Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-09-06


l1nf rntiot Makes MISTAKE ~ he
nnshrs The scnfon.
"Say. ne began. as he iip-tocd up 70
policeman between the dcpots on
Third street the other night at mid
night, "thc dawn Of American liberty
Il breaking In the castl Whoopl ! am
here 70 greet hcrl0
whats the matter with your" de-
mandcd tho officer as he backed of to
have look at the man.
"Maiter with me? why, sir, the
0res Of patriotism are burning in my
breast and 1--whoopl Hurrah for tho
goddess Of this great and glorious bond
Of unityf'
"You want TO quit that" said the Of
hcor. ITS against the law TO be howl
ing around the streets like this"
"Howllngl Sir tits the clang Of the
proud old bell of Liberty which Is
borne to your ears on the midnight airl
win now give one yell for the land Of
sthe freei"
"If you do I'll collar you"
isn't this the land Of the frce2"
"Its the land Of the free right
enough, but we don't want any Fourth
of July business around here. You go
home and 20 to bed, and do all your
yelling with tho rest Of us"
The man leaned up against a tele-
graph pole and solemnly and stead
lastly gazed at the officer for long
minute Then he husldly queried;
"Shay, can't 'rah jes' once fur ole
Bunker Hill9'
mo, sir"
"Hip, hipl-Cant whoop er up fur
George Wash'ton's Valley Forge2'
'sNe, sir. / can't have no disordeTly
conduct here"
"waz'cr dishorderly conduct fur my
gran'fazzer to fighter British at Lun-
dys Lane?"
That's nothing TO do with IT, You'd
better 20 on and keep quiet"
"waz'cr dishorderly conduct fur my
grnn'fazzer to shed his blood at Mon
mouth? Now then--altogether-hip,
hip
''If you don't keep quiet I'll run you
inln interrupted the officer.
Cant holler jess once fur York
town."
mo, sirr"
Cant ! give one lizzle yell fur Cow
pens an Kings mountain?"
"No, siri'
The man looked around in helpless
way for a minute, and then began TO
remove his coat.
Here, what are you doing?H asked
the oficer
81 want to deliver an address to 'er
Goddess OF Liberty. Best-address you
ever heard. Allus makes everybody
60 home happy"
"You can't do iti'
"can't / shing shong bout George
wash'ton crossing 'er Delawareg
mo, sirl''
Cart I shing shong Of 'er Star
Spangled Danner?n
"No, sirl You must go on or shall
have TO lock you up!''
Feller-patiiots, you shee how 'er isr'
said the man, as he looked around at
pedestrian who had come up. Your
gran,fazzer an my gran'fazzer poured
out 'er blood on a dozen battlehelds OF
'er revolushun zhnt you an ] might be
free. Poured out 'er blood. Wasn't
bit stingy wiz er blood. Starved. an
suffered, an died That we might be free
hip-hip-hur-!''
81 see I'll have TO take you in in
terrupted the officer, as he seized his
arm.
didn't l tell you shop asked the
patriot, bs he looked about him. 'Our
Rran'fazzers poured 'er blood, but il
was no use. Blood all wasted. No
good Tyrant right here wiz his heel
On 'er neck Of liberty jus 'er sameW
''Come onr said the officer.
''Goin' take me TO 'er stashun?'
ayes"
'Goin' TO lock me up?"
"Yes."
''All rizel Thought there was 'er 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 a mis-
taikel Gran'fazzer poured out his blood
FIR nozzing. Wash'ton crossed 'er Del
aware f'r nozzing. Boston throwed
tea overheard FIR nozzing. No use-all
Rone-take me awayl'
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 necl1tie and murmured:
Goodbye, old bird of liberty-fare-
we'll thou Star Spangled Bannerl You
sheo how IL Is, an hope you'll 'scuse
ne IN slfes you aaer-sahes you ne1A
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