The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-11-24
THE BARNARD CIRCUS.


THE BARNARD CIRCUS.
Arthur, the farmers little boy, was
playing circus in the farmers back
yard.
Sister Annabel and little Brother
Claire sat on log nearby and clapped
their hands whenever he turned
handspring or did anything else that
they thought very hard to do.
He made the best kind of bear,
and lion, too. Annabel and Claire
were sure of it because they had seen
a real bear dance and had heard a
real lion roar at the circus the day
before
But Annabel and Claire were not
the only spectators at the circus,
though Arthur thought they were.
Some of them looked over the barn
yard fence, and some peeped through
the cracks.
New" said puss, who watched
from the limb of a tree overhanging
the fence, 81 may not be able to walk
a tight-rope as well as Arthur, but
he should see me walk the branch of
this tree, Me-ow!' and she walked
back and forth without the least
fear of falling.
New" she said again, she makes
q very good monkey, for boy; but
can show him better way than
that to climb a tree" So they raced
down the tree and UP again before
the dog could think to bark.
Bow, wow!" said the dog. ear
thur growls quite like bear, but a
dog can growl much better than a
boy. Gr-r-r! I wonder what he
would think of that; and, as for dane
ing on hind legs, 1 can do that, tool"
And he walked back and forth, rest
ing his front paws often on the fence.
"Ba-a-a!" said the leader sheep,
''let us form procession and have a
parade, too. Ba-a-a!" And he
started across the barnyard:
"Ba-a-a!" said all the big sheep,
and "Ba-a-a!" said all the little
lambs, I'VE must follow the leader
sheet. Ba-a-a" And they walked
away after the leader.
"Ba-a-a! let US jump the fence,
said the leader. Zone, two, three,
go!" and over the fence he sprang
"Ba-a!" said all the big sheep, and
Ba-a!' said all the little lambs, 1--WE
will follow the leader sheep" So
over the fence jumped all the big
sheep and all the little lambs jumped
after.
'E-e-e-e!' neighed the horse, "see
how Arthur prances and trots and
gallops and runs. Who would have
thought that a boy could do so we'll!
I believe 1 will gal.op awhile, too"
So around the barnyard galloped the
horse.
"Quack, quack!" said the ducks.
"Gobble, goblet" said the turkeys.
"S-s-s!" said the geese. "Cluck,
cluck," peep, peep" and "Cock-a-
doodle-do," cried the hens and the
chickens and the rooster ali at one
time, "the horse should have told us
that he intended to race We must
keep off the track" And they scam
pered and few to right and to left.
Once round raced the horse and
back under the tree where puss
stood leaning far out to watch the
show.
Mew!" she cried, as she slipped
and fell on the horses back, did
ever monkey in circus have such
ride as this?"
"E-e-e-e!" said the horse, II will
give puss fast ride. Hold to my
name, puss" And away he ran.
Bow, wow" said the dog, II will
join in the race" And he bounded
after,
M-o-o!" said the COW, "the show
in the barnyard is better than the
one in the back yard. Moo, the
horse will win the race, know"
New" cried puss, "E-e-e-e!"
neighed the horse; Bow, wow!"
barked the dog; "Quack, quack"
said the ducks; "Gobble, goblet"
said the turkeys; "S-s-s!" said the
geese; and "Cluck. cluck" Peep,
peep!" and "Cock-a-doodle do"
cried the hens and the chickens and
the rooster.
Come quick" cried Arthur, as
he sprang from the ring and ran to
the barnyard gate Come, Annabel,
come Claire, climb up on the fence
and look! The animals in the barn
yard are having a show
"Hurrah for the barnyard circus.",
EDNA Everett, in Kindergarten Re-
view.