Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-05
CHAPTER III
The Dancing Nav Pole

MERRY bird voices warblcd trilly
1xl dance music for the May party
& frolic. Billy, clad In his green suit LED
In the fun. AS he iigged and capered
Ike the circus monkey the four children
from the city thought him TO be
The city children, Polly Martha
Harry and Joe not being used TO play
Ing In the woods. held back bashfulS
from Joining in the iolity. Not unit
Peggy took them by the hand and drag.
eed them among the frollicliing birds
and animals did they begin to have a
Jolly time. Then they danced and
played tag and leap frog, and crack
the-whip. and pull away, and drop"the-
handkerchief and all the other games
that Peggy and Billy could remember.
IL certainly was rollicktng May party.
Finally Peggy thought Of one thing
they hadn't done.
Z we haven't had a May pole dance. "
she cried. Cant we have May pole
dance"
ITO he sure you can have a May pole
dance y spoke the Queen of the May
from her throne of flowers. Bring in
the be autiful dancing May pole :"
There was a jingly sound from be-
hind the curtain of vines Billy turned
handspring and pulled the curtain
apart. out pranccd May pole-the
uueerest of all queer May poles. It
was Balky Sam, decked out in flowers
and trailing vines.
"Hee-haw I'm the May pole :" hrayed
Balky Sam. He reared on his hind legs.
and danced about with his front legs
paving the air. "Hec-haw Dance
around me- Hee-haw, want TO be
wound up"
out of the woods nutler,d Judge owl
He alighted on Balky Sans head.
"Hoo-hoo. Dance around me. too
Hoo, Hoo :" he hooted
Peggy seized one Of the long. trailing
J vines, and Billy seized another. They
began to dance around BallIv Sam and.
In jiffy. the city children joined in.
SO did Johnny Bull and Billy Goat, and
even Hoppity-Hop. the rabbit, Al
danced around Balky Sam and Judge
Owl, winding in and out IN regular
May pole fashion. AZ they danced the
birds poured forth a food OF melody
from happy throats.
All went we'll until they started 10
unwind Balky Sam: then trouble arose,
Johnny Bull, in turning around happened
TO switch his tail IN Billy Goats race;
Billy Goat didn't like that and butted
. Johnny Bull. That made Johnny Buil
angry and he grabbed Billy Goat by the
tail, Billy Goat dashed madly among
the 'dancers. b!eating and trying TO
shake Johnny Bull off. In jiffy every
one was all miXed up.
The city children, fleeing from Billy
Goat and Johnny Bull. ran around and
around Balky sam. They Clumg TO then
long, trailing vines and spun Balky Sam
about like a top.
''Hee-haw Whoa Whoa :" hraycd
Balky Sam, but that only made the
animals run the faster. and tn" faStCr
the animals ran tho faster ned tho
children. and the faster the children
fed. the faster Balky sam spun like
a top. He spun so fast that he grew
dizzy and over he toppled in a tangled
heap, Wham. He fell so hard he shook
the earth.
Ugh, :" grunted Balky Sam. and he
kicked out with both hind feet. bne
hoof hit Johnny Bull and sent hin,
kiting into A maple tree. Tho other hooi
hit Billy Goat and shot him into an
oak tree. Ard Peggy and Billy. and
the Queen Of the May, watching all the
excitement. laughed and laughed and
laughed
(Tomo,rorc ,cW be tom how h' 'u5
children get q triSh.J