The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-18
!" / shan't do it. .
/" You'd better. "
.I shan't."


ct shan't."
"It's clear case Of disobedience, !"
Numbered the clown. ''What shall we
do9"
"He must be punished"
$50 he must. Brothers, I have a
headache, caused by tremendous whack
which he gave me this very evening. I
demand fair exchange"
While Johnny was wondering what a
"fair exchange was, the clown came
toward him with a series of jumps, pull
ed his head quickly from his shoulders,
and thrust his own in it's place. @-
"You let my head alone!" screamed
Johnny. "a A
But hefound himself staring at his
own face, which looked at him from the
clowns painted shoulders, and which
seemed to take on leering, hooking
expression as he looked. IA VI
"Anybody else want to change2"
eyes my arms broken"
cob I don't believe it."
"My legs are both black and blue. "
sits the paint" cried Johnny, wav-
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little wooden legs.
But the acrobats had them off in O
trice, and in the twinkling of an eye the
exchange was made. +AJ
"Hardly any of this is me-" thought
Johnny, ruefully. Wonder if I shall
ever get myself back again. This head
does ache little, truly"
Rut ho oo11JJy,,+ c4r>,, 70 4I,;r1- allow
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
their poles for the perform
ance.
And what wonderful Things they did
Balancing themselves upon each others
shoulders, jumping from bed to bureau
and back again, turning summersaults
from soap-dish to waterpitcher, waving
a tooth brush instead of a fag-in short,
indulging in more extravaganza feats than
the little boy had ever dreamed of be-
fore.
"Now," shouted the clown, swell
have our song. Well give you some
thing worth hearing" And, without
stopping this evolution for an instant,
the queer little figures piped out:
"Joly acrobats are we,
AS you see,
Mounting high or stopping low,
Here we go.
Without hands and without feet,
Our gymnastics who can beat?
Oh!
jolly acrobats are we,
Doing wonders as you see.'
There were great many verses, but
they all sounded just alike. Johnny
became tired of it at last, and was
that he might just as we'll go
to sleep, when the clown cried out
SC Silence I"
Instantly the three acrobats jumped
upon their poles aud stood there.
DO you want your head back again?"
inquired the clown, gravely, Of Johnny.
"Of course I do
"And your arms and legs?"
every we'll, earn them, then. I'll
give you five minutes to climb to the
top of that picture-frame," (pointing, to-
q photograph which hung just over the
headboard.) Only five minutes Come,
now"
"That's my fathers picture" said
poor Johnny.
"Can't help it if it's your grandfather.
There's one minute gone"
Sim SO heavy"
'Two minutes gone"
Johnny rose slowly on his wooden
legs and commenced the assault. His
limbs were grooved, to be sure; but the
bedstead was so very smooth that he
slipped back again. st.
"Oh dear me. +"
"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 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 is the matter, darling2" And
the little fellow looked into his mothers
astonished eyes.
1 wanted my nead-and my-arms
and legs"
"They all seem to be here" said
mamma, laughing. What were you
rying to do, Johnnya"
"Trying to-trying TO-. Oh 1
mother r And he clasped her tightly
around the neck. "P'r'aps I've been
asleep. But are you sure my acrobats
haven't been out of the box ?'' % -
81 certainly think should have seen
them if they had," replied mamma.
She laughed again, and Johnny
couldn't help laughing little, too, he
was so glad to be himself again.
"It's ever SO much better to have
your arms and legs fastened on he ex-
claimed, at length, with sigh of re-
lief.
ST should think So"
81 wouldn't change heads with any.
body. Would you, mothers"
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