Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-24

tio" a fouTgstcr Celebrated thu Ia.
Nearly riny Years Nrs.

How NouTgstor Celebrated the H..
Nearly riny Years ago.
II WIS IN the Old Nutmeg STATE
ami back In the furtie3. say 1916 M
father and mother wore MAKING ,
journey in the FAR west. supposed
at that time to be located IN the
neighborh0od Of Aahtabula or som.
where ON the Connecticut reserve"
We children had been lcft in the earn
OF Patience one Of the best old New
England ho,uekoepeis, a class of
whom the present day sccs only now
AMI then type Ny iuthcr had a
double barrelud shotgm aud nuuor
Ous samples Of smaller arms. and |
hal early developed passionate
fondnc's for such tools That was
before the day. Of rgyolycrs. even OF
the pepper box style.
RuunaNng about the cabin 1f the
old ship Meteor. bad found in an
arm chest rusty boariing pistol.
originally dintlockod but at this
timo minus lock and pan and a8 Z
had been deemed harmless ana safe
plHything Tor a seven year old boy
had been permitted 70 u,a 1t for my
own pleasure.
The mornlngof tho glorious Fourth
awol,e the old hillside, and the sound
shore with the echoes Of booming
signal cannon. guns aud small arms.
accompanied by % boy chorus of
crackers, and aroused the sprouting
patriotism Va my BREAST
Before the sun had risen aud. %
Gaping from tho vigilance OF Patience,
was early out among tho boys IN all
the glory OF my empty pistol, and
yet was not happy after the first
few minutes cmckors We're tame and
quiet and longcd To til u larger
place AMI have q larger share in the
din ui tho dawnO Independence Day
Taking u hint from some obsern-
tons Of the process Of blasting rocSs
and getting suiTuptiuous possession
Of horn Of powder, put a loud IN
my pistol, and lighting it Of with the
main fuse OF pack Of hrccrucker-
and holding It above my head, lust
like the big boys. OIL 1t went with as
much noise Us IL it had lock and all
things complete.
experimental with two loads, ono
above the other separated by u good
uuisum wad and with my cracker
fuse lcadiug Ia tho lower charge, aud
got two successive reports. for all
the world like regular double bar.
rel 20 Elatcd with nay success tried
four charges, and with military
prompmess aud regularity they wont
one. two. thvc; but No. seemed TO
hang frc for long time two or
three seconds arc long waiting time
for II seven year old, and ! was just
bringing the pistol into position for
examination ucrhaps blow In It or
at IL when, well. It / remember
RIGHTLY. tnat harmless pnything
went on the wharf and into the river
and ran believing home.
II was still early, u small boy can
get into a god deal Of mischief in Il
very short time Breakfast was Just
ready, the mornings milk had just
been brought IN and the big. bright
tin pail stood warm aud foaming on
the kitchen table. Patience. good
soul foregoing her usual privilege
OF scolding. took me ia hand. washed
my burned cheel; and closed eye with
now milk, and with a cambria needle
carefully removed the last spcck from
my faccand sent me OH TO my grand.
father, who was a physician.
There ! spent three weeks Of that
glorious summer weather in durl.
cned room, miscrably trying to con
sole myself with imaginary cruises
along the shores and over the fields
until was released from durcss, and
II the old doctor could speak ont from
his long rest we would doubtless hear
the oft repeated warning, That a
gun is dangerous without even u
lock, stock or barrel. Cor. Forest
and Stream.