Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 48, Number 22, Jasper, Dubois County, 9 February 1906 — Page 7

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f ECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS

By HON. GEORGE W. PECK I u P Bot Abroad pu

is Strikes the Qua. - City v Go on a Ginger A Jag Pa Breaks Up an Indian War Dance 1 Comes Near Being burned Alive The World's 7 air Cannibals Have a Roast Dog Feast.

W"rl"? " arms, tut a ctrus ik not I jj , ,hat wa Ordinär::, J n Philadelphia on Sunday. bat p. ttel M had M of . run g 1 " at soy ,,lac, we have h Ur U ' ' "d a tr.be of Indians will, our wild went depart m.nt ail summer and pa has not t.Ki very well with the Indians ...... he aas in charge "f Las obow at Kort Wayne, and they all a ,iinnk. and hw had th-m IM Mp to Use Sftaa around

ruin wu tr, v K,,t soLer.

"t ia . ret Kinca. and it

was only

Brae since we kn--w the show was I for Philadelphia for a Saturday,

u ( wound have to stay over w ,hj

. in mar. .own. mere lias been ptOaM of a revolt. Kveryhndy tad with the show has a horror aj found dead in Philadelphia, baf claim ll la too dead for live peo t and not very satisfactory to u-ad pie. I--r'r.i mer who was with the show rear says that nobody but the rspaper people who had free ti ). - attended the performances, and me of them wouldn't go la the t nt

as trie press agent promised to

They

Watt r of iimt- when thev

pa tum. TiVn at Pittsburg our man ag.r picked p a company of cannibals that had gal u n wm from the St Ixmis fair, and who agreed to par form for their u.ard and clothes, and as thy .l.,r. t wear any clothes to

speak or an. I only eat don week day a, .l I ...... a . ...

u.ih'- hi k.i a unman Uirig to

roast on Sunday, it am rued a pretty

kmu nargatn

veu, me uwliaiis Kot permission to

boot a green corn dun re in i.i.

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near the circus lot n.i ihn

management pal them a wagon load of corn, and tl.ey had built a fire and were roast in the corn, and dancing, and pa didn t know about it. and Just after dark th. q..akor who owned the woods complained to pa. who was on watch Sunday night, that his Indians had got ofT the reservation and wer preparing to go ,,n the warpath, and he wanted them to get off his premises, pg said he would go right ever and drive th. m back to the tents. I tried to pal pa to let the police go

I Indians Tied Pa to a Tree and Began to Pile Sticks Around Hh

ip a free lunch, with deiiish gin ale to drink, and that the presa pal riotous on ginger ale. A r ale Jag la trr: ti- When a faU of ginger ale hi.-, intestines '!. and tie up in knots, and a cholera infantum, and tin - fri mis hold him lie g.s out the world and wants to kill the

r. anu children and non-

Last year our press agents filled up tfco numbers of the local press with - ale, and when we struck Philft a this time the newspapers had m out warrants for our show, nn ! harge of compounding a felony, el co I suppoae is the legal name tor r r ale. The way the Quakers patrol t ahow is to put on their gray I aa, and their big white hats and

and drive them off, but he said he hadn't no time to go and wake up the police, and they wouldn t get around anyway before the middle of the week. So pa took a tent stake and started for the green corn roast. The Indians were taking turns dancing and eating roasted corn, and they bad a barrel of beer, and I knew enough about Indians to keep away from them wh-n tkejf mix beer with green corn, for it has about the same effect as committing suicide with carbolic acid. Pa put .Tib hat on one side of his head and went right into the midst of the Indians and grabbed a chief called On.- Kar at a Time, and hit him with the t-nt stake, and knocked him down, and said. Now. you git."

Well. air. that Indian

fall, and I thought I could sm-ll flash "irnlng Oh i, i was acarad for P ar they would I. urn pa alive. Just then tr.e mar. who had rh'e of our cannibals, who each bad

that they were looking fo; a plac to roast. atne along e I told him about 'he Indiana' corn roast and he ordered the earnlbals to go drive the Indians away (mm their nr, -nd dgs Well, it worked like a charm and the cannibals made a rush for t.. Indians and drove them away Just as tkl y had lighted the fire around pa and we were not a minute too soon After the Indians ha1 skedaddled for he woods, and we cut the cords that lOMMf pa. th- cannibals went to work and skua the dogs, and began to cook them, and pa looked on. until It made him squirrjiish, but he was so tickled at hein m from the Indians, that he tried to be a good fellow with the cannibals. I guess It wouid have b-en all risht. only the cannibals got to drinking the Philadelphia beer, and t&V u It was all off, cause roast dog wasn't good enough for them, and j wanted to roast pa. First they offered pa dog to rat, but ho had swore off on dog, and passed on It, and that made the cannibals mad. and th y got ready to roast pa, and I guess they would have eaten him half cooked, if it hadn't been for the performers and freaks who had missed their pet dogs, and the circus hands told them the cannibals had Just gone to the woods with a mess of lopa to roast for a dog feast. Well, they were Just getting a fire around pa. and ho was giving the rand hailing !h of distress, when he performen- headed by the fat I man who.,. ., Mexican doc

as lost in the shuffle, came in amongst the cannibals, and pa and the h. r doga were rescued. In the iarnedest fight I ever saw. The per formers Just walked right over the anniba!s. and mauled them with stakes, and ail the dogs that had not baaa killed were pulled away from the heathen, and saved. The fat woman got her dog all light, and hen pa came up from the atakt wh:re they were going to burn him and congratulated her on recovering her dog she turned on pa and accused him of being the leading cannibal, and that he was the one who put up tV- whole Job to steal the doga. She

tabbed him with a parasol, but na

was innocent. The Indians got back to the tent

along towards morning, and the cannibals went back with us, and we had to feed them on weiners. which was

the nearest to roast oog we could get

lor them at that time of nleht

Pa seems to get it in the neck in

this show, cause everything that goes

wrong is laid to him, and if anything

goes right, somebody elae gets the credit, and I think be would resign if it was not for his pride. After the trouble about the Indians and the cannibals the manager called pa up and repiirnanded him for indulging the tribes in their wild orgies, and said we couldn't maintain discipline as long as pa mixed up with them and encouraged them in such things. Pa tried to explain that he was the victim instead of being the cauae of the dog roast, but the manager dls

missed pa by telling him not to let it occur again Then to ahow the incon sistency of the manager, he ordered

I pa to go on ahead of the show to New York, and advertise that the cannibals

in our show would give an exhibition

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do more , . rc,; nnA v... .

and to offer a reward for anybody that would consent to be roasted and oat-' en in public. Pa has gone to New Y.irk to look for somebody who will take the posi tion of meat for the cannibals, and he is instructed to spare no expenae to

find auch a man. He thinks he may i

find somebody connected with the Equitable Life insurance scandal, who has lost all desire to live any longer, and who will gladly go into this ' mu taal" scheme. I don't know. This circus business is too much for me, cause I am losing friends all the time. Even the monkeys have got se they seem to be ashamed to be seen talking to me. and when I pass th monkey cage they turn their backs os me. aa though I did not belong to their set. When a fellow gets so low thai monkeys feel above him, and throw out sarcastic remarks when he goet by. it is time to change your luck some way.

ne Fat Woman Jabbed Pa with Hs r Parasol.

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'and on the comers when the parade p 1 ' and never crack a smile, or

interested, and when the parade paaasi they go to the circus lot

the balloon ascension, and ' I on wagon wheels and try to oeaf the side of the tent at the ' rmance, and then they kick bethe audience on the back seats off their view from the wagon '.eels. t year our sbow killed a Quaker, r . the community Is down on ua. Th guaker got In the show because nd a half Inch of ground that "ents were on wnH ho tr.l rieht ,

than almck the fire In a sitting position, and filled the air with the odor of fried buckskin, before the whole tribe jumped on Pa. and they kicked him with their moccasins, and were going to murder him. while the chief who acted as the burnt offering, got out of the fire, and at down In the cold mud to cool himself. He held up hia hand as a signal for attention.

and he called a council of war. while the squaws sat on pa t-j hold him dow n The council of war aentenced pa to be burned at the stake, and they tied hi- t j k f r... an. I tuisan t. atl 1 a

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' n two bareback horses, he W W too far inside the ring. ' Ika kicked his nat clear up to the f 'he tent, and a female trapete rmer up there caught It and sat 1 nn it on the trap se. The old W r had heart disease and fell What the Quakers complained v that after the Quaker's PJ had been removed from the 'hat the show went right on., aimed that w.i m.oki k. ...

I JJ PlOper respect to the dead by mg the ahow for 30 dava and

go to the circus lot and give an alarm, and send the handa to rescue him. Gee. but didn't I run though, and yell an alarm big enough for a massacre I told the hands, who were sleeping under the seats, or playing carda on the trunks that the Indiana were burning pa at the stake, and some of the hands said that would serve him right, and the fellows that were playing c"ds said they didn't want to break up the game when they were losers, to rescue no bald headed cur roudgon I thought pa was goner.

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WHEN HIS WIFE CAME HOME Earlier Than He Expected and Saw Him Entertain His Friends.

The Harlem resident emerged frort the city hall subway elf. He was plain ly dejected, relates the New York Olobe Why. hello. Jimson." cried a com

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4 valentine

X fat hungry Ann's;.

j lew an the way c Jc know." sighed 1

jfcj. 5571 snd 53S9 name ADDRF.SS

A Don't rvon't forget yoor sarraata

ccjld hear the Indiana I waaherwomaa.

Poor Outlook for Her Mother I can t se- why you should object to Mr flood sense Daughter I never could marry such a man as that He wears th .heap eat kind of ready-made clothes Mo-her- That Is mere Idiosyncrasy "Y-e-s; but I'm afraid he'll want mo to dress the same way "Tit Bite.

B Kay C. r iLgivalt.

Bob stood first on one foot thn on the other, peering into the shop win dow with its marvelous display of every kind of valentine His eyea twinkled with glee as he gazed upon a thrilling line of "comics.'' "Gee whii!" escitedly murmured Bob. thrusting his hands Into hia trou aers' pock'ta. Then bis eyes lifted to higher things and his heart strings tightened with positive awe In the center of the window, suspended by a gilt cord, swung a creation of pink ee'lulold. paper lace, blue forget-me-nots and grtcn sparrows. If only he eoull buy it for Mary Ann! His breath came and went in little gasOn a scroll miraculously issuing from the mouth of one of the rreen spar rows were two lines of gilt lettering " u ur 'he vine grows round th stump You are my own dear sugar lump He gave an ecstatic whistle Even the hard heart of Mary Ann who cornfuly winked the lip of her nose at bis most adoring glaneea could not posalbly withstand poetry like that! He entered the shop He came out with a crestfallen air and drooping spirits. The pink celluloid valentine was .V cents, snd poor Bub bad only a nickel' lie glared In

t the window and then turned an grily away, walking slowly up the

street, his dirty little forehad puck-

eraaj in thought.

Had he only remembered in time

that this was Yalentine day he might have saved up nough pennies for tvaa so dazzling an extravagance as the celluloid dream of beauty. But Low could he iastantaneously earn so

a sum" The holidays with their

-napshot opportunities to run errands

were passed, and now instead of there

being a lucky blizzard with a Jolly lot of sidewalk- to sweep this four

teenlh A February, the air was as balmy as May as if spring had sent a breath of her flowers to old winter for a va'entine

Bob glanced at a clock. It wa too

early to go for his evening papers. He turned p the alley leading to the.

Grotto. For the first time in the

last proud thrte months he was almost sorry that the gang had taken him in Of course, after sleeping on

he i roofs and burrowing tinder wharfs fellow lived like a swell in a fine cellar, but when h had paid Frecnles the gang's ten-year-old busln ss manager- for his b'ink. and con tribnted his share of 'he daiiy grub, his "regular income" was always exhausted. If only there could be some sensation in that afternoons edition, alary Ann might still -Bob's thoughts Were abruptly interrupted by a cat s plaintive cry. Hello there!" eiclaimed Bob "Where in the world did you rome from?" He stooped and stealthily strokej the rough fur of a forlorn kitten who bad appeared as mysteri Mat as though a trapdoor bad sud-1 denly opened in the ground for her peeial accommodation. You are s beaut'" laughed Bob. "Jost ought to ee your ribs'! Looks as if you'd been living on washboard all winter What ar- you following aie for Take me for the avenue swell whose father kep a dairy?" "Meow Meow The balfstanred

amen timidly rubbed against Bobs foot, her frightened ves lonki tip nn

pleadingly into the boy s face. "I ain't got anything for vou hoo!" In terror, the cat scampered behind an ash barrel- the tip of an ear. one big yellow eye, a cobwebby w hisker lone visible. Say. I didn't mean to scare you that way " apologized Bob contritely kneeling by the barrel 1 '."ome here, K'y Kitty Pea see. Kit." explained Bob gen Up Ftroking the thin little bead. "I like cat -honest. But It would be worth all nine of your lives to follow aie into the Orotto It ain t that the ft I owa havea t kind hearts It's Just because they can't understand that tl.ey e got feelings InslJe like other folks, you know. Besides. Theodora Fitzsimmons would make mince pie of

you in short order! You're terrible hungry, ain't you?" -Meow' Meow' " ' Sorry, old girl, but I ain t a millionaire that can afford to dine strayalley cats at restaurants Clean busted, except " Bob's face flushed a sudden red He had remembered the nickel in his pocket He scrambled up. and scowled down at the kitten. "There's no uat of you looking at me' A fellow ran do what he pleases wih his own money, and you needn't suppose for one Instant I m going to give up Mary Ann's val , entine to feed an old alley cat!'" F.mphatically Jerking bis head. Bob turned his back upon the two plesdIr.g. hungry eyes riveted upon him. Mai took to bis heels But a arlance over his shoulder was his undoing, for the cat. trying to run after him. toppled over from weakness, r'vlng a crv that cut deep into Bob tender heart. The brave little pussy was soon on her feet again, the plaintive meow" wüh a note of triumph whan she found her new friend coming toward her Bob stood looking down ai her. the hand thrust into its trousers' pocket, turning the nicke rver and over, while : visions of the live-cent valer.Unes so recently scorned flashed through his mind in nictures of irresistible beauty "What a th um of feeding yon aa .

when you ro right off aad

again' ' he grumbled. Me-o-w '

ery unromfoMat being hoi-

lown to your toes. I

Rnh it Tl.

C j drooping cornera of his mouth audj denly straiglifnsd into a smile reach S ing almost from ear to ear. "Got aa

idea be exultantly cried, waving bis cap In the air I II dlvy. Kit. I'll dhy Spend part of the nickel on you; part on Mary Ann hurrah! " A moment later Bob breathlessly entered a corner grocery. "Give me two cents' worth of milk." he demanded in his most impressive manner, as he wriggled on to a stool and hpun his nickel on the counter. 'Where's your pail, sonny?" Bob regarded the clerk in openmouthed consternation In his flash of inspiration this small detail had escape him What could he do? md Th lor. wc- both in the Grotto, go that he could not go there now. and there was no time to be lost, for in half an hour he would have to start downtown after his paper, "Perhaps." said the clerk, chuckling over his own wit. "you'd like me to pour the milk straight into your pockets? " Couldn't- couldn't you loan me something?" stammered the embarrassed Bob. I d bring It back In ten minutes honst " A peal of laughter filled the little hop. "You don't catch old dogs with puppy tricks' I've loaned things to kids before. No. sir. you won't get a drop of milk from this establishment until you run home and fetch your pail." Bob slowly descended from his stool "Then it's off." he sighed. "I -an't " "Say. interrupted the clerk, actuated partly by his business keenness for trade, partly by the disappointed expression on the youngster's face. "I've got one of the finest tin pans you ever see Your ma can have It for milk, fry her meat in it. and use it for a wash-basin between times. It's worth every bit of ten cents, but folks have their notions about a pan being smooth and sleek, and because of this here little bump In its back tha' don't amount to a hill of beans. I'll let you have it long with the milk for your nickel. Ia it a go. kid?" Bob hesitated. A vision of Mary Ann in all the beauty of her red pigtails tied w ith pink tape and her dear freckled face, with its laughing brown eyes and scornful little nose, seemed tc shine before him in a sort of golden haze. Then suddenly a plaintive cry rang in his ears and he forgot Mary Ann: forgot bis own prosperous condition as member of the gang living like a swell In a fine eeUtr; remem bered only a starved little alley cat and a starred street ur -hin who. noae too long ago. so often went without food for days. Bob wriggled on to the stool again. "I s a go"' he announced emphatically.

Bob stood grinning down at the hap py alley cat lapping the last drop of milk. "Been having the time of your life. Kltf he asked, with a chuckle. Before the kitten ould answer a shrill: "Hello. Bob" floated over his shoulder He turned with a start an i gazed at Mary Ann "Where did you get the milk?' eh asked. Grocery." concisely replied the boy 'Buy It with your own money?" Bob nodded. "I like cats." murmured Mary Ann j for some strange reason bashfully hanging her head. The crimson leaped from Bobs chin to bis dirty little forehead. Then per haps perhaps. " he excitedly faltered, j "you'll let me give you the kitten for -for -a valentine?" "You mean it honest" For his answer Bob gently lifted up the little alley cat a-.d lovingly placed It in Mary Ann's eager, outstretched arms. Wait a mlnnte-that ain't all." aaid Bob. his voice quivering with pride. "I'm agoing to give you the pan. too. Mary Ann." Philadelphia Press

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