Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-08-21
M I 3 Q BILL a m Y
How One Man Celebrated the
Fourth

How One Man Celebrated the
Fourth
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-atcr, 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 us by Mr.. Lane:
AZ sunrise the Stars and STRIPES
were fiuttering in the breeze, when
heavy firing commenced and continued
for long time; then the Declaration
of independence was read; and then
the toast table Can old hogshead turned
bottom upward, y was prepared, when
the following toasLs were drank:
Il. Tie Day Cetebrote-lt [ get
through with whole shirt and whole
hide, we'll and good; if not, let EN- rip.
One gun, three cheers. Music on the
fife. Tune-Yankee Doodle
All hail, sweet independence, hall
To thee wen tribute pay;
Let every niger act his part,
Now slavery's done away.
One gun, three cheers. Music on ban
jO. Tune-Dandy Jim.
3. George Washington and abraham
Lincoln The two great Apostles OF
Freedom-the former delivered our
country from British tyranny, the lat
ter 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 these 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.
4. The Je,oel Of Libery-May it ever
be kept safe in the ark of Freedom.
One gun, three cheers. Music on vio-
lin. Tune-Liberty Tree.
IS. The Peyured Rebel Cut hroats of
the Soutt-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 Mu.
sic 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 together, we would have
bell-metaI enough to pay our war debt
and have enough lett to purchase a
ton of hemp, SO much needed in the
South. One gun, no cheers, no music,
one hiss.
z. Jef DaUts -Wo never heard tell
OF bis raising hemp, but we do sincere
ly hope to hear tell of hemp raising
him before he has a chance to die |
natural death. One gun, six cheers |
Music on accordion. T9ne-Logan
Water death marchO
g. Died very suddenly politically |
on the 9th day of November last, pre- |
cisely at sunset, in the Fourth Con
gressional 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 croc-
odile tears Music on tin whistle.
Tune-Rouge's March.
%. Our Last Presidential Wection-I
George B. Mcclellan got 81 votes.
while his soul goes marching on
One gun, three cheers Music on
Jewish cymbal. Tune-John Brown.
10. The Nutmeg IState-If it ever
means to supply the market with cop
per nutmeg graters, we think now is
the time. One gun, three cheers
Music on bass violin. Tune-Hail Co
lumbia.
III. 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 a den of copperheads. One gun,
nine unearthly Kisses.
IL. The Far Ser-The latest fash
ion affords scarcely material enough
to cover their scalps, to say nothing
of their waterfalls; may we soon see
bonnets once more. One gun and
smile. Music on jewsharp. Tune
Barney let the girls alone.
B. LAN--.
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