Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-10
PRICE ONE CENT

quarter handed it to the man, who
inspected il critically. a proceeding
which aroused great indignation on
the part Of Uncle Ephriam. /" Wonder
ef he takes me foh a t'ief,' he growled.
All douhts regarding the genmneneSs
of the coin having been settled he
was permitted to enter. and found
himself in the incloSure set apart for
the animals, where the early arrivals
had congregated to await the perform
anee which was to take place in the
adjoining tent at later period.
| doan' see muffin OBJ dat boy,n he
mrmured, peering forward "hut he's
somewhar' in dis crowd an I'll come
coss him fore long. Pears like Is
seen bigger bars dan dem. Reckon
I'll take look at dat lion,. and he
passed to the next cage where the sup
posed hon, large leopard, paced back
and forth in his limited quarters with
grace and dignity that won the old
mans approval. OATS a maxim
han'some lion,n he observed, and after
another haSty glance about in quest OF
his son, turned to inspect monkey
cage. the occupants of which were
grimacing and nodding at him in
most friendly manner.
Highly gratified by these marks of
attention, he drew nearer with a view
to closer acquaintance, and the little
creatures nothing lUath, met his ad-
vances more than halfway. ono
venerable patriarch SO far presuming
as to extend long, skinny arm in
alarming proximity to his Sunday hat.
As he sprung back to avoid the loss
of SO valued an article, he heard behind
him a half-suppressed chuckle, which
changed to a howl of anguish as he
quickly turned and seized the offender
Dy the ear with an upward movement
that brought tears to his eyes.
The unhappy victim of this unex-
pected assault, no other than Andy
nimself, was for a moment, too startled
to make any defense and stood screw
ing his knuckles into his eyes, while
his father, raising his stick threat
cningly. said, rs done got yo' now.
yo' mis'able wurfless objec. I'll rarn
yo' to 'ceibe yo' nanny an me, dis
qualifying us an putin us to shame
fore de Deacon. tramped ober heah
wild dc sun a sco'chin' oh me all de
way, an den was suited by dat low
flung pusson at de do. Wa MT dat a
persition foh a man OBJ dignitude2 ?
doesn't know when rs been so mott
fed, an what's mo, | had to glib him
twen'y-fi' cents"
Here, Andy having recovered his
speech, and being of the opinion that
" a soft answer turneth away wrath.o
said whiningly, 81 lows yos right.
Reckons | is MT so good as ! might be,
not by long ways. Has yo' done seen
de kang' roos daddy ~
Has / done seen what ~ queried
the old man.
De kang' roos,' 2 repeated his son.
The father scratched his head and
then saio, slowly, Is dey birds 20
No indeed,r answered Andy
eagerly, Dey am mighty Gurus look
in critters what hops bout on two legs.
Pow'ful peart loolSin' dey be, too"
Whar is dem kangrowers ?'' asked
Uncle Ephriam, his curiosity getting
the better of him.
Dey's ober dar in the corner,e was
the prompt reply.
Yo' kin take me 10 EN-" and hos
tilities being temporarily suspended
they made their way in the direction
of the kangeroos.
Andy noted every expression Of in
terest or enjoyment on the paternal
countenance and his spirits rose ac-
c0rdingly as his prospects of seeing
the circus seemed TO brighten.
Dis amt muffin to what we'll see
bimeby, when de actin folks comes
out" he observed. artfully.
What does yo' mean by dat ?v de-
manded his parent. irdignantly.v
g We isn't gwine to see no actin folks.
Desc yer kangrowers an odder critters
is natch'al histry what rs heerd dem
teachin' folks tell bout, but when dem
painted up men an wimin comes out
we's gwine to leabe directly Then
with threatening look at Andy and a
suggestive one at the stick, he added.
sternly: De circus'll begin when we
gifts home, boy.D
This delicate piece Of sarcasm was
not of rcassuring nature, and de-
pressing silence followed. which lasted
until all the cages had been carefully
surveyed, when Uncle EBhram who
had been casting wistful glances
through the opening at the vacant
seats in the performing tent. said,
rs pow'ful tired. Reckon I'll res
desc yer ole bones fore we start foh
home" And, followed by Andy, he
passed through the entrance and sank
with a sigh OF relief upon one Of the
benches where wearied with his walk
and subsequent excitement, he was
soon sleeping sOundly. unconscious
that the seats were rapidly filing a.
the time set for the performance drew
near.
A grand burst of music. followed by
q storm Of applause. startled the
sleeper to consciousness. and his ex-
preston Of bewilderment gave way TO
one Of unrepressed delight as the gilt
teriro cavaIeade headed bv huge
elephant in Oriental trappings, net his.
gaze.
Sylphs in gauzy attire hovered over
gaily caparisOned stceds. knights Of
the arena executed feats Of daring on
the baRks Of fiery chargers. clowns
with sT1eared faces and artificial noses
bestrode active little donkeys, while
monkeys in red jackets and peaked
caps brought up the rear. cracking tiny
whips to stimulate the dogs on which
they rode.
The temptation was great Uncle
EphFiam hesitated-and staid-and
during the remainder Of the afternoon
father and son laughed and applauded
amicably together, nor did the old man
have one prick of conscience till the
last horse had passed from view and
they stood in the open air.
Then, indeed, did the full extent of
his iniquity dawn upon him. Laws
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