Show didactics by our editorial philosopher sida chos s amelia or molly as they called her in the factory was sweet seventeen she had the oldest of a family of 0 eight immigrated about two years ma ayt waa is as the girls termed the factory the primitive and crowded home now and then on sundays tile the dull Interi interior of a methodist chuich or the big show windows on hudson these completed her knowledge of places in america meaning baltimore molly might have gone on for some years to come without seeing any mole moie bad not the immense and al curf g of barnum 11 1 pac J I 1 af baileys carew leen beell strung ail ovir J hi city Y the th e cifes desire f re fo ye 9 ewelt lier her ott on her feet there ware were sa sev biml of the j girls working at her table going goin with a fellow and they bragged about their invitation and extolled tile the circus so much that molly came to the conclusion she be living her life fully if she get to see barnum k baileys As I 1 molly had no fellow to take her she would have to go on her own hook as they expressed it at the tobacconists 1 but this was almost impossible tor for molly after getting new shoes and a hat was entirely out of funds so she asked her mother for the money mrs mother gave a firm no for an answer father had been without a job for several weeks and there were so many things needed for the other children there would yet be plenty of opportunity in her life to go to a circus these all were facts and molly had learned early that it was of no use to rebel against facts and her desire might have vanished lily lil all her previous ones had there not happened a thing which generally happens in fiction f only she found some money in the street it was a dollar bill at once she decided to go to the circus she did not doubt that this was a gift sent from heaven and she did aid not let her conscience prick her in the least for telling her mother a story with much zest she set out one night for the great event it sure was a thrilling adventure the car ride alone was worth the money my ty this world was nas full of 0 people and to see EO many headed for one goal pleased her more than anything else she looked into the darkness outside and told herself that she was not afraid though it somewhat puzzled her to have so many people around her prattle in english in the factory all the girls at her table were bohemian jita she phe apa ad they had concocted a language all of khz their lr own which molly heretofore had token taken to be english this new ilin ita go spoken so generously loud on the street car ar bewildered her something tl n g like fear appe gp pe ller h er heart she felt relieved when old ca stopped and the passengers jammed out and sho she with them in a bulk they moved to a brightly illuminated spot in the surrounding darkness the circus and sho she with them her confusion grew and etien a man with hoarse voice shouted tickets tor for sale and she noticed others buying she bought also circus she managed to ask timidly as she paid the agent nodded bursting forth a string of words of which she only understood lions tigers snake T tit ruf aime one ne drew a long breath bre h and entered a side door telling herself again yes this is tile the circus here were the man with a long whip in the lions cage the monkeys swinging and jabbari jabbering ng an elephant and last but b ut not least a beautiful lady in a beautifully be glittering and low cut clit gown with snakes great big reptiles wound around body and bare arms molly stood and gazed forgotten were home and mother the whole world ali ah the circus was a wonderful thing she was ras overjoyed nn her ber eyes were still shining brightly chyn ahe 1 l she returned pome the hard scolding g she rec received eh ed from 1 I mother for staying stay in g out so s 0 late could not mar her happiness what she had seen was worth a hundred scold ings hollys joy lasted until the following lay day she learned that she had ad been only in a sideshow side show many of us only get into a sideshow of life and we are per perfectly eltiy satisfied it if we never find out that it was as only a sideshow side sh show ow E |