The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-04-21

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II, the poung pastors arms apas achtte,
spd,,aled burden Of humanity.
u bin 'ceiyed, Mars John" declared
Hasty solemnly. Mandy snorted In.
credulously. Douglas waited.
"A gemmen In de circus done tole
me dis mawnin' dat eff carry water
TO de ELEPHANTS he'll let me In de cir.
Gus fo' muffin, an make n 'greement
wild him Mars John, did yo' ebber
seed an ELEPHANT drink" he asked,
rolling his eyes. John shook his head.
"Well, sab, he jes' put dat trunk
his'n into de pail jes' once an'-swish-
water gone"
Douglas laughed, and Mandy nut.
tered sullenly
well, sah," continued Hasty, Il tote
water To- dem ELEPHANTS all day long,
an when | cum roun' to see de circus
de gemmen won't let me in. An when
l try to crawl under de tent dey pulls
me out by de laigs an beats me-" He
looked from one to the other. expect
ing sympathy
Scarves you right" was Mandy's
unfeeling reply. "If yo's 80 anxious Ia
be a-totln' water, ies' yo' come along
outside and tote some TO Mandy"
81 can't do no mo- carryin, Mandy
protested Hasty. as hurted In nah
arm"
what hurt yo'f"
"riper."
"a tiger?" exclaimed the women In
unison
Done chawed ii mos on he de
clared solemnly. Deacon Elverson, he
seed II. an he saws rs hurt bad"
"Deacon Elyerson!" cried the spin.
ster WAS Deacon Elverson Mt the
circus?"
.'He WIS in de lot. u-tryin to look
In, same as me- Hasty answered in
noeently
You'd better take Hasty into the
Kitchen" said Douglas TO Mandy, with
| dry smile. Hes talking too much
| Cor Il wounded man."
Mandy disappeared with the dis
graced Uasty, advising him, with fine
scorn. ito get de tiger to chaw Off bis
|
no mo-"
The women gaZed Mt each other witt
lips closed tightly. Elverson's be
haylor was beyond their power of ex
preston. Miss Perkins turned to the
pastor rs though he were somehow Il
blame for the deacon's backsliding
but before she could find words to ar
| thn n0ipt tho tiIni1 littln Ipuc0l
appeared In the doorway. utterly un
conscious OF the hostile reception that
Hasty had prepared for him. lie
glanced nefwously from one set race
to the other. then eoughed behind his
hat.
Were all very much interested in
the circus" said Douglas. Cant you
tell us about it?"
II just went into the lot TO look for
my son. stammercd the deacon. II
feared Peter had strayed."
| "Why, deacon" said Mrs. Willough-
by. 81 just stopped by your house
and saw Mrs. Elverson putting Peter
to bed
| The deacon was saved from further
embarrassment by an exclamation
from Julia, who had stayed at the
window. "Oh, look; something has
happenedw she cried '"rhere's a
crowd They are coming this way"
| Douglas crossed quickly to .JuIia's
| side and saw an excited mob collect
ing before the entrance TO the main
| tent lie had time to discover no
| mora hafora MANDY hurot f., 40 ,,,a
door. painting with excitement and roll.
ing her largo. white trimmed eyeballs
MARS John LITTLE circus Girl done
fan off her hossr' sbo cried scDr
Hartley saw can dev hiring bcr IN
beaba,
"Of coursc" said Douoloe hurrv;ne
outside
Tbere were horrif,od axc,omot,on,
from tho women who wore agboet :,
the idea Of n circus rider in tbc mar
sonope In theIr bolnIees jnd,ynotio,
tbcv ,urnod nnon fin, iltao deacon fooI
;nc jntuitIve,v ,bot no was onioy;n,
tho drama Elvereon u,,s r.trooti,,
toward the door when be vos auddou
10 thrust aside Inv Douo,as
| In Tho vouny nostors arms WAC
white snongled burden Of humanity
her slender arm hing IIfcIcss over hi,
sbouder The silk stacking wos torr
from one bruised ankle. her hair fel
across her face yelling IL from the mn
friendly chances Of tbe women Dong
las passod ont of sight nm the stair
wav without looking fo the right q,
left followed nv tho doctor
Mandy repched the front door II
time 10 puso bock n crowd Of intrud
ers She had barely closed the doc,
when IL was thrust open by Jim.
"Wbcre Is sbeY' he demanded