The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-14
HOW ONE MAN CELEBRATED THE
"FOTRFIE.''

There is a patriotic person in New
Jersey, who celebrates the Fourth OF
July by himself. The Sussex Register
tells the story:
Our old friend and subscriber, Mr..
Barnes Lane, in accordance with the
custom which he has adhered to for
the last six Or eight years, celebrated
the national anniversary on Thursday,
upon his own hook. He plays with
facility upon the musical instruments
named below, writes his own toasts,
drinks the best wh-ater, fires his own
powder, and writes out for publication
the report of his proceedings in a full,
round hand. Hence he very properly
styles it, in a note addressed to the
Register, "an Independent celebration
got up to suit himself" We append
the report sent lis by Mr.. Lane:
"At sunrise the stars and stripes
were futtering in the breeze, when a
heavy firing commenced, and continued
for long time; then the Declaration
of Independence was read, and then
the toast-table IAN old hogshead turned
bottom upward) was prepared, when
the following toasts were drank:
81. The Day I Celebrate.-If l
get thro' with whole shirt and a
whole hide, well and good if not, let
'em rip. One gun, three cheers. Mu-
sic on fife. Tune-fYankee Doodle
.. All hail, sweet independence, hail!
To these we'll tribute pay;
Let every Niger act his part,
Now slayery's done away.
One gun, three cheers. Music on
banjo. Tune-Dandy jim
"3. George Washington and AJra-
ham Incoln-The two great Apos-
ties of Freedom; the former delivered
our country from British tyranny, the
latter knocked the shackles of slavery
from four millions of human beings at
one single blow. While gratitude re-
mains in the human breast, the praise
of those two great men will dwell on
the tongues of all true patriots. One
gun, six cheers. Music on German
flute. Tune-'Washington's Grand
March,
a. The Jewel of Li5aty-May it
ever be kept safe in the ark Of Free
dom. One gun, three cheers. Music
on violin. Tune-Tiberty Tree
"5. The pejwed rebel cM-throats
Of the South-When the devil gets
back to where he fell from, then may
they get back to the halls of Congress,
and not till then. One gun, three
cheers. Music on octave flute. Tune
Go to the devil and shake your
self
"6. President Johnson-If the cop
per in his heart and the brass in his
face were melted together, we would
have bell-metal enough to pay our war
debt and have enough left to purchase
a ton of hemp, so much needed in the
South. One gun, no cheers, no music,
one hiss.
81. jeff Dauis-We never heard
tell of his raising hemp, but We do
sincerely hope to hear tell of hemp
raising him before he has chance to
die natural death. One gun, six
cheers. Music on accordeon. Tune
Logan Water death march.)
"S. Died very suddenly political
ly) on the 9th of November last, pre-
cisely at sunset, in the Fourth Con-
gressional district Of New Jersey, with
all the fearful symptoms of nigger-
phobia, Andrew Jackson Preamble
Rogers; (; peace to his ashes and slow
resurrection. One gun and Q few
crocodile tears. Music on tin whistle.
e-'Rogue's March,
"9. Our last Presidential election.-
George B. Mcclellan got votes 81,
while his soul goes marching on. One