English: Portrait of Commodore Joshua Barney by unknown artist. Identifier: commodorejoshuab02adam (find matches) Title: Commodore Joshua Barney: many interesting facts connected with the life of Commodore Joshua Barney, hero of the United States navy, 1776-1812, also a compilation of genealogical material relating to Commodore Barney's ancestors and descendants, with valuable records for those in search of Barney family connections Year: 1912 (1910s) Authors: Adams, William Frederick, b. 1848 Subjects: Barney, Joshua, 1759-1818 Barney family (William Barney, d. 1746) Publisher: Springfield, Mass., Priv. print. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: he cradle, or Ill break your pate withthe ladle; yes you dog, if you dont mind your Ps and Qs, Illcomb your head with a three-legged stool. You see, the otherafternoon I was axd out to take a comfortable dish oi four shillingschou-schong tea, and I sat alongside of Miss Polly Spriggins; Isaw she got quite smitten with my countenance—says she to me,Mr. Barney will you have a game of hunt the slipper.? With allmy heart, says I, then my wife bawled out, from the other end ofthe parlour, Mr. Barney leave the girls alone, (Repeat)Why dont you leave the girls alone, And let them quiet be.?Judy she loves whiskey, O! (Repeat)She goes to uncles shop at night. And spends an hour or two;Then Barney, what must Barney do,But take a drop of whiskey too, (Last page in book) Mr. Croggons copy is unfortunately incomplete,and probably a certain portion of the end of the songis missing. No copy of The American Songster in-cluding the above Skit complete is knowm to be inthe custody of any Library. 142 Text Appearing After Image: COMMODORE JOSHUA BARNEY Artist unknownCourtesy of Mrs. Richard T. YoeMiss BonnycastleLouisville, Ky. Adoption of the Constitution of theUnited States, 1788 ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THEUNITED STATES, 1788 On the 28th of April, 1788, the Maryland state con-vention passed a resolution to adopt the constitutionfor the United States without amendments. In Julyof the same year, eleven of the states having in themeantime declared in favor of the adoption, the instru-ment was confirmed and ratified by Congress. Thepeople everywhere testified their joy at this event bysome public demonstration. In Baltimore a proces-sion was formed on Philpots Hill in which both parties,forgetting their recent feuds, joined in fraternal har-mony. The mechanical trades, the liberal professions,all united in the procession and respectively displayedtheir appropriate banners. Commodore Barney per-formed a conspicuous part on this occasion. He had asmall boat fifteen feet in length, completely rigged andper Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.