The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-07-11
LETTER FROM LITTLE FALLS.
The Ce,ebration of the Fourth.

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ED1ToR sJnuRNAL IL was intend
ing Is give. you quite lengthy descrips|
ton of our doings on the 18th, SO Is Is
makca comparison between your cele-
.bration md ours, knowing that shore
was nothing else in which we could
make favorable showing with you.
But to my great surprise and regret, I
learn that your people failed to get up
any celebration whatever. Such being
the case they may not like to hear much
about ours. However, ] think it will
not do any particular harm for people
who have not q sufficient amount Of pa
triotism to get up an appropriate cello
bration on tho 4th Of July to hear from
those who have. - 90 's>.. 7
Our people could not wait for the
4th to get along; SO, soon alter dark,
on the evening Of tho Sd, large
crowd ofboys ,pnd young men collected
what firearms they could find, and per
ambu'ated the town nearly all night,
calling on their friends and firing sa-
lutes. No cannon being in the place,
nvils-which are good substitute for
cannon, and make noise enough to.
cause traitors to trcmble in their boots
and petticoats, we're brought into req
uisition a little after midnight.
At ten o'clock A. N. a large process
sion, comprised principally Of Sabbath
School children, was formed at. the
Methodist church, and, headed by mar
tial music, paraded through the town,
making quite an attractive appearance.
After q half hours march, they arrived
at tho Court House, which had been
nicely fitted up for the occasion. -
There We listened to the Declaration Of
Independence read by Elder Roberts;
then to some patriotic songs by the
choir, martial music, &C., and 6ually to
a very able and patriotic address from
Elder Griswol1, of your city. We we're
then full Of patriotism; and all felt
like going to war for the Union, when
we discovered several long lines Of for
midable works, which were apparently
| taken fol- the breastworks of some en-
envy, as they were at once moved upon
by rank and file unbroken..: After a
desperate struggle Of about one, hour,
without the loss Of single life on Ell
Their side, the works we're 50 far demol-
ished that the enemy surrendered. TO
our great surprise we found that they
consisted principally. Of i our. better
halves, who by mistake had came near
killing US with good things. A few ex-
cellent songs completed the programme
for the day. -: H. <~-ry.:..st 49, !
Finally, to complete the doings, the
young men and ladies, to- the number
Of about one. hundred couples, assem-
bled at the Court House in the even
ing and had the best dance Of modern
times. Although they had a large
room, and abundance Of everything that
was nice to eat and drink, still the best
thing Of it all was the very excellent
music nade by Garfield & Son, Of T 10
Rivers. I shall expect them to play
here at every dance: hereafter, ashley
gave pcr1ect SATISFACTION u all. =.
I suppose that high water is so gen.
eral that it is no. news. I have lived
here for twelve years and have never
seen the water so high in the wells by
at least five feet. The damage done to
the bridges in Morrison county is about
$500, while large portion of the
crops have been destroyed by. being
overaowed With water. r = e.t...
Emigration, however, does not seem
to be wholly stopped by the high wa
ter as frequently an -emigrant wagon
appears with strange faces it it. -... s
| - ~. Il. Yours Truly,':. =: ill.,.
/ :.s-,,. :......,s, N. RICHARDSON.