Daily Republican., 1888-11-08
GOING TO rHE OIEUUs.
by MATTE M'oAsLIN.

got for the boards now9 You seem 10
have pretty good pile OF posters
there"
"Fact, Master Johnny; big thing
dis time, for suahw and black Jake,
"the city bill-poster," as he proudly
styled himself since the growing vii.
lage had succeeded In getting a char
ter, stopped his wheel.barrow, which
was loaded with gayly colored posters
and a pot of paste. 'Dis yer city's
CROWN mighty big, fur sariin, when
Barnum links ii wuth while TO stop
heah with his greatest show on
yurth."
"Whatl you don't say Barnum is
actually coming here"
"But do say iil'
Jake Strengthened himself with pom
pous dignity, as became the import
anee OF his assertion.
"Oh, let me see the billsP" And
Johnny, who, being the Methodist
minister's son, frequently presumed
upon the fact TO take liberties with his
social Interiors, plunged into the pile
OF bills, and began eagerly and care
lessly turning them over.
Take care, dar, you'll tear 'em;
wait till get 'em up; dar all in sec.
tions now. You can't make head or
tail of 'em yet"
'Here's heads and tails and every
thiug-lions and tigers and elephants
all red and green and hue. Oh, my !
aren't they beauties2 When is 1t TO
be?"
"On de tweaieth, an il you comes
IN de side entrance, where ! takes my
stand, ole Jake'll show you round"
''Me TO 90 10 circusl' and the boys
voice was bitter with scorn. ooh, mol
I'm too good. I'm a minister's sonl"
''suah 'nougb," said Jake; too bad,
daps fact
mo, too good But the expression
of the boy was by no means "too
good" "Oh," lie went on bitterly,
81 pretty near wish / was nobody's
son, and I'd know what 1t was TO be
lree-just Cnce-to do ns l like and
have a little lun; but no; | must
always be cooped up, catechised and
goody.goodied TIL I'nl actually sicllr
"You look sick"
Jake didn't mean to be lronical, as
he surveyed the rosy, healthy young
face; and he wanted 70 express gym
pathy, for there was tacit friendship
existing between him and Johnny,
whose rather strict home training for
bade his free intercourse with most
boys of his own age; and tho very
incongruiiy between him and Jake
threw them with perfect freedom to-
| gether,
eve often thought I'd like to be q
Christian, an hab Il 'sperience OBJ re-.
ligion," said Jake, tboughtlully, "but
| somehow likes dc good tings Oh dis
4 yarih, an don care bout glbbin' 'Cm
all up, Heaben mus be Il mighty fac
! place, suah, for daT's lots Oh prGlty
| tings in dis yer sinful world"
u should say there are; but what
good are they, when it's sin to even
look at them"
abe good Lord made 'em all, an
somebody's got TO see EN-"
"And lie didn't make the tents
that hide them from good little boys
like me-" said Johnny, disconsolately,
as he watched the process of putting
together cage Of dissecled monkeys;
for Jake had been systematically
matching and FASTING while he talked
Johnny now turned away and walk.
ed on toward the parsonage, for q
crowd Of boys with whom his father
had forbidden him to associate, came
running toward the bill poster.
Father, may 90 TO the circus2"
Mr.. Gordon slowly lifted his eyes
from the "thirdly" Of the sermon he
was preparing. Surely that wicked
secular word had saudwltched itself
between the sacred texts he was mar
shaling in proof of the argument he
intended TO usel
''Were you speaking TO me, my
sonP Aud he bent his knitted brows
in the direction of Johnny's flushed
faco.
eyes, sir; want to go TO the cir
Gus; 'taia't any harm; all the other
boys"
There, that will do. scarcely
thought | heard Alright Have you
committed to memory the portion of
scripture l gave you this morningP'
mo cir, that is, Pm not quite GER
tain that can say 1t.
VERY well, get down your Bible,
and when you are certain that you can
say it, | will hear you."
AS Johnny turned to obey, his eyes
encountered those OF his mother, and
she saw the look of smouldeIing fury
there; and when he opened the sacred
| M In hfa L.
white hand covered the page.
my boy,"' she said, ''you must not
look into this most holy book with
such angry, rebellious eyes"
80 motherl And his curly head
was pillowed in her bosom, and the
storm broke in shower OF tears.
"There, that will do, +" she said al
last. nNow, you will feel better. No,
we will not talk about the circus Just
yet / know how you feel. | will
come back and hear You recite myself
before you go to your father. Be ready
when come" and she left the room,
The obedience Johnny gave his
father through fear he freely gave his
mother through love; and though gay
ly painted animals danced few times
over the page, they soon lied awry be
fore his real interest in the page it.
self.
Husband, you have done wrong {"
Mrs. Gordon's voice had clear de.
Cided ring in it, and the reverend
gentleman addressed, who was really
a conscientious Christian, looked up
with q start, and then pushed away
the manuscript that had suddenly lost
its interest.
"In what way, my dear2"
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