The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09
HENRY HAS GOOD TINE
AT THE VILLAGE CIRCUS

Even my sister Chryssie, who
looks upon men as mere cumberers OF
the earth and creatures to be taught
their place." said the elder Miss Slmp-
son. was moved to speak with COM
miseration Of Mrs. Dulster's husband.
Nobody at our summer resort ever
spoke OF him as Mr.. Dulster-he was
always described as the property OF
his wife.
Mrs. Dulster was what Is called q
forceful woman and in settling the
affairs of the universe she incidentally
settled Henry's. II he opened his
mouth to express an opinion Mrs. Dull.
ster would Immediately interrupt and
say: Now. Henry. you don't know
anything about It. and anyhow your
idea IL not at all what you think 1t
is!' She decided every question In
the Dulster family and Henry never
did anything he wanted to. It was
positively pathetic one night to SEQ
him watch the other men having blue
berry pie in addition to their ice
cream when his wife would not let
him.
Henry had sort Of frightened up
when the Taylor girls and some others
OF the young crowd swoopcd down
on our corner with the announcement
that special launch was going to
take all who wanted to 20 to the cir
Gus in the village the next day and
didn't We want TO come along?
Il saw Chryssie stiffen. as did Mrs.
Dulster. Chryssie has the notion that
because she and are near 40 We
should hobble with canes and take
snuff in the chimney corner-that is
what is always making trouble be-
tween uS-but like circus just as
much as l did when was ten years
old. From the flash In Henrys eye it
appeared that he did, too.
mo, thank you,' said Mrs. Dulster.
grimly. I hope We have Outgrown
such foolishncss. Circus. indeed.
Pack of nonsense!'
| l >.
said Chryssie, glazing at me.
"'Iiow much it looks like rain!'
remarked. absently Henry appeared
disappointed. | had defended him on
several occasions and my weak ac-
Quicscence in the ultimatum Of Mrs.
Dulster and Chryssio seemed to sur
prise him.
1T would be like old times to go
to that circus, Miss Simpson. Henry
murmurcd in my ear a little later 1
wish, Mrs. Dulster cared about such
things lie sighed.
Then and there made up my mind
TO take Henry Dulstcr to the circus!
People take other folks small boys
and if he wasn't hcctorcd, disap-
pointed small boy | never saw one!
Besides, | wanted to go myself.
Mrs. Dmlstcr did not appear to
mind Tie ncXt morning when asked
her husband TO row me down the lake
% the place whore they rot water
Iilics. Horny enjoyed rowing and wa
IA .#5 at Tie other end Of the
lake was in sight before he rcmcm-
- ask ma iuat whore the lilies
Ncre.
Nv goodness said !, gazing
about oiankls we must have missed
! the tGrn into the bayou. What Il
shame. Never mind; we're almost to
town I've got IA little shopping to do
and
And Id like some cigars said
Iicnry, eagerly. Mrs. Dulster allows
him only one a day.
The way he bcached that rowbOat
was caution. We found the streets
fun OF people from the country and
Tho different resorts close by and
caught a glimpse Of the elephants in
the street parade. Henry shifted the
atmospheric like u hound after rab-
bit. It's great circus, judging from
The bills he said, wistfully.
Mr. Dulster,' said brcathlessly,
i dare you to so to the circus! We're
| h'i| anu W. might dS Ntu. jLcL .
do it,
Henry stared at me. Then he
gulpcd and the color few to his face
I'm with YOU he said, with deter.
mination.
We'll. Henry and l did that circus
up properly. We got there early and
we ate sticky popcorn balls and cheap
candy ana had pink lemonade. and
We fed peanuts to the animals and
went To every single sideshow and
tried TO watch four rings at once and
scoldcd because we couldn't and kept
squealing at each other, oh, look at
that and had perfectly glorious
time.
After it was all over and We we're
drifting out with the crowd we re.
membcred that We had to 20 back to
the hotel. was twice as afraid of
Chryssie as he was OF his wife and
was right in the middle of imagining
the most scathing things she could
say to me when we ran straight into
the hotel crowd. There doomed Mrs.
Dulster and Chryssie trying their best
to act as though they had had miser-