Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag Volume 5 Story 3 - A Jolly Fourth

In which a lively company of young people devise a charming and novel plan to celebrate the Fourth of July with a festival of illuminated boats and a daytime picnic, all enlivened by costumes, music, and spirited contests. The day unfolds into a joyous, wholesome gathering by the river, crowned with a sparkling procession of lantern-lit vessels that captivate the townsfolk in a scene of fairy-like splendour.