The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-09
.ARoaring Lion
BY M QUAD
copyright. 1910 BY Associated Lat
erary Press.

he expected Nancy 10 enthuse, but
she didn't On the contrary. she look
ed very sober 1t SO happened that
this was the frst circus to come along
since they bad been engaged. zeb
knew her for a rather serious minded
girl but just how serious be was about
to end out. When be had stopped for
breath he was amazed 20 hear her say.
Il can't 20 to the circus with you,
Zen u would be encouraging wick
edness 70 do IT,
They argued the matter for two
hours. and then zeb went home IN the
suks Nanny utterly refused to go to
the circus An other people FOR Eve
miles around might so. but It was
home for her. The father and mother
stood neutral The mother said:
Mebbe some folks can see a woman
IN spaugles and not want to come home
and set q neiphbors barn afre, but
what's the use 10 gittin' 10 the way Of
temptation
IN two days Zeb was back to talk
matters over again, but he had no bet
ter luck. He even came the third time,
and he was armed with d long list Of
good people who were going to at
tend ghe show. but he met with the
same objections. Then be lost his tenn
per and reached for bis bat with the
remark that any girl who was too all
fred good 10 90 70 circus was too
good for him.
The circus was a great success. IN
addition to the regular performance a
lion escaped from his cage and got out
into the country. and as he was not
recaptured the excitement was great
Zeb bad a good time, but be was con
science stricken lie had been mean.
and he realized IT and wanted TO make
40. How was be to DO itg This cues
ton bothered him FOR the next fort
night He could not 20 over and beg
forgiveness and trail bis pride 10 the
dust and as far as be could ascertain
Nanny Smith wasn't going into q de-
cline on his account He was lying on
BIS back III bed one night when the
thought suddenly came to him-that
lion. AS d matter 81 fact. the beast
had been recaptured, but the farmers
hadn't heard 81 1t and were anxious
By day and sitting tight after sun
down
Before morning came Zeb had his
plan. Before noon he had shared It
with son Of his employer There
was 4 bit of q lake On Farmer smiths
land, and at one point be had built a
summer house. 1t was Nanny's favor.
ite spot 10 sit and watch the sun 60
down and the cleaning come on. The
roaming. roaring lion bad kept her
away for a few evenings but as be
bad bot appeared and devoured Der
her courage gradually returned leb
had buHded 90 that summer house
He bad his eagle eye that way as he
MIXED the cows on this particular
evening. lie saw the pink dress as il
crossed the meadow The cleaning
came, the robin sang bis last notes be.
fore going to bed, and then Zeb and
bis fellow consnirator moved.
In nensiye silence Miss Nanny Smith
sat In the summer house lighting mos.
quitoes md wondering how wicked the
circus had made Zeb when there came
sudden alarm. From d lot Of bushes
not far away came bloodcurdling
growls and q mans shouts. and she
was hardly on her feet before Zeb
dashed up. club III hand, and called
out.
Back into the house iris the lionI
Back. and I win die here 70 save your
"Oh. Zeb-Z ebe
Back. girl-he is comingl
And the lion came. That is. he seem
ed to come. His growlngs and roar
ings were something dreadful 10 hear
lie moved this way and that; be adj
vanced ard retreated: be rolled over
and over on the grass But the brave
Zeb could not be bluffed lie stood
IN front Of the house and swung bis
club and cried to that lion to come on
If he dared Finally, at the end Of
about ten minutes he suddenly rushed
into the darkness. pounded with hts
club and returned to Nanny 70 say:
ole has fed. and you are saved
Good night, Miss smith,
"0h. Zeb. you can't goF she appealed
"Bnt ! must ! ask no thanks for
the trife / have been able to render
you"
"But I can't let you 90. You must
come to the house. Say dear. | really
wish had gone to the circus with
you
'But you wouldn't CO. You kept talk
Ing about spangles al the time. while
/ never intended TO see spangles
Just went to study the lion and the
best place to bit him With q club II ! |
was ever attacked ] found the best /
place was the nose and | rushed IN on
him and whacked him one. Miss
Smith
"I'm Nanny. and you come right +
along why, zebby If there's q circus
every week after this
And next morning Zeh handed bis co- /
a dollar bill and said
eJim. that was the best growing I
ever heard. and Il You ever go and +
give it away I'll foller yen al over the /
state to break your neck9
e. VI. Smiths residence, west 81 john +
ION was burned to the ground Sunday f