The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

Great day, circus day is. amt it? I spose. likely,
just time gettin' her boys on-but she
don't got you off, Gracious. don't see what
you're dom here! Steers? Oh my gracious all the
kings kings steers couldn't have KEEP
Abner here Well, you'll wait till another day,
unless you go to the circus You'll find Abner to the
gon'. too this evenn's show; Abner's
comm home to get don't see any reason why
shouldn't be boy, tooT'
Soper drove slowly away. He did not mean
go The Abner, but after all his other
business done town he found his big gray mare
headed the gay tents with their Tapping flags He
was not conscious of having pulled the reins at all.
1t was a noisy hilarious place. Hoarse cries of
mixed with chldrens little shr excited voices
Everywhere children Sloper thought he had
never seen so many children-and of them little
brown sonsi They all seemed to be having splendid
tines probably they their hearts-hs thoughts
halted there painful jerk Some seemed to be
saying You don't know how they've their hearts.
Israeli! him. with Sarah's voice. He was not COM
Portable He big and hunt for
Abner Brewer in the crowd get that matter Of the
the But he knew it would be to get
out of the way his thoughts.
The crowd about the largest OF gay tents
hickest; Abner would be to be where the crowd
thickest Israel sloper plunged in among the men
and women and little brown They josted him and
pushed him about and laughed up his face Every
body laughed except Israel sloper.
Somewhere starting up. and the crowd
surged toward it with The afternoon per-
the tent and outside atrac-
lions were soper, because he could not
help it, went hurrying toward the rollicking music.
little hurried along beside him. shouting at
the top of his voice. was a little fellow.
than 9-about little Romy's size. might looked
Romy, too, If he had kept still long enough But
little shouted at the top Of his voice-Israel
sloper looking down at the little under his
elbow gave sudden. For the resemblance
strong that it little Romy!
''Romy! Romy! Rome-o!' called the other
side and then some one 'Rael and Joey, toe!
''You stop runnn' away!' they laughed. What did
mother say? Father'n let to another
circus if we lose you-why-why 'RaeI Romy, here's
father?
Here's father!"
Here's fatherP'
Fathers runnin' away. too!'
They upon him, three strong. little Romys thin
legs winding round his legs a wild attempt climb
him They were all shouting at once, if they
acquainted with him. They thanking himl
"oh, thank you, thank father?'
Thank your
aren't we, 'Rael?'
Ny you better bet'
you'd oughter see the elephants"
AN the clowns an the folks ridin horse with
one foot an another with the other'
1t was little Romy who had the last word They all
stopped then breath. while they stopped your
father's thoughts went Crowd music jostng
not keep them back. He at their
The four drifted of the thiekest crowd. were
josted out it, while Little Israel sloper with
newborn generahip marshaled them to duieter spot
Big Israel soper conscious through the turmoil of
his thoughts the boy talking
Mother she guessed you would. but we're
awful scairt. We been. need We? Next
time guess well trust mother"