Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 319, 20 November 1920 — Page 14
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1920
Ay" Frances Trego MoNTaoneRy
The next day after Billy's midulght prowl which was Saturday, there was great commotion among the circus people, for the leading lady accused her rival, the brunette, of coming into her dressing room while she slept and destroying her blonde wig; while the pop-
corn man said thieves had been at his stand and broken his glass case 1 . l 1 .. ... KjicwIa that'
spilled all his lemonade that he had intended using the next day; the
aight watchman was going to d discharged Tor not attending to his business; then the Indian snake charmer came along and told them the thief had visited his tent, but his snakes had frightened him -away. "And he was a big fellow, I can
'ell you. I did not dare tackle itm." "Oh, my!" said the leading lady, 'and to think he was in my tent and I slept through it all." "There I told you I did not touch
irour old straw-colored wig:-' saia "jhe brunette. And they all said, "Do tell us all p.bout it, what time of the night did
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;e come, and which way did he go when he ran away?" "All right," said the snake -banner, with a twinkle in his eye he others did not see, "sit down and I will tell you all about ithow I wag awakened by a groan, and saw standing in the middle of my tent, a huge fellow, with long, white beard, and white, agonized face; for you must know that my boa-constrictor was squeezing him to death." "Oh, how awful! Weren't you frightened?" said the leading lady. "No, because I knew he could not touch me while te snake was rolled around him. At first I 'bought I would let the boa kill him, but he looked so awful with his eyes sticking out of his head, is the snake squeezed him tighter nd tighter, that I felt sorry for tfm; so I began to play the music f always play when I want the nakes to come to me, and the boa topped squeezing the goat and came to me." "Goat, did you say? You mean burglar." "Nn I mean eoat. or burslar if
vnu wmild rather call him so, for
vour thief" was nothing more nor less than Billy Whiskers." "You mean, horrid man to fool us o!" they all said. And the snake charmer got up and hurried out of the tent, for he saw blood in the eye of the champion" boxer and he thought he had better get out bfeore the man took hold of him. Saturday was to be the last day of the circus in Smithville and immediately after the evening performance they were to break camp vnd move In the night, and be on he road all day Sunday, traveling o the next town, where they were :ooked to give a performance on Vlonday morning. Now all this meant quick work md rapid travel, as they could not ;o by train, there being no railroad to this town, so they had to have heir circus horses and wagons nove them. When Billy heard them talking ibout moving, he thought it would be great fun and looked forward to t with' pleasure. But he little "tnew what was before him. PART TWO Durine the morning performance
m moving day Billy behaved allj
light, but in the afternoon he was o excited to be off that he behaved
ery badly, . He ran around the cir-j us ring so fast that when the mon- ' ey jumped through the paper oops, expecting to land on Billy's
back, he was beyond him and the monkey landed on the ground and had to run to catch up. This made the ring master angry and he hit Billy a sharp cut with his whip, but instead of making him behave better he got worse and worse. He would stand still and shake himself until he nearly made the monkey's bones crack; and when the ring master hit him. he stood up on his hind legs and the monkey had to cling to his horns to keep from falling off. When Billy found that he could not throw the monkey he ran for the pole in the center of the ring that supported the tent, and tried to butt him off, but the monkey was too quick for him and dodged every time. At last Billy tried rolling with him, but this the ring master could not allow, as It would ruin the saddle strapped to his back. He gave him a few good cuts with the whip that stung like everything and this turned Billy's wrath from the monkey to him, and like a shot he was up and after the ring master. He planted his horns in the middle of the. ring master's back and ran him to the edge of the ring, where he gave him a butt that sent him flying to the other tent. Billy was punished for this and told he should have no supper, and he understood what they said, although they did not suppose he did. "All right," he thought, "no supper, no performance, for I won't behave and take my part unless 1 am fed. But I will find something to eat even if they won't feed me", for a goat can eat almost anything from tin cans to apples." The man who had tied Billy had scarcely gotten out of sight when he commenced to chew his rope in two and when it dropped apart, Billy walked over and commenced to tat the elephant's food. This the elephant did not like.' He told Billy to stop and go eat his own supper, but BilIywould not, neither would he take the trouble to explain to the elephant that he hadn't
any supper and was expected to go
supperless. Now, if he had only
told the elephant, who had always been a good friend of his, he would
The Land of Dreams When I jump into my bed, A happy child am I, For to Dreamland I do go, To. come back by and by. The streets are paved with sunbeams, The sky of rainbows made; The birds all fly about me In many a fairy glade. The beautiful queen of Fairies sits Clothed in a gown of moonlight, Weaving, as only the fairies weave, Cloth like the stars at midnight. Then I wander farther still Into the land of dawn; And then I hear my nursie cry, "Come, chickie, it is dawn." Annie Hollister Fish, aged 12, in the Brooklyn Eagle Junior.
DAYTON HAS MANAGER; SCHOOL HAS ONE, TOO Irving School of Dayton, Ohio, is run under a commission form of government, patterned after that of the city of Dayton itself. A mayor and four commissioners are elected. The mayor appoints the city managei
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gladly have given him part of his supper; but Billy was in a contrary
mood and would say nothing, But kept on eating. This provoked the elephant, so he quietly wound his trunk around Mr. Billy, and, lifting him from the ground, set him on top of the lion's cage that was standing near. Billy was more surprized when he found himself standing on top of the lion's cage than he had ever been in his life, but only for a minute, for he jumped down and disappeared through a tear in the canvas of the tent. As he ran away he heard all the animals laughing, though you might have called it the lion's roar and the hyena's call, and above all the racket he heard the head animal keeper asking what all this racket waa about; and although they all tried to tell him by each giving his particular call, he was too stupid to understand animal talk, so lost all the fun of the joke. Next week Billy spoils another performance. Copyright, by the Saalfleld Publishing Co., Akron, O.
RIDDLES FOR JUNIORS 1 Whv clftAK a nolu-ftman nH to
i iuu uu n giic'Li inio Lieu guerite Sloan, Starr school. 2. What Is the best skirt to take a trip In? M. S. 3. Why is Brooklyn bridge like a drunkard's nose? 4. Why Id a watch like a river? 5. What is the difference between a hungry man ahd a glutton? (Answers next week.) ANSWERS TlTrIDDLES OF LAST WEEK 1. 2 In the shade. 2. Flattery. 3. One harms the chepse, the other charms the he's. 4. A revolver.
THANKSGIVING
We are going to eat dinner with grandmother today, Over snowy hills and far away In a touring car with a tooting horn, We will spend Thanksgiving on grandmother's farm. Father said we do not have the good times and joy That he used to have when he was a boy. He would hitch the horses to the old red sleigh, The bells would jingle miles away. How glad grandmother will be, To see father, mother, Joe and me. She i3 just as good as she can be. She has always been so good to me. We tooted the horn as we turned by the gate; The dog met us what a noise he did make! Grandmother opened the door and looked out, We all waved our hands with a joyful shout. She kissed father and me and brother Joe, Oh, how much I love grandmother, you do not know She said she was glad we were all there As she wiped away a falling tear. Grandmother looks so changed today, Her hair is turning a silver gray, She is always glad, her grandchildren to see, How she stood at the table and made cookies for me! How she filled my pockets till they fell on the floor, With the holes of the doughnuts and then asked for more, The taffy and big balls she would make. She would do anything for her grandchildren's sake. We sat down at the table, no one was missing, Grandfather returned the Thanksgiving blessing. There was turkey and dressing and oyster stew, All kinds of sweets and pickles too. Pumpkin pies as yellow as gold, A dish of doughnuts filled full of the holes. Quince honey and jelly and all kinds of Jam, My plate was filled full and so were my hands. Grandmother had stored these things away For us to eat on Thanksgiving Day. She never forgets Joe and me, She is just as good as she can be. After dinner we play all over the farm, We gather the eggs from the old red barn, We gather walnuts, persimmons and hickory nuts too, We filled up our pockets full as all children do. As we started home, she kissed us goodbye. The streaming tears she wiped from her eyes. I heard her words as we roda away, "I hope we'll be together next Thanksgiving Day." I will cherish her' memory as long as I live, t ;jt ; A smile and kind word to her I'll always give. lvr Though the years roll by and wherever I roam, ' T:T I will never forget my grandmother's home. . BETTY ESTELLE
PUZZLES FOR JUNIORS 1. Change "mule' 'to "kick" in not more than 6 jumps, not changing more than 1 letter at a time. Thus "pie" can be changed to "fit" in 3; "pie," "pit," "fit." 2. A boy said, "Give me two of your pigeons and I will have just as many as you." "No, I won't," replied his chum, "Give nie two of youra and I will have twice as many as you." How many had each? 3. Entire, I am beyond; beheaded again I am a boy's name. (Answers will be published in next week's Junior.) ANSWERS TO PUZZLES OF LAST WEEK 1. Date, hate, hare, here, hero. 2. Taft and Grant : " push iT AFT" and "doG RAN Toward." 3. Stripes, sprites, ape, pea, dawn, wand.
A CHARADE
After a present has come from My first is what children try always to say After a present has come from away. My second, believe me, for I am not fibbing Is oft done at Christmas and rhymes well with living. My whole stands for gladness anl grateful hearts dear, And grandma's and cranberries, pies and good cheer. (Answer next week.)
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Answer to last week's.
A valuable tract of ten acres, the gift of Mr. R. Fleming Bowden, of Jacksonville, Florida, has been recently set aside as a rest farm for animals. Shelters will be built for the animals, and a log cabin for the caretakers.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE Stamps, foreign and United States. Large number offered for sale. Will sell reasonably. Apply Frederic Essenmacher, 126 South Fifth street.
CHRISTMAS SEALS for sale. Save money by phoning your order to me. Sold only in packages,. Margaret Livingston. Call phone 2366.
WANTED To know if anyone has male pups they wish to sell or give away; prefer bull dog or terrier, but will be all right if they are mixed. Answer THROUGH ADS, telling breed of dog and the price. A Reader.