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Literary
January 8, 1924
El Dorado Daily News
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
In Dadder Gander Land, children Nancy, Nick, and Tom rush to see the arriving circus, forgetting their search for lost Tweedles Dum and Dee. They encounter a balloon-man also seeking the boys, whom he gave balloons to hold, and join the hunt.
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Nancy and Nick and Tom Tinker hurried down Broom street past wheelbarrow lane on down past Jack's new house and the Picman's shop, and pretty soon they came to the place where the street melted away, you might say, into a sort of big field.
And honestly, it did seem as though the whole world was there to see the circus come in. Certainly nearly everybody in Dadder Gander Land, except the mothers who were trying to get the housework done up so everybody could go to the performance in the afternoon. And, oh, yes, the daddies who were busily working to make enough money to send their families to the performance in the afternoon.
Great golden wagons with marvelous pictures on the sides went rumpity, rump, thumpity thump! over the bumpy places, teams of black and white horses were being unhitched and, led away to be fed, lemonade stands were being set up, and side-shows with pictures that would take your breath away almost, were getting fixed up. The sword-swallower and snake-charmer and knife-thrower and the fat lady and living skeleton and tattooed man were to be in them.
And above all was the delightful terrifying roar of the lions, and all sorts of sounds you could hear, but not see-I mean see what they were coming from. But the elephants were right out in plain view. Nobody could hide them, or the camels, or the last yard and a half of the giraffes, which stuck up and out of their cages like church steeples.
Really it was almost as good as being inside the big tent, and there was so much to see it was no wonder the three children forgot about the lost Tweedles, Dum and Dee, for a minute or two.
Indeed it was quite by accident that they remembered. It was this way. A balloon-man took Nick and Tom by the shoulders. "Say, there, you two. Where did you put my two bunches of balloons? Have you lost them or sold out?"
"Lost!" Their errand popped into their heads at the word. and the thought of poor Missez Tweedle at home worrying.
"Why, you're not the two little boys I gave my balloons to, to hold for me!" exclaimed the balloon-man in surprise. "I beg your pardon, wonder where those two little fellas went? One had on a red stocking-leg cap and the other had on a blue stocking-leg cap. Did you see them?"
"Why, we are hunting for them too!" cried Nancy. "They're wandering at home."
"Well, well, well!" said the balloon-man. "I gave each of the boys a big bunch of balloons and I'll want to have them back pretty soon. What do you say if we all go hunt? Come along! They can't be far away!"
(To Be Continued)
And honestly, it did seem as though the whole world was there to see the circus come in. Certainly nearly everybody in Dadder Gander Land, except the mothers who were trying to get the housework done up so everybody could go to the performance in the afternoon. And, oh, yes, the daddies who were busily working to make enough money to send their families to the performance in the afternoon.
Great golden wagons with marvelous pictures on the sides went rumpity, rump, thumpity thump! over the bumpy places, teams of black and white horses were being unhitched and, led away to be fed, lemonade stands were being set up, and side-shows with pictures that would take your breath away almost, were getting fixed up. The sword-swallower and snake-charmer and knife-thrower and the fat lady and living skeleton and tattooed man were to be in them.
And above all was the delightful terrifying roar of the lions, and all sorts of sounds you could hear, but not see-I mean see what they were coming from. But the elephants were right out in plain view. Nobody could hide them, or the camels, or the last yard and a half of the giraffes, which stuck up and out of their cages like church steeples.
Really it was almost as good as being inside the big tent, and there was so much to see it was no wonder the three children forgot about the lost Tweedles, Dum and Dee, for a minute or two.
Indeed it was quite by accident that they remembered. It was this way. A balloon-man took Nick and Tom by the shoulders. "Say, there, you two. Where did you put my two bunches of balloons? Have you lost them or sold out?"
"Lost!" Their errand popped into their heads at the word. and the thought of poor Missez Tweedle at home worrying.
"Why, you're not the two little boys I gave my balloons to, to hold for me!" exclaimed the balloon-man in surprise. "I beg your pardon, wonder where those two little fellas went? One had on a red stocking-leg cap and the other had on a blue stocking-leg cap. Did you see them?"
"Why, we are hunting for them too!" cried Nancy. "They're wandering at home."
"Well, well, well!" said the balloon-man. "I gave each of the boys a big bunch of balloons and I'll want to have them back pretty soon. What do you say if we all go hunt? Come along! They can't be far away!"
(To Be Continued)
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Circus
Children
Lost Boys
Balloons
Adventure
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Key Lines
Great Golden Wagons With Marvelous Pictures On The Sides Went Rumpity, Rump, Thumpity Thump! Over The Bumpy Places, Teams Of Black And White Horses Were Being Unhitched And, Led Away To Be Fed, Lemonade Stands Were Being Set Up, And Side Shows With Pictures That Would Take Your Breath Away Almost, Were Getting Fixed Up.