The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18

SAID ne iOllOWlng the service.
THAT e the circus. The child
mustn't have anything to do with il. III
send her TO school, and when she finish
business. I'll have a good bit in the
bank them
For the first time in his life Timothy
felt ashamed OF his profession.
II vas Margery's 14th birthday, and
with Uncle Jack she was taking tea in
Frau Zipks shady garden. Frau Zlp was
the landlady of a very quiet and respect
able pension, and here John Sherman
came whenever bis business arrange
ments allowed him a few hours in Held
elberg.
John Sherman was a reserved, rather
sad locking man about 46. He paid his
debts promptly, made the servants suit
sble presents, and sent Frau Zip a re-
membrance every Christmas. He inn
pressed his German landlady as a mys'
FERROUS man.
For two long years she had been il
vestigating her lodger's probable occu-
patton; but at the end of all her conjec-
lures aud theories she was not wiser
than in the beginning.
Margery had known no relative but
Uncle Jack. She could remember 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. II was an Old-fashloned
garden full of shadows that seemed to
come down from the uncovered hills.
The roses grew redder as the shadows
fell on them.
Uncle Jack =" said Margery suddenly
"a circus is coming to Heidelberg. i
,vsah NON nnpld gfaU and fnEn me-
have never seen n circus"
Impossible. I.cannotbelback here for
three months at least"
What a pity" said Margery.
The shadows which darkened the
roses seemed to have fallen on Mr..
John Sherman's face, and he looked
unusually grave as he left the young
girl that night IN Frau Morgensterns
parlor.
"Grand combination circus English,
French and American" Three weeks
before men came TO put up the buildings.
Three days before others came to en-
gage rooms and one exciting evening an
extra train brought the men, women
and children, tents, animals and mon
strosities.
at is most maIYelousl" said Frau Zip
returning from market. ut is like the
emperor's birthday. So many peopleP'
An American, French, and English
circus was an event in Heidelberg.
Every one went; wen the little crown
prince of Sweden with his tutor. Frap
Morgenstern saw nc improperly in Ia,
king 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 ouadrille, 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 famll'
lar and of something forgotten. She
could not understand it; but when Tim
I Othy Twycrass made his grand flourish
Margery loosened a knot OF ribbon from
her hair, tied it around a white rose she
wore in her dress, and threw the rose
at the clowns feet. He picked it up am
stood quite still. It was iiust then tina
Frau lips daughter Sophie said to he
mother, 'Somehow he looks like Mr.
Sherman" The resemblance vas gone
in a moment, and Frau Zip, looking il
the direction of SOphie's eyes, said
"Child, what nonsense, you are near
sighted; you should wear glasses"
Frau MorgeRstern fortunately did no
observe Miss Margery's action.
As the crowd passed out, two womel
with shawls over their .heads stood a
the door. They looked curiously a
Margery. "She's grown a beautiful
young lady, Sukey," said Mademoisellt
Elise Vivani. "It's better for her never
TO have known the likes of us"
"And to think she should have thrown
Timothy the rose, and her never knew
himl' said Sukey. "And her looking
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lucky for Tim he did not have to go on
again. He couldn't have done a thing
/ never did see a man 81 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 il" said Margery. -
knew Frau Morgenstern would have
scolded; but Just then l wanted to give
that clown everything / had IN thu
world. What made me feel so, Uncl,
Jack? l didn't know him. You are no
angry" asked Margery, for Uncle Jacl
had tuned away his head; but probably
that was only to look at a yellow klttei
playing in the grass.
Then came more happy school DAYS
the happy six months in the house witt
the balcony looking toward the castle
and the happy pansy-decked brides
maids at the church OF the Holy Three
Kings.
Robert Brown lives sometimes in ont
European city, sometimes in another.
working in the hospital and advancing
in his profession. When Margery nm
ished with her books" Uncle Jack I'm
ished with the business" as lie hat
promised himself that Easter Afternoon
at st. Paul's. Neither Margery, nor Fra
Zip, nor Sophia, nor ever Robert Brow
ever knew that John Sherman, proiesso
of gymnastics in one of the English col
leges, was once Timothy Twycrass
"World.renoYned clown and tumbler" G