After that some Indians came on the scene of action, fierce red men of the forest, and their language was decidedly Jabberwocky. The little girl was quite frightened at the fierce brandishing of tomahawks. Then they had a war dance. And oh, then came the marvel of all! Four beautiful Shetland ponies with the daintiest carriage and six lads in livery. There sat General Tom Thumb, the curiosity of the time, the smallest dwarf known. He was not much bigger than a year-old baby, but he dismounted from his carriage, gave orders to his servants; a bright-eyed little fellow with rosy cheeks, graceful and with a variety of pretty tricks. He sang a song or two, then sprang into his carriage and the ponies trotted off the stage. The curtain came down. The children were breathless at first. The crowd was surging out and the place nearly empty before they found their tongues. And then there was so much else to see. The various stuffed animals, the giraffe with his three-story neck, the mermaid, the wax figures, the birds and beasts and serpents, and a model of Paris, of London, and of Jerusalem. The place looked quite gorgeous all lighted up. The people were beginning to thin out. They had not seen half, Jim thought. "Oh, we haven't been up-stairs!" exclaimed Walter. "There's a great roof-garden. And you can see all the city." They trudged up-stairs. Dele kept tight hold of the little girl's hand. It was quite light up here. What a great space it was! One large flag was flying, and around the edge of the roof numberless smaller ones. Some evergreen shrubs in boxes stood around, and there were wooden arm-chairs, beside some settees. It was rather chilly, though the day had been very pleasant. And oh, how splendid the lights of Broadway looked to them, two long rows stretching up and up until lost in indistinctness. The stores were all open and lighted as brilliantly as one could with gas. No one thought of Saturday half-holidays then. It was very grand. But what would they have said to the Columbian nights and electric lights? "I don't feel as if I had seen it half," said Jim. He was not grudging his quarter. "If we had come about one o'clock." "We'll have to piece it on this end," and Walter laughed. "We must get our money's worth." "We might stay over," suggested Dele mirthfully. "Just the thing," returned Jim, "and all for the same money." The children glanced at each other in sudden surprise. The glory of a grand conspiracy shone in their eyes. "Well, that's too good!" declared Walter. "Won't I just brag of that at school on Monday. Oh, yes, let's stay." "We had better go down, for it is getting cool up here. If we only had something to eat. Hanny, are you hungry? I don't believe Nora ever knows whether she has eaten or not. Mother says she's just the worst. I don't mind a bit, but you all----" "I wouldn't give a copper for supper. It's ever so much more fun staying," rejoined Walter.