| vol. iii.—no. 145. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, August 8, 1882. | Copyright, 1882, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER.[1]
BY JAMES OTIS,
Author of "Toby Tyler," "Tim and Tip," etc.
Chapter XIX.
THE BREAKING UP OF THE SHOW.
Now that the boys had found cages ready-made, and needing only some barsor slats across the front, they did not think it necessary to hurry.They staid for some time to talk of Abner, and to test some doughnutsAunt Olive was frying. It is very likely that they would have remainedeven longer if the doughnut-frying had not been completed, and thetempting dainties placed upon a high shelf beyond their reach, as agentle intimation that they had had about as many as they would get thatafternoon.
After leaving the house they walked leisurely toward the barn, littledreaming what a state of confusion their property was in, until Reddyrushed out of the tent, his jacket torn, his face bleeding, and hisgeneral appearance that of a boy who had been having rather a hard timeof it.
"Why, what's the matter? Why don't you stay an' watch the animals?"asked Bob, in a tone intended to convey