The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
Bah WRITES OF The CIRCUS IN TOWN
OdOrs of Araby DO Not Compare With Those
of the Sawdust Arena.
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Peasant MinEle
nj the Circus.
Copyright 1897.

boy had ever doubted the animals that
meandered around in the ark, seeing them
IN a social way over apples and peanuts
he becomes convinced of the truth of the
old, old story. Then, too. any boy learns
now valuable 1t is to be generous when he
circulates around. Offering daintles to the
animals for the elephant next to the one
he Is feeding invariably opens wide his
mouth In an expansive grin that seems TO
say; You're a kind boy. Don't forget my
apple"
In your youth did you have an intimate
acquaintance with Noah's ark? And in
the best populated one did you ever see q
turkey? There are ducks, beautiful ducks,
some red with blue spots on them, some
bright orange with tiny purple spots on
Them but never, never, did you see a tur-
key. Noah showed that he was a man
who knew a good thing when he saw il,
and he evidently thought that the ugliest
and most tasteless beast that ever lived
wasn't worth saving. You remember how
Noah looked. In a well regulated ark he
has on a yellow frock. while Shem wears
green one, and Ham is radiant in a pink
one. pity any child who doesn't own n
Noah's ark. II figured largely in my early
days, and that's the reason l love Il.
have seen numerous brothers made sick
by their efforts to get all the sweetness
possible out of a Noah family on whom
the German toymakers had put movable
paint, and green mouths and blue mouths
and tongues of lurd red resulted, but they
never seemed TO hurt anybody. And, please
goodness, do give your children real toys
to play with and not those abominabla
things known as educating toys"
When the circus was over we found wa
had lost three boys. We went home with-
out them, and they never appeared ia
mako happy the hearts OF their mothers
until 2 o'clock in the morning. one of tho
three was the religious boy He says now
that the others led him astray. 1 know
one thing they did-they got his watch
from him and sold 1t to a man for So
and with this 50 they went to the circus
that night ana had a good time. The good
boy has told the entire tale, and he Is not
to be whipped. Nasty little beasti The
other two boys have had their thrashlngs,
ike men. None of the children will speak
u the pious boy. Whenever he appears
even the babies scream " Sneakl" / see
that boys future. lie will be a deacons
he Will have large class of young ladies'
IN the Sunday school, he will have a good
position In bank and nice wife and
child. Then he viii embezzle and rum
away with the minister's wife, get but
short term Of Imprisonment and be
pardoned because Of his goodness. I tried
my best yesterday to induce a hungry
looking tiger to eat him. but I suppose
even the tigers stomach revolted at boy
OK that Kind. He wants his mother 20 go
to the seaside. She Is now reading love-
~ letter that he has written TO his father,
In which he tells him that he was led
astray by bad boys; but, then, dear father.
the children here are not pious. There's
ono boy who said a swear word at me-
What viii his future be?"
/ have been told on the very strict OF
that the boys have put gravel In the bed
Of THIS angel boy and that tonight they
are going to tip a bucket of water over
him In some way but nothing Will ever
make that boy anything but a sneak. IT'S
a pity he doesn't die an early and an in
terestlng death, but he won't. However,
he went to the circus and were all the bet
tor for II, and a little girl who was talk
ing to her doll is saying as a result OF her
visit: Let us be good and initiate those
beautiful beastes." You know we could
Initiate the beasts with very good results.
1t would be worth while to initiate the
elephant In his stately quietness
1t would be worth while 20 initiate tho
seal In his amiabillty.
1t would be worth while to initiate the
trained dog in his patience
IL would be worth while to initiate the
bear in his affection.
IL would be worth while 20 initiate the
camel In his willingness TO assume bur-
dens.
II would be worth while TO initiate the
horse in his air OF good breeding.
II would be worth while to initiate tha
tiger In his diplomacy.
II would be worth while-no, II would
not be worth while to initiate the mon.
key in anything. His manners are bad,
and 50 are his morals, though / do not
think he is a sneak. And II there Is ons
thing above all others 20 be abominated
It is sneak. Don't you think So? Bah.