The GastonIa
Devoted to the Protection of Home the Interests of
***__>iA!Sr»MA, N. C.. THURSDAY, JUNE 2h. 11)00.
NO SEAT, NO NICKEL
A Humorous fourth of July Blory by
Roi* C• dehorn.
ICepyrifbt, l [IP. KltWma |
HR Fourth waa
tbc hotteat day
ou record, and
tbo cor waa
crowded. Jl*
waa fat aud per
, epiriux nod ap
peared thorough
ly euraifed aa ha
struggled with
I ha at rap vr*r
— bead.
rat**, pica Mr! Fare, airr
“What for?'
••What for Y’
“Yes; what fai r’
•■Why. tor tiding, air."
“When 1 get n scat. Ill j»y my far*;
ant before."
"Sorry. air, but l".-o got tu have a
tore, or you get off."
"Then yon'kl pat no off: 1**1 Ilka to
me yon do it!"
"Theju'a the rule*, sir"
"Don't the fare entitle a mao to a
•eat, or does tho company udrerttac
standing room only V queried the puff
ing old gentleman.
“I don’t know nothing 'bom tbal, but
1 do know what tuy order Is. sir, sod
I’m hero to do my duty."
At this stage every passenger was
eagerly lutcut on the Impending strife.
“Well, yon tend tu your business, and
I'U tend to mine. Ret roe o seat, my
man. and you'll have your nickel." Tbs
l am pea toon a subject smiled broadly
sad continued, addressing no nus In
particular: "I'll be Moved. If I don't
get a seat the company will have to
ride me free. Hecrua to ms this Is os
good a day as any to assert the right
of the public. On the glorious Fourth
orsr a century ago our forefathers vot
ed do representation, no taxation, and
1 move no seat, no nickel. I've ridden
-over this line twice a day fur the past
four years, and I'vo paid my nickel
every time, and yet 1*11 wuger 1 haven’t
had a seat once out of ten rides. It's
an outrage! I ll make a teat ease of
this Juet for the principle of the thing.”
"Standing seems to ngree with him
O. K." Only one person knew where
that voice bad emanated from, hut It
eounded from the corner, livery one
attained to see for himself.
"Bobber!" It wus but a whisper.
Sheepishly the curious ones settled
hack late their original positions. The
old genUenusmiled and persisted.
"I’m Jnst uniting to bo pnt off; then
ni sue the company. Perhaps I won’t
get back aocue of those alckela they’ve
US. --—-:
"wwkr r«rr
lnnl|bd out of Cdc! t Borer knew my
righto before. Rut they don't luipoeo
on me again.’
The Murry eyed conductor took In
tbo nUoottoo and retired to ble plat
form, touUMlDf:
•Til giro you one more chance. If
yon don't pety then. I’ll hare to Ct my
dity."
Tba nun of "prlnciptoW wtnrrd out
of the window amiooaly.
"What atreet? Twenty-eighth t Stop
the car."
Tbo conductor thought bo wee get
ting off re ay.
'*“* * champagne dinner bore. Bet
a man ot my tin can ride ten blocks
without paying for If lie obaeklad
as be deliberately waited for the car to
atop I "lacing hla foot flnnty on the
street entering. be added: "Thanks,
awfully! Wish yon ware with me, old
man. Horry to hare tmotde.1 yon, but
boy* win be boyar
Tbe conductor pnllrd the strap. "An
other beet!" he growled. Tbe passen
gers settled 1i»cV. all bel one street
arab, who lia<l Iteen an unsuspected on
looker from hla position on tbe rear
bumper Swinging hint aril front (lie
platform with one foot oa llie step, be
looked frankly Into tbe red face ef the
eandortur and shunted.
“Hey. Imea. that's the nlc-tud that
-dMair
ffa escaped Ths ear bawled on.
A WARTIME FOURTH
LIVELY IIEMINISCENCE8 OF AN AR
KANSAS VETERAN.
DarlUtlil Allirli uu Ike O.rrl.uu at
Helena—Denperale Ckaenee t'adee
UknllMt rirr—Drill #1 Jee ftkal
b|,t* Trunpere— Va vlnir Ike Gaan,
"The «arment I'uurtli <if luy ii|»*rl*
unlit uni* of l*n|i I'rlcc'e original
band to n crowd «i limiting idler* uu
tha deck of u MlMlaalpid ntcnaior, "wan
out duo to aotar lieot. bnt to exploding
gunpowder and tiling* Uk* tlut Tc wan
right In llila little town we are riming
to now, Itelena, on Hie Ark.iiutoii aUore.
“I wa» au nIRcer In Fngan'i Arkao*
aan brigade, nod 1 uorer enjoyed a pie*
i Die beforehand In mj* life a< t did the
Hialtliy tOO mile niareh we made from
Little floek tn giro Ibe Vnnkecn In Hel
-•Kirrr! o>li yirrrr
' atm n surprise pot-ty the 4t!i of inly,
| UM3. Yon tee. we lied Into Idle all
summer lu Arkamaaa while Grant doe
ed the coll nronad our people In Vicks
burg. One day onr leader telegraphed
army headquarters: T can lake Helena.
Please let me attack.’ Tbc auswer
was,‘Go ahead.’ Now. If we took tlel
uia Grant would simply have to call
off bla bunt at Vicksburg anil turu It
on ui; for, ouca In Dele us, wn could
break Yankee uuvlgatlon no this liver
and starve the nnctoy out at Vicksburg.
It was a rich prospect, for we outnum
bered tbc Helena garrison two to one.
"The Yankee gunboat Tyler guarded
the river front, and an unbrokeu chain
of fotts and trendies covered the city
cn the land aide. Tho enemy bad 4,000
men lu Holcim anil plenty of guns. Onr
columns were divided Into three storm
ing parlies to rush tbc batteries and In
troochineut* In onr path. There were
stx roods Into the town, and the defend
ers were forced to watch them all. Onr
brigade opened tbs boll, and soon after
daylight wn had parriad four llaee of
trenches. Hot there was no attack at
any other point as yet. The day waa
frightfully hot, and attentloa to busi
ness inailc It hotter.
i n* gun* on urnre/ard hill poured
abou into i!« for a time; tbeu that hill
wua raptured, nud we took Uie Bflh
Hoc of trenobea and ilnalied A<r Von
Ourtla, no our front. Then tli* gun
boat Tyler opened, uniting lla bra with
tlmt of the fort, arul our brigade waa
about destroyed. The way sf retreat
waa swept by this combined Bra, nnd
f mad* my way to the left, where Mar
mnduke’a cavalry was coming hi on
the flask. 1 fell tn wtlb Shelby's bri
gade. which waa moving to attack Tan
kea Mattery A. As banal Shelby went
In with a rush, followed by OoUlne'
Bylug battery. Fort Curtis and the
Tyler, aa wall aa a masked fleld bat*
tatty,rewired the troopers In Itneahapa,
and Anally the Yankee Infantry made
a countercharge
iMwtDj- waa wounded,and the ala ugh
Ui arooud OoIUd*' gun* waa l«tu
Hla boraea wera all abot down, and
8belli/ railed for volunteer* to get (be
goo* out through that withering dr*.
Haadroda of trooper* rallied at tb*
rrg -Tb* batter/ I* lottr fthclby aald:
•Flftyl Only 60! Bring tb* battery
along, or fall with ur Collin, and hi*
lieutenant* wera aim Sghtteg bravely,
but liopelewvl/. Tb* dead bora** war*
cat away, rnjwa were attached to th*
gono, god tb* m* dragged than
through that «ro back to th* Item.
Only IS of that SO volunteer, got oat
unhurt, and 30 .Laid whore they fad.
W* wer* repulsed at an point* and felt
Ilk* th* poor fctlowa who toy with
thing* iliey dou't know are loaded.
Helen* waa hailed to the uiaaal* for
n*. and that waan'l th# worat of It.
Grant'* men wer* already lo Vick*
Vtug *o had w* take* tb* place w#
couldn't bare held It. Oar valor wo*
wanted, and all we bail l* ahow waa a
thundering Mg I let of Foarth of Jnly
eaanaltloe. An/ obi Fourth hmi ami
to me new when I think of that day at
Helena"
There’s thf/wite-ttr/^y \ .
On the Foarth o’ My. 1 c V
Aad the oU Declaration that's evVywftcee road.
WHh Hi—Baal—8o*1—Bum. Baa. Baal
01 the—Deep. Toaed—Words That
There’s the rtddle dee dee
Ot the eratar we
Cadd apptaad wHhaat hearia a word that he said.
Aad with rochets a*aUxha.
Aad crackers oHtzehi,
Aad pWytMai whlnln.
Veo’rr dock In year bead.
Bet—8—1 Baal—Boat. Boot. Baal
Wheo the words 'caae nHottio
There’s melody retiin
la-Boat-Boal-Bua. Boa. Beat
Aad It steadies the heart o’ the Natfote that hoars.
Fa yoa cast he a kaare with the soaad fat y«or ran:
Beat Boat—Boss. Baa, Baal
Deep—BaM—Wards Thai Coate.
v WILLIS y HAWjDW.
THB FOURTH WB USED TO SHOW.
Ob, for auutlier Jnly Fourth.
Tito Fourth of day* ngooe,
W'beu cannon beDowed on the green
Before the break of dawn.
When with the village luiud we march
ed
Afire with freedom's glow!
Ob, let It come, with flfo and drum,
Tbo Fourth we used to know I
Do you remember bow we rooo
Long ere tbo break of day
And hurriedly dipped on our elotfaei
And mode n dank away
To where tbe belli and cannooa Were.
Where smoko was hanging low I
Ah. too, a mom of freedom bora,
Tim Fourth wo uaod to know)
Do you remember, too, tbo flag
Above tbo village aqua re?
How proud and glorious we frit
To non h waving there!
Do you recall tba (tintag epreeli
Which art our bearta aglow,
Tlin grand parade, (be game* wa play
ad,
Tba fourth wa need to know?
Tba fourth wa uaod to know I Oh.
Hat tbo old aplrlt fled I
Wa etlB are bravo; 1 caauot think
That aplrlt wholly dead—
Tba aplrtt born at Bashar mil.
At Oouoerd, long ago.
Ob, lot H eon**, with Me and drum,
Tba fourth we uaod to know I
Jo» Co Ha
Tik* rim n«c.
ftM*/ Hum of riilla<l*lpl,la <ra«
known aa an cipcrt nrtdlowafban al
the tin* of (!•«• llnrolatlon ami ha4
■alnod rrpMtatloa tn bar calling by
laaklnn Ilia radio for 0«*>rg» Waab
taglou'a shin*. Wbwi rongican, la 1TTT,
•OTMlotMl a commute* *o Assign a Hag.
tba eomtnHtar rary aamraMy rooaatM
Onlay Haas. Tb« arlgtaal Amiga n»
mated af U rag ami wMtp atrlpaa sag
<*• auar auaakrr of Man
NOTES ON THE DECLARATION.
Borne, at leant, It not nil, of the pa
trlotn who took part Id tbn work of
oongreee Id 177tl nod know that they
went making blnlory expected that Jn
ly 2, and not July 4, would La reco*
ulacd an the Mrtbdag of Aaaerleaa lib
erty. The Virginia delegate* entered
eoogrene aodpr Inntruction* to propone
a declaration of Ibu iadcpeadenca of
tbn coloulun, and In Jane Them a* Jef
fernon wan appointed by caagrenn chair
man of a committee lo draft a dectara
tion. The nptrlt of Ibis declaration wan,
however, anticipated hy (llchard Dia
ry I-en'e fnmurv* resolution
It *11 July 2, 1779. that tba I as raw
station waa paenod that tba united
culonlaa ware, and of right ought to bo,
free and I odependent atatea. On July
9. oiler two Joy a" da bate, Ute Declara
tion of Independence waa rand and
agreed to, bat not itgnod. On the fol
lowing day copies ware sent out
through all tha cutonlea. On tba 10th
of July It waa read rail that tba Declo
mUon pawed an the 4th be fairly eo
groaaad ou parchment and signed by
•vary member. On the 2d of Augaet
(he Declaration waa algaed by I be am
Jorlty. But not until tbo 4tb of Rop
tambar af tbo anma year dM tba Hon.
Matthew Thornton algn It Thar* wore
a nambar of otbara wlx> ,lid not agi
tbatr algwaturaa until 17R1, among (bona
(ho Boo. Thomas ReKna
Although tha popular haMaf that tha
Dacloratton waa algnad o« July 4 In up
b«U erpltcttly by John Adame. Thorn
at Jefferao* aad tha printed journal a*
tha Ooetlnawtal congrats, y« na candid
Inquirer who examine* tba evidence la
dlapruea tba data can dooM that Ad
ana and JoRemea. though both praaant
at tba Kudoo. and tha printed Journal,
though tt hears the authenticity of tbo
olhrlal 'aanetton, waea grievously at
fault.
Garibaldi lb* Itallaa patriot waa
bar* J«ty t lMC. Ruala hroofbt am
lb* Fraaoo-Pruaalaa war b» aa a«t at
tha carta* iUIm a Ganna* prior* la
lb* throw* J«#r t l*T*
DRAKE'S ODE 1
;;; OLD GLORY. I
Jowph I'.oilmau lltakr'e ode to “I'll
I Auierl.no Flutaolu- a.-zt In popularity
i to "The Pinr Kpatuck-d lloQbcr‘< aa a TTT*
aid' ll trU'Mtr to DM I dory. Drake 41*4
nt tho nite Si. mi i but pemrllf baa
been j nail (led io oat- lueUure at Iran.
He ana a poet la hi* rhlldhood. la hia
tw>-iii|-«i'rond year he wrote "Thr Cul
prit Fay.” ibe worit upon whirl* bl* rcpa
tatioa c Itlrfly rr-ta. Thr data of hi* aplr
lte«l ode ’* tvd eerlalu. but hu uitarhrd
lllll* rabiv to It. XVh-o mi bW deathbed.
* Irirtul luuugbt II to hi* 0*1* with othrt
fayitlrr pleura, aBd the unlbar raid,
“Bunt ibeat; they arr of no ralue.” They \
MMM RODMAN UUvl:
W«* prv'M'rvrd, Uotivr, ami |Uv wla
w»» Imki.li-d mi-11* mluri ID a cnlldfrkm
Hibli<J.. .1 lu 1R33.
While •i«*t tulrnl fur uii)4cil rvwili'rinf, I
ilk# Kcj'i iua*rrrpivvT. **Tliu AiiUTfcttn
KUut** coiiin'ua umo)- loffj fliphtg uf
po^ttc Ibioand *rma uf poutk i'S
pre»*k<u Au LbfHk|niiiu who rai r uu
partus iifMtti tiirmtnrr with bb
Aiurrlcnn matin u»k(«d him wLh*to h.nr
llBrt uf iMKtrv hu t on-iil#-n-.l (hr flutml
Su the niMitii r i*»npu«*. Tin1 nNuwiir, pirra
offLrinil. trna a quot * I inn *.( thr Ann four
iiooa uf DmkrV «»lr Wlrr iJrtrwinx
with brvBtlilrxM nitriilko tin- Briton «al«l.
1 think I qoh* ucnv with /gu"
THf AH/. MICA X I1AU.
V*hni t-Yf r«k‘*n iron l*f (muBiuin Lrt|U
lVfurl«J »»rr rt*<ni«nl to ihr uU.
Mi* Ur* (hr luif rc-W mt i4*M.
A*d mt ihr vtn «W «Ion iImn;
■i* Kinirtw! vllk 11* furpi'um U> m
Tb* milk/ btlilrlc uf tkr ikla.
Ar4 wiiprd 1<»pmr. <ri#wi«l whlir
With kfr*akir.(fA iA i be munrina lif&t;
Tim from M* nuiu>«Mi In l|>r aun
tlir calk* Um raff I r Iruo iWt,
A ad (me uwto hit ud«bt> hand
TVr tjnilx l * t*+ i |H «rfl luad.
HaJmlU iiuarl X I bn olouil'
*1lo oraT'X otofl I by final form,
7k War tW !• hifirtt*lfuaa|>tncB Ua*J,
AmA mm Ilia lialitaing linn* kfim.
WVn rtrtt* lift nirliti X l ha MOfU.
A9A roll IW IbxaJtr-Oiufa X fctainv
Clrtld of fix aaal to Uin *ll» r'n\ a
To tfuaid i bo km x I ho trao.
To toTif In tbr — *| *-raki
To work away :Sx WHln-tuiAt.
Ami bid in blmUnai rbbn alat,
Lika ralXion-a on tin aloud X nor.
TkO kartrlafXO X riot XT I
ri* «f IW tonal 0«y laWa atoll %.
Tto ato* at ton a*4 trtaaapH WcV
Wtoa toaakl tto atoaal taa*
U4 tto ton Maa aanaa itoaiMa* a*t
■to fit tto Mta MaeC wan to art.
•to ttoaaaO tto itotatoa* Uto't.
toah aatour rja atoll MaMl, tan i
Ta wtora l»y toy-tom ftortaa bam.
r".. - !
to !
k I
•
FWf at At aaaat a* acaaa watt
TV/ tiara M |NHar •‘at tta kaaaai
WVaw Mt. aataMaf aa iw /ala.
Mata Jaatl/ Wat tka WttaA ra*.
I AM trVktwJ wtaat ratk at Id* kat*
I IMaaa IW Iwltf, aaaNa/ mV.
ran *rt*« aaaiaaa al IM tta
I Mall laak at am ta Waaaa at taaa,
tat aarfka »a tta At a* Mara •»
■ la tataarak a-ar lAa rkaaU* *>«
rw* at tW taaa warn Wr* tat kaata
Hr aa»at batata la lalaa at' rat
1 n» ran Sara Mt IW aatvia taa.
| Aa4 Ml tka km waaa Van ta linn
»W aaaa Ata< Mat ataaAaat tkaatl
kkaa- karattaa ika laa kat MMt waaaa Ml
Kcu Ulni'H hUUKin.
A dofcar Mlaad tha Mayor, and Uia
Town Had a Ctoaa lhavo.
(Coat'lfM, Nklfil Mai
_ MB HllaMo of
p yj jgy «*■»
y <!•>' I be loner
DIM of Jooa
when mi order
, J *a» Itened bjr
^ Um uvrrly cprt
J n) uatjror otrlrt
f »f PfeblbHIn*
any ciMmtlai
» ' . HI IW IUWB
tbe Fourth of July, He mi wont »
fur •• to bur flrecrackcn awl threaten
'd •» lock op tba flint IndlrMual uoaght
butUtug a bonflra or eboottag a roefcec
As Indlgaatioa moating m at am
oaUad. and tba vaaulc <ria that a mm
mlttaa of tba leading clttaase marched
•tar to tba iuayor*a oOna with a re
fluaet that ho cancel the order.
"IbM order (tends, boy*.’' was tba
elfletere blnat reply. *T« ag'la tag
“But wa'is a-fed.n mighty patriae In
tbla r'ar," protested one of the eomaUt
tor. “and at' jc*t arhla ta da a loetla
oetcteatla.”
*TB bar to laM tbo fust rasa who
goes ag'la my order.** eald the mayor aa
be looked a bow threatralogly.
“Bat eaa’t we da a leetle poppla and
a Loetla wbooplo fur fraadeaer* an
other of the committee wasted ta
knew.
"Sot while I'm mayor of this tows.”
“Hot ye don't mind If we shoot off
that old cannon over by I ho town ball
Jest fur the nake of the betlU of Tmc
tajrtcn. do yer*
“I nsrtloty do. If rend my ardor.”
“But lookw-yerr, Mayor PoweU!” ac
claimed one of the committee lodlg
nently. "wbnt In thornier ells ye, any
how? Wr nllus beirias whlrapln far la
detwndvace. freedom. Georg* Wash tug
ton end good whisky St 3 o’clock In 11m
tnoadag yore wrery Koarth of July.
t*4 I’m banced If 1 kin nee why we
shouldn’t keep right on u-doin so! The
public demands It!”
”Wnnl, I’d like to ebicegs ye all,” an
swered the mayor la conciliatory tract,
hat It's <lrn«l ng'la my priodplaa to n»
lew anything of lb* kind. I never both
ered lo ram mack shout history, bat
a hook agent come along lost week and
taU me some facts that pot me dead
ng’la celebrations."
’’Mat ye ought to bo sattadml tbs wuy
oar forefather* at. Ye couldn't kick at
the way they chawed up the British at
La Kington and other places, could yer
"N-o, sarttoly not.”
"WU»t seems ru bother ye. thru,
mayor?"
“Waal, It wrs the iwgtouln of the
hull thing Ural's riled me.”
"How do ye mean?” asked the citt
sea who had boon doing most of tbs
,u « Miurau or vu nu nm
>Wl BUM Mt”
talkioe. “Aa I rtnrtatar It, tba tbranr
t* orartaard at tha ta* la Baatan tar
tar aUitad tba taaa. Waaa't that tba
proper thine far aa to AaT
•^Tbraarte ararboarA at tear aakaA
the Mayor M aatoblataaaM. “Ta Aaal
ntaaa ta pa —4 wabai that It vaa taa
ttay tbrowad orartaarAT"
They ana a*4 all aaaant hta ttat
: wrt war tba oaaa. ud ttay «rata aa
I Watery ta prora It. After a Mae at
I Staa2 lh# ta»w*ta*t|r »
■ ft **•—and that dorsad baak uak
I waa atriara m aQ tha tlua. Tha
bli«ad carat* taU aw it waa arfckfcr.
Md t-r'ar-aM atak at that, that aat
I fm*Mhari thrancd eurtaatd. add I
t>OTM«d that it tha* mu aub taate m
that wa hadn't attar ta da Ik* ahaatta I
tor 'aaa. Whaaol Kriryhadr Itrathraa
rln**>* far Oaar** tVaahlddtad add
«Wa fan** ua am ta tha t)a«ra* aa
lo*m. aad it I kta Rad a arttt** that
ate*t a-haBrrta ad tha raarth n alas
Man m Jail ar nu Mai aat a( Had Da*."
A. A team.
0000000
THE DAY IN HISTORY
■OEM NOTA9LE EVENTS <8 THE
«XJ NTH OF JULY.
It tu a ration ttrofc* at Mm
that led to the bnmUUt loo of tha Brli
Ddi am* aa July «. 17W, with Calami
Oaatsa WaOdagtm ta mwaaad «E th«
IU atamd oEpedhte. AMheagh a boy
ta year*, Wnlitngtaa had dtaaaawad
aad reportud to the gorernar of tha out* !
oay of Virginia tha plan aad priffirt
ttoaa of the Pnmh tor tha ihrmi
of ecrategk- paeMeaa eoath of the
lEhaa. Be helped ft Mia* troopo to
cheek tha Preach aad, ilara«|li the
d«ath at tha eoleari erpotated to lead
then*, eraae ta the chief -ream)
hteaswUlle tha BrtOeb peat aa tha alia
of Ptttehorg had fallen into the head*
of the Pnmh, aad tha rang ««»-»■?
togahat eat eat whs ISO nee ta ratafee
It FOiUag to aattc with a form a#>
pointed ta awet hie ou the --anht
la, ha h«gt aa tatroaHUeeeot oedcaMed
it Poet Xaooaatty. Tbie tree tfcnatm
«*I, iu be aal
IU4 oat oo Juac
*7 ead Brad the
•rat gun of «k
KraocU ant la
•laa war, Optn
bt a ceafilct
which, nttder a
variety of ptv
Una aad oo dir- 4
l far eat field*, i
la (tad CO yean.
Baton July 4 be
waa deady be- .
■MgM by vastly sapactor Mia bom
rorti—fty, a Aetna atorn of tkaatw
mmI lightning ragnd far hoars and pt»
traatrd tha 1'mfl front attacking- At
nightfall Washington —rtftotTf and
mardMKl forth vrMh lb* kasn of *tr.
/wt U imii after tbo anbtratewga
la tbo wUieram tbedtb of Joly darn
ed aader brighter aaapfeee far Virgin
la'c faroitte ton. That day. ITItt. Oaa
eral George Waablagtoa leaaad Ua dm
order to tba cdoolai artey at Cam
bridge.^ There w»» ao nbatb« a ad
ba anticipated tba great and of Mb
4. 1T70, by t ah tag that la tba army “mb
dlatbteUea of abate. ba laid aatda.**
Two yeara later, lb klaeamp at Morala.
Iowa, ha laaagaratad tbe ntolggitob
by tbe a nay of tbe aomlreneey of tba
fteclaratlaa of ladrpeedeaet.
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