The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

the IcmO;side SOured-lt was very hot
weather-and the dog ate up the chick
en- sandwiches.
One day "Pell's enormous and magn:h-
cent iiveIringcd and twO-platformed cir
Gus and aggregated m~enagerie.. the largest
upon eartll-bar none." came to Sudbury.
Center and when Paul saw it nothing
would do but he must join it. His faith
CT and mother were both out Of town. and
and he vas staying with his maiden aunt.
There is nothing that those perform
els do that lcVuldn't do just rs welI,'
said he, and every one believed him. But
it was Jack Bredalbane who suggested
that he go as Il wild animal amer. Take
Your dog ana Your two cats along and
ask the proprietor if he doesn't want a
cage of wild beasts. and he'll think YOU
have EN- with YOU"
"Hooray. that's Il bully idea said
Paul, delighted with the suggestion. He
had two yellow cats and Il collie that
he had taught several tricks. 50 the
next morning he Went to Mr.. pell and
said, Have you al empty cage. and
would yUu like me to fill it with TWO
Ar can t@ Is and al Indian wolf til It
will do all sorts OF tricks
Indeed l would said Mr.. Pell. Il
had a happy family last year. hut the
Ilcll itt up tHt lISeI, dllu lIt Tiger stLe
up the wolf. and the wolf ate up the
sheep. and the sheep ate up the dog,
and the dog ate up the cat, ami the
cat ate mp the canary, so now l have
an empty cage
Paul saw that Mr.. Pell had mixed
things somewhat. but he did not COR
rect him. He merely said. Il viii bring
my animals tonight, and / want You
to have a nice picture painted showing
ne embracing the animals while they
lick my hands,
Mr.. Pell assured him that it would
bc done at Gpec and gave Pau an order
on the circus tailor for Il SUIT of red
tights with silver crcscents all over
them.
That night, dressed in his new AMI
beautiful suit, he went down to the cir
Gus tent with his eats in q bag and his
dog following at his heels. The tent
was open, all the circus people We're
asleep and the cage was unlocked. Paul
and the animals went inside and shut
the door after them, so that they would
not he annoyed by drauglts, fer if you
leave the door Of Il cage open, it lets
III n lot of air.
The next morning the manager woke
up early, but Paul was already awake
and willing people to see what he wish
ed them to, and not what they really
did see.
When the anage came up to the
81 Pau started the cats to jumping
and called to the dog to leap on his
chest and lick his face. Ma. PEEL was
overjoyed. Boy. that's the most wonder
full thing l ever saw. Those ions look
hungry and fierce enough to eat 4 whole
townful and l never saw such Il huge
wolf i'll my life and yet all three are
rs playful as cats and dogs
Paul sa;d:i"I hope your audience will
like them as weell as YOU do which
was the strict truth. Paul did hope
50. and he hoped to such good purpose
that at the afternoon performance the
entire audience tried to crowd around
his cage to the neglect Of the other at
fractions.
while | am here said Paul to Nh.
Pell, when the crowd became too dense
to be safe, these animals will harm no
one. Suppose | open the cage and take
them out to the big ring and perform
where everyone may see without
crowding:'
Mr.. Pell was perfectly willing. 50 Paul
opened the cage loon and called to the
cats and dog to follow him to the big
ring. There was not Il person there who
did not think that he saw big African
tigers and an Indian wolf. Jack Bred
aibane, who knew they were simply cats
and a dog, forgot it while he watched
their tricks.
When the tigers lcapeG oven PauIs
head. the audience chcered. ard when
he rode three times around the ring on
the back Of the Gannt and wicked look
ing wolf with the red eyes and the loil-
ing tongue. closely pursued by the ramp
tigers their delight was u~lrbounded.
But Eddie Manson was at the circus
and he had a gT1ldge against Paul be-
cause the latter was such Il fayorGte
with everyone. He did no know what
the beasts We're. for he, too, was under
the influence of Paul. but he did not
believe that they We're wild animals.
and Che knew that if Pau left town
THAT his influence would go too. He
thought that when the audiences learned