The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-19

Margery had known no relat,-a but
Uncle Jack. She could renemper no
life but days at school, sometimes in
France sometimes in Germany, now and
then a week of holidays or an afternoon
with her uncle. IL was an uid-fasmoned
garden full of shadows thai seemed to
come down from the vine-covered hills.
The roses grew rcdder as the shadows
fell on them.
Uncle Jack" said Margery suddenly
"a circus IS coming to Heidelberg. /
wish YOU could stay and a me. l
have never seen Il circus"
Impossible. I.canno,ibe;back here for
three months at least"
What a pity" said Margefy.
The shadows which darkened the
roses seemed to have fallen on Mr..
John Sherman's face, and lie looked
girl that night IN Frau Morgenstern'S
parlor.
Grand combination circus English,
French and American Three weeks
before men came to putup the buildings.
Three days before others came IL en-
gage rooms and one exciting evening an
extra train brought the men, women
and children, tents, animals and mon
strosities.
at is most maj yelous!" said Frau Zip
returning from market. cit is like the
emperor's birthday. So many ~people!'
An American, French, and English
circus was an even i'll Heidelberg
Every one went; even Ii little crowG
prince OF Sweden with his tutor. Frap
Morgenslern saw no improperly in Ia
king her young ladies.
There were the usual feats of strength
,-A ,,,lst, tEa ,,.,,,l !, rvAlnuS launE
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 calne TO Margery
that night--a feeling of something fanil'
lar and of something forgotten. She
conld not understand it; but when Tim,
othy Twycrass ma e his gra d t1nurlsl.
Margery %loosened q Knot o ribbon from
her hair, tied it around u white rose she
wore in her dress, and threw ths rose
Mt the clowns feet. He licked it up ana
stood quite still. 1t was just then thai
Frau Ups daughter Sophie said to he,
mother, Somehow he looks like Mr.
Sherman" The resemblance was gone
in a moment, and Frau Z,p, looking ii
the direction of Sophie's eyes, said
Child, what nonsense. you are near
sighted; YOU should wear glasses"
Frau Morgen-tern fortunately did no
observe Miss Margerv's action.
As the crQwd passed out, two wome1
with shawls v Z their heads stood a,
the door. They looked curioueIy n
Margery. ">he's rown a beautifu.
young lady, Sukev," said Mademoiselle
Elise Vivani. Its better for her nevel
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. can't her looking
80 pretty with her eyes all aire. 1t wa
lucky tor Tim he did not have to go on
again. He couldn't have done a thing
| did see Il man SO overcome"
When Uncle Jack was again in Heidel
berg Margery told him the story of the
circus man and the rose.
II couldn't Keep it," said Margery. 81
knew Frau MorgenRtern would have
scolded; but just then l wanted to pive
that clown everything l had IN the
world. What made me feel 30, Uncle
angry?" asked Margery, for Uncle Jack
had tuned away his head; but probably
that was only to look at u yellow kittel
playing in the grass.
Then came more happy school DAYS,
the happy six months in the house with
the balcony looking toward the castle
md the happy pa~nsy-decked brides
maids at the church OF the Holy Three
Kings.
Robert Brown lives sometimes in one
European city, sometimes in another,
working in the hospital and advancins
in his profession. When Margery ''fn.
ished with her books" Uncle Jack Gin
ished with the business" as he haC
promised himself that Easter Afternoon
at st. Pauls. Neither imagery, nor Fra,
Zip, nor Sophie, nor even Robert Brown
vel knew that John Sherman, professor
OF gymnastics in one of the Englsh col
leges, was once Timothy fwycrass
''worid. renowned clown and tumbler" 0
the Royal London Circus.