The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-06
HENRY HAS GOOD TIME
AT THE VILLAGE CIRCUS

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 a
fOrceful woman and in settling the
affairs of the universe she incidentally
Settled Henry's. If 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 is not at all what you think it
is!' She decided every question in
the Dulster family and Henry never
did anything he wanted to. It was
positively pathetic one night to see
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 swooped down
on our corner with the announcement
that q special launch was going to
take all who wanted to so to the cir
Gus in the village the next day and
didn't we want to come along?
Il saw ChTyssie 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 l was ten years
old From the flash in Henry's eye it
appeared that he did, too.
NO, thank you, said Mrs. Dulster,
grimly. 4 hope we have outgrown
such foolishness! Circus, indeed!
Pack of nonsense!
4 agree with you, Mrs. Dulster,'
said Chryssie, glazing at me.
How much it looks like RAIN 1
remarked, absently. Henry appeared
disappointed. | had defended him on
several occasions and my weak &C.
quiescence in the ultimatum Of Mrs.
Dulster and Chryssie seemed to sur
prise him.
1t would be like old times to go
to that circus Miss Simpson, Henry
murmured in my ear a little later. L
wish Mrs Dulster cared about such
things He sighed.
Then and there made up my mind
to take Henry Dulster to the circus!
People take other folks small boys
and if he wasn't a hectored, disap-
pointed small boy l never saw one,
Besides, wanted to go myself.
Mrs. Dulster did not appear to
mind the next morning when | asked
her husband to row me down the lake
TO the place where they got water
lilies. Henry enjoyed rowing and we
had d good time as We went along
The village at the other end Of the
lake was in sight before he remem.
bered to ask me just where the lilies
were
My goodness! said |, gazing
about blankly. We must have missed
the turn into the bayou! What a
shame! Never mind; we're almost to
town. I've got little shopping to do
and
And I'd like some cigars said
Henry, eagerly. Mrs. Dulster allows
him only one day.
The way he beaChed that rowboat
was caution. We found the streets
full OF people from the country and
the different resorts close by and
caught a glimpse OF the elephants in
the street parade. Henry shifted the
atmosphere like hound after a rab-
bit. It's a great circus. judging from
the bills. he said, wistfully.
Mr.. Dulster,' ! said breathlessly,
Il dare you to go to the circus! We're
here-and we might as we'll, Let's
do it,
Henry stared at me- Then he
gulped and the color few to his face.
I'm with you" he said, with deter.
mination.
Well, Henry and l did that circus
up properly. We got there early and
we ate sticky popcorn balls and cheap
candy and 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
scolded because We couldn't and kept
squealing at each other, Oh, look at
that and had a perfectly glorious
time.
After it was all over and we were
drifting out with the crowd we re-
membered that we had TO go back to
the hotel. l 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-
able time, but they couldn't do it.
Il do have inspirations sometimes.
] spoke up sternly. Well | snapped,
you two here! I certainly am sur
prised!'
Both of them tried to explain at
pnce how it happened and how they
couldn't help themselves and l got
them SO upset that they never thought
to ask how Henry and l got there
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