The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-10
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THE QUEEN OF THE CIRCUS.
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''Please Pa, may go 70 the circus s7 W,
sSay Pa, cau's we 60 to the circps \"
"Oh, do let US 90 to the circus, Pa there's .
queen to-nightp
Il was Cioely who spoke last, and though
might have refused the two boys, Roger
and Sydney, could not And it in my heart
TO refuse INV youngest ana darling child, 70
| | NODDED yes, ana after . succession Of
kisses, the trio went of merrily, to be made
ready lor the evening. ~
And closed my eyes, aud went back ten
years or more The queen OF the circus
What q host OF memories those words re-
called. | had been religionsly trained. Tor
| nv father was deacon In m erthodox
eaurch, but ! must have had an unusual
share OF human depravity in me, for l always
thought Sunday the longest and most tire
some day Of the week, because hated tracts
and stif backed chairs, and loved the green
| fields, 90 that when found myself reieased
| from all control | went AZ far in the other
| extreme, and tasted Of forbidden amusement
until was surfeited. -.
| The summer hat vas twenty-ons, was
studying law in the town Of Concord, and
bad made very creditable progress. having
sfeaded myself down TO my work win =
persistency that accomplished much sud
promised more. had kept Away iron I'll
places Of amusement and became . rsgulaz
attendant At church, ana Was settling down
into 4 steady, work-a-dsy life, when N in.
lcident occurred that changed all my fature
Ecourse.
There was grand csrous coming into the
place, and it bad hesn largely advertised In
advance, rs something great beyond prscs.
dence took bat little interest Ia it beyond
ldetermin.ng that should not 60, and did
not even look out Of my Office windOR, when
With great feorish Of trumpess and drsms,
@ made 4 grand entree. &
| In the evening went out TO walk, M. e
usual slroIled outside Of the stwn. I wis
.ss;;kIne s;;kise lt.sSGsst on tho border Of wood
when heard cry VI distress, and upon fol-
lowing i up found two young girls, whe
knew at once, by their drcss, 20 belong TO the
circus. One OF them had spfained her foot
by fastening it "a the roos Of tree, but be-
yond the FIRST severe pain, she was not much
injured. did what could for her, and Of
fered 70 help her companion In assisting her.
home. a
The young girl turned 8 pair of softs shy
eyes on me, and accepted my ProHsred help.
Julia" she said sweetly, "this gentleman
will assist us, and perhaps We may meet
Leonard and the rest" ~ "A
"Oh. Cicely cannot ride tonight. What
viii the master sayr" said the one called
Julia. A- .t,
Il win ride for you," said Cicsly. II caa
| OH both parts tonight" ssFftis.l !.
never had seen any one half 70 beautiful
a. the girl called C.cely., II had seen her
at the circus | should hare ascribed her fsif
and dazzling complexion to paint aGd Lamp.
hight; bat there was no such copbinaticn
here. Her form, TOO, was supple and grace
ful ~ ch ld's, md no high born dana had
la prettier hand Or foot than she.
When We had almost reached the tents, ne
met one Of the actors, stern, dark man,
| who frowned when he saw me, and briefly
| thanked me Tor my assistance whils subsd !.
tuting himself in my place. saw that
Cscely was afraid of bin, but his looks 70
her were fnll ef tsnder1sss. IL hope chs 10
not his wife, theuGht," ~ If il need be Of
any consequence 70 me- f9
1 went 70 the circus that night and the
next and the next / SAN Cicely rids round
the ring, night after night, beside the tsll,
dark man saw her bead lie on his breast,
his Arm encircle her form, and grew msd
with jealous rage. But u was no fault Of
mine that On the third night his horse stum-
bled and fell, and che rider was thrown oyer
bic bead. and got up With broken, azm.
They could not tll his place. They had ad-
vsrtised 70 stay monsbr but here the hrst
week the chief pee5ormer Was rendered use-
10. ! knew -whst l could do and went ard
tQok hu Dlnca 49,
There xss % horse 1 eoaia NOT tsae,, ,sis6sr
stsL ding or sitting The master deoAxed
himself vel satis6ed, alter one rehssf1al,
and sddsd that ''haademoiseIle Julia was now
able % all Der place" ssf /
| @Bus 4 wish 70 ride In company With M
demoisals Oicely, said. ..'..A ~
4 knex ~ ! thc ssst," saId ths pastsr,
lsbgs ahe Win NOT ride n s -.
ssks vsllI /. "a slesys .thes b -" !"
did not havs herd Eork to pefssads ~ |;
her cheek coIored beneath my ardent gazsj
bat shs promised Y execute me psft !. qish-
~ her a. eysgy nighs. y .sz - ,'.s ~,
And nov hse6a the dsliriun of i,5s ~ -.
did mot cnre f1r khs tnndry show pf which
I In spAneleA and brass lace, fQe1 ~ ekfnf
part; saw only CiaAy and bers exalilbl
beauty, aud when she came out into th1 sfn(
and leaned her smaf white arm % NJ
shoaldef, while seated her % her hofae. i
saw not the admiring faceS. hs>dtf ~ ~
loud piAndits, wss q balaacs ~, q ~
hss ffom nnl1lnE q. i0ld ber "a ~ 49, ~
: bslef tal pJ notheak While ~ bnaf1IGl
eyes 1opked iovs Into rni6s; ~, 01ed1Y 361o1
loved ~, sad ! as1ed no Rrea1er haopin1
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