The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-24

p;,1.h Mhips 9 came out again. where's
=. Here. :. Bill" said Jenny, whips
Who wants me?" said the man.
Here, Bill, 1 do" said the voice
at the door.
Jenny gave the: child to one of .he
women, took him by the arm, and
"Bil,," said Whips, here's Chap
man as drunk as beast, and the
people crying out for you like mad.
Can't you go?"
$50" exclaimed he, pointing to
the body: "How CON 1 gop No, I
cant CO."
"Well, Bill. you must. IT'S oni7
the, second night; here's the queen
away, and no clown"
"Well, there's oa,7 :ne Indian
warrior to go in" said Bill.
"Well, I know that, but what's the
good of him without somebody to
give him his things? What's the
good OF my giving him his club and
bow, or the paddle either? No, Bill.
you must go; it won't do to send in
any one else now, they'd pull the
place down."
Here another and louder cry reach
ed them.
"There now," said Whips, "that's
it; there's the 'Corsican Brothers
has been agoing round this quarter
OF an hour, till they're sick of it, and
the gray'n be so lame tomorrow she
won't stir q peg. It's no use, Bill,
you must CO."
"I can't, Whips; I'll be no use if I
do"
ooh yes, you will; you must 20, or
I'll have to throw up the agreement,
and you know you've overdrawed
your money this last two weeks"
'Well, I know it," said the man.
evidently irresolute now at this
threat.
"Well, then, go in, if it's only five
minutes. Here, take drink of this.
1t will give you heart"
The man took the proffered flask,
and drank deeply.
well" said Whips, you'll go,
Bill, won't you?"
"Oh yes, I'll go, said the man Ego
on"
They left the wagon, and the re-
peated rounds of applause showed
that the public was satisfied. The
clown was never more witty, never
more agile. Somersault after somer-
sault, leap after leap, was taken with
recklessness that nothing could
equal; again and again the encores of
the elite, and the 'bravos of the
vulgar, spurred his exertions. At
last it ended, and the quadrille came
on. The clown left the ring, with
the plaudits ringing in his ears, and
came to the wagon to find-alasI
what?
At the conclusion of the quadrillc
those in the wagon heard n cry.
''What is it?" said the man, now
in his old position, close to the body,
with her hand locked in his, and his
eyes fixed.
What's that?"
''They're calling for her." said
Jenny, pointing to the form in the
bed.
There was o lull, and then long
thunder of clapping hands and stamp
ing feet, rose and died away.
Whats that last?" asked the wo-
man holding the child, of q person
entering.
ooh! they called for the queen,
and old Whips made speech, and
said she was rather unwell, and could
not appear. but would most likely be
better tomorrow, when she would
perform her celebrated feat of Ieaping
through the hoop to the ground.''
''Well, my dears," said the doctor.
at the supper table, to his children.
how did you like it?"
..'Ohl we didn't see the queen.
father"
"No?"
mo, not at all; the man in the
ring said she was not well, but would
be there tomorrow; and the clown
was so good, father, in the scene
with the savage"
WAS he, my dear? Do YOU know
why you didn't see the queen?"
"Well, then, I'll tell you BE-
cause she was doad That clown was
her husband; left him kissing her
dead lips, and 1 dare say he is there
now. It's strange world. thisi
Such sight as that never saw he.
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