THE FESTIVAL Fortunately, the day of the Festival was a perfectly beautiful, balmy, lovely spring day.

The affair had been well-advertised by circulars, and the residents of Cambridge had laid in a stock of small change, with which to buy the wares of the itinerant peddlers.
All was bustle and merriment at the Bryant home.

The children were to start from there at about ten o'clock, and they were now getting on their costumes.
Each peddler was expected to dress appropriately to the character of the goods he was selling.

This was not always an easy matter, but much latitude was allowed; and so a Greek peddler sold pastry, an Italian peddler sold peanuts, and an Indian Chief sold baskets and little Indian trinkets.

There were many others, selling notions, fruits, and even fresh vegetables.