Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
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was not wiser than in the beginning
Margery had no relative but Uncle Jack.
She could remember no life but days at school.
sometimes in France, sometimes in Germany
now and then week of holidays or an after
noon with her uncle. Itwas an old fashioned
garden full OF shadows that seemed to come
down from the uncovered hills The hills
grew redder as the shadows fell on them.
"Uncle Jack" said Margery suddenly, ga
circus is coming to Heidelberg. I wish you
would stay and take me. have never seen
circus'
impossible. cannot be back here for
three months at least
What pity" said Margery.
The shadows which had darkened the roses
seemed to have fallen on Mr.. John Sherman's
face and he looked unusually grave as he left
the Dung girl that night in Frau Morgen-
stern's parlor.
Grand combination circus - English,
French and American" Three weeks before
men came to put up the bills Three
days before others came to engage rooms,
and one exciting evening an extra train
brought the men, women and children, tents,
animals and monstrosities.
''It is most marveloust" said Frau Zip, re-
VIA 1IOi1 1ilcIhet. Ii ID Ike tlS 01lI-
peror's birthday. So many people!"
An American, French and English circus
was an event in Heidelberg. Every one went,
even the little crown prince of Sweden, with
bis tutor. Frau Morgenstern saw no impro-
pr1ety in taking her young ladies.
There were the usual feats Of strength and
agility, the usual marvellous leaps through
the air, the trained horses who danced a
quadrille, the elephants, the giants, music,
spangles, sawdust, and lemonade sold in the
corners.
A strange feeling came to Margery that
night-a feeling of something familiar and
of something forgotten. She could not IN
derstand it; but when Timothy Twycrass
made his grand flourish Margery loosened
knot OF ribbon from her hair, tied it around
white rose she wore in her dress, and threw
the rose at the clowns feet. He picked it up
and stood quite still. 1t was just then that
Frau lips daughter Sophie said to her
mother: Somehow he looks like Mr.. Sher-
man" The resemblance was gone in mo
ment, and Frau Zip, looking in the direction
Of Sophie's eyes, said: "Child, what nonsense,
you are near-sighted; you should wear
glasses"
Frau Morgenstern fortunately did not OBJ
SOi ~ -d4So -iAoi dCtlOu,
As the crowd passed out, two women with
shawls over their heads stood at the door.
They looked curiously at Margery. "She's
grown beautiful young lady, Sukey," said
Nile. Elise Viviani. It's better for her never
to have known the likes of u.s."
"And to think she should have thrown
Timothy the rose, and her never knew him!"
said Sukey. "And her looking SO pretty
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Tim he did not have to go out again. He
couldn't have done thing. never did see
man SO overcome"
When Uncle Jack was again in Heidelberg,
Margery told him the story of the circus man
and the rose.
81 couldn't keep it," said Margery. 81
knew Frau Morgenstern would have scolded,
but just then I wanted to give that clown
everything had in the world. What made
me feel so, Uncle Jack. 1 didn't know him.
You are not angry?' asked Margery, for
Uncle Jack had turned away his head; but
probably that was only to look at the yellow
kitten playing in the grass.
Then came more happy school days, the
happy six months in the house with the
balcony looking toward the castle. and the
happy wedding with the spring blossoms and
the pansy-decked bridesmaids at the church
of the Holy Three Kings
Robert Brown lives sometimes in one
European city, sometimes in another, work
ing in the hospitals and advancing in
his profession. When Margery finished
with her books" Uncle Jack FINISHED with
his business" as he had promised himself
that Easter afternoon at St. Paul's Neither
Margery, nor Frau Zip, nor Sophie nor even
Robert Brown ever knew that John Sher-
man, professor OF gymnastics in one Of the
English colleges, was once Timothy ivy
Grass, "world-renowned clown and tumbler"
OF the Royal London circus