Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-15
PATRIOTISM NOT DEAD.
But a Patriot Makes a Mistake IT He
 Rushes the Season,


 Say, he began, as he tip-toed mp to q policeman between the depots on Third street the other night at mid night, ''the dawn of American liberty is breaking in the east Whoop! ] am here to greet herr'
 Whats the matter with you?n de manded the officer us he backed off to have look at the man.
 Matter with 1ne9 Why, sire the fires of patriotism are burning in my breast and I-whoop! Hurrah for the goddess of this great and glorious bond of unitys'
 You want to quit Chat, said the of ficer It's against the law to be howl ing around the streets like this.u
 4Howling Sir, lis the elang of the proud old bell of Liberty which is borne to your ears on the midnight airI I will now give one yell for the land of the free~
 "If you do I'll collar you"
 sTsn't this the land of the free?"
 "It's the land of the free right enough, but we don't want any Fourth of July business around here. You go home and ge to bed, and do all your yelling with the rest of us.n
 The man leaned up against a tele- graph pole and solemnly and stead- fastly gazed at the officer for long minute. Then he huskily queried:
 Shay, can't 'rah jes' once fur ole Bunker Hill?"
 No, sir
 Hip, hipl-Can't 1 whoop 'er up fur George Wash'ton' Valley Forge?9
 No, sir. can't have no disorderly conduct here"
 "Waz'er dishorderly conduct fur my gran fazzer to fighter British at Lun- dy's Lane?p
 That's nothing to do with it. You'd better go on and keep quiet
 Wager dishorderly conduct fur my gran fazzer to shed his blood at Mon mouth? Now then-altogether-hip, hip-l'
 If you don't keep quiet I'll run you in!'' interrupted the officer
 Can't 1 holler jess once fur York town99
 No, sirr'
 Can't give one lizzle veil fur Cow
 
 No, sirr'
 The man looked around in helpless way for minute, and then began to remove his coat.
 Here what are you doing?" asked the officer.
 T want to deliver an address, to CT Goddess of Liberty. Best-address you ever heard. Allus makes every body go home happy"
 You cant do its
 Can't shing shong bout George Wash'ton crossing 'er Delaware?"
 No, sirf'
 Cant I shing shong of CT Star Spangled Banner?e
 No, sifl Non must go on or 1 shall have to lock you up!''
 Feller-patriots, you slice how CT is!'' said the man, as he looked around at a pedestrian who had come up. Your gran, ,fazzer an my gran fazzer poured out CT blood on a dozen battlefelds of Ter revolushun zhat you an might be free Poured out 'er blood. Wasn | bit stingy wiz Ter blood. Starved, an suffered. an died zhat we might be free an have fun. But are we free? Can I hip-hip-hur--!
 T see I'll have to take you in, - in- terrupted the officer, as he seized his arm.
 Didn't 1 tell you sho9" asked the patriot, as he looked about him. Our gran 'fazzers poured Ter blood, but it was no use. Blood all wasted No good. Tyrant right here wiz his heel on 'er neck of liberty jus Ter samer
 Come onp' said the officer.
 'tGoin take me to CT stashun?'
 sYes."
 "Goin' to lock me up9a
 ''Yes.'
 'All rize! Thought there was CT bird of liberty, but there isn't Thought there was Star Spangled Banner, but there isn't. Thought there was pa triotism, but there isn't All q mis- take! Gran fazzer poured out his blood fir nozzing Wash'ton crossed 'er Del aware fir nozzing. Boston throwed tea overheard fir nozzing. No use-a1l gone-take me away
 And as the officer led him to the sig nal-box to summon the patrol wagon he wiped his weeping eyes on the loose end of his necktie and murmured:
 Goodbye, old bird of liberty fare well thou Star Spangled Banner! You shee how it is, an l hope you'll scuse me. I'll shee you later-shee you next mas!"-Detroit Free Press.