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JOCKO A True Story. BY ISABELLE JOYCE. The great circus wnfl out on parade when Jocko came. Everything was confusion about the grounds In prepa ration for the ufternoon performance, and no one thought to take a peep Into the , monkey cage v.-here another little member hud been added to the family. , Hundreds of street urchins stood about gazing at the ; wonderful side show pictures, patronizing the red lemonade and peanut men and striv ing to pass the time before the hour set for the Show to begin. The smell of sawdust permeated the air and brought real joy and fond memories to the hearts of the few old timers In the crowd who sniffed and recalled their first circus. Criers were drumming up patron age. Mounted on high boxes, they enumerated the endless chain of mar velous features to be seen In , the 'three great rings." And them "A. grand concert will follow the main show and will enlist the services of i some of the greateirt artists in the world. All this can be heard for the email sum of ten cents only a dime." From one corner of the grounds came the boom of a drum and the sub sequent announcement that "now could be seen the most wonderful side snow ever exhibited," while a few feet away the family differences of "Punch and Judy" offered amuse ment to as many as could - crowd about the little improvised theatre. The atmosphere was full of. circus, you the greatest troupe of .. trained monkeys in the world. They will be entered In a pony race once around the track. The champion rider, Jocko, the finest .monkey bareback rider In the world, holds the record in pony rac ing. He Is number 4 and wears the bright red coat" Out come the ponies and their little riders. They are lined up at the start ing point and" everyone's eyes are strained for a look at Jocko. Down goes the flag, and the ponies are off like the wind, their riders clinging to their necks. Jocko is In the lead. A quarter of the way he whirls, the others vainly endeavoring to gain on him. He is half way round, and the crowd is cheering the plucky little rider, when suddenly he seems to lose his hold and slips back on the pony's haunches. His grip is gone but he has not lost his heart, and tries desperately to re gain hold. Startled by the monkey's unusual movement, the pony leaps forward. Jocko tries to steady himself by hanging to the pony's tail, but 1p thrown suddenly backward to th ground. In his little monkey hert Jocko trusts his faithful mount to stop, but the pony, unable to under stand what it is all about, dashes mad ly on, dragging his little rider. Cheers die on the lips of the specta tors as the little fellow Is bumped and kicked over the rough course. Attend ants rush out, but the pony finishes the distance before he can be stopped, A SOUTHERN TALE. piiillliliiSillii "JOCKO TRIES TO STEADY HIMSELF BUT IS THROWN SUDDENLY BACKWARD TO THE GROUND. and to the great evants of the day had been added the coming of Jocko. Jocko's mother wore a look of real monkey pride when her - associates came in from the street show, and it was not long before Jocko became the pride of the entire monkey family. His whims were indulged with a for bearance that proved beyond doubt the love of his guardians. They never scolded, never molested. It was only when some one of their number, out of sorts, perhaps, gave him a stronger reprimand than the ordinary monkey rebuke. They fought his battles, crooned over him in his mishaps, romped with him and stood up for him like one great parent; Jocko was not like other monkey children, and soon grew to know his power. He wrapped his little self around their" hearts, and when he grew big enough to go out in the street parade the pride of the monkey family knew no bounds. First he traveled in a cage with his older associates. Ills little red coat, brighter in hue than any of the others and embroidered most elaborately In gilt for Jocko had his friends among the circus people made him a con spicuous figure in the group. Jocko was the real monkey In the crowd. He Imitated the others, made them play "understander" for him while he practiced all kinds of aero1 batic feats, and he soon became an expert performer. The joy of his guardians, therefore, was complete when they saw him riding about the big arena perched on a pony's back. They squeaked in true monkey de light at their protege's fine "horse manship," for Jocko became the finest monkey bareback Tider In the mena gerie. Day after day he rode his pony to victory. Day after day the monkey family waited excitedly for his "turn." They were there to squeak approval when he came bounding into the cage and to fill his-little monkey soul with Joy and adulation. One day the circus showed In a big city, and great preparations were made for an unusually fine display. After a great street parade the com pany came marching into the grounds. The noon meal over. Jocko could hardly wait for his "turn," and went romping about tl"5 caee teasing first one and then another. In turn for the little pinches and pokes ha gave the others, he received only a loving tap on his tiny head and a sly little dig now and then. It was the happiest family under the big canvas. The show was on and one after the other went in to perform. "Ladies and gentlemen." sang the crier after awhile, "We will now Introduce to and Jocko has ceased to struggle. As tenderly as If he had been a baby they .picked him up. His little heart still beat faintly, and through his dim little eyes ? looked up at them. They were the men who had watched him .from babyhood, and he knew their grief. The band stopped the "circus music" abruptly as one of the men bore Jocko, back to the animal tent. It was the man who, but a few minutes before, had placed Jocko on his favorite mount. It was he who had fastened the strap but' for which the little fel low might have jumped to safety in stead of to death. Caring little for those who saw, the big, burly fellow carried Jocko in one arm and hid his face in the other as he made his way to the monkey cage. He had taken the little fellow out only a short while before, had romped with him all the way to the big tent anl had given him a parting tap as the ponies darted off. And he was bringing him back dying. Tenderly he laid him inside while the other monkeys, dazed to see the little fellow come home in any other way than a romp, gathered about chattering their misunderstanding. They soon saw that Jocko's life was fast going away. The poor little maimed body lay pathetically still, and but for the old light in the eyes they could not have recognized their bright, loving little charge. He looked up at them piteously. They had been so proud of him, and he had loved them ell. His little eyes blinked a pathetic farewell to his faithful guardians. Outside in the big tent the band banged away as a daring equestrienne dashed around the main ring. But there was no joy in the monkey cage, for Jocko had ridden his last race. 1 : A Tout-legged Furlough. The children of a reading class were asked the meaning of the word "furlough." Mary answered that it meant a mule. "Oh, no," said the teacher. Mary Insisted and said she had a book home that said so. The next day she appeared with it and in triumph opened it to the page where there was the picture of a soldier standing beside a mule. Below the picture were the words: "Going home on his furlough." Tit for Tat. It Is quite generally known that the Smithsonian Institution at Washing ton, D. C, was founded by an Eng lishman, but by comparatively few. that the British Museum was founded by Benjamin Thompson, an American, An Interesting Story of One. Phase of Plantation Life. It was Christmas eve In the cabin, but the cupboard was empty and tne fire upon the hearth was nearly out; for it was not the old-time Christ mas the darkeys had known "befo' de wah" when their mistress and master were alive. All day long the snow had been falling, and now it lay white and glistening under the shining heav ens as if tnere was really nothing but "peace on earth and good will toward men." Far over the white covered hills the lights of Christmastide blazed through the trees from the old mansion that had been many years dark and de serted. But its cheeriness brought no comfort to the two darkeys shivering over the half dead coals; for the peo ple who had lately moved Into their Old homes were strangers and knew nothing about the little cabin nestled among the pines far away under the hills. The tears stole down their black faces as memories of the Christmas of long ago rose before them, when they had shared all the Joys of that old home. Memories of blazing hearths and bright lights, of the happy voices r f their own white people ringing hrough those dear halls, and of the dtrum of the banjo from the quarters not far away. "Mammy does you reck'n ole marse an' miss up in Heab'n knows how bad we is off, di3 Chris'mus eve?" A dar key with a head as white as the hills over which he bad been gazing from the cabin window, addressed his com panion huddled over the other side of the cheerless hearth. She had been "mammy" in the ante helium days, and the appellation clung to her "Lord! dey'd cert'ny be hu't ef dey does," she replied with a groan -"fur dey knows what we bin use ter In dem ole Chris'mus times w'en dey wuz live, an ain't know de wantin' of nuffln no mo an dey selves.' Law, I kin jes shut my eyes now," sh went on remini scently "an' see dat ole kitchen table pile up wif cakes and pies, an' Aunt Sarah an' ole Mlmie bakin' tell de ve'y smell ob 'em make me sick. Den long 'bout dark I an' Miss Alice 'mence to set de table out dere In de big hall, fur ole marse to make he aigg nogg Chris'mus niornin'; an' I kin heah Miss Alice now a keep sayin' put plenty glasses, mammy, case I want ev-body to drink marse an' miss healf in the mornin'. An' didn't sum ob dem niggers drink ole marse an' miss healf" here both old darkeys chuckled In spite of themselves "tell dey'l haf tor be kerried down to de quarters bodily! An' oh, dat Chris'mus din ner!" She clasped her hand3 raptur ously over her tattered breast. "Dat tu'key dress all in holly, roas' brown an' stuff wif nuts! An' dat plum pud din' sont in de house in er blaze ob fire! Den w'en de white people eat tell dey cudn't eat no longer, dere wuz jes as much lef fur de darkies. Lord A'niighty! hcah I is wishin' fur what do very dogs sniff up dey nose at, dat day!" She stopped and wiped her eyes with the corner of her apron; there were a few minutes silence, and the other old darkey announced solemnly; "I'se -gwine ter pray!" Both knelt down, and he began aloud: "Oh, Lord King ob Heab'n an' erf, Who sont de chile Jesus dat firs' Cnrls'raus eve so inenny thousan' yeah ergo, look wif pity erpon dfs'ole lone sum cabin settin' out heah in de wil bernesB ter nite, whar dey ain't so much as er tu'key feav'r to 'mind ub ob de blessed timei Dee knows how It wuz In ne ole time long ergo, w'en Chris'mus wuz de nappies' time ob all de yeah, case Dee knows how much sto' ole marse sot to his Burbants' an nev'r stint we all no mo' an' he did hiss'ef. Dee knows how de cider an' appul toddy flow'd same as water den, an chestnuts an appuls wuz er poppin' in""de fireplaces. Ebby sense ole marse die It git vro'se an' wo'se wif us. 'Pear like de fust blow cum w'en de mansion wuz sole; an' den-all our people move 'way tell I an' mammy onliest ones lef; den times git so hard we bleeg'd to lef too, an' move down heah in de mashes whar we is ter nite. Las' yeah our 'tatoes fros' bite. an' we wo'se an ebber. Sum white fo'ks is moved "up into de manshun lately, but dey is cum frum whar dey ain't no cullud folks, I reck'n, an ain't know our people gwine suffer lessen dey he'p us; so we is lef lonesum dis Chris'mus wifout enny one ter look to scusin' Dee. Frum Dee only, kin we spec' he'p oh, sen' down er aneul frum on high " Sen down er Chris'mus anenl. Lord" broke in a quavering voice from the other side of the fireplace. "Sen" er angul to we po' trimlin niggers," the first voice went on "an' let him shine he bright beams In dis darksum cabin ter-nite, like dey shine on dem shepherds ob ole. and dey fell down on deir faces an' wuz too skeer'd to speak." "Oh, sen' down er angul. Lord!" the two voices struck in together, on the same key, the other leading off again: ben' uown er angul frum on hieh an " Outside a gentle voice broke unon the prayer, and like the shepherds of 01a, me two darkeys Tell forward upon their faces, and waited with breath suspended for another sound of "the angelic response. "Dory to Dord in de highest, an' on erf peace dood will to men!" Then, lo! the door opened and in came a tiny child. She was air in white, and she had great blue eyes and hair like a golden halo around her lovely face. In one hand she carried a bunch of holly, and the other was ladened with sweetmeats, as she said: "I am de 'ittle angel, an' have turn to 'ou to-night to tell 'ou all 'bout Jesus, an how He turn dat firs' Chris' mas; an' see! I've bought 'ou lots of doodies Jes like de 'ittle durl In de story mamma wead me 'fore she put me to bed." Two black faces rose slowlv from the floor and gazed awe-stricken upon the angelic countenance beaming upon thera. They had prayed for a Christ. mas angel to come down into their little cabin, but even their strong faith was not prepared for the sudden revelation-of one in flesh and blood. Thqy gazed upon the heavenly apparition, neither one daring to speak, till aud deniy a new light broke over the raDt face of "mammy." Raising herself bolt upright she gazed fearlessly upon the celestial visitor and said: "Luke dis ain't er angul, after all; it's er little chile frum up de man- shun, case I 6een her yesterd'y wif 'er ma pass cis caoin." Then going over to the child she said coaxinelv: "Neb ber mind honey, mammy an Uncle Luke gwine ca'r you home," and she began to wrap her ragged shawl over the little visitor, murmuring all the while "Jes erlike Miss Alice fur all de wurl! Got her berry blue eyes, an' er golden ha'rl" A little later the two old darkeys were on ineir way to the mansion, bearing their precious burden. Along the white road they trod, their bundled reet maKing nuge tracks in the newly fallen anow, till on the hill among some flno old lombardies, their lost home blazed out in old-time splendor. Some servants were searching the grounds with lanterns, and Just then a lady with golden hair like the child's came out of the frout door, and when she saw the old darkeys with their bundle between tnem ran out crying: "Oh, my darling! my poor lost child! where have you beea? We have been searching everywhere for our baby!" And taking the child in her arms, she kissed it again and again, while every body crowded around with questioning glances. "Mamma, I'se only j'ayed I'se de Chris'mas Chile ilka ' 'ou wead me 'bout' an' see I foun' dose poor old colored people we passed yesterday, an' a weal live mammy like 'ou use to have!'.' The child pointed to the two shiver ing darkeys, who stood bewildered in the glare of the open door; then tak ing tnem oy the hands Bhe led them in the hall, down into the dining-room blazing with lights and decked in Christmas greens the old dining-room that had been as much lost to them as though they had at one time reallv owned it. Then as the family gath ered eageriy around, she seated the strange couple by the bright warm flrcr till suddenly as the light from the chandelier shone on their faces, the lady with the golden hair ran to them crying: "Uncle Luke! and dear old mam my!" and falling on the old negress' lap she threw her arms around her still crying: "Mammy, I have found you at last! don't you know me?" "Miss Alice! oh, my Gord! an' cum back to de manshun!" Both of the old darkeys had now recognized the youhg miBtress of their far back days, and held out their arms crying for Joy. "Mammy, dear old mammy! and Un. cle Luke our faithful old carriage driv er!" Miss Alice looked from one ragged darkey to the other, laughing and crying by turns, while their faces shone with such radiance in the fire light that everybody laughed and cried too. s What a happy Christmas it turned out to be after all. Back at the old mansion with their own white people! could they be dreaming? The clock in the great hall struck twelve and the lights were still blazing among the evergreens, and the Are upon the hearth sputtered and, sparkled as cheer ily as ever; while nestled among the pines, far away under the hills, the little cabin was dark and dreary. But "mammy" deep in the mvsteriea of nn- ple-roasting for Uncle Luke's red-hot poker, and the demijohn near by, had no time to think of its dreariness now. The little Christ Child tucked in her tiny bed was not forgotten. Many tears and kisses fell on her baby lips that night, as. she slept and dreamed of the Christmas morn that was fast breaking over the sleeping earth. FOUR CENTURIES TO BUILD. 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