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Show 4t)f)f)f)t)f)f)f)f On the Glorious j Fourth J By MAUD WALKER WITH many firecrackers In his hand; Somo matches In his pockot; A "Hip, hip, hurrah!" on his toncue; And one Immcnso skyrocket, Thus little Hilly wandered forth Most Joyously to try To celebrate In tho right way Tli' Glorious Fourth of July, He fell In line behind the band That played "fled. White, and Hluej" lie sang to help the noise along, Though the words he never knew. Then to the Celebration Grounds He marched with gallant tread: And listened while a Wondrous Man 'The Declaration" read. Then came the picnic dinner Spread 'neath a great oak tree; And little nilly ate his fill Whllo the bund played "Liberty." And all the rest the day waa spent In making fun and noise; Shooting lots of firecrackers oft With all the girls and boys. And when nt evo he wnndered home, As tired ns he could be, Ho said: "I love the alorlous Fourth, TIs a day what Jest suits me." THE ONE DAY. Slzzl Doom I nangl You enn't get away, So you may ns well stay To tho big show. It will positively appear Hut onco this year. Promptly at midnight Tho red light noglns to burn And no ono dares turn It low Until tho last firecracker has been exploded. ex-ploded. Hark, children, tho dny Is loaded, And you'll know It when you soo It Unless your enr mufTs fit I'rotty quick. It Is tho reflex action of tho big stick. Tho only nnd original grand aggregation aggrega-tion of noise. Come and bring your boys. AN EXPLANATION. "Why Is Fourth of July anyhow, Eddlo?" "Why er you see Christopher Columbus or George Washington discovered dis-covered it in 1492, an' so we don't have no school on that day!" |
