Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-02
BILLY


bar.er-.5 straw ha'. be sire hes
v ..ra ~ e.-rGlaE summer clothes
lana a. aa1 1-..er o.s9 1T STln=.az.
III, fa.aer- -was az honest man an
worked hard in Ii. mills. and VII
.mt-h. aaya cared f@r h.s lirrte boz
if he c5ts' hae- -.@as mar- r.n.e VII
h.n..
WIN tle schools @er- going B..s
generally went 70 school. hur az
through til Io1- s1Jnla-ar days hs i.-
,an ~l-3. Only 9ae person ii III
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had hesa his teacher ..- las -
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have nj hair comhalt
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around f64 corner + Ae saw VI;
Alica coming To h.s rhtaIzthe=
tangled mair was 6asf suited =
frecllaz and torn elo.haz anyway -
vas not a baby - have his hair comb
ed. H did love Mss affce aud wofEt
not Willingly aisp.ease1 h4r =6H
yer he1as yory Shy.
One day the bl.posr4rs can =
town. Tp went the great aarias
sheets. yellow end I'd ard b,u@ or
all the sheds and billboarls to I'll
the boys and Girls and everv one els
that he circus was coming on III
18th. Billy road It all. just as tn
other boys did Perhaps h wished
that some fairy. or even some O !
ugly goblin. would come along and
give him thu necessary half dol!ar
but if he did wish II that was al h
good there was il i. The bills We"
Up ren DAYS before the show. ard .
! ly read them daily, bit he l<nn7=a5a5
ha could not hope 70 60.
On he afternoon before saowdav
Billy went fishing. alase He knew
he fellows he PLAYED x.th ware eoins
to the circus, and thai so4e Of than
" ere mean enough to =farnt him be
cause h. could not 60. In fac h
had not been at the river great
While before several Of :hose verE
Toys came by The FIRST hing tn di ]
was 70 call ont:
"oh. Billy. are voa eoi@e 10 tn
circus2@
Nope" said Billy crf-nl@: Z Went
IL a circus once. and ctrcases are all
alike. The never have anything new.
I'm nor going
oh ho,9 laHahe1 tn boys: @~oHl5
II. 90 # you could. would yolaa1
Billy felt his h1ooa tinela. b4t h
d.l no answer.
Suppose gave vor ny ha'f dol
ar. B.Iv. would yoa 90
It #a- Tahy &ho sPa@e aad a tn
yame tiase ran his haad .a-o - nocl.-
ot az if % show that rho No. - was
ac.1allv fhere. Bo- j.isr than Tony
face suddenly changed Is triumphant
expression. He BEGAN 10 urn rs
pockets inside ou- and 70 look in al
directions. The money wa COTE.
Usually BiIlv would have fert s2rrz
'for Tony. bur somehow he did not
this tine. He slowly wound n9 hi
f~hl5ue ard art4a for home.
a About half way across the meadow
IEls eye caught the s.shr Of somethiae
Ihrlsbt lying jost aheaa h fha oath
II. vas silver hail dollar ard III
nor take Billy lone 10 cues whe ha4
Hess il Hero was hi chance to=@
even. All he had ta#ao vas 70 AK
The money. 90 10 the circus 49, sa2
nothing Tony had teasod hrm an !
he deservcd 10 miss the show.
somefh ne under he bosom Of his
RAGGED shirt heps saying. Run home
a1d tea Miss Nice about j.
No. Billy could not do rhaf. r..
ll,e~ q1ite well VIII. Mis- I &c
would say. Tha settled it. Wlth h
tecth shut .ight as # q keep his hear.
from jumping ito his throat ne f4'
bach 10 he river,
..fie=p. TouT la4e fann1 yoae .
3ceuts Y5H n.o-c 6a<a a@t jt.c5ia.a
acss-5 tha meadow
T4nE VA speechless Before Il
c.9id find his fofgge ri.ly was hst'
Ivay acres rhn meadow, eoiag a Ia
las hfE5h6rt lc"@ would carry hia