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id: 28642
title: Joe Strong on the Trapeze; Or, The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer
author: Barnum, Vance
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  possible for Joe to try some tricks on the circus trapezes. trapeze in a circus tent, while the crowd below held its breath, Joe "Yes. We can settle up our business arrangements in that time, Joe. As I said, I''ll be very sorry to lose you, but it is all for the best. "Do you think they''ll perform with me?" Joe wanted to know. "Do Tonzo and Sid want Sim to come back and act with them?" asked Joe, "How''s your act going?" asked Joe. The "human fish" paused a moment before answering. "Oh, Joe!" exclaimed Helen one day, when they were in the small tent "I want to thank you, Joe, for what you did," said Helen, coming up to He ignored several of the circus performers, Joe and Helen just before the opening of the performance, Joe went to Helen''s tent to "Good night, Joe," said Helen.


id: 20375
title: Watch Yourself Go By
author: Field, Al. G. (Alfred Griffith)
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  Going from you, Alfred looked like a grown man; coming towards you he Lin shaded her eyes, gazed hard at the boy, dropped the mop, and Alfred Lin told the good, honest soul they could not think of Alfred wearing Alfred saw a large man pushing his way to the ticket wagon. The big Doctor, Alfred and the boys were seated long before the The father and mother of Alfred had different ideas of the boy''s future. cut up one of her best red skirts to complete the costume of which Mrs. Young furnished the foundation in the garments Alfred was sent home in A few days later Cousin Charley brought Alfred a fine pair of white and When the boys arrived at Alfred''s home and Lin saw them assisting the Alfred never liked the man from the time he failed to keep his When Lin heard that the boys were addressing Alfred as "Doctor," usually


id: 23727
title: The Lost Girl
author: Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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  "Oh, good-evening!" said James, letting Alvina pass, and shutting "Show Mr. Witham out through the shop, Alvina," said Miss Pinnegar. "I''m glad you''ve come," said Alvina, as Miss Pinnegar entered. "_You_ ought to have married him, Miss Pinnegar," said Alvina. And so, Alvina slips away with Miss Poppy''s music-sheets, while Mr. May sits down like a professional at the piano and makes things fly "I must go home for some things," said Alvina to Ciccio. Miss Pinnegar and Alvina and James Houghton had come round into "Don''t come in," said Alvina to Geoffrey, looking over her shoulder "I should like him to come," said Alvina simply. "Miss Pinnegar, this is Madame," said Alvina. "Quite nice," said Alvina, looking round the hideous little room, "You can have that if you like, Madame," said Alvina. "Would you like to see the house?" said Alvina to Ciccio. "Always here?" he said, looking into Alvina''s face. "Give this letter to Madame," Alvina said to Ciccio.


id: 10579
title: Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performance on Record
author: Barnum, Vance
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  "Was it all right, Joe?" asked Helen, as he held her hand and they both much he knows about this trick," said Joe to the ringmaster, as he "Well, I''m glad to-day is over," said Helen to Joe that night, as they Joe Strong, having had a good breakfast, without which no circus man or "Looks as if we''d have a big crowd," said Joe to himself. "Joe, did you hear what he said?" asked Helen, as she moved back with "You seem to know," said the policeman, and he smiled at Joe and Helen. "Thanks; perhaps we will," said Joe. There was a little time after supper before the performers had to go on "A fall from there would kill any cat," said Joe, as he handed Helen a "Any more bogus tickets coming in?" asked Joe one day of the treasurer. "I''ll just have time to tell you before my first act," said Joe.


id: 39122
title: Memoirs of a Midget
author: nan
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  Mrs Bowater looked a little formal with stiff white "frilling" round her Spoon in hand, I paused, looking now at Mrs Bowater and now at the Mrs Bowater''s eyes were like lead in her long, dark-skinned face. Mrs Bowater''s little house being towards the crest of the hill, with Meanwhile I had heard a little more about the "Fanny" whom Mrs Bowater "Mrs Bowater thought you would like to see some _really_ beautiful At this Mrs Bowater turned her bony face on me, her hands on her knees, good-night, "you never see such a lovely little bedroom as Mrs Bowater "But, Mrs Bowater," I cried in snake-like accents, "you _said_ you were "Well, Mrs Monnerie," I replied a little nervously, for all eyes were voice, when she moves her hand, turns her head, looks back--oh, I know! "DEAR FANNY,--He came again to-day and looks like a corpse. Mrs Bowater considered this reply for some little time.


id: 39383
title: Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel
author: Barry, John D. (John Daniel)
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  "Monsieur Jules doesn''t look well," said Madeleine timidly, as she Madame Perrault shook her head, and Jules thought he saw her blush under Mademoiselle Blanche said nothing, but it was to her that Jules directed Blanche, while Jules was sitting in the little apartment, he asked the Jules looked at Mademoiselle Blanche and smiled, and she smiled back. After that day, Jules went to church with Mademoiselle Blanche every "Blanche is a little like her," she said. As the summer passed, Jules said little to his wife about the circus; Jules looked down at Blanche, but she avoided his eyes. Madame Berthier and Jules exchanged glances, and Blanche saw that her them with the child in her arms, looking, as Jules said, as if she were Blanche stood for a long time with Madeleine, who held the little Jeanne "But Jules loved it," said Blanche, throwing herself into a chair beside


id: 38609
author: Hill, Grace Brooks
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  Ruth and Agnes knew enough of the goings and comings in the Corner House "Oh, yes, it isn''t that," said Agnes, with a smile, which caused Neale''s Left to themselves on the _Bluebird_, Ruth, Agnes, Dot and Tess went "It does look like rain," said Agnes, when it was almost time for Mr. Howbridge to call for them in his machine to take them and their baggage "Are they all right now?" asked Ruth, as Neale leaped aboard the boat "Here''s a boat hook," said Neale, offering one, and while Dot and Tess said Agnes to Ruth as the two sisters helped Mrs. MacCall make up the went to bed early, while Ruth and Mr. Howbridge, Agnes and Neale sat out "Yes, I think it would be a good plan to take a look there," said Mr. Howbridge to Ruth in a low voice.

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  The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered


id: 55891
title: The Family on Wheels
author: Oxley, J. Macdonald (James Macdonald)
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  martial splendor, little Cæsar Tamby said to Nadine his sister: "Madame," replied Nadine in a low-toned voice, letting her head drop Nadine followed Madame Pradère into a little parlor tastefully "Madame," answered Nadine, her face growing serious again, "Nalla is little Lydia, with Abel and Cæsar, took their places, trying to look as At this moment Madame Pradère called little Lydia to her and said, He questioned the tearful Nadine and the troubled Cæsar about Nalla and Cæsar had hustled Nalla off behind the scenes, but on Nadine calling course that Cæsar looked after the feeding of Nalla, old Steady being "Look here, Nadine," said he, "old Nalla hasn''t had a good bath for a "Poor Nalla and Steady!" said Cæsar, as he closed the door, after being Cæsar and Nadine burst into despairing tears, in which little Abel So Cæsar, Nadine and Abel went "But Nadine, and Abel, and Nalla," cried Cæsar.


