Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-28
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Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.
z A N ITA,
THE CIRCUS GIRL.
BY MRS. HENRY DEAS.
CHAPTER VIII.
MIR. EOLEY's TROUPE.

cious time in this fashion. Do you want to
get into trouble with thomanager for missing
that turn again tonight? ?"
"He's not doing he's ruminating. Didn't
you know he was Illuminating animal :"
II thought he belonged, just now, to the
to the-what do you call the breed? Them
beasts with the long ears, that won't pull
when you want 'em to-"
"Let him alone, Dan can't you see he's
melancholy, poor fellow-pining away in
green and yellow melancholy, like somebody's
lover in one of Mr.. Shakspeare's plays. The
course of true love don't run smooth with
him, at all, at all.''
"Love be 6ddled I'd have more spirit
than to fret myself to shaving because a
silly chit of a girl wouldn't look at me-"
"I'll tell you what it is" observed young
Leon, slowly raising himself from his recum'
bent posture, and looking round with no
amiable expression of countenance, on the as
sembled group, "you'd better mind your own
business, all of you, and leave me alone. 1t
will be much the safest plan"
"Oh dear, I'm afraid he's dangerous"
whispered saucy black eyed girl near him,
shrinking back in pretended fright.
"Yes; I'm rather dangerous" said young
Leon, coolly.
"Look out for yourself when you're up in
that trapeze tonight, Susy, if you plague me
now."
"I'll let Nita 60 up instead. That would
suit you better, wouldn't it ?"
"By the way, why don't Nita get trained
for that sort of thing? should think she'd
do splendidly she don't know what fear is"
"Oh she won't do anything but ride. Ri
ding's her forte, you know; and Of course
Foley always lets her have her own way. L
think she's spoiled"
"What, Nita spoiled? You're new conner,
Miss Antoiuette, or you'd understand that
you're talking treason"
"Treason or moi" retorted Miss Antoinette,
with a toss of her ringleted head, II mean to
say what 1 please. My tongues my own, I
guess. say she's spoiled imp, and can't
see the reason. I don't find anything special
in her to admire"
II can we'll understand" remarked young
Leon, in cutting tone, "that Miss Antoinette
fails to appreciate the qualities which win for
Mademoiselle Zanta so large need of uni
versal admiration and esteem"
Hear hear" cried Dan.
"That's right, Leon," said Susy, patting
him on the shoulder. "Stand up to your
colors."
Don't talk bosh," said Leon, turning upon
her with suddenness that made her retreat.
Haven't I warned you already 7"
Mercy don't eat me, " said the girl, half
laughing and half vexed. "Cant you take
joke? never knew you so cross before"
"a jokes we'll enough, when it's in season."
said Leon, sullenly. "But a joke out of sea-
son is no joke at ALL" Then he got up, and
putting his hands in his pockets, sauntered
slowly away.
"Really! there seems to be something Sc
rious in this affair" said Miss Antoinette, sim
pering. "Ihad noidea he was really smitten."
"Yes as he says, it's not much of a joke to
him, poor fellow" said a jolly.looking matron,
who was industriously sewing some silver
braid on blue velvet garment, that looked
as if it might be very stout child's first pair
of trousers. II wish Nita would be kind to
him, do. think they'd suit one another
captally we'll"
young Leon has got a temper" said Dan,
rehectively. Il don't know as he'd make a
irst.rate husband"
"Law, Dan, he's only high-spirited; and
most girls like man the better for that"
81 don't know how it may be with the
girls" said Dan with quizzical look; "but
since I've been married, don't find that sort
of thing 60 down. Meekness is my policy"
"Ha! ha, and wise one too," quoth the
matron. "Stick to it, Dan, it serves your
turn better than any other. But Nita, now
she's real little sugar-plum. She never
would quarrel with Leon for any of his high
ways; in fact, don't believe he'd try them
on with her."
"Wouldn't he, though ?" put in Susy, who
had been listening to this dialogue with a
thoughtful face. 1--we heard him talking to
her, pretty strong"
"And what did she say?"
"Oh! nothiug-just laughed, or turned it
off like joke"
"She can twist him round her finger, every
body knows" said Dan. "But, after all, it
does seem ridiculous for any one to talk of her
marrying; why, she's nothing but child"
II married at fifteen" said the matron, who
may as we'll be introduced at once as Mrs.
Worth-known to the public, however, as
Madam Woretti.
"Humph dare say you wish you had
not, reoined Dan.
"Can't say it makes any difference now.
always had pretty good time. Worth used
to quarrel with me sometimes, and once he
did give me black eye-but thst didn't last
long; he soon went off, poor fellow, and then
there was only me and little Zoe. And the
comfort that child has been to me, you all
can tell"
'Zoe's frst.rate girl" said Dan. "Such a
rider as she was, too! Twas thousand pites
she ever got that fall
"Well-I was awful grieved about it, at
first; but to speak the truth, Dan, now that
she amt any worse than she is, I'm rather
glad to have her only in the side scenes. l
know she's safe, there aud my heart used to
be in nv mouth; sometimes, to see her take