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Nettie , have some more ? Jack , you surely need two plates after carrying that bear skin , '' said Uncle Daniel . The youngsters did not have to be urged to eat some more of the good things , and so it took quite a while to `` finish up the rations , '' as Uncle Daniel said . `` They 're goin ' to shoot the old cannon off , father , '' Harry told Uncle Daniel , `` and we 're all going over on the pond bank to see them , at three o'clock . '' `` They 're foolish to put powder in that old cracked gun , '' remarked Uncle Daniel . `` Take care , if you go over , that you all keep at a safe distance . '' It was not long until three o'clock , and then when all the red-white-and-blue things had been stored away for another year , the boys hurried off to see Peter Burns fire the old cannon .