Arizona republican., 1901-09-22

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 ] Las Mite my Uncle Josef was at ouI
 House fer Supper an I asst Paw. seq
 I: Paw. kin go to tn Sho Monday"
 I'd like to have you go. James" sez
 Paw, but I don't see how I Kin Cit
 Away. I'll be Offui Bizzy Monday an
 I'm most Afeard to let you Go Alone.
 Tn Sho'll do you Good. James: It'n
 be Educashun to you. Mos of tn
 Animiles II be Strange to you an if
 you don't see Some of 'em now you'll
 never See 'em. They's many of 'en,
 at almost Belongs now to what we call
 tn Extinct Speshus. Fer instance.
 they have a Graft which they say is
 tn Las of his Fambly. Tn Elefunts
 is gittin' Si1eercer an Skeercer evry
 day. an I don't Doubt they'll be Livin'
 only in Song an Story by tn time tn
 democras elects a Nuther President.
 They's a Nuther Reeson why you Ort
 to see the Sho. James, They'll be a
 time some time. James. whsn you won't Keer to see 'em. When you Git as Ola
 as I am. James. they'll kind O Paul on you. I Wisht could find Time to take you to tn Menagery. but I don't See How I Kin"
 Paw locked offul Regretful an Uncle Josef didn't Say Nothin'. but they was a Funny Twinkle. Twinkle Little Star in his Eyes. When Nav got up. an went out into the Kitchen, Uncle Josef he sez in a loud voice, An So. Tom mus, you won't Git to Go to tn Sho?"
 T wont Git to Go to th' Sho. Josef. did you say?" sez My Paw in a Low Toan. ''Oh, no. I wont Git There If flame String brakes or if they's any other Fatle Accident 10 me. but l ain't expectin' any of them Calamitous Events to happen to me before Two Thirty p. m. Monday afternoon. Why, Josef. if anything d happen sos at I'd miss that SurlSus I'd never have any Faith in Divine Providence no more. I'd think they was Somethii' Kong with our Systum of Govermen. an kno I'd git to be a Reglar Anner- chest. I'm a goin' to take James. an we'll Linger aroun' among tn Lines. Taggers an Camamiles an Austriches an Munkeys till we git a Chanst to Brake into tn Surkus. It'll do James more good to study Human Nacher n ! Animile Nacher. Itll be more Instruct | i've fer him to Witness tn Development | of Human Skill an Mussel. Tn Surkus | with it's Clowns an it's Trapeez an It's | Bearbaek Ridin' an tn Hipperdrome l is Yesterday, Today an Forever. old | an Forever New. like Eternity. It's | tn one Thing in this World at never | Changes an never Goes out of Daft. | Time can't creep past it. An say. Jo- | sef CPaw spoak In a Low Whisper) tn l Girls. Josef; did you notice their Pic ters on tn Bill Bords? I never seen sich Femail Aggergashun O Helth an Beauty in any Surkus before. They i Remind me of the Sterling Bisickle.''
 Flows that. Tommus?" asts Uncle Josef.
 Paw he Looked Back at tn Kitchen Door an held his Hand to one side of his Mouth an. sez he. ''They's Bit like a Watch. No. Josef, if you go to tn Surkus an don't see me anywheres in h. Reserved Seets you go an notify tn Cor'nor to ImpaDnle a Jerry an look Ter my Mutilated Remanes Cawd ;parin' my life I'll be at that Sur
 Then Paw heerd the Kitchen Door open an Nav comin'. He sez. sez h.: "As I was a sayin'. wisht tb' {, Surcrmstances was sich lat I could ake an hour off to a.ccomnarv James .o see tn Wonders of Nacherl Histry o,t I never was so Rushed in my Life"
 ''I sh'd think" sez Nav. at you 'oui Spare a Hour or so. They won't 'e a Nuther AnimiIe Sho here fer a fcer agin. If James sk'd dIe before tn Sex' one Comes you'd never forgive rerssh fer Deprivin' tn Poor Chile of h Chanst to go Mex Monoay."
 1T s'pose I'll Half to find time Some How to Talk him. sez Paw with Si.