The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH"
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July i again q
hand-the plain. unvar'
~ nished .Foursh-~ To
every native born or
naturaiized Citizen a
this great and glorious
~. land % the brave aud
oe01D0p home II the rre>-born en-
re. there . no day ia ihs calendar fraught
Nth 90 much and % diverse interest.
There i no use talking, the Fourth u
July double scoun any thing ia the
line 81 = holiday yet familiar TO the
American mind II . on the Fourth 81
July only that the American heart makes
if- most formidable DEMONSTRATION Of
patriotism and shows up ~hat itean do
And the American heart By the vay-not
q speak bosssfuily-i- capable of con&id-
cradle. All 4 usnts i . chance, and that
chance the Fourth aiioris-
The Fourth p~rn~ents - many different
phases a. the moon. according to preiu-
dicer. favorable or otherwise. through
which Il . observed. and these depend large
~ upon the age. nerves and property in
VOWED Of the person conducting the OBJ
~servAtion- Some. il must be confessed. do
not posse<s that patriotic spirit which
should temper their Judgment Many. il
j. possible. look upon the national day az
. necessary esil-as grievous - the r.
turn of iady's birthday afterforty, some
hail il approach ~ the harDinger Of ex-
qui-ite deiight-thc glad tiding- of great
ioy. while many. IL = probable. diligently
strive 70 persuade themselves that il i a
blessing in disguise. deluding themselves
With the fancifui idea that somc~ here in
this holiday there Turks an ndescribable
pleasure Which only the continuous --fzz
Of -rquib~' and other distracting agents
prevent them from discovering. To such
- thus make q Shimera o. Fourth Of July
JOYS. il = scarcely necessary TO remark
that their ex~Pestations are never realized.
the delusise vail Of powder smoke and sui
phurous odors scarce ever rises sufficiently
% reveal the bidder joys or di-pel the
illusion.
To those ~ho look upon this glorious
anniversary merely - an aggravated
outbreak 81 feeling and f~re-crarkers il il
probable that no class j. more conspicu- I
Gus than mothers. The regulation Ameri-
can mother. il may be said without ex-
aggeration, looks upon the Fourth a. =
terror. a sort 81 epidemic 81 punk. pow
der and disfSured smali-boyr: or an i'm
personsted DESTROYER Of youth. sizzling
nth hot breath and red rockets. going
shout with -nirger- chaser<." and hor-
rible gun-rads. seeking small-boys to de-
The average females conception of
Che Instruments Of destruction used nv
This boy-exterminator. il can not b de-
MED. ARE somewhat vague. she does not
whether IL BE- punk or gun-wads
that constitute the most formidable
demohshers Of boyish thumbs and earn
n ~hether u b .squihs- or torp>
ioee that most insidiou-ly punrturs
The youthful flesh and despoil the
o: tho childish coun-
Eenance. but ~hs has an idea that
lny OF the fiery mediums through
1hich the eauberAnce Of the Young Ameri- I,
an finds vent are stretched denominations
kelly 20 z on Il any moment. aud she :
Abhors them accordingly. In his. il must J
= admitted nth chagrin. b American
does not entertain that noble and
ansriii-h eviction TO country thatactuated