The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13
NEW YORK LETTER.
HOW THE METROPOLITAN
SPENDS HE:FOURTH."
A Poetic Gem Given to tho Public
for the First Time.
(posr's Special CoTrcspolldcnce)

(posr's Special Corrcspoidcnce)
New YORK, July 5, 1893.
10 the Editor Of the Post
Another Independence Day" has
come and gone. New Workers
have returned from the country or
seaside, and, for the time being, "ccl-
ebrating" is stopped, and we are
now catching up with our business
interests. There were several mag
niticent displays Of fireworks last ev-
cning, that of the Eldorado, the
pleasure resort, Oh the palisades up
the the Hudson, Just across from IL
street, being especially fine. Large
crowds witnessed it both at Eldora-
DO and from the decks Of numerous
ferry boats. But the display of fire
works doesn't interest the average
New Yorker; he, as u general thing,
HES himself away to the country or
seaside, there to spend the day that
saw Freedoms birth in this glorious
| land of ours, in as quiet and unos-
tentatious manner as possible, cv-
crything else being made conscrvient
to comfort and peace. This is true
Of large majority, no matter how
far they go, if it is only "out in the
country" or The seaside" as person
fled by Concy Island, they are salts
fled, and there is no question but
what wo show good comlnon-cvery
day "horsc sense" in doing 50, for,
Of all the places to spend this, "thc
day Of days" to the people of these
United States, spare me New York.
There is a continual boom, bang,
bing, bang, the wholc day. The
patriotic small boy puts in almost
the entire - hours with the spriSht-
" and uncertain fire cracker, and
liverous other noise provollcrs. Let
him DO it His patriotism has been
bottled up for the whole year,
Fourth Of July only comes once 4
year, and this--ovcrllowing spirit
the .srandest aud noblcst attribute of
man-patriotisnl, must have an out
let. Go ahead little boy Make all
the noise you can You enjoy it
and mean well, and us older people
enjoy it too; we don't mind is--at q
distance; we are far from thee, and
the little firc-cracllcr, baSkinS in the
sunshine on some enticing, sandy
beach on the Atlantic, or amongst
the Lordly pines, on some high peak
of our beautiful mountains, drinking
in the pure ozone; listcncning to the
sweet warblngs Of the birds; cooling
and Stacking our thirst at some rip
ping mountain spring, and enjoying
the day, on which III years ago,
this Nation was declared free and in
dependent, as We best know how, far
from the din and noise OF the great
city. Keep up your noisy cclcbrat-
ing, little boy, it is right that you
should do this; it shows that you are
patriotic, and we honor and love you
for it. We've all been boys, and
know how it is.
Speaking Of the Fourth OF July,
have YOU ever noticed, that the ca
Gle screams the lcudest, and that
there is more patriotism to be found
to the square inch, at some country
celebration Of the day, than there is
in the larger towns? l have and so
have you.
1t was my pleasure to be the ora
tor of the day ut a celebration held
in IL little town up The Majestic ilud-
SON, in the valley of the Rodput, the
blue outlined crcsts Of the Shawan-
cunlz and Catskill mountains, in the
distance, making grand setting for
the occasion. | never felt more pa
triotic in my life, everything and
everybody were thoroughly pcrmeat-
ed with the spirit Of patriotism; even
a young citizen of very extreme
youth (about 6 months old) being 50
thoroughly walked up with enthusl-
asm that, like good old Methodist
saving amen!-he applauded my re-
marks almost every second. but
enough of the Fourth of July, | am
afraid that the space allotted me
will not allow Of further cncroach-