The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-05-05
But why can't we see it,"

I'VE can, and 1t won't cost cent
more"
They went In and found seats, and
the circus performance opened How
was the guileless Aunt Sally to tell
that 1t was eircusf 1t was her first
/ attendance and she had never even
had performance described to her
She grlnned from the time the clown
first appel, ID, and the hurdle jumping
and bareback riding brought "Ohs"
and "Ahsl' from her until everybody
around her was delighted She bought
lemonade and peanuts every time the
boy came along, and when the perform
ance was over at last she said to her
nephew:
Joe, | could go to such show every
day In the week aud not see enough.
] don't know who got II up for the ben
eft Of the widows and orphans, but
I'm telling you he was mighty sensl-
BILE Teller. Ii 1t had been husklng
bee he wouldn't have taken in half the
money, If you hear of any more shows
like II this summer you let me know.
and well 60"
Something really new had come Into
Aunt Sally's life, and she talked of 1t
all the way home. Joe let her do most
Of the talking. He was preparing for
the impending calamity.
1t came within fifteen minutes of
their arrival home Mrs. Bronson,
nelghbof, was ut the house on m er-
rand, and as soon rs Aunt Sally began
to describe the show given for the ben
eft Of the widows and orphans the cat
was out of the bag
"Do You know what you've done, Aunt
Sally WarnerY asked the caller in
serious tones.
why. I've had good time"
yes, you've had good time, aud
you are going to pay an awful price for
it. wouldn't be In your shoes for all
the money this side of Jericho"
But what do you mean? Isn't 1t
eyerybody's duty to help the widows
and orphnns?n
mot II it's going to send your soul to
the bad place. Aunt Sally, you've been
to n clrcusw
mo, | haven't, l wouldn't go to a
circus for a thousand dollars, and you
know It,"
you've been to a clreus--a regular
clrcus-with all its wlckedness, AMI how
on earth you are ever going to get for
giyeness for 1t Is more'n I can say"
Nephew Joe was called In from the
barn and the matter put to him, and
he had to acknowledge that he had
worked plot.
81 never would have believed II OF
you-neverr 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 going to heaven@
but the animals Interested you"
"Yes. they did"
And you liked the peanuts and lem
onade..
ALAS. but | dldF
And you thought the clown was
funny and the riding good
Heaven forgive me, but l did"
"MelL ! don't see where the kick
comics in. don't believe you are any
wicleder than before"
But Aunt Sally could not be COM
fortcd Her conscience WAS reused and
she could eat no supper. She thought
of the sacred bull of India and wept
hot tears. She thought of the two horn
ed rhnoceros and the girl who jumped
through hoops, and hid her face. She
had an accusing night of 1t and never
shut her eyes, and early the next morn
ing she walked over to the house of the
village minister and told him all He
asked many questions in kind way,
and when he had got to the root OF the
matter he said
well, Sister Warner. being as your
nephew deceived you and being as
there We're animals and peanuts and
lemonade, and being as there might not
be another circus along here for five
years, | think the Lord will let you off
this time, but If your hired man plays
dancing tunes on his fiddle you watch
your feet and don't let them get to
shuflingr'