The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-05
The Circus Poster VIII Shortly Dec
crate the Wayside Barn and Fence.

warm his hinder members. He curls
UP under the stove. as IL he wishes
he could find wing under which to
thrust his head. and thinks with envy
OF the poodle who has such fine thick
coat OF chInchilla, warranted to con-
tain no cotton, that he is enabled to
chortle at the blizzard. and to go 10
sleep on the snow drift like polar
bear out of job. And lie also drinks
OF the noodles good luck when the
hot weather arrives; for when that
time does come. the poodle will have
his ovcrcoat taken on with a pair of
clippers. leaving only here and there
tuft In the shape OF star or a
crescent, or some other bizarre or
rocco effect to give him an artistic
finish. and to prevent his becoming
Impressed with the iden that he IL u
greyhound. %.
The skates, the bob sled and the hot
drink are hung on the willow. and
the seaIskIn cap and sacque nre seek
Ing the camphorated peg OF the pawn
broker. The ancient shanghai Is
spreading herself over SO many eggs
that she looks as ilattened out as
pancake, and seems In great danger
of overstretcIling her liguments. or OF
getting herself into proper shape to
he fried. And she thus keeps on
spreading as If she would finally out
spread the spread-englo. and in SO do
Ing become eligible to shine Oh an
American coin. Pretty soon the young
ducks md the aneInones will dot the
grass IN they wobble about In the
hyacinthIne whiskcrs of the zephyr.
which comes HURTING along full of
tender messages of lilncs and rhubarb
pie. The banging throb and thud OF
the Garnet beaters' wand will SOON rip
ule on the kalsomined bosom OF the
wind, and the bluebird will Gurgle
md gargle forth It's sweetest lay from
the dainty druperles OF the land. The
whitewash will shortly be breweh-
and the ethiopian Is already grensing
his arm and preparing 1t for business
even ns liz the baseball pitcher. who
III now In pickle In the mud bath or
the hot springs. Baseball ID looming
up, aud the fans OF every city eau
tell you Just how and why their club
liz going to gather the pennant this
year, and the manufacturer OF saueF-
kraut, hot dog sausuGes and crescent
shipped rolls Ii already making stock
of antiseptic sandwiches sufficient TO
last through the entire season.
And how do We know all this?
Why, we know 1t because subtle
mysterious something or other which
we cannot put down In cold words
tells us that the circus poster will
shortly decorate the wayside barn and
fence, and that the freshets OF spring
medicine will flood the land In tho
very near future. The tennis court Is
beginning to take OH finer green to
tell us that the mince pie and pork
chop are about past due. And then
comes the blast OF Martins discoursed
In his finest manner on his brand new
trumpet.-Or is 1t the horn OF the
yender that pierces the MIR like a
schoolbny's shrek when school In outf
We do not know exactly which II Is,
for the reason that II seems like both.
We listen and listen and rejoice, for
the notes seem to shape themselves
into light and airy syllables which
echo In our hearts:
"Shnd! Shad!! Shad!!! Fresh shad.
here you nre!"
And SO we know that shortly now
The birds will I'm the grove pipe:
And man. proud man. Will very soon
Tuke down tile DASH old stove pipe.
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