The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-09

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heads, don't know which, but it was
evident from the first that they couldn't
stand on them, and they withdrew from
the arena after having worked so faith
fully that their collars came off.
The next thing saidthe President,
''will be- 70 ''
1.-The next thing?" interrupted Ma
bel. "Why, they hain't done that yet.
Want to see me do it?''
"Mabel Peters, go this minute and
stand in the corner by that black bear,
and don't you whisper to him, either"
said the President.
So Mabel went and stood in the cor
ner.
The next thing proved to be horse
race between four boys, and was so ex-
citing that the entire collection of ami
mails got up and clapped their hands
and shouted so loud that the cross
cook came out and boxed one of the
horses ears, and the only way they
could console him was to say that he
had won the race, which wasn't so at
all; but, as the three horses ahead of
him agreed to it, it was all right.
s. Is there anyone here said the
President, "who has good strong
patches on the knees of his pantaloons?h
A little boy got down from the wood
pile and came forward.
Oh, what splendid big patches" said
Mabel. 6 If was boy it seems to me
should have pantaloons with patches
just like those. Wouldn't you?" she
whispered to the black bear. But the
black bear didn't answer. He had
patches, too, but they weren't on his
knees, and he didn't care to continue
the subject.
".My mother said that these are the
last patches she's going to make me,
and if | weared EN- through L d have to
go so, that's all ......
The President told the boy to get on
his hands and knees, and then he called
the monkey down, and told him to ride
three times around the shed on the bows
back.
But he's got such little legs" said
the monkey, 'he'll surely slump" and
a shade or two of sunset went out of
his face.
They went for little way very well,
but pretty soon the pony began to
tremble around the knees, and the monk
ey was the Notwithstanding monkey
you ever saw.
"Can stop?" said the pony.
NO said the President.
Why don't you whip him up?'' said
Mabel; that's all he needs.
THAT a first-rate idea," said the
President, which took every bit of
strength out of the pony's legs, and
when they picked the monkey up he
was rubbing so many parts of himself
that Mabel said he must have the rheu-
matism.
BY this time the animals all said that
if they didn't do something too they
should go home; and the kangaroo,
who had been asleep with his head in
the parrots lap, said that animals at
circuses was no fun at all
"All right, then," said the President;
"we will now have grand procession
of animals and all the rest of the cir
Gus" So they got down from the wood
pile.
Cant we have some musicp" asked
Mabel +.,.
Lets sing Twinkle, twinkle, little
OS''h, HeeAN SilS 'PlittiIbi eilIl oO IIlCN
started off, making really quite re-
spectacle show.
1t so happened that the sleepy kanga-
roo was last, and as he had instructions
from the, President to hop as high as
he could, he was trying to do his best
at it. But he was more than half asleep,
and they hadn't been once around the
shed when he hoped on the heel of the
guinea-pig, who was just in front of
him. The guinea-pig gave tremen-
dous jump, and knocked over the gen
tie lamb, and, the gentle lamb was so
mad that I'm ashamed to say that he
kicked the guinea-pig three or four
times; and, just as they all ran up to
stop the fight, the cook appeared
with the broom, and the animals rushed
out the door, and the guinea-pig,
who lived in the next house, didn't
stop until he was safe in his mothers
arms; while nearly all the other ami
mails said if that was a circus they
'needn't have to 90 to Sunday-schooI
to find out that they was awful things"
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