, 1861-07-13

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celebration with liberal anticipatlons Of cold
water. It haa been fayortte remark with
eone Of the goggleeyed philosophers Of this
great Commonwealth that tho pulse Of the pea-
plc could not throb to the National Auniver
sary while the dagger Of rebelllon was striking
at tho Natioas heart. Bnts the people didn't
see it In that light. 1t occurred to them that
1t wAs more Of duty and privilege in IS peril
Gus times" like these than In the piping
tines Of peace to salute the flag and testify
their devotion to what it symbolizes. II the
celebration Ia ether cities Kept pace With that
in Boston, never was there seen more 6pou-
tanetty and heartiness IN any anniversary since
the Declaration Of Independence, There
seemed to prevail, however, more thorough
appreciation Of the days true meaning, and
though there Was no lack OF the usual tumul.
tu1us demonstrations OF tlrecrackers, torpe-
does, and small arms Of every Eort, the current
Of poplar feeling was deeper as well as strong.
er Than usual: The impending Of q battle and
the widely spread impression that themorrow
might Lring tidings Of grave import, quicken
cd the universal patriotic sentiment, and gave
higher tone to the day.
Dent imagine that an going to bore you
with narrative Of the day. Fourth Of July
celebrations are pretty much the same every.
where, and we hare had eighty five Of them
since the country Was born. Boston, to be
sure, has the reputation with connsisseurs Of
setting cut rather more varied and attractive
bill OF fare than most cities; but, however
coed Fourth OF July may be to the pa1tici-
pants, a formal account OF it's proceedings is
very much such reading IS last years alma
nae So shall skip lightly over the official
portions Of the days entertainmentandg gather
honey frCtn some Of the incidents and Tetlec-
tlous that occurred in the days ramble among
the Eide-BhoEs.
All the city's provisions for the amusement
of the people we're libcrally partaken Of, and
with guato which left no doubt Of the popu-
lar appreciation OF the city's style Of catering.
The mcrster concert on the Common Was the
first grand card. One hundred musicians par
ticipated in the rendering Ct the national airs
national air worth playing. 4 military re-
view and regatta occurring at the same hour
gave serious trouble to our country cousins
who were eager to see both, but whose indi
viGualitJ was Bo marked that they could not
sprs ad themselves over the Intervening space
and gaze upon both spectac1es at once. The
procession, which moved immediately after
the military review, had no feature Of extra.
ordinnry interest. The most attractive part
GIFT was the coneourse Of steam fire engines,
gaily decorated for the day. The city has
nine Of these useful citizens, and they proved
their claims to consideration before tie day
wsned- No alarm Of fire occurred during the
forenoon OF while the procession was in route;
bnt ten minutes after the procession WAS dis
missed the ire-bells found their tongues, and
the rest Of the day vas constant succession
Of alarms. Two of the fires were very dc
other consuming several docks, stores, houses
and chips in East Boston, burning over SIX
acres Of surface, rendering mere than hum
dIed families homeless and destroying up~
wards Of ha1fmillion dollars Of property.
Mr. Parsons oratton before the city govern
ment was one Of the most thoughtful and orig
ina1 documents Of the time It will not sus
| tain comparison with Mr. Everett's oration in
New York for ele gauce and elaborateness Of
finish; but in logical power aud force Of state
| ment, and In the lessons Of patriotism which
| it inculcates, it possesses qualities which are
| not often found In such productions.
From morn till dewy eve, from the rising
| Genet ard some time after, the city was a
| rast beehive. Yen may hare heard that Bos-
| ton possesses an institution called the Com
| mon. Whenever holiday occurs, all Boston
begins the day with synogism:
| This is day Of enjoyment
| The Common was given us for enjoyment.
! We must therefore 60 to the Common.
| Ard directly great tidal waves Of people food
| the Common and proceed sober1y to the basi-
neEs Of amusement And the ordinances Of
the city are as fthey were not. and the bronz.
mandates to keep of the grass are dihre
| guEEes without lear Of the grim and uniform
ed officers upon whom the laws rely for their
enforcement. The day before yesterday was
70 exception to the ordinary rule. A dense
crowd collected to hfar the Union concert al
eight O'Clock In the morning, and from thai
leur until The elimination 81 density IN tht
evening at the fireworks the crowd WAS on tht
steady Increase. ANY crowd, however called
tcgether, is study; but Fourth Of jul,
crowd is tie study Of studies The familia
types were all present; and all classes Of socie
| il were represented, from the staid and re
spectablc properly holder who pays q larg
real estate tax, to the poor vagabond who Aa
only prospective claim to few equare Zee
Of earth The young man from the countr
with his "store clothes " sticking closet
about him, playing swain to bonnie lassie'
with very expansive and very awkwardly hum
ekirte, the two looking hot and wretched AMI
dlsconteuted with su The world except witt
each other and the Stars and Stripes; the 9th
] cr young nun from the country }aud sooth Il
eay, the yourg men from the city, too,) witt
"hune et oioendu'n" written upon bis face
! and "siunc Jedo htefu" indicated In ever
movement OF his unsteady knee,-fher
, are to be seen wherever the American
eagle flaps his wings over city on Independ
ence Day. And these other frequenters G
: Fourth Of sn1y ce'ebrat1oIs were not lackin
| to this one, and am sorry to say the btbulou
class p1edominated. The Common Has skir1
I ed with booths where the inner man and tt
5 inner woman might be refreshed-not nit
i. spirituous compounds here, howeyer,-an
| great sights were seen in and about thca
booths. It is no sDaau beer to wiring prof
: cut Of State on Fourth Of Jul
any more than it is to keep hotel, an
considerable amusement may be derived 'frol
h | . contemplation of the lodges resorted to b
the competitors to draw fish to their indivIdu:
nets. There is even certain grim pleasu1
r in watchirg the chop fallen countenances
/. those who have been distanced In the race #
ratronage. Towards night I was attracted b
:: merchant, who contemplated large piles
$ gingerbread and pea nuts, which had nj
. nwlned with the waning hours" Eateriu
into conversation with him, found that
:. bad calculated upon profit of about $40 q
& the days Transactions, bnt his mind was gra
n ua1]J softeniug to the conclusion that he shoul
bc very we'll pleased If he got out with who
shin pecuniarily. Chancing to meet him tt
! next day, could not do less than ask him II
ret results Of the dav. and wss erieyed 10 ft
that In his own language +" the dsY was o bs
+ snec. and he was rwo dollars out
= ted the preeerce Of one acute observer who
>, r1ways IN Tia o,.; tf,te fnr anvthinp pond III
NAV he n13nr md 1rhn serTca ,,n Ris ohearT
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t. ehn,7, ~ 1hat - ~ 1ge31 lnoTn to ioVers n Ame
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