"'Star' would be a good name,--or I might call him 'Brownie.'

"Oh, I know a good name! I shall call him 'Fire-cracker.'"

"This is the Fourth of July, you know, and I did want some
fire-crackers so much!"

Fire-cracker was a good little pony.

He and his master soon became very fond of each other.

Boy Blue learned to ride on his pony's back, and he took long rides
with his father.

One day he said, "I wish I had a pony cart, then I could take Little
Sister to ride.

"Fire-cracker is very strong. I am sure he could draw both of us, if we
did not go very fast."

Papa thought that was a good idea.

The next day he took Boy Blue to town to buy a pony cart.

They went to two or three stores but they could not find one small
enough for Fire-cracker to draw.

At last Boy Blue saw one in a window.