Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-07-10
THE FOURTH ABROAD.
Intricacies of the Law in a For
eign Land,
A LONE AMERICAN IN A LARGE CITY
How He Celebrated the Anniversary OF
the Declaration OF lndependence-he
Paid for The Damage Done.

At no time, perhaps, does the patri-
otto fire burn more brightly than when
one is far from home on some national
holiday. Then the difficulties encoun-
tered in producing celebration serve
only to intensity mans ardor ana ne
determines to celebrate or-like the
man who sought Pixies peak-"bust. "
A lengthy stay abroad never dimin-
ishes his ardor, and, as each Fourth of
July approaches, he begins to make
plans for an outing. There cannot be
much of variation in these celebra-
tions, for fireworks and marching be-
hind brass band cannot naturally en-
ter into his calculations. The lntri-
cacies of the law in a foreign land are
too mysterious to be recklessly tam
pered with by an American. There
fore, his patriotic celebration must
omit fireworks and brass bands. His
enthusiasm must find vent in little ex-
cursions speechmaking and toasts. To
the boys born abroad of American
parents these are sufficient festive &C.
casions. for they know nothing of the
wild hilarity produced by the sounding
of firecracker or the sinuous pinwheel;
nothing of the proud satisfaction the
home-born lad experiences in burned
fingers. singed brows and torn and
powder blaokened clothing.
Not so very long ago on certain
Fourth of July / was present at cele-
bration at a famous Milanese restaur-
ant. There were present the American
consul and his family, Russian
princess of American birth, an Italian
prince with an American mother, an
Italian editor with an American wife.
an Italian count with republican ideas,
his daughter and numbers OF American
students and musicians. All wore red.
white and blue rosetes and the tables
were draped with the national colors.
There were patriotic speeches, for each
one present was bursting with pride in
his native land. Toasts to Italy and
toasts to America were drunk in the
sparkling champagne. and the red
wine of italy. Then the national
hymns were sung with vim. The
Italians present entered into the spirit
of the OCCASION, and followed the sing
ing the "Star-S pangled Banner" with
their own beautiful Italia.
Again was present at celebration
ON Lake Como given by an American
who had lived abroad for twenty years
an whose children had all been born
in Europe. The stars and stripes were
floating over the waters. and under a
Towering mulberry tree the dinner
was eaten, the speeches were made
and the toasts drunk. Afterward
there was a ride ON the lake and a
stroll about the pretty village. with
its one street, where eyerybody's front
yard was the lake and everbody's back
yard the mountains.
On another occasion the celebration
was on Lake Maggiore at the pension
of lady who from her Russian birth
and training imbibed such sentiments
of freedom as to make her in thorough
sympathy with the American desire to
celebrate Independence day and her
villa and grounds were always freely
given. The starry banner waving
from an upper terrace attracted the
attention Of party of tourists on the
lake below They were celebrating the
day by boatride and at sight of the
flag they sent up shout.
Another Fourth of July was spent in
mid ocean. Another was in Brittany
with a party of rollicking artists.
Never was the day forgotten or passed
without celebrating.
On certain Fourth of July there
was one lone American in a large city
in northern Italy who desired to cele-
Drate. Having no friends or acquain-
tances with him he was at loss at first
to know what to do. He finally de-
cided to have little private spread at
prominent hotel. Things were
arranged as American-like as possible.
Red, white and blue colors decorated
every thing, and American dishes. or
as near a semblance of them as Italian
cooks could prepare, predominated.
The guests were represented by the pic
lures on the walls and some lifelike
statues ON the mantel and brackets.
To these the lone American directed his
remarks. In a pompous voice he re-
cited the declaration of independence.
After helping himself literally to the
good things ON the table, including
various Wines he sung in melancholy
voice. my Country. IT'S of Thee.
directing his gaze at statue on the
mantel that resembled the Goddess of
Liberty. Proposing the toast Amer
ica--the grandest Nation on the
Globe" he approached to press glass
of yellow champagne to the marble
lips, when he discovered that it was
not the star-eyed goddess at all, but
only an undraped Venus. Angered at
the imagined deception, he dashed the
champagne bottle at her head. A
crash. and Venus lay in thousand
pieces ON the mosaic floor.
The crash instantly aroused the
American to his sober senses. He
fed, followed by the hotel porters and
two tall black .powued nolicemen He