotism, they will not lose then
sway SO quickly, and our nation may well trust
herself into the hands Of her sens. Then let
Us have the fourth celebrated Let the grey
hairs, and manhood's strength, and youthful
vigOr, and childhood simplicity, ming led logc-
gether IN one grand group, while the eye shall
gaze on our glorious star spangled bunner,"
and the ear listen 10 the song Of patriotism aud
the tongue OF eoquence. But as we love our
children and we love our future, let us place
guards upon even the dOlngs OF our nation 5
sacred day, and have II made an auxiliary to
virtue, plety aud our future eminence.
Two scenes met my eye on yesterday, two
;. very dIiferent IN their aspect aud character
every way, eXcest that both were celebrations
OF the fourth. Early in the morning making
mV dOwn the RIrp.t | hpafd ruitIn #
the drum to music; the martial air thrilled the
heart with patriotism, aud | moved onward. -
! Coming TO cross street, | kaw, down 1t came
II company of boys aud men-s0me dressed
| sailor like, some lndIan-l like, and some unlike
any body else, some with painted, some with
| sPlotched discriminating regularly, two a.
breast, IN the mIddle of the street. B fore
them, IN cIrcus-rlder Costume, fiddle and bow
IN hand, pranced a man. Pruuced, say, for he
HaS like prDnclng ball, or Ike feather putied
| Oy the wInd-nOw IN the centre If the street,
! huw on the Curbstone, now ca the pavement,
! cut nowhere IN particular. 1t seemed he
| .curcely touched the ground before he was in
air again, while every touch Of the finger
! brought music from his violin On went the
fantastic crowd collecting around them numer-
| Gus gHZers on, and JUS as they iurUed the cor
ner Of the street, aud thought they were far
! y gOue, on came the clown OF the party, IN
c,rcus.rider dress. who tried 10 make sport with
nurse, hitch post, boy, or whatever he happened
! to cross on his way. The rear was now brought
| up, aud soon, our h"r,e being ready, we started
Tor the village Of MIlInglou. Upon inquiry
we found lhut this motley group was Btlti
more crowd. who called themselves " Fishers" 4"
aud had come to CheSterlown for "hlgh Old
| time"
Passing along the highway one query came
| into my mind. Caa your readers answer -
! We thnkIt is connected with very important
truth. Way does any man Ut our enlightened
land delight TO put on the garb Of savage life !
| Why viii any American seek enjoyment in
acts fitted only to dark age! Why cvI-
lIzed man whirl himself back few ages INTO
ba rbarIsm!
Driving for more than two hours, we found
| ourselves nearing the Malallru Factory, nsur
which was little skirt of wood. Beneath the
shade there, were numerous vehicles, enclosing
a large platform, ironted with very conf rtable
seats. These seats were already CROW ded, and
the platform filled with juvenile spea kers, who
had already begun their decIamutIuns 1t was
gay sceue-a Sabbath School CeleLratlon.-
The good people Of MlIingron delight in the.
For years they have been holding their regular
fourth of July celebrations, und they are always
glorious times. They are not willing to Ia ke
out their fourth at home. or pass it IN Iolluy, or
ningle it with anything rude or unchrIstlan
but after due preparation they take their rising
ones, the hope of thor future, 10 the cool shade
of a neighburIng woods where is erected plat
form, seats, table, SWING, &C., that during the
dav they may feast them with The dalntIes OF
life, which they return by teastIug our grown
up inielects with rich addresses. And we can
assure you that these are rich times. We have
been going TO celebrations Tor long time, have
attended many, but none ha va surpassed the
two we have witnessed here--the one last II nd
the one this year. And this was an improve
ment upon the one OF last July. Aud may we
not express the hope that the nd people here
will never give up their simple and christian
manner of celebrating the fourth, by Which
they have made themselves good example Ia
: other schools and neIghburhoods. The MALTA.
lieu Brothers, who had the great burden OF the
occasion, Mr.. r. Smythe, whose task was &c
train the children, and the ladies of MIllington
whose attentions were constant, deserve much
credit.
will not pretend TO describe the speaking o
the little people, nor do we know to whom The
greatest praise is due, for all was done well -
But the "TrIumphal Arch" Speech Of Jnhr
/ Adams" Temperance Dialogue" "Th,
} Rainbow" "Scene on the morning of iht
: fourth of Iuy," and Star OF the West, wCr
+. admirably performed. Near the close, an in
d teresting scene occurred in the presentation G
h a new NJ. L Tune and Hymn Book, to MIS-
Eta Ringgold, she having committed over Nv
!, hundred verses more than any other scholar {
is the school. This was succeeded by good orr
c ton from DR.. S. Belts.
II The speaking was interspessed with som
ofI lovely pieces by the choir, led by Mr. Stewar
q We noticed Zerah." - The nj Is -IOnaT
H. Hymn" "The Masonic Ode," "The Re-
ID White and Bue," and, not worst, " Washing
q tons Grave"
se Enjoying the day hero we noticed the Re
>! Mr.. Murphy of Smyrna. EnglaAd and GeorG
Ii of Sudlersville, Price of MIlllngtsn. Simpe
i'll and Hammond OF Galena, aud Cooper of Che
On tertOwn.
O. The sun now peeping his last gaze over Il
of western wood, and being refreshed from q
he confestion baskets, we hied US away from Il
scene of gladness. reaecting gratefully up