And we put him on a bonfire and we set fire to him, and we say: " Remember, remember the 5th of November, gun powder, treason, and plot. And we never will forget" , dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah.
" Yes, exactly. I heard he's a sort of savage -- lives in a hut on the school grounds and every now and then he gets drunk, tries to do magic, and ends up setting fire to his bed."
The United States force at Harpers Ferry was small. The soldiers could not defend the town against the Virginians, so they left. Before marching away, the soldiers set fire to the gun factory and arsenal.