The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-09-05
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Inc nremen mad q parade on Sat.
urday. 1t was a fine affair, but ths
absence of Mr.. O'Clarence was deep
ly felt, not only by the department
but by the public. His long and
faithful services at the business
meetings and festivals, his splendid
bearing on parade, have given Mr.
IO'Clarenee an enviable position IN
the hearts of his countrymen. We
are sorry he was not present, Satur-
day. Bat an unlocked for and very
painful accident deprived him and us
OF a very great pleasure.
The night which preceded the
last anniversary of our national in
dependence, he took home twenty
hye dollars worth offire works for a
splurge on the next night. He cal
culated he had glory enough in that
package to fill with gratitude and
admiration every tax payer on North
street, and his wife, after carefully
examining the lot, was equally con-
fident that the neighbors would see
something that would snake. their
eyes bung out " as she pensiYely ex-
pressed it.
The next morning O'CIarence got
out the bundle to look it over again.
and fed on the anticipation. There
were these common craekers-sey-
eral packs-and Roman candles, and
blue-tire, and pinweeels and rockets
and the like-a very creditable as
sortment for any family. Mr.. Wick
ford's boy, from the next house was
IN, and sat on the floor holding q
piece OF lighted punk in his hand,
and had both his eyes and mouth
wide open enjoying the sight.
O'Clarenee was sitting on his
launches, holding a pinwheel in his
hand, and explaining to Mrs. O'Clar-
enee how cheaply they could be
made in China, and how superior in
ingenuity and industry were the
Chinese to all other races, None of
them know how it happened, but
O'Clarence remembers that there
were two open packs of cannon
crackers just under him, and thinks
Wickford's boy must have in some
way dropped the punk in among
them, and in the general interest
forgot that it was afre.
At any rate there was 4 sudden
hiss, right under Mr.. O'Clarence
followed in the next instant bv q
tornado of sounds and sparks, and
that gentleman at once shot toward
the ceiling in blaze of various
colored lights, while the air became
thick with sparks, blue-lights, blaz- |
ing balls, industrious pin-Rheels, in
sane sky-rockets, and sereeching
crackers. Mrs. O'Clarence fell over |
a chair that cost eight dollars when
new, and struck the back of her
head against the stove hearth with a
violence that added materially 70
the display of fireworks already go
ing on. Wickford's boy was struck
in the mouth by a sky rocket and |
had two thirds of his hair taken
Of by q Roman candle, and was
knocked through doorway by a
piece of ordinance Just introduced
this season, and which will undoubt-
edly become popular when under
stood better. He was afterWard /
lished out of rose bush and taken
home IN a tablecloth.
O'Clarence remained during the
entire exhibition, looking at it from
various positions, and when it was
over with, he was put in q sheet by
MS neighbors, and saturated with
oil, and then covered with molasses
md -four We learn that new skin
s already forming on parts of him,
md if no unfaVorable symptoms set
n he will be out in a fortnight, al
hough it is not likely he will mingle
much in society until his hair and
eyebrows commence to grow. He
links Wickford's boy is dead, and
hey dare not tell him to the con-
rary till he gets stronger. Singu-
arly enough Mrs. O'Clarence es-
'aped injury by fire, but the blow on
ler head was so severe that she can
lot bear to have her back hair
lrawn up as high as it was before,
nd missing her church privileges is
sore trial to her.-Dan6ary Netcs.