t cry, little fellow, we forgive you."

"Why here," shouted Phil--"here's a lot of Roman candles all safe and
sound. Hurra!!"

"And here are six wheels in this corner," cried Thomas. "We are not so
badly off, after all."

The boys at this good news began to rummage under the pile of ruins, and
managed to collect quite a respectable quantity of fireworks. There
were enough left to make a display with in the evening, though not near
so splendid as they had intended.

"Hurra!" cried the boys, "we have plenty of Fourth of July left--we
ain't dead yet."

"I have lots of crackers outside," said Phil; "but we won't fire them
off now. They will do for the small fellows to-night. Let us go to the
stable, and pay our respects to Napoleon, and Old Pudding-head. They
will think themselves quite neglected on this glorious occasion."

So they sallied off to the stable, and saddled the pony and the donkey,
and led them out to the play-ground, where Napoleon treated them in turn
to a very fine dance on his hind legs, and Old Pudding-head, not to be
behindhand in politeness, gave all the little boys a somerset over his
nose. They had a first-rate frolic, and did not think once of the lost
fireworks.

After dinner, and a fine dinner they had of chickens, and goose pie, and
custard, Mr. Harrison took the boys (little Edwin too) down into the
village, where a band of musicians were playing and parading through the
street. Every little while they would stop playing and hurra! The boys
always hurraed when the band did, for boys in general are not slow about
making a noise. So they made all the noise they possibly could, and came
back to tea, each one so hoarse, that Mrs. Harrison asked them if they
had bullfrogs in their throats.

At last the evening came, and a still and beautiful evening it was. The
stars peeped out, one by one, and the moon staid in--that is, she did
not make her appearance until very late. They could not have had a finer
night for the grand display.

The family were all assembled on the lawn, and Mr. Harrison fixed the
wheels so nicely, that they whizzed round in the most astonishing
manner. The Roman candles went up beautifully, and the grasshoppers and
snakes sent the little fellows laughing and scampering in all
directions.

The hurraing was tremendous, and the shouts of laughter were tremendous
too.

Altogether they had a very nice time, and went off to bed tired, it is
true, but highly pleased with th