The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-12-16

as the short, why, deSpchesttd
nsn. standing by a pillar N front o.
lsa y.rco 1t was a night to linger
%. rs,ep. 10 expand and glow in the
W. .Tsbt From the Grand canal
n NV ouayery foreign cries, the soft
san :, oars, glints of lights, and wisps
w :. melody. IT was a night to win one
~ he'd a night dimmtng all day; a
uNIstlerian nocturne.
M old San Marco clock doomed
..inously twenty-one times, proclaim
,ho hour of nine after the olden
~ I.s,iop giving each hoar of the twenty
. lbs rightful count. And with the
W., ,a.eehoing boom the piazzi band
., into a rousing military strain,
W. si,rg in the center of the square,
'",,onpded by a throng of night-pleas-
..rs. for the Venice season was on,
and he city thronged.
The lonely-looking figure in front Of
Can Marco stirred, stepped out, and
....,led toward the music, slipping in
chair before table in an outdoor
cafe. .
.,.aouious waiter, and sat musing be-
...sn the music and a hilarious party
:, AMERICANS drinking champagne at
HE next table.
syou can tell an American wherever
IA ia" cried the modishly dressed
,Ouug fellow who was buying the bot
gss flushed with excitement and wine.
Ale u Cau
- cu' his
-, sn.,.,u ,a,, g."
THAT is the American eye for
nancy and business, l presume"
s,vled an Englishman in the party.
we have to earn ours" answered
ma flushed youth. THE majority of
arr families aren't old enough to in
hsit from. The aggressive American
,plrt leaves its print on all Of US. Do
you think you could mistake one Of us
mi ybiskered Frenchman, an oily
Italian. a stolid German, or a tight
rvusered Englishman?"
All this patriotism because this Is
uur Independence day, l presume"
mled the Englishman.
Fourth of July ought to make a
man Glink Of mis- country. You people
have link holidays. Christmas and
New Tears; that's all. Did you ever
No regular Fourth Of July celebra.
ton"
oh, / know; beastly vulgar, charm
hely Chinese; fireworks, songs.
peehes-"
Wait! Well show you a Fourth of
July celebration" AS the band STOPPED,
ihs young American jumped to his
chair shd waved his hat.
'Hrrrah for Fourth Of July!" he
red Americans! Americans! We're
about to Jolt old Venice with a real
Fourth Of July celebration. Anybody
Who can sing Yankee Doodle or
Dixie, come ever here and help. Unit
ID We stand. This is our day, gather
uuund and We may even find some
BODY who knows the words tc
America"
he at down amid reproving glances
nom the conservative members of his
parry and pardonable patriotic grirs
non the others.
-durrah for Fourth Of July! We're
enulng!' came a cry from the other
ade Of the square, and a minute later
nQf young college fellows burst upon
uenole Of Americans.
Welcome to our city; my names
S0sen. Belasco Bowen. Glad to see
wv On this suspicious day; sit down
ud guam the sizzling fireworks drink,
-Nfotethnical champagne. Forward,
Anencans!" He beckoned to the
aoEo about the band, and a number
afecruiie came.
ineres New Yorker!" cried Be-
A'co Bowen, spying the wiry little
sAa sitting at the next table slipping
IN eafe noir little excitedly. 81 can
W nln by his derby. Come on in;
us satered wine is fine"
ine ionely-looking man picked up
soup and Joined the party, introduc-
= himself as Mr.. Hardy-none other
@n Christopher Poe.
NOW all together!" cried Bowen,
wa sing Yankee Doodle and sur
r NE natives. One, two, three!
,saaee Doodle came to town, a rid
:. de picked up an empty bottle
waved It as baton in time to the
49, yong led by the college men sup
80. 80 oy dozen others. Passing Eu-
ls sas smiled indulgently at the mad
sans, and quite a crowd gathered
~ 10y the refreshing novelty.
ss ue on" cried Bowen, as the
,,s zane to an abrupt finish. "We1l
rad on all the stores around
Al see what we can Scrape up
le way Of fireworks. Then we'll
anals anu 'dAe a Trip Oh Tue
a. Enthusiasm was contagious; of
ua. gore Of Americans only three
49,. 70 drop out. and while the COL
mn. rushed of to find a Chinese
be...s nlcn might furnish fireworks,
\, y Oanteringly persuaded Mr.. and
On a aa wentd. the chief dissenters,
m, sr daughter Constance would
~ ue Spectacle and that 1t was
n sa'y as Americans to go along.
~ e ume the scouts had returned
e.. with Roman candles, Niger
q good old-fashioned fire-crack-
b .aoies and lanterns, the number
~. 70 thirty. A launch and a
- = aie orchestra were hired, and