Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-09-26


hha thnt ne might nor have ana might not see
because be was there, sick and weak, in his
white bedi
mat evening jacques Legrand brought 10
the child J"inte1 clown, with spangles
se"ed ON all over, that he had bought at a
nigh price-the price. in fact, of four days
Work. But he woiid have given twenty,
thirty DAYS, year labor 10 bring back a
smile 10 the pale lips of the sick boy. The
child looked for minute at tue toy as II
shone on the white he'icinthes, then, sadly:
III y not Boum-Boumi l want TO sec
bolin-bonmF
AM II Jacques could have wrapped him in
nls qniit, carried him OFT, taken him 70 tbs
circus, shown him tue clown dancing under
the ighted chandelier, and said TO him,
There Is Boum BoumH
lie did better than that. this good jacques.
he went 70 the circus, he asked for the
clowns address, and timidly, with limbs
weakened by emotion, he mounted step by
step the staircase that led To the home of the
artist at Montmartre- IL was very bold what
he had come to do there, this man Jacques!
But after all, actors are willing TO go and
play, 10 recite monoiogues In tins drawing
rooms ot nne people Perhaps the clown
on, II he only wouldi-may be willing TO come
and say good morning TO Francois What
nhastereu " now they rccelsed MN, Jacques
Legrand, at boum-boums homei
III was no longer boun-bounl III was NJ
Moraine, VINO, IN the rooms ot an artist,
among DOCKS, engrasings, an artistic ese-
gafce making choice background TO q
charming man VINO s'7ei'eu jacques IN hia
once iike that OF physiciai'' jacques stared
oid NOT ncoshize the Clown, anu tufhed MS
soft hat over and over In his hands. The
other waited Then the father excused him
self IL was surprising what he had just
ssked-it could not be done--pardon, excuse
me-but in fact. 1t related to the little boy.
A fine little boy, monsieur' And so intcl-
hgent! Always the iirst ia his class, except
ing In arithmetic, which he did not under
stand Dreamer, TINS little fellow, do you
seef Yes, dreamer And the proof-there,
the proof and Jacques hesitated, stam-
mered, then plucked up courage and alb
ruptly-
1.-The proof Is that he wants to see you,
that he thinks only Of You, as II you were
there before him. like star that no would
like TO have, and II he looked and the
father whose face was wan and sallow with
his great care, stopped, and great drops Of
sweat stood ON his brow. He did not dare to
look at the clown, who stood there with his
eyes fixed ON the workman
And what would Boum- Boum say TO himi
Would he send him away, take him for q
fool, put him out OF the house'
You liver asked Boum-Boum
"Ohi very near. Rue des Abbesses.
VERY well, said the other. He wants 10
see Bonm- Boum, you sayi All right, he
shall see Boum- Boumm
when the door opened before the clown,
Jacques legfand cried out cheerlngiy TO ms
boy, Now Francois, be satisfied, you rogue
See, there Is Roum- Boum'
And into the chiids face there came
happy light. lie raised himself III his moth
er's arms aud turned his head toward the
TWO men, looked Tor n moment TO sec who
was TINS gentleman IN irock coat at bis
lather $ side, the gentleman whose good Jolly
lace was then smiling on him, and whom he
dld not know ana when they SAID 20 him
IhAt Is bonn-boun! pc ieil BACK, slowly,
sadly with MS head turned TO the pillow, and
lay there with MS eyes nxed, ms Dig blue
eyes that saw beyond the walls OF the httls
bedroom, ana That looked tor' that were
always looking Tor boum- -boums spangles
ana butterfly ~ lover pursues ms dreams.
NO., replied the child, with voice nc
longer dry but distressed, no, that Is mol
boum-BoumF
Ihe clown, standing near the little bed
bent profound gaze on the face of the sIcl
little man, grave look. but oi an infinite
sweetness. he shook his head, looked at tbs
anxious father and broken down mother enc
sald. smiling. lie rlgnt; II Is not bourn
boinF anu ne went on.
shall not see--l shall never see hiin again
bonm-boum' now repeated the child who's
httie voice seemed TO oe already whispering
70 the angels. fefhalss bo.ihl-bonn : oNei
there yonder, where little Francois wiii soor
gof
And suddenIy-he nad not been gone hail
an hour-Ine door was fndeiy oiehei' nhe
IN ms piack ana sfahgied SUIT, Win yelio"
topshot on ms mead, golden butterfly OF
MS breast ana another ON MS oack ms inoutt
opened INTO an expansive grin, MS good iac'
all chAlked, Doum-boum, the real boum
bonm, the bouin- boum OF the circus, I'M
bonm-bonm OF the people, the Bonm- Boun
OF the little Francois, Boum- Bonn himself
appearedi And on hls little white bed, Will
nveiy exultatlon IN ms eyes, laughing, cry
ing, nappy, saved, tine child eiapped MS llttl'
tim hands, shouted bravo! and cried with al
the Joyfuiness OF a '-year-oid, bursting on
snaueniy ilke iignteu rocket, boum. boum
ih ne, us ne TINS Time ihat Is boum
boum, snrei hurrah Tor boum-boumi Goot
morning, boum- bohnl
when the doctor came fhht dhy he found
seated at the bedside oil the little Francois
"hlte raced clown, VINO kept the little lei
low laughing all the time, and who said 7
tue SICK Doy, SURFING lump % sugar IN tn