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Show A POSER. " Whit's 'Fourth July' ?" Tho (uestion canio That famous day at dawning, While all tno balls were ringing in (Jreat Indopondonce morning, 'Mid roar of gun, and cannons' boom , And crackers' valiant tiht for r.iom Ding-dong, screech, toot and horning. horn-ing. "P'easo tell me what is 'Fourth July' ?" "iiy dear," I answered, turning To see the woo maid, all unversed In patriotic learning: "Our happy land, in times afar, Was rulo'l by a ?overe mamrua, Who, right and justice spuming, "Determined she would make U3 do To her commands according; But wo rebelled, and so it chanced, One Fourth of July morning. Long years ago, the deed was aone. By which we Independence won, The laws of Hutu ma, Knglaud scorn-1 ig- "You understand T" She paused a bit, Hischiflvous dimples playing About hor lips; tlien, sudden, I Triumphant haard hor saying: "Now J think, sometimes, all mammas, And, very of" 'en, too, papas. Act bad 'bout our oboyin "Liko your, thoy want to make us do To their commands accordin'; Why s'wuldn't we webel, and havo A nice Fourth July mornin'?" "Hut that was not a good mamma Who ruled us in tho tirae3 afar 1" iiy explanation scorning, Triumphant spoko this cunning maid : "I'd liko to ask that mother If she thought you was right; I guss She'd say, liko any other, That she knew bow to make good la W3, And you was naughty childron, 'cause You didn'L mind your naothor !" |