The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-14


cd he would kill the sixth within
month. There was something in this
statement to appeal and interest.
"What | want" he said, IS to see
that elephant. | want to look him
over for about half an hour, and then
shall be willing to drive back home
brother Goodhue," replied the min
lister, las understand 1t, there are
two tents. One is for the menagerie
and the other for the circus"
Eyes, that's So"
zone ticket admits to both"
1T does
.And the menagerie is the first tent
you enter"
Il guess So"
"Well, the case seems to be right
here. Can you enter the first tent and
gaze on the elephant and not long 70
enter the second, where the circus isl
1t is surely no sin to gaze ON an ele'
phnnt, but when it comes TO circus
performance, deacon. that is different,
you know. You must fight this out
alone. You are strong man, but the
two ringed circus Is an awful tempta
ton"
He had q week to think 1t over.
Sometimes he was strong in his self
confidence, and again his knees wab
bled. Why pay 80 cents to see the
elephant alone when 1t would admit
to all? Was it worth that sum to gaze
on even an elephant that had killed.
five men? 1t was decision and indeci.
sion for week, and thea the minister
inquired il his mind was made up.
mot skassiy," was the reply.
"You doubt your strengthP
"rhats II. | do want to see the ele-
plant. and | don't want TO see them
gals in spangles, and I'm sweating
over IT,"
"Then wouldn't 1t be wiser to give
up the ideai"
The deacon went home and wrestled
another day and then decided not to
go near the behemoth. The circus
came, and his neighbors went, and q
peddler came along the road and told
him that It was the grandest aggrega-
ton on the face Of the known world,
and the words brought Il lonely feel
ing.
The good mans reward was at hand,
however Just at shutdown he heard
a great yelling down the road. and he
looked to see great cloud of dust. A
haystack on wheels WAS coming his
way, pursued by men and dogs. The
deacon was at the barnyard gate viii
n milk pail on his arm. AS the hay
stack came nearer he murmured Il
himself.
"B'gosh, it's an elephant, and he''
broke away from the circusl He's th'
very one | wanted TO see, and nov
there won't be no temptation abou
it,
Yes, the two tonner had broke
loose and was looking for summe
board. He was hiking straight ahea
when he caught sight of the deaco
and the open gate and the cows in IN
barnyard lie swerved aside and bul
ted in Brother Goodhue did not vi
derstand the situation until two sec
onds too late. He was seized am
thrown twenty feet high to come dow
on the wagon shed with a broken Lee
Then the four cows were picked u
and toyed with. They were tossed owe
into the road or slammed against til
barn, and the deacon ON the roof fol
got his pain as he gazed. His WACO
was smashed to bits and his hayrac
pulled apart, aud the behemoth playe
ball with plow or two
OF course the circus men were aftt
was out for fun, aud he didn't sui
init to bondage until he had had
His last act was to burst through Il
fence and walk up to the kitche
of the farmhouse and pick up the we
curb and the old oaken bucket al
send them sky high among the liml
of cherry tree. Then he gave in an
was led away looking as innocent as
lamb. The circus proprietors agree
to pay all damages, but as matter
fact not a cent was ever had fro
them. During his three months
bed Deacon Goodhue had many caller
Among them, as matter Of cours
was his minister As he sat down
the bedside he asked;
Deacon, what do you figure up Il
damage TO bef"
: Bout five hundred, | guess
, "Um. | wish could pay it,
ooh, no one expects such thing.
I mo, can't pay 1t, but III tell "
, what can do. Gun advise you tn
/ when the next circus comes alol
you go to It. You not only so in az
/ see the elephant but the kangaroo
the camels, the CRATES and the hyena
a and then you get front seat at q
circus performance and stay until 2
last act Is over"