The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-02


! looks to me from this point as though we
were all assembled. This is indeed a glo-
rious. a most suspicious occasion. Not
! only we that make all the noise and
fuss upon the occasion Of our national
jubilee, but these, our friends, who as
sist US in our work, are also with US.
There is only one thing missing. Has
! anybody seen the eagle?'
There was a f1uttering and squaking
! and an eagle minus his tail adornments
as we'll as one eye and with his left leg
in q sling fiuttered slowly into the crowd.
4 am here" said the agile. You can
not go on with your somewhat premature
Fourth of July celebration Nothing can
be done on Independence day without
me and my scream. Firecracl1ers, blue
| lights, pin wheels and toy pistols are
all very well in their way. but gaze on
me and behold the chief works l am IL.
Do you not believe my statements? Read
in the Kakadak Weekly BuCle, The
Eagle VIII Scream in Kakadsk. That's
me. Without me there could be no
| Fourth of July. When I open my beak
and scream the band begins to play, and
the little girl that is blowing on a fire
j cracker will soon need the services Of the
family physician. In honor Of this aus
picious occasion I viii now give vent 10
few preliminary screams, just for
luck"
The Sky Rocket, which did not look
happy while the eagle was screaming,
then said. May I be permitted to sizz,
boom. an a few3s
of course the distinguished orator who
comes over 70 kaksdak or the Fourth
Will swell out his chest and spread the
eagle But who listens? The band VII.
because II VIII have seats on the stage
and cant get away. The young woman
who does tbs Declaration OF Independence
act VIII also be Just the same - nailed
to her chair, fcr shee, TOO. viii have a
prominent seat n the Egll glare Il the
limehght. The distinguished citizen vho
is the president of the day viii listen
TO the eagles screams untn he falls
asleep. and there VIII be a few venerable
citizens in the front row Of the pine
boards who viii watch the orator as he
reaches into the circumambient air and
gathers tail feathers from our noble na-
tional bird
But nobody else will dislocate their
ear drums IN listening 70 the flights OF Ell
oouence and descriptions OF how the
American eagle win soar and soar far
above the empyresn blue. They viii eat
peanuts and drink red lemonade and busy
themselves with our old friend Fire
cracker. and also give the small boy a
chance to play with Toy Pistol until he
gets the lockjaw so bad they cant pry
his face open with crowbar. The day
wiz drag slowly along. and dust and heat
VIII burden the soul. But AZ night Al.
the night, Everybody viii wait WITH
yearnhig fupstience for the night
Because at night l. the Sky Rocket
viii 40 my little vaudeville sketch. /
VIII rise up with a shrek OF delight. lesv-
ing behind me a long. trailing tail OF i've
ing IRE. / VIII rise, rise. rise, Ear above
the sueers Of other enVious nations ard
folly up % the level n III Hoicou1o' r
Windmill The interviewing citizens Of
EaEadak VIII sprain the backs % their
nccks following ny ueteoVic flight Then,
when high in the air, I VIII burst into
the flaming coiors OF RED, white auc blue,
and from the threats Of the crowd VII
c1ne tire one sound. 'Ahr Theu a cheer
WIZ burst forth. cheer Tor me, Sky
Rocket The true hero q the Fourth q
july
But Won always come down, SKY
Rocket said Pin Vince And Hhel
yo1 Come down you ara no1hsng hut a
black stick with a smell q GlDpow1-r
on the end You usually hit ltfie Jimmy
BrnRu l- the ere when ycu come down
ard the city council al its next meeting
generally votes 70 have 70 sky rockets "a
the next cele5ratiol- 3iy httls friend
Firecracser IS much rlcre ropDiar thal
you- Ee IS busy All day long and far iu-
boy IN rae eys now sld taess Fire.
cracker barns stores. barns. and school
houses what makes q 1otler czie1ra-
ts0u thsn q ha1 q towz on ere ard tne
cilv navor teieErz phiaz - tie co1z1y
seat Tor The loan u q ERE engine
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congressional nomination. --'-hteaE9 1El-
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