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And v pn hp siw hovr tender
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And vlion tio frpdom paean
Svrept Mrsp Uo thnmyh the dells
A jnsrSitv phtns hof echoes rang
rnrn iLIadelpblrn bell
Iud from a stem old teeplp
Hp iiirled the proud hurrah
The joy peal to the people
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He held thp brtitrl Urlton
A thins b nevth his pcorn
A Try lie p4ncolvpd to be
The bhpst caitiif bes n
And not a noishlior wondered
Hp io ked upon thorn so
Forsooth that was one hundred
And turouty years ago
How true that happy presase
In faifii how 1pi1 and true
Thy whlp Ions life of love and strife
Thou -nut in L n7 and blue
Beyond all touh of travail
With
Now flopding time filis by in rhyme
For
New York Herald
GEIG GSYILLES
CA
RIOOSVILLE was
vory sorry iwTeed
Init it didnt spo liow
t was soiug to have
a Fourth of July cel
ebritio Not that
GrlsrsVilie wasnt
I LV VcVr firecrackers a n A
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f trarj for tho Fourth
lS - of Tuhv in the past
haii alway s been tlie
Treats vlay of tho ycir Griggsville hiid
thujiht it all over that
crops wt re bad that the tlnx were hard
and j hat taxc vre bih and had come
to the orncltisi n tho1 it would need all
tbe money it could- o4 for winter fuei ard
bu pkwh at Hour and baon
All cf the older folk ogrvd with this de
cision rot without many tnonrnfnl shaken
of the lu ad but die boys of Griggvoile
were auph dseased
Its what I call n burning shame
sniffeil Jack Morris wiien he heard tlie
news
Yes r himcl in Iluddy Wilson AI
dens Mills and Norcross and Simpsons
Landing and neariy every town in the
couniy is solas to have a celebration and
now Gnggsville has backed out
Course all of our games are off re
marked Dick Lansing disconsolately no
team will ccsie luxn to ply unless tlierp
is something going on
J Dick was the manager of the Grigss
ville UaselKill Club end he feit thp di
appointnn nt deeply
For a nioinen t ail tiie boys were silent
as if the weisht of e afHiction was too
great for extiressioa Prcseitly Will
Spencer blurted out
Let have a celebration anyway Ive
got a few dollars III put into it and we
can get encash moce among the boys to
make cmethmg of a v how at least and
well leave the old folks out of it too
Thats all very well returned Dick
but ics eaer said -than done and there
the matter dropped
Thv rxt day w hi th boys met at the
ball lleM Will came rushing np the street
evidently much excited As soon as he
was wOhin uearins he shouted
Ive got it fellows Ive got it
Well out with t old man dont keep
us in suspend replied Dick who didnt
think much of Wi 4s many plan For
Will had only lived in Grisssville a short
time and Dick was a little jealous of his
popularity
As soon as Will recovered his breath ho
unfolded his schemes It vu to go down
to Suhugers Hol e and find tin1 cannon
and muskets that were Niinpo ed to lie hid
v den ts depths During the wir the
part of Missouri in which Grlggsville is
locatetl had been overrun by roving bantis
tf marauders belonging to both the J
fetlerste and Union ariiKos and it was on
one of these raids that the Southerners
had yoiinced down upon a quantity of
stores and ammunition hdl at Griggsville
and bpig unable to get entirely away
with heir plunder they had dtvpptd it
into Suhingers Hole All rhib had been
long krown to the twys oi Grisssville
caKed it the naured ikk1 but e ver
since old man Suliiugcr had svoffed at tho
idea and had gone bathing in its waters
LTiever to return rthad been known as
rngers Hole All these things the bovs
knew and z was therefore not at all
surprising tlmt Ruddy Wilson shru
hs shoulders and laughed when Will
made tho suggestion
None of rha t for me he stiid
Oh wvll yo u rdnt go along vnloso
yon wa
bein
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resrxwidtHl Will
Aii this ralk nmt Suilingers Hole
hmuited is ftrtlhness Will was
KHK h excitek nul several of the
bfy at wav hiyrtits I
Id JjJp said Dick Ionising if I wae
s re rh e was any w ay of dohig rt
Ail right Dick t 11 show em put tn
Will wiic se eyva givwe d with ex
citesiMKit TVll have the oVl guns a 11 up
heiv by Foarrh and it will be a cele
bration wurih seeing Wlen Iylck went
over all f the dc ubters except Ruddy
went with him
That aiirht and th e nXt evening they
drairsed or rolhd a number of bit drj
loss and ikx s dtwn to tire edge of
the iool ilicy tmt off rn tx eual
lensths atl fastened tosether m the form
of a lrnse raft -Chat wrvrld supinwt a doxen
or more Ioys As early on Vh afxemoon
of the third day as poibh the Miven slitl
quietly out of the town and down tlie lull
to the rxL They withtheiii roies
and a crowbar or tw o and a number of
long p rleri cut hi wootls besides hammers-
and nctils auI other implements On
reaching the shore of the ikjoI they mount
ed the mix and pushed it out Once out
on- rhe vA fhey poled themselves along
until rhey wviv nbout twenty feet fro m
the shore
On of tht reies with a big iron lnvok
on the oml was let down In the- water and
drasged back and forth As long as tliere
wa s light thay ixrled about the edges of
the pond wtlh their drags but with tho
eicepdon of snags and weds and mud
they could itni xthing at ail
After -two more liscon raging afternoons
of work Lank Bvierson said he wasnt
goins to vaste any mo re of liis rime
Throe of the boys axreed with him but
Will Spencer wrs abhe to ixrsuade Dick
and Ta ck to make cno more trial
The n ext night Will was handling the
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gkig iKhing along in his hand WheJi
he eraw M out 2re InW an old worn rust
ed musket on the log Ail tins boys were
wild with exci tenxaiL Dick insisted on
stripping and making a dive and he too
brought up a musket Then Will went
down with otw end of a Email rope In his
mouth Ttus he ran through the fork of
thv cannon A kmrer rope was draffgeil
down and before dark tec boys were on
shorts retuly to legin pulling in fheir prize
Fvtit rt wukl vot stir It was oo deep in
the mud
The next afternoon tliey carae down
with Tom Fieliors old white faced tjeam
fHtenod It to tho vopo and with one
strong puJ the cannon came kooe and
then it wwi no trouble to imPi tho hattered
and rurtcd and wholly worthless- old piece
of artillery out of the water
Somehow in fpie of all the boys could
do fhe nws sinvad about like wlldnre
and rrorr me hi town earnc ot to eee
wha Sirllingers Hol e iiad given np to the
light of day A hundred hands
dragged tho old cannon to the top of the
bluff and on Fourth of duly morning it
was loaded with powder but that rs get
ting ahead of tho story For when Griggt
villo heard wlia t the boys hud done Will
Spencer became the hvro of the hour and
the money for a great celebration wao
qiiickly subscribed And on tho morning
of the great day wad out in
her best with lings weaving and lirecrack
ers pxpphg and nnnls looming Tlhe
news of the prea t find had spread and
men and womon aixl chlTen camo from
ail ove7 tii cmin ty to help GriggsHlle
ficJobr ite ami to soe Will Spencer And
Dick Lansings bail toajn won two games
About tho old cannon When it was
A HUXDRED WILLIXG IIA DS DRGGED THE OLD CAXXOJf
drag rope Suddenly it began to pulL and
assiste by Jack he drew it carefully in
At tlie eMi was a mass of snags
Whats that shouted Dick suddenly
Will pulled tho rope noa rer and Jack
lifted ent a long narrow object It was
a gun barrel rusted beyond recognition
Forgetting th at he was on a raft AVill
threw up his cap and bkoutod at the top
of his voice
Weve found em Weve found em
But although they dragsed an hour they
could bring up nothing else
I dont see how we can ever get tho
things up even if they are there said
rk
Dive answered Will quietly
The other two boys looked at him with
horror But when they parted for the
night Will had expressed hi firm inten
tion of diving to the bottom to se if he
could find the cannon And the next day
all seven of the boys came back very much
excitod The finding of the gun barrel
had reassured them Carefully they poled
out bo as not to make the water muddy
and then Will stripped and stood poised
fired ft split from end to end but Griggs
vllle stiW keeps it ps a proud trophy And
sho is probabry celebrating around it to
day tor Will Spencer made the dive
which brought him fame all over Mis
souri many a so Chicago Record
The Modern Fourth of July
The Fourth of Jury has a different
meaning with each generation In tho
earlier years of our country it was an
emotional day The feelings of exu ra
tion nt liberty wrenched from a tyrant
and of compassion for nationalities still
under the oppressors heel and of pride
in American prowess were the imiHilses
which mide the day heroic In those
swel Mng days patriotism was religion and
tho Fourth of July was a festival of piety
rough and riotous yet essentially reai
Iu these days rive Fourth has another
srisrnifieaiKV We do not go extensively to
hoar oration We d j not take affection
ate interest in ha ng our emotion ln
tlel as did our fo rboars But we do think
This is the period ot though tfulne s Oui
people are bediming to realixp that pat-
for a inomtcit an the edge
p had irsKstid that he tie a roh around
mm itie worn was riven ami wit i a
look at the blue sky above Will splashed
head first into the Sulkngers Hole They
aw his white ldy go down and tiuw x
whoe fathers and mothers often told of j the water and then fale out of
the wild day of the racd and ixinted out j No oneniovi l nor uttered a soud
pie bullet furrows in their homes And i rr1T niunele was strained and every eye
foej kcw toj all nlxnvt Sulliugcrs i WU5 5xetl vater It was a
Hole It was said no one had ever found I What wotild Will find Would
bottom although more thui one of the scii lor n to- hU death as Sullin
men of Griggs ille 3uid sounded the po hld T001
Tao eret stuers Ju the countv had i5lvJ av rope line ceastd to spin throusli
Dicks hand Then it milhd aimin ard a
doEren fet nwry irom the Wit a wt
ls ad popiKd out of i1k water Will
shock himself sputtered and shouted
Its rhore its there I touched it
Then he struck out for the raft crag-
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CHEER FOR THE FLAG
On the Fourth cf July long ago
Tluit honorel and fortunate d
Our anoebtors boldly said
An strainin
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in watchins the trains niov
a aiiison to ome siwialty in I tlce Cawnstalks danger
iraoic airairs aue arm swinging aid 1 the
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uuwi iiu iaiiu generati s I humorous antmal
nas pushed j o day we are interest in I
He rse shook ort
earnest men who can teach us tl l mv loi
T l l Trv i -T J1 1 1 J - - - - - l
iT uv pi imc iivu paruaiin mm to an accomm
problems whch renure the activity ot ct- 3i dav in hnn r
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irvins hducaton municipal quer taous
the immisrant the suffrase church and
fctate public order and public fTOtjrove
ni1rt rlcv irt ioino of the topics into
which pat riot r to day Is parrlculriffaed
IHuecrated An erlcan
i Firccrnclzer Story
He did it in -port
He ac is to biiime
The fuse was too short
Now his ilugci s the same
instvjr traveled a
Reaching the
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To the strangers Imperious sway
And undaunted by hardship and pain
Those pfirdy old heroes declared
Independence they all R ould maintain
And bnively for buttle prepared
And lon shall our chronicles tell
On thut giorions page of the past
IIov oin fjthcrs fought nobly and weil
And car fetters were broken at last
So now on the Fourth of July
Let children and elder folk too
To that eld vol e of freedom reply
With a cheer for the Red White and Blue
Youths Companion
UNCLE JOSHWAYS
mrfisiON
Whowl Dat boys sho sprujous to
day Dos look at im Bkaxy Ann Peart
an brkkly es a young colt an friiii
fidern a rabbit dats jes whut he is
said Aunt Anarky as she bkillfully slHHk
evl off tho sun scoixhed outer leavx s of
the tOvtgh blue colartls she was prepar
ing for dinner The boy indicated was
Uncle Joslnvay who approached in high
glee siutr ag at the top of his voice-
Come chiilun git on do train
Come chiilun git on do train
Come ehillun git on do train
Fur Zions rockinr on
Grsious Josh way how come you
walkin so spry an singin so loud to
day You musser got sawter zaitetl
over singin bout dat gospil train didnt
your
Well admitted Und e Joshway half
T mouter been singin de Gos
pil Train hymn unbeknownst but dat
want de train I wus thiukin bout jes
den Im goin off on a bctn sion Saddy
on was thinkin of de Swevepote train
an I reckon dats how come me to be
singin bont trains
Bn what scussion you talkin bout
I haint beared toll o no scussion
Ef you aint dat dont meek it not be
so was Joshways luckl reply
Anarky I wusht youd cook mo up a
lot o nice vitties gtnst Saddy some
nicjit on ctv kjs an pies Its a Fcath
July pcuivion Itn gwine on
Foath July Wliatchw talkin bout
boy Dont you know Foath Julys come
an w ent long ago Dont you member
dt big bobbycue et Warnut Crick when
do Foath July was Glong Josh way
youse meckiu gtuno o me You know
its twixt SettomlHjr n Noctober lunv
Res of de folks dont call it a Foath
July seursion nex Saddy biit I does jes
kaee it sounds good You know I ii over
had no July dis year Anarky didnt go
to do piekemicker ner to de bobbyene
nuther So darnt nothiu to bender me
caliin dls yoar seursion a Foath July
seursion isdy Im gwine to ride
stalk to Ruston an take de train
The first trembling uncertain grayness
of ftiturdays dawn found Uncle Joshway
mounting Cnwnstalk while Blazy Ann
held aloft a
flaming pine torch to light him to the gate
Aunt Anarky handed him the saddle bags
stuffed with eatables enough for a week
Then with a vigorous kick with each heel
into Cawnstalks sides he rode off into
the darkness singing
I hoars de train a rusln
Its eomin roun de kyurvc
I hear de kyar whees a movin
Cawnstalks unwilling feet entered Rus
ton two hours before the time appointed
for the excursion train to leave and on
Hearing the depot where a freight train
was steaming and creaking his long
wavy ear stood erect in mulish terror
uncle Joshway was too much absorbed
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pu can have a nice little excursion by
yourself if you like
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flectively I might tuck adollahs wuth
A dollarIl carrj you to Monroe and
cixo yon four cents over
All right mister I low 3rIonrws a
nice pious phico fur me to spvn de day
hi Then Joshway took off his
cout ripped open tho pocket enntainhuj
his Yrzrsc ami trok out a big sltining sil
ver dollar TWs was handed with lii
gering fodncs3 to tho lounger who coon
gave him a ticket and four copper cents
Wlxitfs dem things atkeJ our tra
cler eying the dark ceppors with disgust
and cintcmpt Tiat you call dean
things- he repeated
Why ctnts copper ctayrs
Den mister de agents clrerted you
Glmmo back my dolhir I caut tako no
skh oie black nisger intxtKiy ce dhi
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This description of the way Uncle
Joshway went on is no exaggeration
The way down South country Irnows no
coppers andthelr introduc tioii at virious
depots for change a few years ago was
an mnovaticn brtte riy resented
By the loimgers good natured interest
Uncie Josliwfjys tidet was dlsiosed of
t a MonToo bound man ami his piece of
money as well as peace of mind restored-
Then picking up his coat and
saddle bags he left in high disdain tak
ing care lvowevr not to go home until
after the return of the supposed excursion
train lie gavo a dazzling accouut of his
trip and Aunt Anarky will never know
La spent his Foith July rambling around
Ruston abusing dem olo Swevepote rail
road folks
Fourth of July Advice
Be sure to get up at 4 oclock so that
you can have all your firecrackers ex
ploded before breakfast Later in the
day perhaps you can get y our little sister
to loan you some of hers
Dont bother about scraping out the fire
in your punk Just stick it into the pocket
where your firecrackers are when you get
through with it-
When you light a fuse and it wont go
stoop over and blow it weiL If you
your eyebrows they 11 grow on again in a
year or two
Always sit on tho old barrel under
which you put the lighted cannon crac
If the head caves in and you go thtx
you may lose both legs but the Pr li
lty is that you wul lose only one t
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No trials sir bj
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That no electlona
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Acros the brinjf
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And now said he
Ill tax the tea
Cf all his sons audi
dnnvhters
Then down ho sat lar
burly state
Ami blustered like a Grandee
And In derision made a tune
Called Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Ioode tlise arc fact3
Yankee loodle Dandy
My son of wax your tea Ill tax
Yankee Doodle Dandy
John pent tlo tea from oer the sea
With heavy duties rated
But whether Hyson or Bohca t
I iwer heard It stated
Then Jonathan to pout began
no laid n strong embargo
Ill drink no tea by Jove So ho i
Throw overboard the cargo
Then Johnny sent a regiment
Uig words and looks to bandy
Whots cartlul band when near the land
Played Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle keep It up
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Til poison with a tax your cup
Yankee Doodle Dandy
A Jong war then they had In which
John was at last defeated
And Yankee Doodle was the march
To which his troojs retreated
Cute Jonathan to te tlieni fly
Coulri not restran his laughter
That tune said he suits to a T
Ill slrg it ever after
Old Johnnys face to Ids disgrace
We Hushed with beer and brandy
Een while lie swore to hlng no more
The Yankee Doodle Dandy
Ynnkeo Doodle ho ha he
Yankee Doodle Dandy
W kept the tune but not the tea
Yankee Doedle Dandy
Ive told you now the origin
Of this most lovelv ditty
Which Johnny Bull dislikes as dull
And stupid what a pity
With Hnil Columbia it is sung
I churls full and hearty
On land or main we breathe the strain
John made for Iii j tea party
No matter how we rhyme the words
Their music speaks them handy
And wheres the fair cant sing the air
Of Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankop Doodle firm and true
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Doodle Doo
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Celebration and Observance-
The Sens of the American RevolutfoiR
addressed the town clerks in Masacht
setts asking that they endeavor to brings
about a fitting and universal
the Fourth of July What every
boy will exclaim do we not now observe
that day Does not all our spending
money go for firecrackers and rockets aruir
lemonade
Yes you do keep the day w tn as muc
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