"Well, by gosh! If this don't beat anything I ever see!" he ejaculated. "Where in thunder did all the folks come from, anyway?"
Sammy looked so truly rural that he attracted the attention of two street urchins who were standing close by.
"There's a greeny, I'll bet a hat!" said one of them, nudging his companion.
"A regular one and no mistake," answered the second urchin.
"Let's have a little fun out of him."
"How?"
"Just look and you'll see how I fix him."
So speaking, he took a bunch of firecrackers from his pocket and, with a pin, attached it to the tail of Sammy's coat. Then he set the bunch on fire and slipped back into the crowd.
Crack! Crack! Bang!
The plot took effect. Sammy was aroused from his reverie by explosion after explosion in his immediate rear. He started and leaped into the air in wild amazement.