The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-07-11
FROM LOUDEN.
The Fourth Of July ct Louden.

The Fourth Of July ct Louden.
Children, boys and girls, have long
looked forward to the Fourth Of July
in visions Of FIRE crackers and candy
aud q jolly good time generally.
Web, its come and gone and I4ouden
,sdctyases about rs before. Let me
tell you something about it. Our
ears were first greeted early in the
morning by the salute. Ordnance
Of colossal proportions, and enormous
calibre belched forth. its death-tones,
bringing past memories, mingled with
pain and emotions of patriotism to
the soul Of him who once dared to
face the lannon's mouth in defense of
the liberties secured by the blood Of
the fathers.
BY the depot south Of the railroad
q platform for Speakers, Band and
Glee Club, was erected, and seats for
the auditors. Rev. J. Atkinson, ora
tor Of the day, honored the day and
occasion by most mastery effort.
| doubt whether your Cedar Rapids
orator surpassed his accurate state
ments, prospective future, and true
eloquence. Such clusters of pictures
and poetry are rarely enjoyed. Thoe.
Shearer was elected president, who
presided with much dignity and great
acceptability. The Silver Band Of
Louden won laurels for their youth
full brows ON this occasion, far exceed
ing the most sanguine expectations
of their most ardent admirers. The
Glee Club bore away the palm. The
fair singers drew all hearts to them
selves. They sang as though they
were unconscious Of the fact. The
rougher sex did very well. But
pshaw! q man stands no show on q
stage beside pretty woman. Louden,
believe. is noted for its pretty wo-
men, and they were fairly represent
ed on the stage.
At noon basket dinner was en-
joyed.
The afternoon was enjoyed vari-
ously. At 2 o'clock we were called
to the stand by the most enticing
notes from the Silver Band, after
which toasts and responses inter-
spersed with sweetest and richest
melody from the Glee Club. enter
tanned the vast thong.
At the depot is dance floor. The
| dance commenced early and continu-
ed late; to the north Of this are con-
fectionery stands.
American and German halls were
both occupied by the dancers. The
Germans got into a fight. In trying
TO subdue the riot, the Americans
got mixed in with them. After con-
siderable trouble they shut three
Germans in freight car and another
III vacant meat market; then fined
and released them.
In the evening we enjoyed . fine
display Of fireworks. They had the
usual variety and in addition two
balloons the first one inflated was
not propealy adjusted. It arose
tremblingly, and, as it reluctantly left
the platform it toppled and looked
back, as if to say it preferred earth te
heaven. In this moment of indecis.
ion it collapsed, ignited and erplani.
Gated. But away went the rockets
and from up there in the dark blue
between men and angels, their final
reports are heard, and down from the
upper night rolls the freed FIRE like q
thing of life. Roman candles poI
and splutter, and now boy on the
pinnacle of corn house cries out
There comes 'tother balloon" Anc
sure enough, it was half inflated be.
fore we saw it. 1t rose magni6cently
Steadily, evenly, rapidly upward il
rose and drifted toward the East
Hesvenward it scared away. At frs
like luminous globe, variegated ant
fire-freighted for its aerial voyage
now far distant family throwing it
red light backward and onward, i
seems to scrape the vault above AMI
vie with the stars as they seem Il
cluster wonderingly around the wan
dering globe.
Then turned my face homeward
What | heard and saw then. may b,
spared the pain Of witnessing again
A man with team in front ola salool
in such \ condition that his wife i
afraid to get into the wagon will
him. She cries " Oh dear, give M
the children: let me walk home.
The children cry, ''Oh mother, get in
get in" While the husband an.
father raves and curses.
| Can you tell what makes this q
other times good husband and fathe
such fiend now? Ask the man il
the saloon who sold h,m the aa1iaoaa.