The union Democrat., 1870-07-09
LryELrEsr AND HOTTRsT FOURTH
Ever kcewn I'm sonora.
Girls i-Spontaneous perspirafion Races !
-Ere,ybody. rgodiced and exhausted -
Tcenty.fre barrels Of sshisky drank
The County Sdfsi!

Our Fourth in Sonora commenced early on
Sunday Evening. At that time there came
in by twos and threes, mustangs and reckless
riders from the mountains and plains. Tbs
Walla's, bucks, squaws, old aud young were
here also, 10 full force. They came because
there was to be "Tlme" and they wanted
their share Of it. They didn't know what was
celebrated or who was celebrating il, nor did
they care. They knew there was fuss, feath-
ers, gun-fring. fre-crackers, music, banners,
whisky and fireworks, and that Was enough.
The morning slumbers Of two OF their ladies
were rudely disturbed. Texas touchad Oh
his first gun at half past four, but 20 PAGES
from two dnsky sleeping maidens, who did
thereupun without waiting to make their toll
let's Snatch up their calico and make some
hf the best running time for the mountains
ever known.
TEDIOUS EXPECTANCY.
Three -fourths Of our Sonora children were
up by half-past four in the morning, for it
was important that not second Of the long
anticipated Fourth should be lost. They sat
around on sidewalk, gate and door-steps, and
emulated the patience aud fortitude OF their
great-great Grand-sires in tbs times that tried
mems souls, as they waited for the rest of the
Fourth or July to hurry up. The morning
was passed by the young in firing crackers,
eating cakes, ice-cream and candy; by the
old in gazing at each other ms they came to
town drinking whisky and waiting for the
rest of the Fourth of July to hurry up.
TUE PROCESSION.
The Procession which left the City Hotel
at halfpast twelve to commence its heated
agony, was grand and imposing. The Sun
threw in an extra supply Of fuel for the occa-
sion, showed aside the spots on its face, which
acted as dampers and turned himself loose on
that band Of patriots, who were determined
to do or die in oommemoratiug the deeds of
their fore-fathers by trudging in the Sun with
the Thermometer ut 81. Marshall Miller rlook-
ed imposing and hot. Shepard and Boyle
aids de camp, looked majestic and hot. Nun
.lorf, Chief Engineer Fire Department, Nell
son and Garaghty, Foreman, looked imposing
and as if they could cool off at an ordinary
house-burping. were one afforded. The Cav
nlcade of ladies was to consist Of a number
equalling that of the States in tine Union. 1t
Tailed nearer with the States that went out.
The girls looked pretty, dusty and hot. How
ever, girl on horseback even if she is hot,
is JOY to the eye at any time. and it would
have been we'll had such cavalcado beea strung
out mile in length.
KING cANBRINus.
King Gambrinns, was we'll represented by
our worthy townsman and undertaken, Mr.. |
F. A. Freund. The costume set of his impos-
ing figure to the utmost advantage and il is
recommended that he adortt it permanently
or at least while officiating at funerals. Death
would be robbed of one third its terrors, could
one be buried by man in such costume.
THE ExERcIses.
The Declaration Of Independence was so
we'll read by Frank York, that the audience
was robbed of half their expectancy of being
awfully bored. Yet Mark Twains "Jump-
ing Frog of Calaveras" would have answered
full as well. Judge Preston of jamestown
(Jim-town) the Presidentot the Day, prosid-
ed with dignity and solemuity approaching
even the confines of melancholy. The Rev.
Samuel Hill educated the Ruler of the Him.
liable Universe as to the purpose of the gath
ering, in an impressive manner and termi-
mated the exercises with benedictorv one
hundred pound shot at all "Sham Politi-
cians" which must have gratifed the Deity
and doubled up the Devil like a sudden at
tack of cholera morbus.
THE GRAFTON.
Mr.. Farley knowing some disagresble truths,
political in complexion, relating not to party
but to the whole people of the United States
chose the Fourth of July in which to tell
them. He dwelt especially on party biso,ry,
the deception Of party platforms and the bats
put forth to catch the votes of various nction-
alities.
Barring up the grand entrance to the polit-
ical theater and turning down the foot-lights,
he lead us through dark and crooked passag-
es, and showed us the political cobwebs, dirt,
dust and daubs behind the scenes. The
crowns there seen, were only gilded. the he'll
NETS paper, the swords wood. The sight was
repulsive. We came to see the play, not the
illnsory machinery. What care we if those
fair landscapes are daubs, so long as the SEN
ses are successfully cheated?
"out of taste" uniting the day." "If
n man delivers Fourth of July oration, let
Aim talk Fourth Of july" These are some
,of our street whispers.
We went expecting an oratorical enthuse-
~msnt. We went expecting to feel the old
fashioned patriotic intoxication, brought on
by hearing the rattle of the bones of the pat
riot fathers, tied up in the American Flag
along with the American Eagle, the sword Of
Washington the staff Of Franklin and the bat
tie of Bunker Hill and slung and banged
round The orators head until he was black in
.the face and frothing at the mouth.