On the fourth day of July following, a party of about two hundred Indians attacked Boonsborough, killed one man, and wounded two.

In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.

During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one hundred pounds sterling for me, on purpose to give me a parole to go home.

I used to walk down there on the Fourth of July,

July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so.

It's part of tradition to have fireworks for July Fourth and New Year's, so it's just really difficult to get people to stop using fireworks.