| Show C MARY ICY GRAHAM BONNER CG MH IW U UNION FRIENDLY CLOWN You know said one of ot the clowns of ot the circus which was visiting In lu u n city that I think It would be u a good idea If Ir some morning when we have no performance and no parade und and no practice performance If It a good many of ot us went to one of the the- big hospital yards and performed d for the children who wino cant can't get out and see ius us I Well said another clown down that thatIs lint Is a n good scheme I Well have lune to see what can b be done about It it And so they talked to the tine managers man agers ngel's of the circus The Tire managers talked to the trends heads of of n a big city hospital where there were lots and lots of children who w wire le sick Fine said Enid the hospital people well keep It a big surprise for our little patients And the clown grinned a perfectly natural grin gun and not nearly so widens wide ns as were we're used to seeing at the circus for or he ire hadn't any of the white the white on his face nor th the red fell on his mouth nut Hut It was a n happy satisfied grin Im so sa glad that they will all allagree agree he said At last the day came for Cor the tine circus people to go to the big hospital The day was clear and the sun was shining Tine The children had been en told the they were going to see a n big surprise In the tine s Jt tl 0 t r Marched M About and Made Jokes hospital yard but they had no Idea of what i t surprise It would be Some of them hind had guessed that perhaps a monkey and u hand organ was to be seen out there but none guessed n a circus led by a clown They were all ready Lvery little child was either In a balcony bed or In n a wheeled chair Some of them were lame from bad bac frills fulls nod and were going to be made nl all well some day others had been III ill for n a little while and were going ironic home soon Zoom Goon through the big doors of the large hospital yard there came a parade pa pa- rade rade-a rade u real circus parade Then linen the circus band struck up afine n a fine tune and the clowns marched shout about and made Jokes and giggled giggled- oh how hos they did laugh I l lAnd And tine the children nil laughed too and clapped chipped their hands Tire The lady fady walked tine the tight rope with witha a parasol over her head ponies ran around the yard and there were sonic some trapezes for those who swung and hung by their knees and their feet The ine elephants did their act too too too- rind and the children fed them peanuts lint But happier than any child was the lire clown the merry Jolly happy clown wino who had thought up this treat for the children and who hind had ar arranged arranged ar- ar ranged It all |
