The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-14

OF circus caruyan-haltcd about sun.
down while the men came over a mo.
mrnt 10 sean the icd Presently they
went back aud turned their wagons into
the siding and began 10 unhltcA Then
lot OF barcfOotod children and women
Under gay shawls oyerrau the Aeld.
gathering wool aad making ready Tor
night Meanwhile swarthy drivers
took the horses 10 water and tcth,rrd
them with long ropes 80 they could crop
the grass ~ the roadside
one tall. bouy man. with face al.
most as black as that OF an Indian.
brought O biz iron pot aud ,et IL up
near the water \ biz stew ~ b,,cf
bone. leck, und potato,, began 90 cOOk .
shortly aud I remember IL had such q .
sOOily smell | was minded 10 ask them .
for taste of H. \ little city % strange
people had surrounded "a, ~ sudden. .
Uncle ~ thought u going On. but the .
night was coming fast. aud there would
" 40 moon. and We were fOlt,Drv aud
hungry. Women and children came
ovcrNto our nrc after supper a - 1i.sie
more ~ me than liked
remember taking rcfust between
the ksc,- OF Uncle ID. rnd Fred sat
close n front ~ 1s. growing Hercely
whcnzss came ton near They stood
nbluC looking down 10 Us and wills
= pcrcd together. aud one young miss uf
the tribe came up und tried o. Kiss
me- Ia spite % rrds warning, She
, had flashing black eyes aud hair ns
, dark as the night that fcll in curling
, mass upon her shoulders. but. some.
/, how. had a mighty fear u her aud
fought with desperation 10 kc,p my
, fnce from the touch ~ her rci lips
. Uncle ~ laughed and held Fred by 10.
collar, and began % rry ont .n terror
! presently, when. 20 my great relief. she
, let ~ aud ran away % her own p,upl,
, They all went away % their wagons
r save one YOUNG man. who WIS ulI
q, with light hair aul a fair skin. and
who hooked ike none " TIE other gyp
si,~
Take care ~ yourself" be- Whit,
pcrrd as .pou us 90" r,i bad sou,
"Th'~" arr had people You'd hriter %,
n
The young man lrfi us. and Uncle ~,
l'eun Co pack up 40 pucr They were
going % l-ri loo their wagon. when we
rumr away sirpi iu the basket. AMI
! frl drrW thr wagon thnt hnd ln 70
only Few huriic. \ mllr ur mos,
! Farther "n vr rIu' To- lonely desert
81 cabin close ~ ib, ruid. u had ID,
gun a. thunder loo tb, distance. aud ih,
wind wns blowing damp
| ",iurss uutudy lives tvrt" said UnrI,
~ rs De- turncl In 40 tho ,argng spt,
uul hysau N yrrss The little patch II
wv',is and hollyhuyks bghIui u Door,
half down, but suys, li'll de- l-tirr q
M house Coin 4 rain sar'.u."
was uo,ldlng a little about then.
remrml-'r, hut was Wilr awake vl rr
BE- iu'k mr uut ~ the basket The odd
house stobi uu a hlgh bill. AMI ",
] could 49, the stars ~ heaven through
the ulIuri dnor aui pnr ~ the bach
Windows lurl, ~ li'i,,I the lrau.n.
u dunr n little anil showed II aside ",
d. hoaul then a uuirk stir ln tho pld huI,,
"a loud aui Fhu,'l, rustic Il sr,,u.
o. now us ! think N % like that made hy
" llnu shaking m the lIr. Uncle N
l. io's step hl,kuari us u % had star
& uci him
NJ Hu"s, It's uu'hIu' tn d. 'frii ". b,
r sah. fo'l.ng iu tie prkri ~ bis eat
ir Tie had strurk n match in moment
, ~ ~ rirkrrIus lghi I ,,ulI ..r unly
hit ~ Rubbish uu ti.. r.l-
~ "fulI e. willie owls" aII D.. step
I. p.us Inside where The ruUuns wa.
ia u'w continuous They'll 90 us n1
harm"
10 rouh srv them now fyIng al,out un
u der ihr low oyii.ug Jnyle 81 gathered
q" au am'ul " grass aul clover In N,
near tcii anil sprrud BE- Ina CORNER we'll
O. away from 'hc u.url d,pr and win.
y dows lowered with uur blanket
I" made % fairly comfortable bo,l Suuu ID
n W. had lain down the rain lrsan ~ mt.
'' tlr IN the shaky rppf and hi.h,. II
lightning NJ every corner " tho old
BE-. r1Dn
'- have had ever curious love ~
be storms. ani from the time when mem.
" ury l~giu 10 r-orl Iu my brain Il ba.
C. delighted mr n bear NJ night tho mat
" thunder mt ,rr tho swift play al
Wr ughinins I lay between rurlc
b, 81 aud the OH dos. who both wrat
\ aslc,p shortly t.ss wcarvi. l prr.
.dmv, than e.thrr II them. fur had
ipnr u,ac n the carrying and hal
tlspt a sng time that day In tho sal,lc
ccNr Nrrp 10 rngn r,,r