The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-20

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vious eyes the figure upon whom every
thought was centered in awesome won-
der.
81 wonder if she remembers how her
pa ulster lick her for catching up the
colts" Sniggered another member.
Il guess them circus people justIlive
on popcorn and sOda-water. and has
all the balloons they want" the Junior
member sighed, measuring Babbie's
short cut from wild horses to grandeur,
and planning disastrous future flights
for her own chubby limbs.
Easy, Pedro, easy, old boy" Nile.
Babette whispered. STOPPING to pat his
flying name. Before her arose a sea
of blurred and swaying faces-nen
and women bending eagerly to witness
her peril, drunk with the excitement
of the desperate chances she was talk
ing. Gently. old fellow she crooned;
you don't understand. but oh. Pedro,
I can't do it over again And the
that the gayly bedi2efled arms, flung
out in a wild appeal for help from soma
unknown source, was not throwing he
customary kisses they had seen.
"Heavc-Ho;' again the One and Only
refined in the two horses; again she
c%rouched, sprang, described her rose
hued semi-CirCle and lit, slipped, threw
out her arms-and fell.
On plunged the horses, not noticing
the loss of their light burden. Before
Beppo could leap over the ropes they
were back and almost upon The pros
trate little figure. Like a flash he
sprang between them, but even, when
the ringmaster came up the curly head,
bound with its gay flowers, did not
rise. The spangled form lay limp in
the saWduSt, and as Jim gathered her
up in his arms she did not answer his
Mile. Babette is not hurt" the ring-
master FASTENED to announce. "Sha
presents her compliments to her indul-
gent audience. and says she will re-
turn after the mex act and do it bet
ter. I have now the pleasure of pre-
on this earth, Beppo.
The Famous Funny-Fellow will give
exhibition of his company of fools,
full of fun and %frolic."
.Beppo! Beppo." a chorus of voices
up in anticipation of their
promised fun. The swinging platform
was Immediately thronged with merry
andrews, lined up for their quips and
Jokes. The crack Of the ringmaster's
whip reached the little group of terror
stricken faces that hung over the I'M
conscious Babette, and Beppo answered
It's summons, %springing mechanically
into the ring in revolt against this
of b~loodsuckers who had been
by Babette's fall.
Signaling to them to stop their
,lamor of applause, he raised his hand.
She's dying!" he cried wildly; "can't
you stop your noise!"
1t was Beppo, the funny man, who
his grinning mask toward them
md spoke. The first outburst of ap-
had not ceased sufficiently for
he import of his words to reach them,
he was always funny, so the
'rowds answered back with a volley
II cheers. The merriment Of the even
ng had reached its highest pitch, and
he audience was in that happy frame
If mind, ready to laugh at anything.
'Babette, she's dead, l say!" Beppo's
lnguished tones repeated.
Sure, she's a dead one!" a fat boy
'ried from the front seat. Whereupon
he audience seeing, as it supposed,
he point Of Beppo's joke, laughed up
oariously at this reference to the
ider's failure, and the fun went on.
The other clowns took their cues
rom each other, and did their tum-
ling and sprawling stunts t o the edifi-
alton of the crowd, but Beppo's effort
It sadness was tremendously funny,
he people thought.
At the end of the act, Beppo slid
'ackward off the platform, and made
or the greenroom tent, but not before
ne people had discovered him, and
to call him back. Three cheers
or Beppo!" rang above the general
lamor of stamping, whistling, and
.at-calling. Bully old Beppo." shout
d the patronizing fat boy.
Peanuts! popcorn! lemonade!"
gain shrilled through the audience.
WAL, now, them clowns is dread
ully funny, amt they?" commended
he hayseed citizen.
s'She must make lots of money the
oothill supervisor ruminated, his
ancy still clinging to the forlorn lit
lie figure he had known a few years
,efore flying over the Timbuc' hills on
Wild colts, and taking her licking.
the offense while devising another
eat. But the spirits of the junior
member had fallen out Of step with the
lines. The glitter and glory of the
life that was Babies had turned her
'Wn little nankeen existence into Bit
Some people get all the fun,
While others don't get any! The little
'ebel in nankeen forgot that the cir
music sometimes stops.
And now, ladies and gentlemen.
ne deep tones tried to say again; but