The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-22
HOW ONE MAN CELEBRA TED THE
"FOURTHD

There is patriotic person in New Jersey
who celebl ates 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 Tor the last six or eight wears
celebrated the national anniversary on Thurs
day upon his own hook. He PLAYS with facility
upon the musical instruments named belo ~
writes his own toasts, drinks the best wh.-ater
fires his own powder, and writes out for publca-
ton the report OF his proceedings in full,
in note addressed to the Register, AN indepen-
dent celebration got up to suit himself We
append the report sent us by Mr. Lane:-
AT sunrise the Stars and Stripes were futter-
ing in the breeze, when heavy firing COM
menced and continued for long time; then the
Declaration of Independence was read and then
the toast-table (an old hogshead turned bottom
upwards) was prepared, when the following
~. The Day CeieJrotp-If get thro' with a
whole shirt and a whole hide, well and good: If
not let 'em rip. One gun, three cheers. Music
en- fife. Tune-'Yankee DOODLE
"2. All haill sweet Indepene ence. baili
lie every nigeer act his part,
Row slaverys done away.
One gun, three cheers. Music on banjo. Tune
DARCY jim
~. Ge0rGe Washington and abraham Lincoln
Tine two gieaC Apostles of FTeedom-the
the ioImer 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 remains in the
human breast the praise of these two great
men will dwell on the tongues of all true
patriots. one gun, six cheers. Music on Ger
man flute. 'Washington's Grand March,,
~. The Jeeoei of La6rty-May it ever be kept
safe in the ark of Freedom One gun. three
cheers. Music on violin. Tuue-'Liberty Tree
''5. The pelju'ed Rebel clathrodts 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 YOURSELF
sc. President JOhnSOn-If the copper in his
heart and the brass in his face were melted to-
gether we would have bpllmetal 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. Jet. DdUGS-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 ACCORDION. Tune-'Logan Water
49, Died very suddenly politically on the
9th day of November last, precisely at sunset,
in the Fourth Congressional District of New
Jersey, with all the fearful symptoms of niger
phobia, Andrew Jackson Preamble Rogers;
peace to his ashes and slow resurrection. One
gun and few crocodile tears. Music on tin
whistle Tune-'Rogue's March,
80. Our last Presidential etecLiOn-George B.
Mcclellan got votes 81 while his soul goes
marching on. One gun, three cheers. Music
on Jewish cymbal. Tupe-John Brown
40. The Nutmeg Stdte-lf it ever means to
supply the market with copper nutmeg graters,
we think now is the time. 00e gun, three
cheers. Music on base violin. Tune HAL
| COlumbia.'
III. Old Stlsser-When we look at its noun
tains and its valleys, It's rocks and its hills,
! Sprout Hill in particular, we think nature
formed 1t on purpose for den of COpperheads.
| One gun, nine unearthly hlsses.
''l2. The fair Ser-The late fashion affords
scarcely material enough 10 cover their scaips,
| to say nothing OF their waterfalls; may we soon
see bonnets once more. One gun and a smile.
! Music on jewsharp. Tune-'Baney, let the
| girls alOne,n b, LANE.