The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-07-12
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

| ISo' NiOSN WIS RTdHu dudlI huu Obhi.
plete success in all its phases. Nothing
to compare with it has been seen here
before. Everything passed off in fine
style and those who were so fortunate
as to be present will remember the
event for many long day to come. At
daybreak resounding cannon-like peals
awoke the sumbering citizen and
ushered IN Americas time honored
natal day. Soon afJerward the roads
leading to Lovelock were alive with
people streaming toward town. by
vehicle, on horseback and on foot. The
valley literally tumbled It's enthusiastic
inhabitants into the town. The parade
was an interesting feature. Then fol-
lowed horse races, after which an i'm
mense coneourse of people assembled at
Ruddsll's grove. Then was gathered
here, truly, perfect galaxy of lowell
ness, the youth, beauty and the chiv-
airy OF the Lovelock valley. Some ap-
propriate music and songs entertained
the audience, then came the soul string
oration. This in it's preliminary stage
was all that could be desired, but un-
fortunately it degenerated into q rabid
indictment of the Administration. The
eagle, as it were, no sooner began to
scream Justify than he turned upon his
own anatomy, to rend it with beak and
talon and soon the spectacle presented
was that of very sorry looking bird
thro' maze OF flying feathers. The
national emblem seemed to undergo,
like the Phenix, a process of self.
destruction, but like that fabulous bird,
he will rise up again in. the- freshness
andsviger of youth, to confound and
astonish those false prophets, who in
capable of comprehending the American
national character Alright and of forming
an impartial judgement upon a complex
and extremely difficult problem in the
affairs OF the country are ever prone to
launch out into bursts of eloquent but
unreasoning denunciation and predict
all sorts of dismal and direful conse-
quences. They simply waste their
bombastic thunder on the desert air.
The course OF the Government, to
mind unbiased, has been the logical
outcome of the attitude taken up at the
beginning OF the war. When it has
carried out its policy and completed its
noble work, the invincible bird will be
! found once more soaring majestically
aloft, screaming louder than ever over
the signal victory of right over wrong,
OF liberty over oppression and the eman-
cipation of race from foreign thrsldom
to the enjoyment OF free and enlight-
ened form of government, with all it's
benefits and civilizing infu ences, which
to the admiration OF the world, AMERICA
will leave as legacy to the Filipinos
when she takes her departure from
their islands. After the Grafton came
well timed interval for refreshments,
then followed more horse races, foot
races and climbing the ungreased pole
the latter demonstrating that the Love-
lock youth do not live in a country of
trees or marsh, none on the square,
climbing to 4heaop ot-it. The tug of war
between town and valley was a very
interesting event but was unfortunately
marrcd by foul which caused deal of
i'll feeling, eliminating in cowardly at
tack upon one of the iuiees. This, how
ever ended with dash OF amusement.
As three or four disgruntled fellows
were piling on this judge, a tall and
swarthy chap, veritable son Of Anac,
who had pulled on the other side, op.
portunely intervened aud sent the
would-be pugs spinning to the ground
like so many n,nepins. The decisive
Dewey-like smaeh up was greatly APP
preriated under the circumstances. Tie
pyrotechnics in .he evening we're brilli-
ant and prolonged and the dance in the
school hah later on was pronounced q
delightful affair, giving the finishing
touches to such a gala day as was in
every sense fitting celebration OF the
great and glorious Fourth.
SPECTATOR.
Loyelock, July7, 1899.