Show NO CIRCUS FOR HIM had reasons for staying at home and rooting up weeds in riding along the highway between the towns of Clover sdale and benson city mich I 1 noticed that all the barns were covered with cir cus pictures and by and by when I 1 came along to where an old farmer was cutting weeds outside his gate I 1 asked well uncle I 1 suppose you will go to the cacus next week I 1 do it he solemnly re piled accompanied by several shakes of his head are you afraid that the elephants will break loosed no I 1 m afraid ol 01 myself As to howa last fall he said as he straight ened up to lean on the hoe handle I 1 went cooning one night in that corn field over there the dog routed out a coon and the pesky varmint headed or a tree that stood where you see that stump I 1 had just finished build ine A barn where you see that mess of timbers and boards the dog hollered foll ered the coon and I 1 hollered tollered toll ered the dog it was a big tat coon and his pelt was all of 40 cents I 1 see said I 1 as he made a long pause I 1 never knew that I 1 was an excia able man before but they say they beard me holler two miles away I 1 meant to have that varmint when he treed I 1 ran for the ax the old woman came out and yelled at me but I 1 chopped and whooped and chopped and when the tree came arashin down it smashed the barn as flat as a pancake killed the old dog as dead as a door nail and the coon got away am I 1 goin to the cir cusa wall I 1 guess not im coln to root up weeds and hoe la the gar den and be the quietest man in this hull state of michigan for the next year to come baltimore american |