Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-07-20
Joy in the House of Ward,

DEAR SIRs Il take my pen in hand to
inform you that | am in state of crate bills,
aud trust these lines will find you njoyiD the
same blesslns. I'm rejunivated. I've found
the immortal waters of youth. so to speak,
and am as timber and trisky as @ 2.year old
steer, and in the futur them boys which sez
to me "Go up old Bald he'd" will do SO at
the peril Of their hazard Individually. I'm
very happy. My house is full of joy, and |
have to git up nights and larf Sumtimes
ak myself "ls it not d dream?" & suthin
wlthnto me sez "it are :" bu. when | look
OF them sweet little critters and hear them
sqawk, | know its a areallty-2 realities, may
say and feel gay.
! returned from the Summer Compare with
my unparalleled show of Wax Works and
livin wild beests of Prey in the early part of
this mouth. The people of Baldnsvie met
me cordully and mmejetly comnenst restin
myself with my famerly The other night
while was down to the tavern toastin my
shins agn the bar room fire, & amusin the
crowd with SUN Of my adventurs, who should
cum in, bareheded and terribly excited, but
Bill Stokes, who sez, SEE be "Old Ward,
there's CRATE doins up TO your house."
Sez l, "Wlliam, how SO p
Sez be, "Bust my gsserd, but its CRATE
doins," & then he larfed as il he'd kill himself
See |, rsiu and putin on q austeer look.
William, ! woodent be fool il had com.
mon cents"
But he kept on larfn till be was black n
the face, when he fell over on TO the bunk
where the hostler sleeps, and in a still small
voice sed Twins !"
! assure you, gents, the grass didn't grow
under my feet on my way home g. was
follered by an enthusiastic throug of my
feller citizens, who hurrawed for Old Ward
! at the top OF their voices. | found the house
chock full of people. There was Missis
Square Baxter and her three growed up
darters, lawyer Perknses wife, Taberthy
Ripley, young Eber Parsons, Deakun Sim
nuns folks, the Skoolmaster, Doctor Jordin,
etsettery, etsettery. Mssis W ard was in the
west room, which ines the kitchen. Missis
Square Baxton was mixin suthin in dipper
before the kitchen fire, e. small army of
female wimmin were rushiu wildly around the
house with bottles Of csmfre, peeces of fan
mel, &c. l never saw sch hubbeb in my
Dalral born dase. coodent stay in the west
room only 4 mint, So strung up was my feel
ius, so rusht out and seized my dubbel bar
rlled gun.
"What upon earth ales the man ?" sez Ia.
berthy Ripley. "Sakes alive, what are you
doin ?" and she grabt me by the cote tales
"Whats the matter with you ?" she contin.
uered.
Twins, marm," sez |, Twins"
81 know it," sez she, GOVERN her face with
her apron.
wall" sez |, "that is what is the matter
with me -
Wall, put down that air gun, you pesky
old fool" sed she
mo man !" seq I, "this is a Nashunal
Day. The glory of this day isn't confined to
Baldinsvlle, by darn site. On yonder
woodshed," sed !, DRAWN myself to my ful
hight, and speakin in show actin voice
"will fire Nashunal saloot !" suyiu which
! tared myself from her grasp and rusht to
| the top of the shed whar | blazed away til
Square Baxters hired man aud my son A rte
mus Junyer cum an took me down by maue
force.
On returnin to the Kitchen found quite
a number of people seeted around the fire O
talkiu the event over. They made room for
me, and sot down.
"Quite an episode" sed Doctor Jordin
litin his pipe with red hot coal.
Yes" sed two eppisodes, wayin abou
l9 pounds jintly."
"a perieck coop de tat" sed the Skool
master.
AZ pluribus unum, in proprietor persony,
sed !, thiDki0 lde let him know | understood
forrin langwidges us we'll as he did, Of
wssent q Skoolmaster.
at is indeed momeutous event." SCI
young Eben Parsons, who has been quarter
TO the Academy.
81 never heerd Twins called by that nam
afore," sed |, but suppose its all right"
"We shall soon have Wards enuf to sppl
to tbs legislator for a City Charter !" sed tn
editor of the Bsldiusvil.e Bugle Of Liberty
who was lookin over q bundle of exchsng
papers in the corner.