The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-07-01

We'll. he never had been in the
habit of taking lessons in being
snubbed so he kept right on, just the
same - ever, and spoke the longest
pieces when they were getting up the
show, and dictated how it was to be
done, and put himself in as marshal
! long after he stopped paying a cent for
orator and firecrackerJ and roman
candles. They got to having their
preparatory meetings on the sly, and
elected another man marshal instead of
him; but that didn't seem to do any
good he'd be there all The same,
cooked hat, epaulettcs. red sash long
sword striped p&ats and all; and on
as good a horse as he could get, which
of late years wasn't much Of a foam
ing prancing stoed; and the Other
| marshal either had to look ont and not
run over him. or TO keep from being
run over ~ him. Everybod. got to
| laughing at him and at his old-fash-
ioned ways in the saddle, and his boys
were all dead or moved away, so there
wasn't one of EN- left to knock the
dressing out of anybody that sneered
at their old ,ather.
"We,l. one Fourth of July We in
tended to have everything regardless.
The lieutenant governor was going to
be there and the est criminal lawyer
anywhere round was to be the orator.
! and the brass band had learned eight
new pieces for the occasion. and the
| firemen were coming out with their
new engine. and it was intended that
there should be a very hot time in the
old town from midnight TO midnight.
We mustn't have Uncle Oliver in the
way this time everybody said. Mai.
Palmer must be marshal of the day,
and the old man must lie down and fan
himself"
Maj. Paine had just got back from
the war, had been wounded three
times. taken prisoner and escaped, etc,
and he was the hero of the vicinity.
He was a modest man, too, but be
knew how to do things, and could
make a horse take two-stepS all over
the village corporation. Of course we
had 70 have the major. and not Uncle
| Oliver; and the only way to head him
off was TO tell a committee to go and
inform him that his services would not
be required that day.
The committee said that the old
man replied; Certainly, certainly, gen,
! tlomen,' but that tears rolled down his
! cheeks, when he uttereI the words,
and ne addep: i suppose | can march
in the procession somewhere And
! they replied: oh, of course And the
old man stumped along away back
/ toward the rear with his uniform on,
| but looking so sad and humble and
everlastingly put down. that every
body pitied him. It's the first time
I Uncle Oliver has put foot to ground
on the Fourth of July, for 80 years.
/ said old Shubal Leonard.
We'll, Maj Palmer, he was Waiting his
horse up and down the line. just as we
wanted him TO, and putting on all
the scallops we could have desired
from so 'uodest man. when he
caught sight of Uncle Oliver march
/ ing in rank by himself and his head
down, and tears rolling along his
cheeks Now Lraye men are always
. big-hcarted ones, and the major man
AGED some way or other TO get the
I procession in a hollow square on the
village green. and made speech
/ and singular one. Fellow citizens
/ he said 4 can't stand this For 30
years, ran and boy, I've seen Uncle
/ Oliver marshal Of the day. don't
/ know how somehow, to celebrate a
| Fourth of JuIy without him in the sad
| die He seems to be like a portion OF
! the Declaration Of Independence. He's
I part of the town. He's getting old.
and the rest of us will have plenty Of
/ chance by and by If we want it. And
| I'm going to march in the procession
the rest Of the route. and ask Uncle
oliver to take the lead
And he dismOunted from his horse
! and led 1t up to the old man. and took
off his hat, and held the stirrup for
him.
Somehow. II was just what every
body wanted and didn't know it. The
! lieutenant governor glapped his hands,
and the criminal lawyer hallooed
Hurray and the committee rnscnd-
I IN their former action then and there
and invited Uncle Olyor 10 the sad
ll.
Best he could fu tho major o2ul3nt
keep the OH maa rrlm grabbing him
around '0a ua.E aal a.+-.n- linn on
thn forehead T. was fh fr me any.
one had seen man KISS man ,1 the
village but # took The lieutenant