Bisbee daily review., 1913-09-21
Willie $
 Surfeit


 Willie's Aunt Victoria was suspicious. His mother said she just knew the child was III and she held the medical thermometer under his tongue by main force. but bis Aunt Victoria raised her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes while studying him.
 The trouble was that Willie had not shrieked with joy when his mother had said that she would take him to toe circus He had not ever seemed 'aintly interested. It was an unheard of state of things!
 He hasn't any fever" announced ais mother anxiously, consulting ths thermometer. Does your head ache, 1arling?"
 Nope" Willie said cheerfuily.
 q never heard of a boy who wasn't perfectly crazy to go to cireus!" per sisted his mother. Why, usually you worry the life out of me from the ime the posters are put up! You icted that way when this circus first vas announced, and I don't see-are you sure you don't want to go?"
 I'd rutber go play with Arthur Jones'" Willie said. wriggling He edged out of the door
 T just know he's going to be sick" repeated his mother.
 T wouldn't worry" said his Aunt Victoria He looks perfectly healthy"
 But secretly she was as much amazed as was Willle's mother. Re garding Willie from a calm, unemo- ional point of view, she recognized he fact that there might be other exS planations than any which came into :he mind of his worried parent
 There had been gorgeous posters for several weeks in the suburb show ing forth the glories of the small cir GUS that was coming, and Willie, with Lhe other small boys, had followed the bill poster about, hysterically whoop Ing with glee. He had talked circus and dreamed circus for days and had nearly broke his neck practicing on the tight rope in the back yard, to the serious injury of the family clothes line. And now, the second day of ths show, he had rejected his chance to go. It certainly was not normal con. duct on WnHe's part.
 His Aunt Victoria cornered Willie that evening and offered him some chocolates. Tell me why you don't want to go to the circus" she said, be guiIingly. ...,-.
 aHuh." said Willie. T seen it."
 T knew perfectly well you weren't going to be sick" she said. triumph. antly. Have another chocolate. Did you go to it yesterday
 "Huh!" confded Willie. T wuz in it."
 Aunt Victoria clutched the chair arm. Tn it?" she repeated faiatly
 Willie kicked one foot meditatively against the step. We'll" he amend ed, mot eggzactly in it, y'know. I wuz on it."
 Aunt Victoria felt her back hair dis tractedly and swallowed hard.
 "Willie!" she cried impressively Tell me this minute what you meanl If your mother dreamed"
 Willie edged nearer. T rode a nele- pbunt," he confided, in the parade"
 Do you mean to say" his question CT gasped, that you actually were in the procession? On an elephant that has a million more germs than a fly has-and you know how frightened your mother is If a fly gets near you? How did you dare"
 A man said could" Willie pro tested. T was hanging around with the other kids. seen it all because crawled under the tent I helped feed the elephants an the man he ast if wanted to be in the procession, an said I did, an he got red coat an wore 1t! Say. did you know eiephunts are so high up when you ride 'sm?"
 Willie is not coming down with typhoid CT the measles, ,"r his Aunt Vic toria announced later to his parents. ''In fact, should say he is more than ordinarily sane and healthy"
 WilHe's father hates germs as much as does WilIie's mother. and he was annoyed on hearing of his sons deeds. You really ought to tell him not 10 do sucR things" he said to his wife.
 It was then that Willies mother turned on WiIlis's father. My good ness," she said. "WhO on earth would ever think on getting up in the morn Ing of telling a perfectly we'll brought up child that he must not on any ac- count put on a red coat and ride an elephant! Between you and your son you'll drive me crazy!"
 Anyhow sighed Willie contenteca LY. T seen the circus,"