New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16

Five thousand sets Of little white teeth
busily crunching peanuts, five thousand
pairs of eager eyes glued on the door
where the clowns come from. five thou
sand rapturous "A-a-ahs.' Hooray, the
circus has begun,
It was Orphans Day at the circus yes
terday. From all over the city they came
-afoot, a-subway. a-motor. cripped chill
dren, orphan children. feeble-minded chill
dren. girls in bue-checked gnghams and
boys i'm iron braces. who had 10 be car
ried in by the willing circus attendant
all coming to pay their respects again 10
Babe and the clowns and the fat lady
and the acrobats.
This is how Nicola Raga and his
friends felt about II:
Amt you got any peanuts
Nav, give 'em to Pete I'm fun
Miss Salie. we seen the little Niger
lady. Amt she sweet?'
Miss Sallie wouldn't you like u have
her for a doll?"
Shes married to that little man, amt
she? Oh / dunno. They jes' look as II
they b'longed togedder'
"Ah, See de ephelunts.'
My. amt he de brave man, What
makes him do that. Miss Sallie? Can't
/ he fall down? How much money does
he get for that?"
"Ho. no. no, Here come de clowns.
Wave 10 'em. Jennie. They's de funny
men"
II don't know which 10 look at, Miss
sallie First / looks at one ting, an den
/ sees somepn' else
"Oh. see the funny otterbill.'
Il don't like de white horse. likes
he one what dances. He he he. Every
body's dom it! Mimi
Say, John. you couldn't do that
Watcher tink / am?'
We'll. J mean if you was big
Nav; an YOU couldn't. neider.''
Il know-but my mudder's goln' to take
me to de hospital. SO ! kin walk an play
| ball some time
Miss Sallie, dey buys dem ponies. don't
dey? / guess dey's getting der money
back now. amt dey? Oh, see de pony
standln' up on de table. What did dat
man say? Are dey goin' ter get SO for
real. Miss SaIHe? Can't de pony fall
too?"
Don't the man hurt hissef. Miss
Sallie? Why? Don't the men cry ever?
Oh, what's he dom now? Is that
Chinee girl? How much money Is she
goin' ter get?'-
law, Jennie. don't be afraid. Dats
not shootin'. Deys ies maxim noise wild
dose tings"
Sure. Jennie. they're jes playin
shootin."
See. Jennie, the other children are all
| laughin' over there. He didn't shoot
EN-. See; look at the lady on the horse.
Dat COILS de best rider in de void"
] law, gwan-in dis country, maybe.
/ "Ho. no. no. see de guy gettn' shaved"
| whats suffergettes, Miss Sally
What's he got i'm the bottle? Oh, kin
he walk on the rope? Now he's goin ter
drink the rum and fall. See. he's drunk
now"
"Oh. is dis de emo?
"Do we have to 30 now. Miss Sallie?'
Jaw. gee, wish we'd jes canned
Nicholas reluctantly brushed the peanut
shells off his Sunday suit. picked up MS
/ two little clutches. swung MS withered
| leg over the edge Of his chair ana ad-
mltted the end. He is eight years old' ana
/ had never been 10 the circus Delofe' ne
&c ore Of the children OF the Seaside Home
for Cripplcs, for whom the VISIT TO 'he
circus is an innovation this year. Mos'
of the five thousand orphans ana cnppleS
have been coming every year since the
angel who presides over the anars OF
children put IT into the HEADS OF inc
Rineling brothers to invite me Guy
ornhans to the circus. Up IN Inc Ioi's
u,b.rc the older children sat one hcd'd
rouarks more sophisticated than Mic
kies"
Huh, He did that last year