Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-05-31


the Fourth of JULY came on the 2Ith Of Nav
this year-at least in New York aud Brook
l,n. It vas a wedding more great ami full
of meaning than when Venice used To we'd
the Adriatic. for IN the latter case it had 10
he repeated constantly or the tickle sea.
which always made point Of swallowing
the marriage ring. as soon as thu ce rcmonv
was over would. have forgotten H. obliga-
tons and crept around the peninsuar some
night 10 tiiri with Rome OF Naples But N
the modern unlticaton the bonds are visible
and undeniab.c. albeit as graceful a. any
saAen ones Of sentimental tradition. IL had
been 4 source Of constant dread lest Dame
Nature should weep on the occasion. but.
like the good sensible oil mother that she j..
she came TO the front yesterday with the
cheeriest face she has worn this sra >nu, dun
tina, made every body happy, At noon all
general business was suspended aud half a
million people strnlicd out upon the side
walk TO zee the President and Cabinet a.
they came down Broadway escorted w d
host Of minor celebrities, a regiment of sol-
dIers. squad Of mounted police, and the
Big Budyc on trucks. The las, vas an i'm
mense Hover piece. got UP by an cutrrpris.
nc florist an advertisements and repre-
sentlng the bridge Vcrs faithfully, Aarr
tn procession passed cvcryhod, lodged
down side street To avoid the crowd and
intercept the Prcslden; at ClN Hall Park
Having arrived there myself ana Witnessed
The proceedings | consider satr estimate
to cal. the crowd a multitude Thrrc "a.
not even breathing room save up alpit
Some line men" with rare for,,, .ht had
provided Themselves with spur.. and climb
ng 70 the top Of various telegraph poles.
seated thcmsei,c. upon the crn.. tres.
We believe the last term /, rather nautical
than electric. but one must expect some
naughty things on such a day W. ur-s,
fnrsard from sheer force Of habit anl srul,
human nature As We go Il j. rafr upnur-
iunuy. There zoe. a vel! dressed man wnn
ha' suoh liberal IDEAS Of the freedom @; lh,
DAY that he ha' got glouousl, drunk anl =
Knocked % and fro Ike shutticcuek n, M.
surglng thousands hui can't faiI inNu A.
there ISN'T room. \ow woman shrek.
"Oh, my friend has tainted ." 'Hl, faint
al Z Yes, the TAI, 10 the green drt,, o.
aod wunEing her hands anil shedding Cu.
piouS tears, she leave, her frrn. aaI trir.
70 run u give FIRE alarm. See them nm,
mere Is the Young man from the country.
oonspicuou. b, hi- over lrr,, and kid glove.
There Is the Old man unused 20 lid, lite Who
has come 10 % sIcs the "open4u-" ani Il
careful 10 keep near hi son 40 know. thc
cat, Wals There are 300 professional PICK
pockets. II Is supposed. many imported from
neighboring cities hoping 10 reap 1 harvest
today, anu invisible save To- the detective
eve Every class j. represented save the
dude. tie i. fearful that his collar uliI wilt
or his coat-tai!s be wrinkled and he STAY, m.
yer know.
Standing upon the steps Of ,ha post office
Just aiie- the deairnIng ciamOr uf dill the
church bells IN both cities, mingled With THE
roar OF cannon from that part of the North
Atlantic Squadron which vas anchored IN
fast Fi,er, Saw shaip game. Some en-
terpnslng house hail sent out 4 CARLOAD III
advertisements printed in newspaper form
and with BRIDGE IN big letter, ou the first
page. They drove through the crowd scat
,ering them broadcas, and there va, a gem
eral scramble among boys and some men ID
secure trophy. But there vas nothing Or
interest in 1t after all, and the possession
was not worth the struggle 4 sad-eyed
boot-blaek had obtained a somewhat win
kled sheet and stood mechanically smooth
ing out The crease> when a portl, nan with
his head at an angle that suggested an Inyis-
IDLE check rein. came upon the scene. The
boys eyes lighted with a fire of sudden in
spiratlon. Darling forward he held out the
newspaper @ and cried, bridge. sir ~
Without deigning 10 look at either the pa
per or the boy, and with a bearing that
would make Alexander Ill hide his head
with envy. the portly party dropped nickel
into the boot-black's hand and took the sup
posed history. while the boy. astDnished at
his own audacity, fed around convenient
| corner
| The passes which admitted the bearer to
the bridge were white and blue, and read
| by the gate keepers. ! didn't have one for
only love and money could procure them
and besides wanted TO 90 over alone.
may here parenthe,cate that haven't been
over yet for at hardly any moment TO-DAY
has there been less than 5000 persons
crossing the structure, and as said before,
| want TO 90 alone. crossed on the ferry
boat and took look at BROOKLYN She was
the bride beyond doubt Ii was easy to
| determine. from the yards and acres OF
streamers that she wore, and then, besides.
she calls the structure .her bridge" and
there are rumors afloat that she already
speaks of New York as West BROOKLYN.
Oh, yes, Brooklyn is the bride
In the evening came the fireworks Rough
seats upon the docks sold at % cts. Seats
upon barges sold at 80 cts. and 81 But
there was better way, though perhaps I'M
fair as the bridge and the ferries are of
course rivals. We paid two cents 10 cross
on the ferry-boat. Just as We reached the
pier the first rocket was shot forth and for
a whole hour the stars were forgotten, while
hzz boom crack poured forth torrent
OF explosive wealth which had good deal
OF sameness but was said to cost more mon.
ey than any pyrotechnic display that was
ever made. The view from the ferry-boat
was one of the finest on the river, so fine
that we concluded not to disembark but a,
Napoleon Bonaparie with ten thou AMI men
Marched up a hill and then-luarched down
| again."
so We returned to the New York shore
crossed again. again returned, meanwhile
passing under the bridge, above the bridge
below the bridge and beside the bridge-ut-
ierly discounting the barge and its fame,
prices and all for two cents, and it was worth
ten. We'd have gwen it rather than moi
see it. OIiDEIs
TIE BRIDAL EVE, OR Rose ELMRR.-B,
Mr.. tinma ID T.. n. SouthwJrih. Author ii