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"And you feel like a little patriot on the occasion." "I feel like having some fun." "No doubt of it; I am afraid the boys think more of the smoke and noise of the day than they do of the momentous event it commemorates." "We like to have a good time, and the Fourth of July comes but once a year." AND YOU FEEL LIKE A LITTLE PATRIOT ON THE OCCASION I FEEL LIKE HAVING SOME FUN NO DOUBT OF IT I AM AFRAID THE BOYS THINK MORE OF THE SMOKE AND NOISE OF THE DAY THAN THEY DO OF THE MOMENTOUS EVENT IT COMMEMORATES WE LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND THE FOURTH OF JULY COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
 then, when his mind was invigorated by the peaceful slumbers of the preceding night; and there, in his favorite retreat, while all nature was smiling upon him, went up his morning prayer to that beneficent Being who had spared him yet another day, and crowned his life with loving-kindness and tender mercies. It was the morning of the Fourth of July; and the sounds of the booming cannon and the pealing bells, which the westerly breeze bore up the lake, reminded him of the gratitude he owed to God for the political, social, and religious privileges which had been bequeathed to the country by the fathers of the Revolution. He prayed for his country, that a blessing might always rest upon it. As he walked along, thus engaged in his inaudible devotions, he heard a footstep behind him. The solitude of his morning walk was seldom disturbed by the intrusion of others. Turning, he recognized the friend of his son. "You are abroad early, Charles," said he. "Yes, sir; this is the Fourth of July. D GREENER AND THE LAKE MORE LIMPID THAN WHEN HIS MIND WAS INVIGORATED BY THE PEACEFUL SLUMBERS OF THE PRECEDING NIGHT AND THERE IN HIS FAVORITE RETREAT WHILE ALL NATURE WAS SMILING UPON HIM WENT UP HIS MORNING PRAYER TO THAT BENEFICENT BEING WHO HAD SPARED HIM YET ANOTHER DAY AND CROWNED HIS LIFE WITH LOVING KINDNESS AND TENDER MERCIES IT WAS THE MORNING OF THE FOURTH OF JULY AND THE SOUNDS OF BOOMING CANNON AND THE PEALING BELLS WHICH THE WESTERLY BREEZE BORE UP THE LAKE REMINDED HIM OF THE GRATITUDE HE OWED TO GOD FOR THE POLITICAL SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES WHICH HAD BEEN BEQUEATHED TO THE COUNTRY BY THE FATHERS OF THE REVOLUTION HE PRAYED FOR HIS COUNTRY THAT A BLESSING MIGHT ALWAYS REST UPON IT AS HE WALKED ALONG THUS ENGAGED IN HIS INAUDIBLE DEVOTIONS HE HEARD A FOOTSTEP BEHIND HIM THE SOLITUDE OF HIS MORNING WALK WAS SELDOM DISTURBED BY THE INTRUSION OF OTHERS TURNING HE RECOGNIZED THE FRIEND OF HIS SON YOU ARE ABROAD EARLY CHARLES SAID HE YES SIR THIS IS THE FOURTH OF JULY
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