Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

as soon as possible, she said:
"Joe, this is real nice and I'm sl4d
we come What are the folks going
into that other tent for?
"Oh, that's part of the show. you
know. There are folks who don't
care to look at wild animals, and so
they have some riding and tumbliug
in there for them.V
"But why cant we see it ?"
1--WE can, and it won't cost cent
mo.e."
They went in and found seats, and
the circus performance opened. How
was the guilelesa Aunt Sally to tell it
was a circus? 1t was her first attend.
ance, and she had never even had
performance described to her. She
grinned from the time the clown first
appeared, and the hurdle jumping and
bareback riding brought "Ohsl' and
"AhsT from her until everybody
around her was delighted. She bought
lemonade and peanuts from the boy
everytime he came along, and when
the performance was over at last she
said to her nephew:
Joe, 1 could go to such show ev-
cry day in the week and not see
enough. don't know who got it up
for the benefit of the widows and or
phans, but I'm telling you he was
mighty sensible feller. If it had been
husking bee he wouldn't have TAX
en- in half the money. If you hear of
any more shows like it this GUNNER
you let me know and we'll go
Something really new had come In
to Aunt Sally's life, and she talked OF
it all the way home. Joe let her do
most of-the talking. He was prepsr-
ing for the impending calamity.
1t came within Is minutes Of their
arrival home. Mrs Bronson, a neigh
bor, was at the house on an errand,
and as soon as Aunt Sally began to
describe the show given for the bene-
fit of the widows and orphans the cat
was out of the bag
DO you know what you've done.
Aunt Sally Warner?" asked the call
er in a serious tone.
"Why, I've had good time"
Eyes; you've had good time,
and you are going to pay an awful
price for it, l wouldn't be in your
shoes for all the money this side OF
Jericho"
"But what do you mean2 Isn't it
everybody's duty to help the widows
and orphans p
"Not if it's going to send your soul
to the bad place. Auut Sally, you've
been to circus"
mo, l haven't. l wouldn't go to
a circus for thousand dollars, and
you know it.
you've been to circus-a regu-
| lar circus-with all its wickedness,
and how on earth are you ever going
to get forgiveness for it is more'n |
can say"
Nephew Joe was called in from the
barn, and the matter was put to him.
and he had to acknowledge that he
had worked plot.
81 never would have believed it OF
you-never walled Aunt Sally
"To think that one of my own kith
and kin would take me TO circus
and make me lose my chance Of 60.
ing to heaven i
"But the animals interested you.
Eyes. they did,"
"And you liked the peanuts and
lemonade"
"Alas, but l did"
sand you thought the clown was
funny aud the riding good"
Heaven forgive me. but did
"Well, don't see where the kick
comes in. I don't believe you are
any wickeder than before"
But Aunt Sallie could not be COM
forted. Her conscience was aroused
and she couldn't eatany supper. She
thought of the sacred bull of India
and wept hot teaIs. She thought Of
the two horned rhinoceros and the
girl who jumped through hoops, and
hid her face. She had an accusing
night of it. and never SHUT her eyes,
and early next morning che walked
over to the house of the village min
lister and told him all. he asked
many questions in kind way, and
when he got at the root Of the matter
| ba said