The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-06

would stay and take me. have never seen q
circus"
Impossible. I 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 hooked unusually grave as he left
the young 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 monstrosties
ut is most marveous" said Frau Zip, re-
turning from market. at is like the en-
peror's birthday. So many peoplew
An American, French aud English circus
was an event in Heidelberg. Every one went,
even the little crown prince Of Sweden, with
his tutor. Frau Morgenstern saw no impro-
priety 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
strange feeling came to Margery that
night--a feeling of something familiar and
OF something forgotten. She could not I'm
derstand 1t; but when Timothy Twycrass
made his grand flourish Margery loosened
knot of ribton from her hair, tied it around
white rosethe wore in her dress, and threw
the rose at the elown's feet He picked 1t up
and stood quite still. 1t was just then that
Fraa 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
serve Miss Margery's action,
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,n said
Mile. Elise Vivian. 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 HIM"
said Sukey. Sand her looking 50 pretty
with her eyes all afire. 1t was lucky for
Tim he did not have to go out again. He
couldn't have done thing. never did see
| man 30 overcome
| When Uncle Jack was again in Heidelberg,
Margery told him the story Of the circus man
and the rose.
II couldn't keep It," said Margery 81
knew Frau Morgenstern would have scolded,
but just then wanted to give that clown
everything / had in the world What made
me feel SO, Uncle Jackl didn't know him.
You are not angryT 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 j" S'-ring blossoms and
the pansy-decked bridesmaids at the church
Of the Holy Three Kings
Robert Brown lives sometimes in ont
European city, sometimes in another, work
1 ing in the hospitals and advancing il
his profession. When Margery ''flnishet
with her books Uncle Jack finished witt
his business" as he had promised himsel
that Easter afternoon at ST. Pauls. Neithe
Margery, nor Frau Zip, nor Sophie nor ever
Robert Brown ever knew that John Sher
man, professor Of gymnastics in one Of tn
English colleges, was once Timothy ivy
Grass, 'world-repowned clown and tumbler
of the Royal London circuo.