The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-11-05
PROCESSIONS.
The Average Proccssionist but an
Oyergrown sChOOi-BOy.


The tendency of men to herd them
selves into professions is one OF the
mysteries of human nature, which is
only eoua led by the tendency of those
who are not in the herd to stand IN the
broiIing sun and admire the others.
Why this should be so, what peculiar
satisfaction the man in the procession de-
rives from it, and what objects he has in
view, are problems yet to be solved, ana
yet it is probably the height OF the am
bition of every average man to see the
day when he shall go in a procession;
happy il he can march on foot; doubly
happy if he can carry the "Star Spangled
Banner" or some other banner bearing
strange device thrice happy II he
NAV ride horse, terrify the women and
children with the caracolings of his
fiery charger, and shout hoarsely at his
division OF the procession. All TINS ls
more remarkable from the fact that the
procession is but child's sport, with
The difference that the paper hats have
been changed for beavers with feathers
in them: the lath swords for steel ones;
the tin pan and whistle for the drum and
fife: the red hanuel stripe and olt OF
blne ribbon for variegated uniform
bespangled with jewels and gaudy with
tinsel, and the stick, which the Leader
straddled so gracefully, for live horse
which the leader, nine times out OF Ten,
straddles ungracefully
The effect of the procession upon int
! individual hardly has n parallel among
natural phenomena. Your butcher O
your shoemaker may be, and probaoi.
is. a very ordinary man, not blesse,t
with wealth or beanty having no soul
cravings or yearning desires Tor th
: good. the true, aud tho beautiful F; TN
owner of brood of rather dirty an'
= promiscuous children with an intellec
l capable of the scientific carving OF
+, sheep, or skiIlful cobbing OF a boot
" There is nothing majestic or awful apou
y him. You would not invite him TO You
:, soiree as a paragon. Indeed, III II
" morning call at your house, Your SerNai
:. ceives him, and they gossip together
II friendly way. But once array yor
u butcher in plug hat and white aprol
es throw an emblazoued crimson scarf 0V'
u his muscular shoulders put boiIe
"a shirt on him, and stick rose III ms bu
~ ton-hole; hang two or three tllS
" crosses and other ornaments ON II
II ~ manly breast, and, if he be q l@rt
v butcher, let him carry a bann stuck
- pouch, looking as ii 1t were rooted
=. his ample corpus, and he becomes, met
u morphosed into another creature.
be marches along in stately mannt
u u keepipp time. timo, time, in a sort
~ ~ Runic rhyme, to the tlntlnabulatlons
Us tine band. he is an awful and maJes
-. being, who towers above you az y
ar ao stand upon the curbstone, AMI loo
W down upon You as one OF the SanS
G1 Gh Totes, Yesterday he would have TAX
=" Off his hat to you; to day, II he st
W. Won at all, he only sees You as an ato
one of n Thousand, admiring him mi
~ nificent being, only equalled by ro,
,,o' poteutate, and possibly surpassed D.
y nc suItap in the grandeur OF his bear
w, tar aud the gorgeousness ot ms apPa
ioa .;oa Az you retire to your chamber AT hie
W llSo with the confused picture OF flags, L
'er ners, crosses, swords, aprons, hol
G liars, trombones, and guns NIT
before you, the vision OF this male
creature appears, looming up like M
yer Blanc among lesser hills. Ion reg
IS now that only yesterday you vexed
md great soul with complaints about to'
lor, beef; that you had threatened to
, charge this aweinspiring creature ,
nst- employ another. You regret your : 4
Sc npss ia not recognizing the possiblli
'sal lying dormant in him, and you nent
,ely resolve to make your respects to |
! to the Thrice nlustrious Prince, or y
'go, Eminent Grand Seigneur. or High
the Top-Lofty Baron, commanding ana
ook Stunning Knight of Pythagoras
his request the pleasure of eating to
the staat hereafter,