The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-07-16
For the Register,
TO FRIENDS AT HOME.

IheWs OF our recent NclOTles nau prece-
ded me. Everybody looked happy and
enthusiastic. Smiling faces greeted me
and many warm clasps of friendship
babe me welcome. Washington has
been called the hot bed Of treason, but
on9 would scarcely believe that a sym,
pathizer breatled within its boundaries,
From the top Of every pole flag was
floating, every store, every restaurant,
every hotel, and everything erccpt he
GiOJe o6ice, displayed the emblem Of
American Liberty. Truly the spirit of
'76 lives in the people of SO. Officers
dashed by, carriages passed in rapid
succession with flags floating from their
windows. and even the street cars were
decorated in red white and blue. Eve.
rything seemed to parlaSe of the spirit
Of the hour. Boys shouted as their fire.
works exploded on the sidewalks, while
mothers looked from their windows and
smiled with joy to see the patriotism Of
their fathers preServedin the pure young
hearts of their offspring. Everything
told that the 4th Of July was here and
that il was a happy 4tb to the Nation
Fire crackers and torpedoes exploded
continually. Occasionally | could catch
note Of music, but its sound was lost
in the roar Of continually burning pow,
der. III spoke to friend my voice
was drowned by the report of some
boys pistol or the continual whiz and
phiz Of ever burning squibs. If halt
ed on the pavement for moments roat
l was compelled to dance like some new.
ly arrived Office seeker TO escape the cx.
plosion of Chinese fire works bensoth
my feet; wherever | walked, my feet
tread on bits Of red paper Partially
blackened with powder. In despair |
rushed into a barber shop aud threw
a seat who're the weight of
my body exploded a package of Lorpe-
does left there by a father who was then
combing his head to leave. The noise
could mol be escapedin vain | fed; it
met me at every turn with seemingly in
creased ardor. made up my mind 10
bear it. American boys love powder by
instinct We were once boys and had
cur miOiature fire works, then we were
happy. Let us now find happiness 10
the joy of the rising cooperation, and ifii,
submits US to little annoyance let us be
generous enough to bear it with put
grumbling for the benefit ola general ion
into whose hands we must soon surrrn.
der the control of our nation and the
cause Of liberty on earth.
The Fathers of the city as well as the
military powers made quite exen,iye
preparations for doing honors 10 the &C.
cosion. The procession was impcs ing.
1t was led by band of music-secp nd
10 order came the military, next music,
next civic societies in which the heat
porapheonaia ofthe Knights TemHors
appeared, which made me almost wish |
had my rogaia that l might have joined
them-aftcr the societies came the rili.
zens and costly carriages filed With
children in white, from each OF whose
linny hands futtered small flag, oP'
proPriatcly closed the scene.
Lounging among my old friends FRA
while, we talked of times past and pro.
pheciOd hopefully of times in the future.
About noon took a car for the PEST
dents, where in a lovely lawn in the
rear Of the executive mansion, | found
an immense crowd assembled Justify
cheering an able speech from Col. Wal
bridge. A shower coming up in the
afternoon soou dispersed this large au
dience to their homes only to assemble
again in the evening to witness the
promised display Of fireworks. Tbe'2
works were gotten up wholly by volun'
teer contributions from the citizens, and
though they were delayed little in con-
sequence of the evenings rain, they were
Mghly Crodiiabla 70 the managers and to
the men who must have giya ,beir mo,
ney without stint 10 have curel such
grandcurin such magndceu. style,
At considerably after eleven The lights
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