"There are lots of benches here now," remarked Edith. "And what's that long wooden thing?"
"That's a staging. That's where they have the brass band sit; that's where they send up the fireworks."
"Oh, I hope they'll have fireworks while we're here, and picnics."
"Of course they will. They're always having 'em. And I heard somebody say they're talking of a barbecue."
Edith clapped her hands. She did not know what a barbecue might be, but it sounded wild and jolly.
"What a long stretch of mud-puddle right here by the tailings," said Kyzie.
Nate laughed. "It is a damp spot, that's a fact!"
They all wondered what he was laughing at. "I guess there used to be water here once," said Jimmy at a venture. "There's water here now standing round in spots. And,—why, it's fishes!"
Lucy stooped all of a sudden and picked up a dead fish.
"Ugh! I never caught a fish before!" But next moment she threw it away in disgust.