Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-07-13

the flood, We fourished in resplepdept
glory. We existed in beauty when
Homer sang of his rosy morn, and were
visible in the midnight scene described
by Shakespeare, in the play Of Hamlet,
where the murdered king Informed his
astonished son that she could tale
unfold" that would harrow up his very
soul At no period of our existence
have we been SO numerous and so we'll
calculated and prepared to relieve suf-
fering humanity as to-day. We number
in the United States this very hour
some six millions of her noblest, stall
wart sons Many fell in the last great
struggle for universal liberty, and died
bravely, molly died, for it is indeed
noble to die for ones country. Our
Order embraces all classes and condi-
tions of men. "No pent up Utica con-
tracts our powers" From the President
of the United States down through
every grade of life we recognize sqtis-
factory evidence of honorable mepIser-
ship, even sometimes admitting as q
matter of charity, persons as low down
in life as the Editors of the Sacramento
Union We have at times been the
subject of scandal and abuse, but what
great and good cause has not had its
vile traducers. That badSmen creep
into our order we cannot avoid We
suffered much in the Augustan reign of
the Caesars in the Roman Empire and
during the voluptuous career of Cleopa-
ira the beautiful Queen of Egypt, but
since that day our course has been up
ward, and onward, and we dispense
more chefities as body this day than
all other eleemosynary institutions COM
bined in the world. But time will not
permit me upon this OCCASION, to say
more particularly of our Order. We
are met here to mingle our hopes with
all societies, grades and castles of men
to rejoice with all tongues-and to Gel
citrate this day proud in the concious-
ness that we are all American citizens.
AS nation-as a country-as Re-
public-we live as none have lived be-
fore We fill the highest niche of
National fame There is no Govern
ment-no land--no country like ours
free as the eagle who builds his eyy in
the clouds. The oppressed of afr the
earth seek our shores, and find here an
asylum and happy home; here they
rear their offspring, with free schools,
free religion, and free land.
"Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for heritage, -
If have freedom in my love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone, that soar above.
Enjoy such liberty"
We have paid, then, respectful rev.
erence to this day. In doing so we
have discharged simply duty that de-
wolves upon every true son of this Re-
public !; and let us all remember its re-
turn, while we live, and as ages shall
roll on, do what we can, through our
children and children's S chi! !dren, to per-
petuate American Liberty.
THE HONEYMOON. correspondent
thus shows up the dear delights of the
honeymoon in series of illustrations
compiled by one who has been through
the misery:
Second day-Speechless ecstacy, bliss
impossible to be expressed.
Fifth day-Bliss still in the ascend
ant; appetite begins to look up:
Ninth day-Lady eats her dinner
without being kissed between every
Mputhful.
Twelfth day-"Oh, you naughty,
naughty boy!!' not said quite so fire.
quently.
Fifteenth day Gentleman fancies a
walk solus; comes home and discovers
his charmer in tears.
Sixteenth day-Gentleman and lady
having returned to the world of sighs,
gentle chidipgs and promise "never
to go out alone in future" are invisible
nearly all day.
Eighteenth day-Lady is presented
with a magnificent breastpin gentle
man consults her about the details of
their domestic arrangements.
Twenty-6rst day-Gentleman and
lady "fancy little change" and go to
church. r.-
Twenty-ffth day-Lady begins to
pack up, preparatory to returning from
her wedding tour; gentleman assists
her, and only kisses her once during
the operation.
Twenty-eighth day-On the journey;
gentleman keeps his "lady bird" very
snug.
Twenty ninth day-Commit the
dreadful faur pas of falling asleep in
each others company.
Thirtieth day-Arriye at home;
greeted by mother-in-law on the thresh-
old; mother-in- law hugs her dear son,
and var ishes aloft with daughter hus-
band dancing attendance in sitting roem
for two hours; already feels savage
because the dinner is getting cold, and
spirit begins ta rebel against the mother
Of his Amelia. Amelia presently de-
scends looking very charming; husband
brightens up; dinner put on the table;
mother-in-lag drinks wine, and is af-
fectea to tears Amelia consoles her
dear ma; evening wears on; mother
ln-law leayesi Augustus returns in
ward thanks, and goes to bed, determ-
med to be at the Office very early in the
morning, and "wake up'' the clerks.