Independence Day

You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine.

Just own the night like the Fourth of July.

'Cause baby you're a firework.

Come on show 'em what you worth.

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow and when it's time, you'll know.

You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine.

Just own the night like the Fourth of July.

'Cause baby you're a firework.

But we're still this year.

That is still a thing I talk about every year at Fourth of July.

They get like the WWE announcer

to,

As you all know, we have never been on the air during the month of July.

And we have a lot of Fourth of July jokes which are just cluttering up the studio.

Our janitor refuses to do anything about it.

So therefore, next Sunday, January 31st, we will do our special 4th of July broadcast.

The boy was a product of our own free American soil that lulled him to sleep with, My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty.

Who can tell how many times this American child had gloried in the celebration of the Fourth of July or of Decoration Day when he faithfully honored the nation's dead? Who knows but that he too was willing to fight for his country and die for her liberty until it dawned upon him that those he belonged to have no country because they have been robbed of all that they have produced until he realized that the liberty and independence of his youthful dreams were but a farce.

Poor Leon Czolgosz, your crime consisted of too sensitive a social consciousness.

Unlike your idealist and brainless American brothers, your ideals soared above the belly and the bank account.

The Lancaster Village Merchants Association held numerous events on our West Main Street during the summer that brought in hundreds of visitors to the village and the organization is planning several more events to help create a united feeling with our residents and visitors.

During the Sabres playoff games, the Renaissance Fair, the Sippin' Shops and Village sponsored events like the Fourth of July.

We saw hundreds of people enjoying our central business district and all that it offers.

It is truly gratifying to witness this kind of prosperity in an area that less than 10 years ago was basically empty and looking for a resurgence.

The town plumber and the town hardware merchant wouldn't get much business if people thought they were seeing things.

So, it became their unspoken secret until the night of the fireworks display on the Fourth of July.

I

always have a good time on these Fourth of July picnics.

Yeah.

How about another beer,

See what he's got in his hand? An American flag.

Hey, hey.

And most of your friends who are alive, never gotten martyred, they are doing well.

Yeah, it was Independence Day when I came back from a mission, came back to the safe house.

And what did I find there? A big bouquet of flowers.

And you sent them to us, Sheck Jaffer, to my team to congratulate us and wish us the best on our Independence Day.

And I remember throwing my gear back on.

jumping back in the vehicle and heading over to your headquarters to thank you.

And you may recall, I walked in and we were chatting and I said, you know, Sheikh Jafar, on our Independence Day, it's a great day to remember some of the many things, the many important things that Kurds and Americans have in common.

For example, we both fought the British.

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For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, read by Stacey M. Harper's Young People, Volume 1, Issue 36, July 6, 1880. humpty dumpty and the magic firecrackers by agnes carr humpty dumpty looked very sober one july morning as he sat on his mother's doorstep his usually good-natured face screwed into a dozen wrinkles and his button-hole of a mouth drawn down at the corners in the most dismal manner imaginable what could be the matter with the merry lad for he was known far and wide for his fun and jollity so thought mother goose as she came up the village street why humpty dumpty what has happened to you have you had another fall asked mother goose no mother goose it is not a fall this time but something worse for i haven't a penny in the world nor likely to have and to-morrow is the fourth of july when all the boys and girls will have pistols gunpowder and fireworks while i shall not even be able to get one firecracker that is a misfortune for a boy truly said mother goose and i wish i could help you with all my heart though i don't see how but stay i had forgotten and diving to the bottom of a capacious pocket she drew forth a small box and from it produced three diminutive firecrackers they are not much she said but such as they are you are welcome to them and at least you will not be crackerless

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they were given to me years ago by the man in the moon when he came down on that trip to norwich of which you have learned in your history and stayed over night at my house and were part of a pack presented to him by the man in the south who dislikes anything that suggests fire he said they were magic and you must always make a wish before setting them off oh thank you mother goose they are much better than none at all said humpty dumpty gratefully and he looked quite happy once more as the good old lady nodded good-bye and proceeded on her way while the gander waved a yellow webbed foot in farewell i will set off one cracker before breakfast one at noon and one to-night thought humpty dumpty as he tumbled out of bed bright and early next morning as i have so few i must make them go as far as possible so as soon as he was dressed he ran into the yard and prepared to salute the glorious fourth mother goose said i must make a wish first so here goes i wish for a popgun and no end of firecrackers and torpedoes now shoot away touching the string with a match there was a sharp report and humpty dumpty was obliged to dodge for the air was instantly filled with flying objects a square package hit him on the nose a round one landed in his open mouth while a popgun thumped him rudely on the back and by the time the cracker had burned itself out he was standing in mute amazement gazing upon the fulfilment of his wish far beyond his wildest expectations oh jolly was his first comment and he soon found courage to stuff his pockets with the crackers and torpedoes until they stood out like balloons and made him look fatter than ever when he walked down toward the green popping at every cat and dog on the way the envy and admiration of every other boy in gooseneck humpty dumpty was a generous lad however and shared his treasures with all his friends although he would not tell where he got them and by noon every cracker and torpedo was a thing of the past and each boy had had a pop with the pop-gun meanwhile humpty dumpty had been thinking of his second wish and at last decided to share it with bo-peep of whom he was very fond and for that purpose asked the little shepherdess to walk with him to the large oak-tree on the edge of the village and while resting in the shade of its green boughs said if you could have whatever you wished for what would you choose oh some blue ribbons and candy said bo-peep bolivars and chocolate drops and such things then wish for them and fire off this said humpty dumpty handing her a cracker bo-peep looked surprised but did as she was bid but to the boy's surprise and disappointment it only fizzed and went out it is a poor one said bo-peep we will make a squib of it said humpty dumpty and he quickly broke it in two and applied a match and what a squib it was for in place of the usual stream of fire there issued forth a shower of such sugar plums and bonbons as neither of the children had ever even dreamed of and yards and yards of blue ribbon the very color of the summer sky bo-peep clasped her hands and sat down suddenly on the grass but humpty dumpty calmly heaped her lap with goodies and twined the ribbon in her sunny hair and round the neck of her favorite lamb which had followed them from the village and while they regaled themselves with the confections under the oak tree told her of the wonderful gift given him by dear old mother goose that afternoon the good people of gooseneck were startled out of their accustomed quiet by an invitation from humpty dumpty to an exhibition of fireworks that evening on the village green and john stout nimble dick and a number of other boys were engaged to build a platform for the occasion the boy must have gone out of his mind said mrs dumpty when she heard the news i'm afraid that last fall has affected his brain and all the villagers shook their heads doubtfully they were all on hand however at the appointed time mother goose occupying a reserved seat in front and loud was the laugh and many the jokes made on humpty dumpty when he appeared on the platform carrying in his chubby hand one

small firecracker

have we all come here to see a fat boy set off that little squib they asked wait said mother goose and in a few moments their ridicule was turned to wonder for as the cracker went off a confused medley of rockets pinwheels roman candles blue lights and other fireworks fell with a loud noise upon the stage magic magic sounded on all sides but changed to ohs and ahs as a beautiful rocket flew through the air and burst into a hundred golden balls oh that was the fourth of july long to be remembered for such fireworks had never been seen in gooseneck before and when the last piece of all was displayed showing a figure of mother goose herself surrounded by a rainbow and a shower of silver stars the delight of the spectators knew no bounds and cheers for humpty dumpty rent the air he came forward his round face all aglow with pleasure as he bowed and said Your thanks, my friends, do not belong to me, but to our beloved Mother Goose, who, to make a poor boy happy, gave him her three magic firecrackers.

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