Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-19

Stimson stood in corner and glow
cred. He was a fierce man and had in
domitable whislers, albeit he was very
small.
THAT young tarrier," he whispered
to himself. HE wants to quit maxim
eyes at Lizzie. This is too much of q
good thing. First thing you know, he'll
get fired"
His brow creased in O frown, he
strobe over to the huge open doors and
locked at sign. ''Stinson's Mammoth
Merry Go-Round," it read, and the
glory of it was great. Stinson stood
and contemplated the sign. 1t was an
enormous affair; the letters were as
large as men. The glow of it, the
grandeur OF it was very apparent to
Stimson. At the end OF his contempla-
ton, he shook his head thoughtfuliy,
dctcrminedly. mo, no." he muttered.
This is too much of good thing.
First thing you know, he'll get fred"
A soft booming sound Of surf, min
glcd with the cries of bathers, came
from the beach. There was vista of
sand and sky and sea that drew to q
mystic point far away in the north
ward. In the mighty angle, q girl in Il
red dress was crawling slowly like some
kind of spider on the fabric of nature.
A few flags hung lazily above where the
lighthouses were marshallcd in COM
pact squares. Upon the edge Of the
sea, stood ship with its shadowv sails
painted dimly upon the sky, and high
overhead in the still, sun-shod air a
great hawk swung and drifted slowly.
Within the rnerry-go-round there was
q whirling circle of ornamental lions,
giraffes, camels, ponies, goats, glitter
ing with varnish and metal that caught
swift reflections from windows high
above them. With stiff wooden legs,
they swept on in nover-ending race
while a great orchestrion cla.nCrcd in
wild speed. The summer sunlight
sprinl1lcd its gold upon the garnet can
opics carried by the tireless racers and
upon all the devices OF decoration that
made StiIason's machine magnificent
and famous. A host Of laughing chill
,lrcn bcstroic thc animals, bending for
ward like charging oavalryIncn and
shaking rcins and whooping in glcc.
vt intervals they leaned ont perilously
70 clutch at iron rings that were ten
Tered to thor. by long wooden arIa.
1t the intense moment before the
wifi gTab for the rings enc could sec
heir littlo nervous bodies quivor with
saTcr1c5o; TIE laughter rang ahriil and
zcitcl Dom n the long rows o.
>2aailcs, crowds Of people sat watching
lie Go.s.c while occasionally f..thel
.nC..c arise and so near to shout en-
,o!r2 rc.ncat, cautionary commands, o.
applause ct his flying offspring. Ere
,y,cctly mothers called out: BE care
hi. Georric.' The orchestrion bel
lowed and thundcred on its platform,
illin- tho cars with its long monoton-
Gus song, while over in corner, man
in white apron and behind counter
roared above the tunult: Pop corn!
Pop corn.'
A Young man stood upon small,
raised platform, erected in the manner
of pulpit and just without the line OF
the circlfng figures. 1t was his duty
to manipulate the wooden arm ana
affix the rings. When all were gone
into the hands Of the triumphant chill
dren, he held forth a basket, into when
they returned all save the coveted
brass one, which meant another ride
free and made the holder very mus
trious. The young man stood all day
mon his narrow platform, affixing
rings or holding forth the basket. he
was a sort Of general squire IN this
list OF childhood. He was very ousy.
And yet stimson, the astute, naa no
ticed that the young man frequently
found time to twist about on ms pat