The sun., 1873-07-04
The Fourth OF .Iuly.

In the century which Is now almost COM
rle,ed since the declaration Of our national In
dependence, we can well imagine the event COM
mcmorated in every conceivable manner In
every country. 10y every tongue, on land and sea,
on mountain. in valley, IN church and prison.
But to all that ever came under our ohserva-
tlon commend us To one In which Ahram
smith. Esq, counsellor at law, was the scle
actor more than forty years ago.
\ late talented bat eccentric Ch ef-Justice of
Wisconsin. whom We VIII name smith, was
native Of Lewis county, y. Y. While law stu
dent AT Sacketts Harbor. Indignant at finding
no provision had been made TO celebrate the ma
uonal holiday, lac resolved, a. he told his neigh
bors, TO celebrate on his own hook.
Having provided himself with proper OUTFIT
literary patriotic. and substantial-he took
row boat on the evening Of the id Of July. pad
died out To an uninhabited Island in the bay and
camped.
At sunrise on the Fourth he fred a national
salute; at 10 O'Clock he moved in procession
from his boat TO grove where he read the Dec
laration Of Independence, and delivered an
Grafton which was afterward pronounced me
= th" most eloquent II IL kind.
After the exercises in the grove he reformed
the procession and marched hack 10 the boat
where he dined; reading and drinking the usual
thirteen toast-, and any number Of volunteer
ones; responding 10 one. singing n song to an
other, cheering another-the one TO Washington
being drunk in silence, and standing.
Fortunately this toast came early In the pro-
Gramme, for before the volunteers were finished
our friend remained seated. finally living down
In his boat, where he went to sleep, and did not
waken until the next morning, 10y which time he
had foated some distance down the bay
on arousing himself and comprehendinc his
-.
thankful than 70 lind himself where he could
get such bountiful supply Of water to quench
his thirst.
The Common Council of the old city Of
New Bedford, Mass, not having spent all the
money entrusted to them to celebrate the
Fourth II July, ls72, were conscientious enough
TO hold over the sum Of $500 for future dis
posa.
The taxpayers Of New York would deem the
Millennium near at hand should such crcum-
stance come to light in their municipal affairs,
lady, whose husband kept a country
store, wac awakened AZ the early hour II 3
O'Clock one Fourth of July morning by most
unearthly bowling at her gate. Going down 10
lnd the causo Of the disturbance, she found a
strappng youth without hat, shoes, or stock
ings, with face and: hands begrimed with
art whom she recognized as one of the
charcoal burners Of a neishboring settlement.
called by the people "swamp angels, a kind Of
gypses who had clbbersh Of their own.
He wished something from the store. but She
could not understand him, so she reused her
husband, who found his uncouth customer
wanted some kind Of supplies to carry 10 a
great celebration twenty miles away, whittier
he was going on foot.
Arrived at the store he produced 81 note,
for which he demanded 800 copper cents. and
putting l5O Of them in each pocket he strobe on
whistlinI Yankee Doodle, and keeping time by
alternately clinking the pennies in his pockets.