Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-20
THE GLoRHf5g FOURTH.

a mOntn- lIS return was not aitOSeIne
unexpected. The patriotic citizens Q
"Capteen" always look anxiously for
s ward to that day. 1t is one of the ep
! ochs In the life of a Capteener, the,
generally get to hear drums and fife
and to see the glorious flag of our glori
GUS country. They generally celebrate
2 that day. They commence celebrating
in the morning and keep on at it un
til night. The youngsters often sit VI
IN pairs during the greater part of thu
might. They don't call that sparkling
? it's celebrating the Fourth.
Having so often celebrated in thi.
way (not by sitting up, but otherwise
as aforementiened) we made arrang
iments to visit the City of Bellaire Il
: Glorious Fourth.
) Having chartered team we started
i for the station at six o'clock.
i Our partner, hoesier, was not used
to the customs of the Buckeye State,
and of course we had him in tow. Ev.
/ terything went on smoothly enough un-
j til within a mile of the station we were
4 warned by an ominous looking cloud
and sundry peals of thunder that our
/ arrangements were likely to be damp
ened. A friendly roof gave us shelter.
Time rolled on, and the rain rolled
down. The train was not likely to
stop in out of the wet, so we were COM
PEELED to leave our shelter and take a
ducking or miss our Fourth. We took
the ducking.
AS is usually the ease on such occa-
sions the train was behind time.
When it did come it was chOck full
E-scarcely standing rOOm. No matter.
| it was the Glorious Fourth we were af-
ter, not seats in the railroad car. AT
every station the celebrators crowded
in, yet still there was room although
we couldn' see where it was.
At the last station an irrepressible fe-
male woman came on board. For a
moment she viewed the situation. No
one offered her seat, but did the best
they lcould-gaye her standing room.
This wouldn't do. e sae7
Stand around here, I'm a going to
set down. D-rn-d if Pm going to-
stand up when I've walked five miles
TO get here, and paid my money be-
sides. Stand around, ] say"
She gouged our Hoozier friend in
the side with her elbow, and trod ON a
Life Insurance Agents corns. Our
friend looked scared. but the Insurance
man was calm as a saint. His life was
insured in the Connecticut Mutual.
"Whose d-rn-d old basket is this? I'll
will bust every egg in it."
So saying she proceeded to infiict up- |
on it sundry kicks. All were satisfied
that she was full of grit, sandy in fact
but no seat could be found for the Am
azon.
'sI know there is gentlemen in this
,ar, but 'spect there mighty scarce" /"
Here she came elbowing her Way
through the crowd of men and bows
who cheered her on her way Through
he crowd. We gave back as far as the Ii
.rowd would allow. 4
Now Pm going to set down, for I've /
walked five miles to get here and Pm Z
ired. I paid my money and Pm go ii
ng to Bellaire to the Fourth I never s
seed such set of d-rn-d fools in my t
)orn days as there is up yonder a
look here you little skunks," ad-
lressing three boys who were snugly G
ucked away in seat. 'sLoOk here. Iii
you all git right out'n that seat and let 81
lady set down. Now git right out o. ft
here, d-rn-d if Pm going to be horn F
woggled in any such way by you little h
lirty town brats.n g,
The boys didn't sgit'' worth a cent. al
However she wasn't to be outdone and cs
nee more she repeated her orders to st
git right out'n there" and suiting the
ction to the word she took the young
ents by the coat collars and dragged = y
hem into the aisle, amidst the cheers =
f the excited crowd. ~ y
A gentleman standing near by, when y, Ie
be took the seat so triumphantIv, at " "
empted to apologize for the boys, stat y, "
lg that they were from town and did '''
OF know how to treat country people.
"Well they can't shove me in no &C
ich way as that. I warn't born in the I'll
FOODS to be sceered by any sicy a look m
ng things as them" ii
ssThat's grit, madame"
"You're right, sir. can take care n
f myself and them drafted little imps
O-boot." - s~r
'eThere is sand there" says the stran- w
er to his partner. II
ssAnd the, ,bullyest kind, too, - replied &C
he irrepressible.
"You can't bang me out and you 0!
eedn't try it, for I've walked five M
li!es this morning and paid my money 81 e.
nd I'm going to ride" S g
ssChange cars for Bridgeport and %
!'' Bang went the door and 70
4 moment all was confusion. ~
Our lady got through all right. for to
re saw her on the streets. No one b,
TODD in her way. We like gritty peo- G
lie, and like to see good deal of sand
7orked intopeople's general make up.
he pleased us too well. We would as
Don have hugged grindstone as her.
indeed we would. She was so sandy. Bl
D D11l ~, IL I7.s x1<I l. 1
wan like necks and alabaster should
rs (only some of 'en was freckled)
rotruded from nearly every window
1oung gents stood upon the corners
ON placently as ducks, fully realizing
hat their sweet hearts were suffering
Ii the horrors of sudden diSappoint-
lent, and realizing further that as long
5 it rained it was money in their pock- OF
Is, for you know "a penny saved is a W.
emmy earned,n and these dear sweet Ss Se
hings done up in ruffies, silks and laces - -
lust have ice cream and lemonade to -
eep them from evaporating. By the nc
me the dinner dishes were washed ~,
he gods saw that the Bellairians We're Io
and that they were bound to
0 celebrate rain or shine. So they dis IS
elled the clouds and old father Sol "a
,oked down as complacently as if So
othing had happened. 1t might have
cen that Jove had hurled all his bolts nj
way during the morning and had no M
means of getting new supply, thus ha
making virtue of a necessity. Her 81
ules, Jove's blacksmith, was PROBABLY co
patriotic old chap and had given the s
yclops holiday, while he betook of
imself to Bacchus' wine cellar or beer m,
arden to celebrate the glorious Fourth, we
hus leaving Jove without means of sp
citing a new supply of bolts to hurl an
own upon the patriotic band assem- tn
led in Bellaire. ce'
The afternoon was spent 1variouslv - bu