Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-29

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these grooves were for. He liked them
very much indeed-upon the acrobats,
very different matter.
"Suppose should grow into one of
them, he said, thoughtfully.
"Come 7" said the clown, "you're all
ready. Get up!"
"I shan't do it."
"You'd better"
81 shan't."
'It's a clear case of disobedience, -
Numbered the clown. "What shall We
do?"
"He must be punished.
$50 he must. Brothers, 1 have a
headache, caused by tremendous whack
which he gave me this very evening. 1
demand fair exchange"
While Johnny was wondering what a
"fair exchange" was, the clown came
toward him with series of jumps, pulled
his head quickly from his shoulders, and
thrust his own in its place.
"You let my head alone?" screamed
Johnny.
But he found himself staring at his
own face, which looked at him from the
clowns painted shoulders, and which
seemed to take on leering, hooking ex-
preston as he looked.
Anybody else want to changer"
eyes; my arms broken"
"O-h!' exclaimed Johnny. "I
don't believe II"
"My legs are both black and blue"
cts the paint" cried Johnny, wav-
ing his arms and trying to kick with his
little wooden legs.
But the acrobats had them off in
trice, and in the twinkling of an eye the
exchange was made.
Hardly any of this is me-" thought
Johnny, ruefully. wonder if I shall
ever get myself back again. This head
does ache little, truly"
But he couldn't stop to think about it,
for just then the clown announced In a
loud voice that an entertainment would
commence In five minutes, and the three
others busted themselves in arranging
their poles for the performance.
And what wonderful things they did !
Balancing themselves upon each others
shoulders, jumping from bed to bureau
and back again, turning somersaults
from soap dish to water pitcher, waving
toothbrush instead Of fag-in short,
indulging in more extravagant feats than
the little boy had ever dreamed of before
"Now," shouted the clown, "wen
have our song. Well give you some
thing worth hearing" And, without
stopping their evolutions for an instant,
the queer little figures piped up:
"Jolly accrobats we,
As you see,
Mounting high or stepping low,
Here go,
WITHOUT nanus and WITHOUT 1eet,
Our gymnastics who can beat?
Dbl
Jolly accrobats are we
Doing wonders as you see."
There were a great many verses, but
they all sounded just alike. Johnny be-
came tired of it at last, and was thinking
that he might just as well go to sleep,
when the clown cried out, "Silence."
Instantly the three accrobats jumped
upon their poles and stood there.
"Do you want your head back again ?"
inquired the clown gravely of Johnny.
"Of course do"
"And your arms and legs9"
eyes"
Very well, earn them then. I'll give
you five minutes to climb to the top of
that frame pointing to a photograph
which hung just over the headboar1.
Only five minutes Come now.
"That's my fathers picture" said
poor Johnny.
Cant help it if it's your grandfather.
There's one minute gone"
"I'm SO heavy"
1.-TWO minutes gone"
Johnny rose slowly on his wooden
legs, and commenced the ascent. His
limbs were grooved, to be sure; but the
bedstead was so very smooth that he
slipped back again.
"Ohl dear me. I"
"Three minutes gone"
He tried again, but with the same re-
suit.
"'Tisn't fair !; these arms and legs
aren't good for anything. You said they
wasn't"
-Four minutes gone"
Johnny tried again but it was such
very hard work that he began to cry. All
at once he heard voice, which did not
belong to the clown.
What's the matter, darling 2" And
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