Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-27
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awkward tread. aud the painted Young
lady III an airy costume rode III the
lions den. The circus had come. Mr.
Mulkittle stood at the gate ant
looked at the grand aggregation
but when his son tried to direct Iii.
attention to a horrible head and lon.
bag neck, bobhing up from the toI
of cage. the good man made a pre-
tense of entirely disregar(ling the
procession. All Lord" he saio
when the procession had passed, It,
think of the vain pomp and per
nicious show of this world"
I'VE can run across to the next
street and see it again suggested
the boy, who Thought that his fathers
solemn declaration had been made
in regret that the cavalcade had st
soon passed away.
Il don't want to see it again" the
father quickly replied.
Have you got enough?'
81 didn't care to see it at all
Then what made you stand here!
Why didn't you go in the house when
you saw it coming?'
IF you keep on talking that way
you shan't go to the show"
May L go?" the child exclaimed in
ecstasy. for the first time realizing
that there might he some hope. III
ma says L may, mayn't ~
You can't go alcne?"
"Bnt can't you 90 with me?'
Il don't care to go. but if yonr
mother says you may, probably I'll
go with you tonight" and the
reverend gentleman plucied a rose,
neld the stem in his mouth i'll that
way which, viewed at a distance,
suggests an enormous cancer The
boy ran into the house to get his
mothers consent, and the minister,
knowing he would get it, took the
rose from his mouth, snit1ed it. and
leaned on the gate with an air of
satisfaction. Pretty soon the boy re
turned in exultation.
Now may l go?" he asked
WAIT until tonight, and I'll see.
If you be Il good boy I'll either take
you or let You go with some of the
neighbors," and the child. well know
ing that he would accompany his
father. despite the neighbor proviso,
skipped away in glee. When his lit
tie sister suggested by means of a
''sqnawl' that she would like to go,
the boy said. consolinglv:
You can't go, for the lions and
tigers would want to eat you. No
body but men and boys can go"
When evening came he was in a
perfect flutter of excitement, and
when the mammoth steam piano
began to squeal; he could no longer
restrain himself. but cried in i'm
patience at his fathers seeming I'M
concern.
When they entered the menageric
the boy was bewildered by curiosities
that he scarcely knew which way to
turn.
This is a Bengal tiger" said Mr..
Mulkittle.
There is sacred OK, and here is
a lion.'
The boy stood for a moment and
gazed in fascination at the beast that
figured so conspiciously in sacred
| history.
us that the hinder lion that Sam
son killed."
"Yes, that's the kind"
''Do you think Samson could kill
this one"
"Oh. yes"
And if he was ter kill him would
he find honey III him?"
No"
How came him to find honey in
the one he killed."
Because the Lord put it there"
WAS the lions den that Daniel
was thrown in like this:"
Il don't know what kind of a den
it was, but they are the same kind of
| lions"
81 bet if Daniel was ter go in there
they'd chaw him; don't you?"
Not if the Lord was with him."
1.-The Lord could make 'em tuck
their tails and scoot, couldn't He?"
Hush, sir! or I'll take you home.
Do you hear me? Come on" he con
tinued, as the band with a loud burst
began to play. They went into the
circus pavilion and secnred seats.
When the performances began the
boy sat i'll speechless rapture; but
when a man came ont and began to
handle cannon balls and hold the
boys at arms length, the enthusiastic
child pulled his fathers coat and
asked:
Hes almost as strong as Samson,
amt hep
NO
"Whv amt he? Quit that he ex-
claimed, turning to boy who had
pinched him. ''Don't you pinch Inc
again"
Il will if want to. Do you dare
me?" and he pinched him again.
Young Mulkittle reached around and
caught the insulter by the hair, and
an exciting scuflle ensued. A police
man rushed to the scene, seized Mr..
Mulkittle. who was trying to sepa-
rate the boys, and exclaimed:
"Come on here. Fine man to get
two boys to fightin'! Had my eye on
you for some time
| Turn me loose! Pm minist,rw
"F'ine minister you are. I've sized
you up. Come on" and he hustled
Mr.. Mulkittle from his seat and
showed him through the crowd out
into the open air SO quickly that the
boy lost sight of his father, and would
have cried ont in alarm. but just
then the clown began to sing about
Injecting somebody in the garder
where the praties grow.
Now you mosey," said the police
man; don't You attempt to 60 back
| I'll clip you with the billy"
Il tell you that l am a minister
and that l have left my SOD in thu
show"
'Scud, l tell you. If you go bacl
there, I'll lock you up. Scud on away
tell you"
! Protestation was useless and tn,
good man waited until the perfor
nance was over, when he found the
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