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And before the half hour which Charles had given them to reach the island had expired, their stock was entirely gone, their ammunition exhausted, their noisy patriotism evaporated, and they seated themselves on the grass to watch the approaching raft. It had been a long and difficult passage, but at last the Bunkers landed. AND BEFORE THE HALF HOUR WHICH CHARLES HAD GIVEN THEM TO REACH THE ISLAND HAD EXPIRED THEIR STOCK WAS ENTIRELY GONE THEIR AMMUNITION EXHAUSTED THEIR NOISY PATRIOTISM EVAPORATED AND THEY SEATED THEMSELVES ON THE GRASS TO WATCH THE APPROACHING RAFT IT HAD BEEN A LONG AND DIFFICULT PASSAGE BUT AT LAST THE BUNKERS LANDED
Centre Isle reverberated with the reports of their mimic guns. Various expedients were devised to vary the entertainment. Crackers were fired in the water, in the stumps, thrown in the air, or half buried in the wet sand of the beach. "By gracious! the Bunkers are coming!" exclaimed Tony Weston, as he discerned the raft, navigated by half a dozen boys, approaching the island. "Let them come," said Charles. "I had rather they would not come," added Frank. "What harm will they do?" "They are quarrelsome and disagreeable." "Well, they won't be here this half-hour yet; that is one consolation; and we can have a good time till they do get here," returned Charles, as he lighted a whole bunch of the crackers. "Go it!" cried Tony. "Hurrah! Fourth of July comes but once a year." "Don't fire them all at once, Charley," interposed Frank. "That is all the fun of it." "But the fun won't last long at that rate." "We must fire them all before the Bunkers get here, or they will take them away from us.  THE CRACKERS SNAPPED ADMIRABLY AND THE LITTLE FOREST OF CENTER ISLE REVERBERATED WITH THE REPORTS OF THEIR MIMIC GUNS VARIOUS EXPEDIENTS WERE DEVISED TO VARY THE ENTERTAINMENT CRACKERS WERE FIRED IN THE WATER IN THE STUMPS THROWN IN THE AIR OR HALF BURIED IN THE WET SAND OF THE BEACH BY GRACIOUS THE BUNKERS ARE COMING EXCLAIMED TONY WESTON AS HE DISCERNED THE CRAFT NAVIGATED BY HALF A DOZEN BOYS APPROACHING THE ISLAND LET THEM COME SAID CHARLES I HAD RATHER THEY WOULD NOT COME ADDED FRANK WHAT HARM WILL THEY DO THEY ARE QUARRELSOME AND DISAGREEABLE WELL THEY WON'T BE HERE THIS HALF HOUR YET THAT IS ONE CONSOLATION AND WE CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME TILL THEY DO GET HERE RETURNED CHARLES AS HE LIGHTED A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE CRACKERS GO IT CRIED TONY HURRAH FOURTH OF JULY COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR DON'T FIRE THEM ALL AT ONCE CHARLIE INTERPOSED FRANK THAT IS ALL THE FUN OF IT BUT THE FUN WON'T LAST LONG AT THAT RATE WE MUST FIRE THEM ALL BEFORE THE BUNKERS GET HERE OR THEY WILL TAKE THEM AWAY FROM US
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