Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1896 — A Fourth of July Ode. [ARTICLE]

A Fourth of July Ode.

The Glorious Fourth has come. Beat the loud resounding drum, pound the tom-tom. sound the hewgag, blow the horn and Let her come! Shoot the cracker, Are the pistol, punch the eagle, make him scream, Loudly scream! • Day of powder and torpedoes, lemonade that knows no lemon, ginger-pop devoid of ginger, ice cream Innocent of cream! The Glorious Fourth has come,. Beat and pound and whack the drum, plunk the banjo, shoot the rocket, fire the cracker. Let her come! Scorch your whiskers, shoot your arm off, blow a large hole through your bead. Swelling head! Fire the cannon, crash your ribs in, break your leg and save your country, Then be carried off to bed.