The herald., 1896-07-26

goddess of liberty; appropriated the
PHILOSOPHERS of Socrates, Plato and Ar
istotle; rehearsed the economic maXims
of Adam Smith, communed with the
shade of Cicero and gathered the thun-
ders of Jove. Thus equipped, he would
george himself of the usual elferves-
ence on such occasions
Friends and Fellow Citizens: The ge-
he-nius of Hamerican liberty has ever
been the same, whether couched in the
terse defiance, Don't tread on me-" at
tached to some patriotic spar, or inspir
ing the shippers found in the Yankee
cheese box on a plank" Since Barthol-
dis statue of our patron goddess has
been erected a the commercial gateway
of our lind the Hamerican heagle
has something upon which to rest his
weary penis, while he screams so Justify
over national triumphs as to excite the
spleen of the bear, the lion and the rest
of the animals across the brine. Let
i'm scream. So, on this, our nations
natal morn the Spread-eagle impulse
sends the blood thrilling through every
fiber of patriotic manhood. Let i'm
scream! scream-m-(hic)-
And Yorick succumbs to the stress of
excessive patriotism, incandescent
weather and vinous lethargy, and gets
up the next morning with a sore head,
patriotism below par and indications of
Otpl tSSiOE OuCIl lOltlSlc uOuTlSU dl-
ways strikes a chord in the popular
heart.
(Note: The author acknowledges that
there is somewhat of the Yankee ring in
the speech that he puts in Yorick's
mouth, but the mouth of Yorick was of
accommodating capacity and would not
stop at trfiing Inconsistencies of time or
place. If ii be proven that the writer has
been guilty OF an anachronism, then the
classic character of this production is
established; in fact the aboVe-mention~
ed effect was designed, was intended to
give it a general character and to secure
for it popularity on the two continents.)
A few such successes and Yoricks
career was determined. 1t was not at
first his choice but as we said before
the Fates had their own way about it,
once decided, he never faltered but
went ahead inspired with the purpose
of being the most celebrated fool on his
native heath.
like such resolution, Horatio. There
be Wights whom the force of circum-
stances has so stampeded that they
nave turned taip' and followed their
back tracks so closely that they have
become hopelessly pigeon toed; espec-
tally is this the case in politics, and there
be others, by the mass, whose contradic-
tory traits remind us of an overgrown
setter pup whose fore parts are inclined
- go. III III eitC 81 dls7hI anu ihl loW
way, but his hind parts go out on a
tangent and spoil his traction.
L have now given you, Horatio, an ac-
count of Yorick's life before he came to
my fathers court, as he related it to me.
AS court Jester it was his task to dish
up" fun to the courtiers on all occasions
While some were indulging their taste
for the romantic by strolls in the Won
derland of dreams, poor Yorick was
communing with the ghosts of his ances-
tors, and trying with his wit incubator
to hatch some new joke; something new
was demanded. He was always expect
ed to regale with something fresh. The
requisition upon him was 50 great that
he fell into that fatal error Of so many