The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-07-02
A VIEW FROM MARS.
What a Visitor from Another World
thought Of our Fourth.
Il was Fourth of July night and the

Visitor from Mars stood on the roof
of a skyscraper overlooking the cele-
bration The black air was filled with
scooting things of fire that streaked
through the night and vanished into
/ the siderial spaces: Of bright balls
that shot up from earth and burst on
/ high with a report. filing the heavens
with brilliant, eyaIescent clusters OF
stars in the hues of purple. red and
/ burning copper.
What are these things called?'
| asked the Visitor, whose inquisitiye-
ness was becoming almost a bore.
Those" said the man who was
showing him around. ARE called fire
works. They are being sent up at
great expense by the Celebration Com
mittee"
81 have been on earth long enough
TO know that they are not sent into
the sky every night" said the Visitor
and from this should naturally i'm
ply that there was something doing.
well. rather" exclaimed the World
ling. This. should like 10 inform
you, is the Fourth OF July"
Il have observed the calendar, saiC
the Marian. but | don't see anything
about that date that makes 1t neces
sary for YOU 10 paint imitation con
stellations all over the sky"
That" replied the American. Il
because you are not so fortunate a
: to have been. born south OF Canad
and north OF Mexico These SKY
! rockets and Roman candles are bein
shot of TO celebrate the fact tina
some years ago the American peopl
chased the British OF their map an
established a free and independeT
4 republic" -,
y Did the American people chase n
; British of with skyrockets and Roma
= candles?" asked the naive traveller.
= Scarcely" said the American. wi
&c was becoming impatient Our p
triots met 'em at Lexington and sh
y EN- full OF lead pills, and when II
enemy had vamoosed they set up.
> | said. the greatest republic in Il
i, world"
N so I understand" said the logic
alien. but did you found the create
republic in the world through the he
N these skyrockets and things"
~ Not as | know of" said the CT
y zen i'm disgust.
II "Then pardon my foreign way
= looking at things" said the Martha
ie but what. would you please explal
- have these great sparks up in the
Az TO do with the Fourth Of July?'
"Ill hit you in minute, said I
American. Cant you see that they
used TO celebrate with? -
Just be patient a minute,' said I
bore from another star, but al IN
moment a diversion occurred. Son
thing big and red had exploded vi
a bang. and the figure Of a man "
seen lying prone on the sidewalk
below. There was an excited rush
people. and an ambulance came claI
ing around the corner.
"Ah." said the Marian at last,
see. | see. The fiery demonstration
~. in the nature of a ceremony TO yc
.or god OF war. and the victim below
rs merely a human sacrifice A W
nu clever idea
ms So saving. the Visitor from Nj
er- nulled on his tin helmet, took Oh
SIS from a plug of radium. and mount
80 his flying machine
ms ooh. must you go?" asked
I'm Wording. trying politely to concea
sigh OF relief
ICY "Oh. yes" said the Marian
my think ri take run over 10 Chici
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