The Washington times., 1913-08-08
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
JoHNNIE's cIRCUsAPART |.


parents, who lived on a big farm
In the country at vacation time
and just before that visit he haC
been to a circus, so when his Cousin
Frank and his sister Ann came t. visi
at the farm Johnnie saw no reason VIII,
they could not play circus.
There is everything here to pla,
WITH" he told Frank, land the mex
time grandfather goes to the village W.
vii play it He Is awfuIly fussy abcu
the cows and won't let You chase them
but, It won't hurt them mite. know
cause / saw pictures in a book where
men chased them on horses. And ther
/ went to a Wild West show once. We
will have a circus and a Wild Wes
show. too. 1t will be great fun.
Everything went smoothly for Johnnie
the next week. when his grandfather
and both hired men went to the village
to attend town meeting and grand.
mother went TO the next farm.
Now, you children be good and don't
get into mischief she told them; u
shan't be gone long, and you win find
The dinner was forgotten, and away
went Johnnie and Frank, followed by
An, to the barn. -
First. we will fix the cages with the
animals" said Johnnie. who knew al
about the animal tent at circus.
Get the cat and her kittens for the
tiger cage, and we will Sput Rover in
another for a lion, and we can put the
buffalo robe on Carlo and have him
for a black bear"
Where viii we get the cages?''
asked Frank.
'-Oh, we can bring the hen coops in
the barn and use the empty stalls, "
Johnnie told him.
The hen coops were brought, and the
cat caught and put in her cage. The
hen coop had to be fastened with a
piece of leather which was nailed to
the floor, for puss did not take kindly
to the part she was to play.
The kittens were put into another
coop, and cried franticaIly for their
mother, so Johnnie quieted them with
a bowl of cream, and they were soon
asleep. ?
The dogs were tied in the empty stalls.
and Carlo was covered with the robe,
but 1T did not stay on him long, so
Johnnie thought of a way TO keep 1t
on: He cut four holes in the robe and
put Carlos feet through them; then
he brought the robe up over Carlos
back and fastened It with big blanket
pins he found in the carriage room.
Carlo barked and tried every way TO
= a.,A
finally he gave up and laid down and
went to sleep.
We ought to have more animals
said Ann. II went to a circus once and
hey had a leopard and an elephant.
We can play the oxen are these, can't
we?'
Yes, we can make one OF them a
leopard, but 1 don't know how we can
tx an elephant" said Johnnie.
You get that pot Of white paint in
The she'd" he told Frank.
Frank came running back in a min
ute with pot of paint and Johnnie took
i and went to the stall where one OF
he oxen stood.
The OK did not take kindly to the dab
of paint Johnnie put on his hind leg, so
Johnnie decided TO go into the next
StaIl. which was empty, and try his
back. -l 90.
This worked very well, and soon the
,x looked as though big flakes of snow
had covered his back and part way
iown his sides
There, that is a fine leopard" said
Johnnie. as he surveyed his work. 'it
s larger, of course. than any leopard
,ver saw. but expect they grow to be
Is big as an OK where they live"
But they don't have horns" said
Frank.
"Oh, / know that" replied Johnnie,
but this is only a play circus you
mustn't look at his head, look at the
s1ots."
81 wish We had an elephant" said
Ann; ''ali circuses have elephants"
I'VE can play the other OK is a
,amel." said Johnnie; ''all we have to
10 is to put a hump on its back
The hump was easy to make, but the
,x would not stand still, so the hump
ell Off, and no one wished to have a
,amel bad enough to go in the stall be-
side the OK and tie It on.
I'VE will call that a buffalo" said
Johnnie; I'VE can get along without a
,amel' .a....,--
Cant we have an elephantg' persist
d Ann. g 100
III We had q piece Of rubber hose We