National Republican., 1875-07-05
'TYRoIAcKNIcs.n
Hov Uncle Dams Box Of Fire Works was
Burned by the Boys.

-eH SASAS So1 IVA Va N0IkS WAS
Burned by the Boys.
The spirit Of patriotism never went q begging
In the soul Of old Uncle Dan, for apon every
recurring Fourth Of July he has filled the heart
Of Sammy Simmons, his favorite grandson, with
joy. Ever since this little b-snd tucker gentle
man has been large enough 70 manipulate the
made Il pOint TO urpish h Vim oo9 1an 1 nss
on "the day We celebrate" This season, stirred
BY an unusual amount OF patriotism, be extended
Roman candles and . quantity Of other combusri.
pies. which he carefully stored away in o box for
the n P1Ipose Of asStCpishing S Sammy this evening
boy can't hnd out about Fourth of July and
Christmas Is seldom wsrth knowing, and before
closets shelf sammy knew he secret. and vas s
restless. On Saturday last he took Chick Peters
byt ne JSeketsleeye and quietly led him in the
thing to tell you that viii Just make your hair
oT So1 rsS sssn sIs grin
the closet that VIII lay any outt in this yere
tsHns and I'm going 10 try sm tonight to see II
niying mumness TO Ohick, and slid Quietly into
the back kitchen.
Five minutes later ths boys were opening the
was toon pinned to the corner Of the she'd The
match was spplied, but the thing WAS 8 failure
fefased to sqIr or hiss. % rocrst va, 0ls ss.n N
stood up against the saW-buck ana touched with
fresh match; 4 sputtered and flashed in the pan
faces, but this quickly left Sammy's counteuancs,
sna Il frightened with an expression Of lively
See here, Chick" cried sammy, slappinu his
clepcbed list on the boz, "Im going to burn these
tyrolaeknies or bus, /" and then ne moved the box
bring everything movable within sight and Sn make
,..,S .Ts,n IN see" cried sammy, as b. ground hi.
the combusubles, "whether uncle Dan has been
fooled or not and then Ohick came up with 3 Iot
barrow, and wood-box and saw hos se. and rsfes.
and hees and coalhod, aud al that sort Of thing
continued e, sammy, and he chneked on some bits
what little he could tear Up Of the hot-bed. And
when a:general assortment Of Backyard furni-
match from hfs pzntsI pocket and re1;arFed.
ali these things don't 60 now they never will
Chick; and 4 they 90 20 wen have more Fourth |
day.school pcnies," and then he lit the shayinTs.
and both rushed around the corner Of the wood.
The blaze gradually devoured the shayin9s.
and then commenced eating mp the pine SLABS
Then It reached out and took bold Of she "a bucf
To the boys deeper Stiffness seeu1ei to fall
upon the scene az the box struggled with the
asnss for the mastery until rs exterior was |
great light burst upon the neighborhood, which
wss followed By deafening sound and then the
heavens ~, became hvid WITH the iorked and chain
II
blasts, and hisses and terrible explosions, ehe
bowling Of dogs. the piercing yoKI Of cats, the |
eaekie Of hens and cluck Of cocks. MetsorB and |
long. g.tafled comets shot hither end WHITTIER
dashinR into the Woodshed and barn and through
the Windows SerpeDts with Kissing voices hlf- |
rted 70 and fro, humping into fences and darting
high In midsir. Rockets buzEed around the yard |
sklpped over fenoeF. rushed down the alley and
appesrsd on the street in high state OF illuui1s
tlons Wheels, craokera. boombs and Roman-can-
dles ieaped about and barked and roared until
the night became hideoue, and It seemed a. 4
though earth had slipped her orbit and was ]
mingling pIomisccnny with milky way. With no <
>, AZ midntghts sfter long and snxious search, |
Chick and SAMMY we're found nesiling behind l
N old coal stove m the attic and bslisvinr II
The world had come To- . sudden end, and was |
rapidly being consumed By hre, the burden Of |
heir prayer was ,i . = =. = N M
'sIf should die before wake,
Don't forget my soul TO tale,
Boo, hoo. hoo
Tls Fourth st Mount Pleasant.
AT sunrfse yesterday the American nag was /