PECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS
PECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUSBY HON. GEO. W. PECK
Relating the experiences of the Bad Boy and hisDad during their travels with a Circus. The Bad Boy getshis Dad in hot water in every conceivable way, and plays jokesand pranks on everyone, from the Clown to the Manager, andfrom the Monkey to the Elephant. Rip-roaring, side-splittingfun from beginning to end. ILLUSTRATED BY C. FRINK1905CONTENTS.The Bad Boy Begins a Diary--Dad Has Become Manager for aCircus--The Bad Boy Expects to Curry the Hyena and Do Stunts onthe Trapeze--Ma Says Pa Will Ogle the Circassian Beauty--Pa BuysSome Circus Clothes and Lets His Whiskers Grow. The Bad Boy Visits the Circus in Winter Quarters--He Meets theCircus Performers--Dad Rides a Horse and Gets Tossed in aBlanket--The Bad Boy Goes "Kangarooing"--Pa's Clothes CauseExcitement Among the Animals--A Monkey Steals His Watch. Pa Reproves the Fat Woman for Losing Flesh--The Bearded LadyFaints in Pa's Arms--The Bad Boy Introduced Into AnimalSociety--They Pull the Boa Constrictor's Ulcerated Tooth. Pa Finds the Fat Lady a Burden--The Bad Boy Makes His FirstPublic Appearance--He Talks Politics with the Midget--Pa Meets withNumerous Accidents. The Rogue Elephant Creates a Panic and Pa Proves Himself aHero--The Bad Boy Gets Scolded for "Being Tough"--He Finds thatAudiences Like Accidents. The Bad Boy Puts Fly-Paper in the Bob Cat's Cage--The Bob CatCauses a Panic in the Main Tent--The Midget Quarrels with theGiant--Pa is Almost Arrested for Kidnapping and the OstrichSwallows His Diamond Stud. The Circus Has A Yellow Fever Scare--The Bad Boy and His DadDress Up as Hottentots--Pa Takes a Mustard Bath and Attends aRevival Meeting. Pa Tales the Place of the Fat Woman with Disastrous Results--AKentucky Colonel Causes a Row--Pa Tries to Roar Like a Lion andthe Rhinoceros Objects--Pa Plays the Slot-Machine and Gets theWorst of It. CHAPTER IX. |
