The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
INSPIRING SCENES.
sights and sounds that Reused specta-
tors To the Highest Pitch of Sentiment.

sights and sounds that Reused Specta-
tors To the Highest Pitch of Sentiment.
dazzling flash of light bursts from
the side of the ponderous warship Chi
cago; cloud of smoke rolls out upon
the waters, and the boom of her great
rifle makes everything tremble. Bang,
bang, 60 the guns from the sides of
the sacred old Kearsarge, the same
guns that sent the Alabama 10 the bot
tom of the sea off Cherbourg harbor,
and won for the Kearsarge and those
who manned her imperishable re-
nown.
The Yantic and Essex joined their
guns ia the salute, and suddenly the
Boston puts in her great rified cannon
with shock that almost stuns those
nearest to her. The smoke gathers
about and nearly conceals the wars
ships, and through il can bo seen the
lightning-like flash of their guns, and
from out of il comes the stunning roar
that is echoed back from old Fort Co
lumbus and the sides of Liberty
statue. The excitement grows. The
bands play with all their might. The
crowds of people on board and the tre-
mendous black masses upon the Bat
terry, packing acres with solid human
ity; the people covering the tops of
buildings ten to fifteen stories high, all
Join in the mighty acclaim of the can
nonade. Mems souls are stirred to
the depths. Patriotic pride in and
and love of country mount triumphant
in throbbing breasts. One under
stands, in the tremendous scene he is
passing through, how it can be sweet
for ones country to die, though at his
dinner amid conYersatlenalities he may
sheer or indulgently smile at such a
sentiment. A man who would laugh
at the idea of his possessing any senti-
mentality or chivalrie ideas of patriot
ism now feels his heart beating a little
faster and his cheeks flushing, and he
makes the same pretense of indiffer-
ence that the man in the theater does
when some pathetic scene puts lump
In his throat and tears in his eyes, and
he makes a great ado about blowing
his nose and pretending to have cold
In his head.
If there is anything in the world the
American resents IL Is the idea that he
has any sentiment" or can be moved
by anything in the way of the pa
thetic
And yet there is no man in the world
more tender or sentimental at heart,
and. next To the Frenchman, more
easily aroused or more emotional. Look
about YOU as the stupendous scene
progresses, and YOU will see exemplif-
cation of this fact
Near by are two gentlemen with
their wives One gentleman is young
and handsome with n peculiarly dis
tinguished air. Looking at him once
in crowd, You would look back at
him
There are very few men for whom
Americans VIII do this. You do mot
need to look twice to see that he is
carried away by the scenes of the mo-
ment, and Is all wild with enthusiasm
as when he, "a boy, leaped over the
Confederate works at Missionary
Ridge. He says, Are we not a glorious
people?'
Near by stands a stern-lOolling and
scarredfaeed man. The great scene
is moving him His face hushes as
the heavy detonations of the war ships
and the cheering and music greet his
ear, and the unequaled spectacle
pleases his eye. Superb, superb" he
SAYS; and q moment more he mutters,
"Oh, this is glorious!" Just then the
sun bursts forth, the heavy diapason
of the cannonade increases seemingly
in force, and under the irresistible
grandeur of the occasion he suddenly
turns to his friends and exclaims,
Il thank God l am an American citi-
zen"
That was how General Gordon, the
famous ex-Cunfederate soldier, felt
about his American citizenship. ID.
NJ, iR Cine ia1ndE Commercial Ga
zette.