Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-08
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The Mule CioiCn
By DADDY
NJan-Thin Man

,,r,AIKY SANS circus had side'
Dsbow. and I'm going to tell you
,,r Bolky Sam upset that sideshow
ni,b one OF his tricks
Thus Judge Owl began his evening
story. .,.,;, nav, IN
,.ob other. we're the fattcst man OF
...,h and the thinnest man on Garth
49, tot man was so fat that the eic-
...,ts used TO get out of his way TO
pi,o hin, room when they saw him COM
L., while the thin man was so thln
ttot not even the snakes stirred from
Tic ratb. for they thought him only n
walking shadow.
"Tho IA. man got fatter every day,
,,d that was because be ate so much,
,.n.rcl SO much and moved about so
W,,Io Ar the same time the thin man
.ot thinner every day because his stom-
ssch was out Of order. which made MN
a. vcry little, act sour all the time
oni keep In nervous Midget.
'Rolky Sam used to grin and hee-
,,, at Tho fat man because he was so
w., x"" and Mt the thin man because he
80, m,s 90 thin. But after time Balky
S,n grew sorry for them. He was
sorry for the fat man because the fat
man was so fat he cou ldn't dance or
Inv or have a good time ike other
foiks He was sorry for the thin man
because the thin man was so thin no
was only skin and bones, and II he
triod 10 dance or play he would be
ii.hIc hI ~ fall TO pieces. Besides, Balky
S,m was afraid If the fat man grew
ooy fattcr he would burst, and il the
thin man got any thinner no would
fade out of sight like Whit Of cigar
swOke.
getting any fatter and the thin man
from getting any thnner?' asked Balky
sam one evening when he was talking
lhe matter over with the animals in
the menagerie tent.
'The way to cure the fat man 10 to
rot him to jump around as ] do squeak
ed Jinks. the monkey.
"'And the way to cure the thin man
Ie 10 get him to eat as I do grunted
Major. the eleph hant:
'iBalky Sam thought that over. 'Hee-
tsw. You are right he brayed. 4
know now how to cure them BOTH
Saving Nhis, Balky Sam trottcd
avsy to the dining tent where the fat
man nnd tho thin man were eating
their s,lppcrs with the other circus
folks. The fat man was just starting in
on n huge platter of corned beef and
cnbbnre, while the thin man was nib
bling at hard cracker, which was oil
he ate.
"Balky Sam pranced up to the fat
man. 'Hee-haw! You eat too much.
Get up and jump around, brayed Balky
Sam. nipping the fat mans shoulder.
"'Go away!' yelled the fat man.
thinking Balky Sam had gone mad.
Baky Sam laid back his ears, gave a
frightful hee-haw and barred his big
teeth as if about to take a bite Of the
fat mans fat back. Go away!' yelled
the fat man again, and he rose to his
feet. Balky Sam whirled around and
shrickcd the fat man once more. Balky
Sam rushed at him with wide open
mouth.
AT that the fat man did something
he h0Gn't done in years-he began to
rIn. lie ran out of the dining tent
into the show tent, and around and
around the race track. Right behind
him. uttcring frightful brays, came
Balky Sam, pretending he was going to
gobble the fat man.
"Around and around the fat man
kept going. and when once no got start
od he couldn't stop. And as he ran
the fat in him began to melt and to run
in streams down his face and his sides
and his legs. He grew lighter with
every step.
Now when Balky Sam began to
chase the fat man every one in the
IliUiuU tnni lDoan n lanUb nj Ia,
ore who laughed the loudest was the
thin nan. 1t was very, very funny to
MIN tC see the fat man run and lose
his fat.
When the thin man laughed il shook
up his stomach. which was just what
his stomach had needed for years and
years. The shaking cured the stomach
and the stomach began to want real
iood instead of the crumbs of hard
cracker. The first thing the thin man
Fncw he was eating the fat mans plat =
ter Of COrncd beef and cabbage. Ana
when the plate was clean the thin man
sent bnck to the cook for more. lie
OF" and he ate, and before that night
was over hc was spoiled rs thin
man. be had begun to get fat.
"',As for the fat man, he ran until
iaIky sam could chase him no more.
when the fat man stopped running he
was so tired he fell right down and
supper. That was the beginning of the
lat man getting thin and the thin man
getting fat, and soon they were able
10 leave the circus and get good jobs
Morhlng on farm. And tomorrow
III tell YOU about Balky Sam and the
little lost fairy"