The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-07

HOW WE CELEBRATED THE DAY N 1860.
From Jackson Daily News, July Is, lseO.
Fourth OfJaIy I'm jackson.
THE EDITOR OF THE coPIAH NEWS GOES
IN LEMONS.

Ike pore folks when We are IN CITY,
Had splendid supper of Irish whisky,
and a good breakfast of the same with
some hoghair added. Kept civil and
didn't pile on any unnecessary airs. In
fact, didn't want to play out our capital
| till next day
| About daylight next morning a brass
cannon that had been choking with a
flannel rag full of powder, emptied its
stomach and walked the inhabitants
| likewise the children and domestic ami
mails. Went up to the Foreman House
and took a cheer-didn't take it out of
the House, only took seat on the gal
lery. Hadn't been settin there long be-
| fore a Teller. cum up, and says he, go
down stairs. 1 cooked my knife, and
says do you keep this house, you pore
shOte? No, says he. Well, says /, I'll
| set here till the everlastin' horn is blOde
before SIGH emery cuss as you'll ever
make me bulge peg. The teller LATED,
and says he, where are you from? From
where the grounds dry, says |. thot
so, ses he, and wanted you to 90 down
stairs and take a drink. Oh, SEES /, in
course I'll chaw that bait. After we
drunk the teller looked round quick and
spoke up peert, in a mint, ses he, and
shot out like his britches burnt him. /
stood and waited for him to come back
and pay for the ticker, but he didn't
We'll, thinks /, this is cool but cheap, and
l reckon no more lofers II suck sugar that
l pay for in this little burg.
Purity soon people commenced porin
in. They node no north, no south, no
east nor west; but they all node the way
to the Foreman House grocery, and some
of EN- never node the way out agin.-
Presently the Santa Amy Life Guards,
a company just started that mornin' cum
along on sum of Derryberry's fast horses,
and laid all the balance of the progam in
the shade-fgeratively spekin, for there
want no shade tOlay EN- in. We admir-
ed them fellers-specially the female with
the square umbrella and the way she
leaned to her sperits. After the Santa
Amy Guards had hode round a spell, the
ear piercin' Dutch people with their brass
horns cum up to the State House, follow
ed by the boss company and the rifles,
two companies of firemen, and boy
cumpny, together with large droves Of
niggers and citizens generally. After
shoulderin' arms and DRAWN sabres, ev-
erybody went down to the fare ground,
and miss Pettus, the governors dauter,
give the Dragons flag, and told EN- new
er to flicker, but to stand by the silk till
Jimmy blode the horn. Mr.. Barnes rid
out and took the flag and told miss Pet
tus that afore that flag left that company
the coffin trade would be ruther lively
After the spekin was over, and the pois
and confusion had died away on the NOR
min are, (Shakespeer) the folks commenc-
ed hollerin' for me to address EN-. Sich
yellin and shoutin and stompin l never
heerd. ''Speech from the Eddytur of
the Kurpiah News address frum the
Ranger" and so 4th. l riz and tux
sup of the purple water the soldiers had
been drinkin, and made few remark as
follows:
Men, SEE l, likewise women and cum
panies of soldienA, for I'd as soon spoke to
wimmin as men, specially if they're pur-
ty as on the present Okashun, SEES /,
sorapin back my foot to git off the ros-
sem, also to dodge a heavy shower of
bokais flung from the fair hands of the
femails. Opposed as l am;
ses /, to maxim speeches, after SIGH a
younanimous call l can't refuse to empty |
my goard. Great cheerin. We're |
powerful dry down our way, truk is per-
ished in the fields, and the fiours are dy- |
in on the parents brest. If we don't git |
rane in few dais, there'll be none left to |
moarn for Login. (Tremenjuous APP
plause) Hope crops is better over in |
Kemper, guvnor, ses l. (Vosiferus |
stompin.) In the languidge of the |
poet,
'sTm afloat I'm afioaty''
ses I, and I'd heap ruther be ashore.
Leave out the in the last word, sung
out sum Teller in the crowd. (Harty |
cheerin' and CRATE flynn of bokais.)
Mississippi Dragons, ses though | !
don't like them red brested cotes and A. |
Jackson didn't like 'em when freedom
from. her mountain hite unfurled her ban
ner at nu Orleens, KEEP a stiff upper lip
and do yore duty as long as the stairs and |
stripes shall wave over the ground of the
free and the dwellins of the brave. Ger
rife shoutin.) Stand by the flag that
purity yung lady Civ you even till you
perish in yore dedly britches. Much
cheerin' and more bokais.) When you
are goin' to charge, be shore and don't |
charge too much. Excitin' nockin.
Mississippi Rifles, ses |, yore captain,
Gen. Griffith, has had hold of that old
banner just presented to you when it was
a little more dangerus to stand under its
stremin folds than it is on the present
But he never fickered, boys, but told his
men to keep that canvass a futterin in
spite of all the yaller skins in Mexico
Huge shoutin. And they done it up
brown There was no white livers in |
rified anybody but the enemies of thar
country. hope you will pattern after
them; keep sober aud foller that flag
while the lamps hold out to burn. I'm
mense cheerin.
Offisurs of state, ses l, tho noin none
Of you but Gineral Wharton, and if you
are all as sound on the water fowl as him,
you'll do to tie to, ses I, I'm proud to see
you all in good helth and affordin good
close. Spose your offices is pain. Keep
things strate up, at the State House, and
1o'nt go too often to the Foreman House.
Let yore lite shine; in the languidge of
wun of old, ses |, watch and PREY!
bully cheerin.
Ladies, ses /, turnin to the butiful
femails whose presents was perfoomin the
fare ground, l hope you're enjoyin' yore-
selves on this ocashun, and that the lem
anade and ice warter of which you air
1rinkin freely may not turn agin you
May you always-be as fare as the son, as
Drite as the moon, and as butiful as an
army with Aags-also plenty of good close
to ware. To yore seks, commonly stiled
the fare sex, we are indebted for our bor-
MIN as well as many other blessins in these
10 grouns of soro. Sum pore sperroted
fools blames yore SEEKS with the difficulty
In the Garden. hut know mon as are de-