Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-07-28

But / dearly want to see 1t; It's
such fun" wheodled the girl
The escort bought the tickets and
remained to the after show"
While the audience was passing out
and the preparations were going on
for the concert, the carpenter regained
his mental equilibrium, but his
peace of mind was again upset when
there came climbing up the seats that
most versatile of arenic artists, the
Champion Of Everything, who made
directly for Mary Ann Dickerman, and
presented himself with graceful bows
and scrapes.
Mary Ann introduced the young
man, but Joe Pardce did not catch the
name; 1t was all that he could do to
catch his breath, The escort Of the
young lady thought that the athlete
and the maiden were altogether too
glad to meet But what could he say?
What could he do?
The concert progressed to an end,
but how ii got through the carpenter
never remembered Was it dream,
and did he wake up when the circus
folks cried "All over"
The audience arose, so did the trio.
The Champion OF Everything had
the audacity to give his hand to Mary
Ann and assist her off the treacherous
seats. Joe Pardee managed to get to
the solid earth but even that seemed
to move from under him. He was
dazed, staggered.
The athlete turned, DOTTED his hat
and said:
Good afternoon, Mister Pardee;
happy TO have met you"
Then, with amazing assurance, he
| gave his arm to Mary Ann, and they
walked away, leaving him standing
there, not knowing whether he was
alive or not. The people humping up
against him aroused him, and he pass
ed out so shamefaced, so hurt, that he
could have cried.
To think of it, that Mary Ann Dick
erman, his intended, should have ever
come to play such trick upon him
in the presence of hundreds of the
people Of Union Center, who knew
/ them both so we'll.
Some young men would have gone
and done something desperate, took a
drink, or begun to go down hill at a
rapid pace. Joe did nothing of that
kind; he stuck to his work, held up
his head and came to the wise conclu.
sion that he was fortunate in knowing
Mary Ann for what she was worth III
time
Of course people talked. and a good
many jibes and smart sayings reached
the unwilling ears of the carpenter
but he kept his own counsel and wa:
busy with the saw, the hammer anC
the edge tools.
It had been prophesied by the wise
acres of the town that Joe and Mar,
Ann would make up, and that til,
original matrimonial program woul,
be carried out, and 1t is probably
fact that the fascinating Mary Ami
coquetted to that end. If she did sh
made a sorry failure
When the summers tenting season
was over the marvel of the arena cam
up to Union Center and claimed hi
prize; to be explicit, the departure o
Mary Ann Dickerman from town wit
the Champion of Everything come
under the head of an elopement.
Two years later circus show cam
to Union Center again, and with i
CHANGED to be that remarkable Der
former with whose famous perform
anee We are already familiar He an
Joe Pardee, the carpenter, came upo
each other face to face down at tn
Union house before parade.
The husband of the former Mar
Ann Dickerman extended his hand:
You remember me?"
Course" replied Joe, taking tn
proffered hand.
The two men surveyed each othe
during a rather awkward pause, tn
carpenter noting that the athlete look
ed careworn and much changed.
The Champion of Everything at thu
moment removed his hat to rub tn
beads of perspiration from an entirel
bald head.
Well. explained the carpentel
thoughtlessly. II you haven't los
every hair on ..our head since | sa'
you last"
YES" sighed the circus man, "yo
must remember l have been Marie
, for two years."