. St. Nicholas [serial] . My father was the bell-ringer,he said, with a touch of pride in his voice, as he lookedsteadily at Jack, who was staring at him with curiouseyes. That morning he had said to me, Jack, myboy, you must go with me and stand under the steepleof the State House. If independence is declared, youmust shout up to me, so that I will be the first to pro-claim liberty. It was very hot; the air was almost stifling. After Ihad waited for hours, a man rushed by shouting, TheUnited Colonies are free and independent! Then Icalled at the top of my voice, Ring, father, ring! Amoment mo
. St. Nicholas [serial] . My father was the bell-ringer,he said, with a touch of pride in his voice, as he lookedsteadily at Jack, who was staring at him with curiouseyes. That morning he had said to me, Jack, myboy, you must go with me and stand under the steepleof the State House. If independence is declared, youmust shout up to me, so that I will be the first to pro-claim liberty. It was very hot; the air was almost stifling. After Ihad waited for hours, a man rushed by shouting, TheUnited Colonies are free and independent! Then Icalled at the top of my voice, Ring, father, ring! Amoment more and the bell pealed out its glad story, andin another every bell in Philadelphia reechoed it. Jack, where are you? called mothers sweet rubbed his eyes as he looked at the case whichhe held in his hand, and he could hardly believe that hehad only been dreaming. JACKS FOURTH OF JULY. BY MARY H. POPE (AGE 13). Jack had been sick. Though he was quite well, hemust lie in bed for a week or so more. This was quite. A BIT OF ARKANSAS. BY DONALD E. LANDON, AGE l6. hard for an active boy to do, especially as it was Fourth-of-July week. Just my luck! he would exclaim. On Fourth-of-July morning he awoke early, with thenoise. He looked around and whistled, at what he saw. 1902.] ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. 855 #2* Around the room were hunglanterns, and the curtainswere looped up with red,white, and blue ribbon. Onthe bed were several largefire-crackers, and as he liftedthese up the tops came one cracker was ajack-knife—just what hehad been wanting. In an-other was a little silk flagfor his collection. And instill another was a smalltoy cannon. This was onlythe beginning of a day ofsurprises. After breakfast some boyscame in and showed himtheir fireworks and playedgames with him. Grandmagave him a book, which he read and pronounced dandy. In the evening he was carried to the window to seethe fireworks. As he was getting ready for the nighthe said that it was the finest d
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