Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09

We particularly delight IN honor1ng
you, General, because you're so unspoiled
by all the noise. That sort OF thing often
goes to folks heads, but you're different;
possibly you had your FIRST bath in Cham
pagne-we've forgotten Just where you
were born. You're here, which Is all that
matters for the moment. and we want to
be very friendly and feel that you're one
Of us,
SO, don't you mind " 900 trim your name
And COLL you "Jor."
For though our French &s trife ldme
And our accent of,
Yon'H kno,o. you'n knoio, hoto our heart
strings ache.
Attuned to yours for your Frances sake,
And there's no mistake
From the sounds 400 make
That zoo lore you, Jor.
Our cheers are hands that tcould JOY to
slap
Your shoulder, Jor!
Our hearts erulting Hfts that cap
You so orapely doB;
For zoe 1chose eyes arc upon your face
Arc one Nth you. by the Lord Gods
grace;
Ono todr-lcnit race,
In this holy place,
We are brothers, Jon.
BY tho way, General, when those cars
were ION again, off again. gone again,
Joff again." and you looked from your
window and saw the name on the station
with a smile that at another Arcola, in
November, 1895, the French scored a vio-
tory over the Austrians? Bless youl We
didn't think of It ourself. Our friend
Murray Boyer-meet Murray, General;
General Joffre, Murray-called 1t to our
attention.
But, look here. General! We know
you're tireless, being a good soldier. and
you're congenitally polite, being French,
but wouldn't you like to sit in quiet cor
ner for a minute and rest you? Listen!
Martial demonstrations like this are not
new to this neighborhood. Stirring
shouts echoed around these old (or. partly
restoredD walls and balconies Tor we are
now at the cradle of American liberty
even before that Great Day which the
bell commentaries. Once tho shouting
and the tumult was directed against tho
King Of France. but It may please, or at
least amuse. you to note that tho hearts
Of the people were not in 1t. A traveller
visiting Philadelphia in 1744 tells of ac-
companying the Governor to the Court
house stairs where war was publicly to be
proclaimed against France. Says he:
'There were about 200 gentlemen at
tending Governour Thomas, Colonel Lee,
Of Virginia, walked at his right hani
and secretary Peters upon his left. The
procession was led by about thirty flags
and ensigns taken from privateer ves-
sells and others in the harbour. which
were carried by parcel Of roaring
sailors. They were followed by eight
or ten drums that made a confounded
martial noise, but all the instrumental
music they had was pitiful scraping
70 negro fiddle which followed the drums
and could not be heard for the noise
and Glamour of the people and the rattle
of the drums There was a rabble of
about 1000 people in the street. and
great numbers of ladies, and gentlemen
in the windows and balconies. Three
proclamations were read
when Secretary Peters had read
these, the Governour with a very
audible voice desired all such persons
as were fit to carry arms to provide
themselves, every man with a good
musket, cartouche box powder and shot
and such implements as were requisite
either to repel or annoy the enemy II
there should be any necessity or 90.
casion.' adding that he should surely
call upon each Of them to sec that they
were provided, for depend upon e.
says ne this Province shall not be lost
by any neglect or oversight Of mine
1.-THE Governour having thus spoke.
a certain bold fellow in the crowd with
a stentorian voice made this reply:
Please your Honor says he. what
you say is right, but and many others
here. poor men, have neither money nor
credit to procure a musket, or tho
third part of a musket, SO that unless
the publick takes care to provide us,
the bulk of the people must 80 unfurn.
ished, and the country be destitute Of
defense
"The Governour made no reply, but
smiled; go went into his chariot with
Colonel Lee and the Secretary and
drove homeward."
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