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Those animals know more than we human beings, when it comes to weather and that sort of thing," broke in Mr. Miaco the head clown. "Well, you expected something would happen in a town called Tucker, didn't you?" "Are you going to be with this show next season, Teddy?" questioned the clown who had taunted him before. "I hope to." "Then I sign out with some other outfit.
Then he jerked the angry clown to his feet. "Well, sir, what have you to say for yourself?" demanded Miaco, gazing at the other sternly. "This no business of yours," growled Diaz. "That remains to be seen. I'll decide whether it is any of my affair or not. Phil, what does this mean?" "Just a little matter between ourselves. Thank you for helping me out." "Did he attack you, Phil?"
Were he to hear what you have done tonight I rather think you would pack your trunk and quit right here. I shall not tell him. Next time I see you doing any such thing you will have to answer to me. I'm the head clown here, and I won't stand for one of my men pitching on a boy." Teddy was chuckling to himself over the severe rebuke that Miaco was administering to his clown.
"Then what?" "Well, then he tried to kick the daylight out of me." "I thought so," laughed Phil. "I'm glad I chose an elephant for my friend, instead of an educated mule. When are you going to begin on the springboard begin practicing, I mean?" "Mr. Miaco says he'll teach me as soon as we get settled " "Settled?
But their conversation was cut short by the band striking up the tune to which Mr. Miaco always entered the ring. "Listen to me, kid. You'll hear them laugh when I tell 'em the story," he called back. And they did. The audience roared when the funny man told them what his young friend had said.
"No; you and I are going to bed right quick after we get back to the train. I, for one, am tired after this strenuous day." "It has been lively, hasn't it?" "It has," answered Phil, laying special emphasis on the "has." "Say, young man, where did you get that freak donkey?" demanded Mr. Miaco, the head clown, approaching at that moment.
Jumbo's equipment consisted of a cinch girth and a pair of bridle reins connected with a headstall. There was no bit, but the effect was to arch his neck like that of a proud stallion. "You'd make the hit of your life if you did," laughed Miaco. "Wonder the boss don't have you do it." "Would if he knew about it," spoke up a performer.
Fray Geronymo de Jesus, associate of the martyrs, who kept hidden in Japon on account of the tyrant Taicosama's persecution, lived in disguise in the interior of the country among the Christians. Consequently, although he was carefully sought, he could not be found, until, after Taicosama's death and Daifu's seizure of the government, he came to Miaco.
"Then, you'd better begin by taking some bends," suggested Mr. Miaco, who, approaching, had overheard Phil's remark. "Bends?" questioned Teddy "What are they?" wondered Phil. "Oh, I know. I read about them in the papers. It's an attack that fellows working in a tunnel get when they're digging under a river. I don't want anything like that." "No, no, no," replied Mr. Miaco in a tone of disgust.
The scenery appeared to be pretty, and we passed through crowds of picturesque junks. At 4.25 we rounded Tomamgai Smia, and at 9 p.m. anchored off the town of Kobe, or Hiogo. These constant changes of names are very puzzling. Miaco and Yeddo, which we did know something about, are quite cut out, and replaced by Kioto and Tokio.
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