New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
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PUDGIE's FIREWORKS.
Cwrltten for the Chi1dren,s Corner

bald head.
on, dear It's, the tediopsest day that ever
%@Sn{ oa & mis- Tea name but every one called him sol
i SoT3q9ly i7 nothing to do and it was so hard to
! OF July. and Pudgie going to have a grand
He went over to the sofa and drew a little wood
f dns 6oT Ie9 f9m 2e IT. He had examined in its con-
! chance his precious fireworks and torpedoes would
| o+SSoiV6 S t6 INTO , smoke and sail away.
Skyrockets, three pinwheels four flower pots ten
sides little @ and tn 5a wtb6 6s
GemRe5 b They all looked so innocent and sleepy
PudgteS 1 eyes shons at the thought How
aea daarj Jump dd sky H high and grandma would say My
Pu6g ddsed Lap and de CRY M and laugh BY
Of JuiV e 2e dn M or Thrstmas m or Fourth
! come twice year instead Of once
~, duaSle again looked at grandpa. The spectacles
dc dSreS Cd how long it would take for them to tumble
on onds sng m mnooT.ao9n i've minutes and hftynne sec
WIN WIN very. very skinny leg, and looking at him
the fly could see with such ridcGiousT sma eTe He%
d9 ddkelX not further than inch from his nose but
to After mqments thought Pgdgie nearer
found that Mr., Fly had not only nose. but gold
elanGna sPectaGies on It like smaller edition Of
bottle qr elgt MI MI Fly was completely dressed in
asked We4 The sir t. what you staring at me tor?"
! very rude to stare at people, ' '0UeA-' - l.
nervousy up his neck to see If he ONE naaH ma
gasned fe f6r vas very much frightened and quite
n94{h 9dn ePd 52d S Sha5ttfgring 5tf teeth scornf1y
@ me 6H holding your mouth open just as old Dea-
con cr skinner % caught my poor wifes great-uncie in
Pqdgis SNAPPED his teeth tosetheT g iHF in great
tord5 6pt-hut never knew fes could talk. he fall
II I"HumPh, How do you think we can soold the
trolley car When @ sQTP %d aSa isn't bo Just right hail
NdiaF We maven tongues in our heads? Not talk in
glance al the Pry ny brided up and whitening
fsmy& mE &o9d9ess s6ds,g gracious @ here my wife and
'leIn Pnfa So early though told them to be in time
above his head yaP uP' and and sure enough circIing
dInty Ihey were heading straight for grandpas bald
e Mrs Fiy was %a an IN S5ck o1d With ast0nish
v-ara % n - Pudgie thought. and babies
many strange things had happened that Pudgio 5o
wouldn't have been much surprised to see fbsm
Salng Tg thTough space in air-machines or balloons
husbands was fat and Wabbied ndG dqead asr
ceii}np lear. dear it's fearful journey from the
peST epagts 5n5 vas qSo5 afraid j. she % going
Mta55tr, out ne didn't dare 10 speak to a stranger
NJ, Mr. Fly saw his hesitation, and performed the
had Better Sn5 gef Food seats Pe,d7o said he
Wb% s5%re VIA WHAT begins tR;k asked Pudsie
grand fireworks fandango. OF course answered
heard hear. Of fandango, he said, rs It anything
The Hy was silent a minute We'll" he said
meditarvely Il guess that's about il; only fire
works don't die, you know-they blow themselves
You mean people blow them up corrected
No; don't" snapped the fly; on The glorious
, works and Torpedoes determine die for their
sG31gy 3 ~ and a So 55sy &C Go3sSnt TO ignite with the
matches ma Is & fine ne thing TO die de IKE that! On
with farewell speeches ana ioas,s and pat patrotc
! peroratiou-and that's a 'faudanEo"
| Thank YOU" said Pudeie politely. He was Just
! going to ask where it was 10 held and If they
beIi tinkled, and almost as IL by magic the room
& w@S n perfect nuo2u6 The nantebiece sWarmfd
iuS too. entirely covered. II had heen reserved
tered around Ike policemen, irving to Keep order
Pudgie took seat on the sofa and his friends
! the Fly family sat near him The chairs backed
rSPectgy into the Corner and the he rug b rolled it.
| pictures grew sedate and wise-looing- they We're
| fbemseIyes on the window sill next to the poker
and shovel. that had come out OF the coal closet
| to view the entertainment
| There another tinkle Of the bell and then
from under The sofa % came & & pTeG1@RS 0 box
| pressed a button and the lid sPrang open. Then
! there was a grand march; first came the two huge
] ca on @ Two o,S on bun pun S, tre niaXnF Hail Gnn
| bia' on Pudgie's tiny music box: then body of
| Roman candles. abreast, in their gay uniforms
| foioyved by the three pnwheeis, whrrtng round
and round % on tdTHaaoa [he 9geeT ed bS 6e
the snake in the grass; after that came the four
six six" sIeyroekets BROUGHT up the rear An sasPed
they came into view like Sentineis on IN t4e & out
brilliant costumes.
and sang The Star spangled Banner Pudgie
knew it by the tune but he didn't think think they got
the words quite right II went ike this;
Oh W6s SAY oGJ a2 S2q neh Py se
The army of martyrs that welcomed the hght
The pinwheels have sped,
And the rockets dead.
While the ghosts OF the crackers groan high over
But they fell for their country with fire and zest.
And the Fourth of July their laures shall rest!
Pudgte Joined in the chorus, boldly: even il he
didn't know the words. and Mrs. Fly gave three three
cheers when It was over, Then Roman cahde
Feilow crackers and torpedoes he said 10 loudly d!
battle. We are glad 10 give our lives for our
4 sudden cry. rang on the air .,o-
Who's that?" demanded the irate sPeakeT
the room room and began to witch Violently from side
fuliy. Smoke is bad for my lungs and the smell
Of punk upsets my stomach You are an mean
There was moment Of awful silence PudEies ets
the candle started for the rebellous cracker, but
the cracker was TOO quick .2r It ana ran under
"oh please don't XIII him! Please don't ,, cried
cracker got so excited that it began TO splutter;
his m 1 Rsa @ 9uSf With n9 gra@ Bang Phe IN sparks
fire to the Roman candle. and he shot up to the
ire and siss' boom qh they all went off at once
Pudeie yelled and the flies and bugs scurried off
into the distance and then-why then the ,,,ia Pu6Eg
of grandpas nose, and that the fly was still walk
awel" said Pudgie as he rubbed his eyes, I'm
""i1' S'''0 - ALICE GARLAND STEELE
WOMAN STFFR4GE UNCONSTITUTIONAL