Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-07-07
THE CELEBRA TON.
Carson Enjoys Two Days OF 1t.
The Ea5sBal, A cherry aud Ellie Contests at
TTediYa s.
How the Children Made Things
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HOW the Children Made Things
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II is fashionable for grown people to admit
that the celebra ion of the fourth is a con.
summation devoatly to be avoided. To a
chiId's mind the fourth is festival far ahead
of Christmas the ne" year or anything in the
shape of festival which can be named. A
man would indeed have hard heart who
could deny child anything he wanted on
such an occasion.
MORNING.
The devout Americaa boy rises on the
morning of the fourth at any time between
? o'clock and &. The laziest boy in the
United States never gets up later than
O'Clock. He dresses in two minutes and
rushs ont into the street with we-dolar pis-
FOL and a can of powder. For the next two
hours the explosions under peoples door ways
precl.m his wanderings from block to block
If there is city ordinance prohibiting the
discharge of firearms on that special occasion
he burns about double the quantity of powder
that he would have used under more favorable
municipal auspices. He reaches home at
breakfast time painting with enthusiasm, be-
grimed with powder and mass of dirt from
the soles of his feet to the crown Of his head.
He breakfasts i'll two minutes, receives a
thousand cautions from anxious parents re-
garding his personal risks, and a second later
is through the front gate yelling like Com
anche Indian.
THE DAY.
Now the business of the day begins The
fusiade of fire crackers which salutes his ear
on every side animates his dormant military
spirit as the roll of musketry fills the veteran
soldier with the ardor OF battle Ia a moment
Of reckless delight he hurls pack of lighted
crackers under the feet of a passing team and
for the next five minutes sees the horses dash
frantict ally Ell, hears the shouts of the people
and satisfaction reaches its climatic point
when the vehicle coliides with lamp post and
goes into fragments He has not only
amused himself bat has furnished amusement
for his comrades afa along the street, some of
whom have not missed the opportunity of
accelerating the progress of the team by show
ers of exploding crackers.
Bill, did you see that team 60 down the
stree,P
Didn't though: wasn't it a corker2'
Any body hurtT
Man all mashed up"
''Gewhilikers amt that jolly, and don't you
forgit it, | started the ball. :"
After the runaway episode comes the sub
line delight of throwing torpeaoes and ex-
,lOsives into quiet doovways and through
open windows, and after the boy has made all
ais neighhors miserable he goes for himself
4 prematarely exploded cap gouges a piece
mt Of hs thumb, a cracker held between the
myers, burns him i'll four places, tsI-
,edo hits him in the eve and dozen other
nishaps follow without disturbing his tran
utility in the slight He never realizes
hat he has been hurt until next day.
DOBsoN $ FIREWORKS
John Dobson, who lives on Nevada street, I;
ave the children of The Aei- borhood grand
rework .fttr On Monday last. All of his
riends for blocks around cohgregated at the
ouse that night and all brought their contri-
utions to the display. There were at least
ixty children of all ages, sizes and sexes &
razy with delight There were ten or twelve
BILE bodied men who superintendent the ar
angemens. All had different ideas about
ending up rocket"
''You want it set straight up" c
'lou must have ssms guides" n
Guides are all humbus" c
The pinwheels must be put on tree" '
"Ns, on the fence" .
81 always use stick - ....- 1T
While this dialogue was kept up each man {
fought his neighbors all fsols. 9
THE FIRST ROCKET
1t was hardly sundown before the children f