The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-11-01
GUY FAWKES,S LEGACY
How Plot Gave British Boys an Equivalent for the
American Fourth of July
From the Scrap Book

American Fourth of July its Of celebration Guy
Fawke Day. November anniversary attempt blow
the British Houses Parliament king lords commons by
Guy Fawkes in 1905 The celebration although losing
and historical significance still observed
in of the
For weeks the the coun-
trysde for eeunks and branches
viii burn in aot-and trail their finds away
where they stored anticipation the day.
with zeal that often leads pretty stiff fights.
Marauders WILL not carefully watched
secretly inviting chumps the
them to their collections
Between this intermittent warfare and lodging police
of woodland the Britain
has quite lively during prior Guy Fawkes
The day itself is occupied n building bonfes
cadgng COAL COKE and OIL and parkn cake ndelibly
associated with the celebrations made moaes
ginger. oatmeal. other meal
As the first shadow falls the fires lighted
hecrackers begin to and pyroechnc displays
description in evidence n directions
The fun kept with Fourth of July
spirit until far into the night when potatoes roasted the fire.
INDUCED in
The the day is somewhat misleading perhaps
and the whole credit the plot has popularity upon
Guy Fawkes was far from being the
important of the poe and have been by
the chief entirely because his
GOODNESS.
The plan originated by Robert Catesby whose
natural atmosphere of extraordinary
The Roman Catholics great things
the of James
cruel unjust thm they
ameioration and tolerance.
this, against were enforced with
renewed go and the discomfort resulted the Gunpowder
Plot The deliberately carefully conceived
great hardshps undergone carry
conspirators gentlemen unused to
physical labor had excavd through feet thickness
wall they
that vault underneath the edfce The
the of Guy Fawkes and the physical
ended Under night gunpowder
conveyed all
Parliament November 5th.
Then the first weakening which
of the scheme The could upon
the Catholic lords
up with the
The plotters all gentlemen personal
friends the doomed legislators
letter received by Lord Mouteag the Catholic peers
warning him be The
really known, but commonly believed have Tesham
spite denial when Caeby. events
this supposed have been the key discovery.
Moneagle showed the Salisbury turn took it
the king and all of ingenuity exercised
close watch kept plotters
dhanded the papab postponed
in order allow Caesby escape though
shot few days later while attempting
Worcester.
Guy Fawkes. whose work train taken as
he leaving the house through which gained
vault the the poers either killed captured
Dunchurch. to where they had fled.
put torture nothing shake his
magnificent ortude though he weak from
that be could scarcely the scaod The
5th proclaimed day of thanksgiving
lament, which only repealed after hundred years.
nearly three hundred the carried
to Eges Fawkes
villages all shouting singing,
works.
The Other Side
doesn't have to sweep out
his often in muddy weather.
Neither he the receiving window at
the bank
He ampfes the labor problem by having employ
help
His time his because he doesn't open
uar hour there disappointed
He the bother talking travelling statesmen,
there on
Solicitors for charity mostly pass him by
they know he hasn't got the price,