The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-06
66e Story Teller

WIZ
UNCLE JOHNS CIRCUS
past o'clock Monday morning aged couple who
~ thirteen miles circus hitched
Baisdel and Twenty-sixth street.
Dolly secured they to the
big the said:
Now, john don't excited circus is circus the
Well go slow to everything the outside
jog back home"
'Mebbe We'll go in" replied ma,,
solemnly promised and
again before left home that wouldn't go in and
I'll hold to it, Wed look purity in circus wouldn't we?
didn't promise nuthin' about side shows" observed
John, they edged along with the crowd
Here's wild of Bunkio Barneyo. some
Europe I've heard read of em, and
alus said I'd see 'em if ever got chance"
John you demented?" she asked you let
ketch you snean into side show and I'll never live with
you another day.
the keeper of lemonade upon
their and the old beginning to bear off in that
direction when his wife checked him with:
you minutes since you
swalered of amt bit thirsty John.
don't undertake to sneak out Of solemn PROMISE
The couple reached the the living skele
ton and the fat and the great held
Right this old man. This is only chance to see
I'm comn!' shouted John in reply
mot rod Not foot!' shreked his wife, as she seized
m goin' to see leg
first chance and it be the last
But he did not in She walked him side, lodged
peanut wagons, missed
exhibition upon outskirts of the
crowd and calmly remarked
promised promised nc you break
it, John Barnan we're going back home and when get
past the tolgate you n IL have settlement"
whats the harm in circus Mary?" he argued
Its principle thing; setting bad
pie and wastn' money Come along.
Say, let's go clear around the tent
Lets have one glass of lemonade?"
mot swaer! john you home"
He crossed to the with her and she climb
ing in he boted and when she turned around he
up circus crowd.
aston o1Io1h hyp c1o,1o
until policeman ordered her to STOP and then she got down
and said to a boy about sixteen years old:
II want to come with My old man has cut loose
and he'll stop seeing wild and fat and red
lemonade as long as he has cent left"
How muchn We gfve?'
I'll give We quarter I upon
him before he knows it. want to find him in front of the
fastened and they started.
quired the boy.
"oh he had pair plaid
felt hat that a side"
AS they wandering through suddenly
seized mans and said:
You along We'll a settlement"
The old man looked around in establishment.
"Oh-oh-I-I-thought you-you-were John"
well, I'm not John"
oh beg pardon. lost John. We'd been
round the grounds and back the wagon
skipped out and looking for him.
BE purity hard to find him in this crowd" But taking
pity her plight, said Tn help you your
What kind of looking fellow
She him the description given
boy and all three began to search again.
But she tired looking thought
the old right in saying Be purity hard him
in this crowd and she decided back
There, to her establishment,
nothing had happened approaching
"Well have been
side shows SO now think we had better jog back home
again.
The old lady, seeing she had tims
in getting into the and John Dolly
with the whip heard the old lady say:
John Barnan, don't ever, circus to me
again., Ruth Fisk,
Eighth Grade Ninth Avenue S.
Garfield School.
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