. Peck's bad boy with the circus [microform]. a clean collar occasionally, and you willpromise me that you will not let any of thosecircus women in spangles make eyes at you, Iwill consent to your going with the circus, justthis once, as the doctor has advised that youlead an active life, and I guess you will get ittraveling with a circtts, for it nearly killed methat time I took Hennery to see the animals,and the tent blew down, and we got separatedand the sacred cow chased ma up thechurch steps, and Hennery and a monkey werebrought home by a policeman about daylightthe next morning, that tim
. Peck's bad boy with the circus [microform]. a clean collar occasionally, and you willpromise me that you will not let any of thosecircus women in spangles make eyes at you, Iwill consent to your going with the circus, justthis once, as the doctor has advised that youlead an active life, and I guess you will get ittraveling with a circtts, for it nearly killed methat time I took Hennery to see the animals,and the tent blew down, and we got separatedand the sacred cow chased ma up thechurch steps, and Hennery and a monkey werebrought home by a policeman about daylightthe next morning, that time you were off fish-ing, and I never told you about going to thecircus when you were away. So we are circusproprietors, are we? Well, it aint so bad,*and ma went upstairs to cry at our success,and pa and I went out to walk off the effects ofthe breaking the news to ma. I had a long talk with pa about our changedcircumstances, and asked him what I wouldbe expected to do in the show, and he says Iwill fit in anywhere. He says that a boy who 21. Sacred Cow Chased Ma Up the Church St«p«. WITH THE CIRCUS Knows as much about everything as I think Iknow, but dont know a blamed thing about,will be invaluable about a show, and that go-ing into a new business is like going to collegeas a freshman, as all the old circus men willhaze us, and we must not expect an easy life,but one full of excitement, sleepless nights,ginger, the glare of the torchlights, the races,the flying trapeze, the smell of the sawdustand tanbark, the howling of the wild beasts,and the plaudits of the multitude of jays andjayesses, and it will be like one grand circusday spread all over the summer and fall. Hesays he wants me to learn the circus businessfrom the ground up, from the currying of thehyenas with a currycomb and brush, to goingup into the roof of the tent on the trapeze andfalling into the net, while the audience faintswith excitement. I asked pa if he wanted meto keep on playing tricks on him while we
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