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Manawatu Herald, 12 May 1898, Page 4

w:-;en the circus comes to town. Th-;- zT'V'.ns id comin round agin, and soon on cvory troo You'll h™:; th' bluebirds slngln, just as happy {•.-* kin ho; x'Lo Irotj.T ju-y pipia ia tlx* lane, and on the big board fenco They've pasted up Bomo litliosrraplis about the circus tents— Of elephants a-dancin with a funny white faced clown, And you'd bettor b'leve I'm goin When the circus cornea to town. iThnr's lots of golden chariots with queens and princes on 'om ,' Who've got tired of rulin kingdoms and had rather bo with Barnum. A cage of tawny lions, where a keeper Bits in tights And hits a lion with a whip, bat the critter never bites. Fur if he even whimpers he can still him witb a frown— And you bet I'LL see them lions When the circus comes to town. X ain't no hand for music, but when that circus band Gtrikea up with "Annie Hooney,"l toll you . what, it's grand! With the elephants a-waltzin and the horsea fceepin time; While clean up on the highest pole a spangled boy will climb And fctkl a chill right up your back to see him divo way down— And you kin bet that I won't miss it When the 1 circus comes to town. Thar'a half a dozen camels and biff elephants cnufl To clean this here hull town ont If they got to playin rough, And kangaroos and zebras, and a big long necked giraffo, And a cngo of funny monkeys, *nnff to make the parson laugh. I'm a-savin up some money, and as sure as my ' name's Brown I'll spend a half a dollar When the circus comes to town. Pretty Fair Hand. I'hertfs a very pious and diffident young man in Detroit who is so very sensitive that a certain gentleman with a' good looking daughter is forever teasing him on all sorts of subjects, ami the young fellow has never been ablo to get even until now. The other day the old one met the young one in a crowd of men. "Ah, my boy," he said, "you weren't at the club last night?" "No, sir," was the response, "I was making a few colls." "O-ho," laughed the old one, with, great Bigniflcance, "inalnng calls, were your "What kind of hands did you hold?" and he winked and laughed again and nudged the young man in the ribs. Then the inspiration came to the young man. "They were just too lovely for anything," he said, with, a smile. "Your daughter's was one, for instance." And somehow the old one hasn't felt so much like teasing the pious young man since that. — Detroit Free Press. Didn't Want Them. Mr. Billus was looking over the plans of a new barn ho was preparing to build. "I don't care about having any windows on the Bide facing the kitchen yard," he said. "But you will need them for light," replied the architect. "Light nothing!" roared Mr. Billus. "Those windows call for 6-1 panes of glass, and I've got a boy 8 years old! Leave 'em outl"— Cfakago Tribune. She Could Trnst Him. Mother— X wish you to go to the store and get me a bar of soap. j Little Jolxnny— l've got a awful toothache. I "Does it really ache much?" | "Awful! I can't let a thing touch it!" "Then you may also bring a pound of raisins."— Good News. A Friend In Need. Mr. Sadly^-Yes, the grief I feel over the loss of my mother drives me across the water. I will never return. Mr. Chumley— Never return? Are you sure of that? "No, you will never see me again." "Say, lend me $5 until you get back,"— Texas Sittings. Decidedly Unsophisticated. . Jack— That little girl I'm In love -with now Is a perfect little wild flower, fresh as a daisy. Why, she's never even been Waltzed with. George— Well, well! jack— That's true. Never been anything but engaged a few times.— New York "Weekly. Explained. He— Speaking of presence of mind, I remember being in a panic onoe when I lost my wits completely. : She— Oh, was that the way?— Scrlbner's Magazine. A Dilemma. - Cora/ — Mr& Bacon's parlor is furnished beautifully, but there isn't a chair in the room. Clara— For gracious sakes! Where in the world does she go when some one says "rats?" — Yonkers Statesman. Getting a Home. She— So she married that baldheaded old scamp! Why, I heard he had been blackballed at every club in town. He— That's why he married— for a home, • -Life. No Wonder. Totling— Young Goslin declares he never will associate with an inferior. Dimling— That's a wise resolution on his part. He'd find it impossible,— Vogue.