"GUY FAWKES, GUY!"

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 112, 8 November 1930, Page 20

"GUY FAWKES, GUY!"

"Guy Fawkes, Guy, Put him up on high." - Tho'sound came from a field where six children ■ were making a guy besido 8. huge pilo of sticks and straw, broken furniture, a mattress, an old wooden wheel, plenty of paper, and other discarded things that would burn, for tho morrow was "Guy, Fawke's Day."' The excitement was great, for they had never had a' bonfire before; but their father had cleared a patch in their field to put the unwanted things. t I "Give him a Catherine wheel for a nose," said Joyce, "and sono sparklers in his hat, Kobin." It was Euth speaking. "Jolly good idea," said Allan. ''Lot's do it." After hunting among tho few crackers they had, they found they had none. "We will run and get some,'-' said the twins, Doric and Pat. "All right, off you run," said Eobin. He gavo Ahem threepence, and off they ran to the villago store. Mr. Dawson, tho little old man in the'store, was fond of the twins and often gave them a sweet-to,suck, ''A. box of sparklers, please," said Dorio'. Ho wrapped up the- sparklers and. gave Pat a penny, string of throw-downs. ', That night, they were soon asleep, and Mrs. Merrydale" was rather glad, for she knew they would be up early. She spent 3s 6d and Mr. Merrydale spent 2s 6d on crackers. The next night tho* bonfire lit -the whole paddock with its bright light. "Euu home'and put the dog on the chair, Allen,*' said Mrs. Merrydale'. When he got there he> found their barn oil fire. A skyrocket had landed on it. Ho ran back and told his mother. The village firo brigade'soon had it out, aud it ended*all right, after all. "■■BUTTON" (12); Potonc.