Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-08-10
How OnG Man Celebrated ANe
.l1 lI Fourth, ..rr....

There is patriotic person in New Jersey
who celebrates tue Fourth OfJuy by him
self. The Susseg 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 instrument
named below, writes his own toasts, drihks
the best wh-ater, fires his own powder,
and writes out for publication the report OF
his proceedings in full, round hand
Hence he very properly styles it, in note
addressed to the Register, IAN independent
celebration got up to suit himself We ap-
pend the report sent us by Mr.. Lane:
"At sunrise the Stars and Stripes were
fluttering in the breeze, when 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: t.t...
81. The Day Celebruts-If get thro'
with whole shirt and whole hide, We'll
and good; if not, let 'em rip. One gun,
three cheers. Music on the fife. Tune
Yankee Doodle
"z' All hail, sweet independence, hail
To thee we'll tribute pay;
Let every nigger act his part .
Now savery's done away .
One gun, three cheers. Music on banio.
Tune-'Dandy Jim.'
"3. George Washington and abraham Lin.
coln-The two great Apostles of Freedom
the former delivered our country from Bri-
tish tyranny, the latter knocked the shackles
of slavery from four millions of human be.
ings at one single blow while gratitude
remains in the human breast, the praise of
these two great men will dwell OIL the
tongues of all true patriots. One gun, six
cheers. Music on German flute. Tune
'Washington's Grand March, ... -Y r .
~. The Jecel Of Liberty-May it ever be
kept safe in the ark of Freedom One gun,
three cheers. Music on violin. Tune
Liberty Tree .n. at. ...r...
IS. The perjured rebel cut.ttroats of the
Somh-When the devil gets back 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
"6. President Jotnson-If the copper iE
his heart and the brass in his face were
melted together, we would have bell-metal
enough left to purchase ton of hemp, SO
much needed in the South. One gun, no
cheers, no music, one hiss. .I - ,..
~. jeff Daris--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. Tuhe--
Logan Water death march) t......
''S. 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 nigger.phobia, Andrew Jackson Preamble
Rogers; peace to his ashes and slow
resurrection. One gun and a few crocodile
tears. Music on tin whistle. Tune
'Rogues March .H... ....r ..
10. Our htst Presidential election-George
b. McClellen got votes 81, while his soul
goes marching ON. One gun, three cheers.
Music on Jewish cymbal. Tune-'John
Brown ii.-, .I. ... .
40. The Nutmeg State--It it ever means
to supply the market with copper nutmeg
graters, We think now is the time One
gun, three cheers. Music on bass violin
Tune-'Hail Columbia
al. old Susser-When we look at its
mountains and its valleys, its rocks and its
hills, Sprout hill in particular, we think
nature formed it on purpose for u den OF
cupperheads. One gun, nine unearthlJ
Kisses. l..|t ... ...
"l2. The fair ser-The late fashion at
fords scarcely material enough to cover their
scalps, to say nothing of their waterfalls
may we soon see bonnets once. more. Ont
gun and smile. Music on jewslarp. Tune
Barney, let the girls alone b. LANE"