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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: A story of the sawdust, Multum in parvo library, vol. 3, no. 25, - January, 1896 - The pathetic history of "Old Props'" darling - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: November 14, 2022 [eBook #69349] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy - of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A STORY OF THE SAWDUST, -MULTUM IN PARVO LIBRARY, VOL. 3, NO. 25, JANUARY, 1896 *** - - -Transcriber’s Note: - -Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). - -Additional Transcriber’s Notes are at the end. - - * * * * * - -PRICE 5 CENTS. - - - - -A STORY OF THE SAWDUST. - - - The Pathetic History of “Old - Props’” Darling. - - SHE DIED FOR HER LOVE. - - She met her Fate in New Zealand.--Ignorant, - Uncultured, - Who is there who can Blame - Her? - - MULTUM IN PARVO LIBRARY. - - Entered at Boston Post Office as second - class matter. Published by A. B. Courtney, - Room 45, 74 Milk Street, Boston. - - Vol. 3. JANUARY, 1896. Published Monthly. No. 25 - - Subscription Price, 50 Cents Per Year. - - - - -A STORY OF THE SAWDUST. - - -Her mother was a slack-wire performer in the circus, and Patty was born -in that part of the dressing-room reserved for the feminine talent, -the privacy of which was a pleasant piece of fiction due to the strip -of canvas that “Old Props” stretched across the tent in the centre. -Immediately behind the “wall” the male performers struggled into pink -tights, smoked cigarettes and streaked the air with loud-mouthed oaths, -regardless of the proximity of the ladies, whose own language, to tell -the truth, was none too choice. - -Patty came into the world somewhat unexpectedly. Her parent, the only -one she ever knew, had been seized with a sudden dizziness right in -the middle of her great balancing act and had fallen heavily in the -ring, from which she was tenderly carried to the ladies’ dressing-room, -where, two hours later, on a hastily improvised bed of elephant -trappings, camel coverings and spangled suits, snatched from the -property wardrobe, a little mite of humanity was ushered into the world -amid the roaring of the lions, the hoarse bleat of the hippopotamus, -and the savage trumpetings of the elephants in the menagerie adjoining. - -From her birth Patty was a great favorite with Old Props, who, in the -absence of a legitimate father, constituted himself the male protector -of the petite girl baby, whose tiny fingers toyed carelessly with the -grizzled, brick-dusty beard of the gruff circus man whenever he took -her in his arms. For Patty was raised with the circus. When she was two -weeks old her mother resumed her “act” on the slack wire and from that -time until her death, which occurred when Patty was ten years old, the -little girl lived almost continuously in the atmosphere of the sawdust -ring. - -[Illustration: “OLD PROPS.”] - -Patty was a veritable daughter of the arena. At a very tender age -she had been taught to balance herself on the back of a horse, and -when her mother died her education in bareback riding had so far -progressed that she was billed as an infant prodigy, and was the source -of endless entertainment to the youngsters of every town visited by -the circus. Old Props was her guardian, a duty that he had willingly -assumed when Patty’s mother died, leaving her daughter to his care. It -must be confessed that Patty’s education in the polite arts was sadly -neglected. Her grammar was atrocious, and her knowledge of things -in general, not germane to the circus, was deplorably slim. But her -professional studies were pursued with so much earnestness and avidity -that before she was in her teens her daring riding produced a genuine -sensation, and the advent of “Mdle. Patti,” as she was known to the -public, was always the signal for a burst of applause, to which the -young equestrienne responded with one of her most bewitching smiles. - -Although fully up to the latest slang phrases, Patty was by no -means vicious, and only reflected what she had imbibed, since as a -tiny toddler of three she had been lifted on the trick pony’s back -by careful Old Props and jogged around the track, her merry eyes -ablaze with delight, her baby voice echoing the Hi! Ya! Hi! Ya! of -the property boys who clustered around the ring. In spite of her -surroundings Patty’s mind was remarkably pure. The coarse jokes of the -men and the covert allusions of the women seemed to leave no taint in -their wake, while her naive expressions were a constant delight to -Old Props, who secretly exulted in the innocence of his protegee and -jealously guarded her from the insidious advances of those in whom the -baser passions were uppermost. - -Patty was _sui generis_. Of the world beyond the circus she was totally -ignorant. If she had a passion it was for gay dresses and stunning -jewelry, while the “bravas,” elicited from an admiring audience, was -the sweetest music that her ears ever knew. At the age of seventeen -she was a strikingly beautiful girl, overflowing with animal spirits -and enjoying perfect health, a robust young goddess to whom all the -other sawdust subjects paid homage. Hers was a beauty that lacked soul, -however. Patty, poor girl, had never known the refining influences -of a home and the effect of her environment was potent to the close -observer. Love was something foreign to her nature; that is the love -born of a tender passion. For Old Props she possessed a strong sense of -gratitude and a sort of filial affection, but for the genuine article -she seemed to be incapable of its entertainment. - -When Patty was eighteen the circus to which she was attached arranged -for a tour of the Australian continent, and at San Francisco the -“main guy” engaged a lot of fresh talent, some of the old-timers not -relishing the salt water voyage. Several of these new performers were -adepts in their particular lines, and one was especially so, as Old -Props had bitter cause to remember. The circus showed all through New -Zealand with remarkable financial success and Patty won unbounded -honors from the colonials, and was, besides, the life of the troupe. -It was at this period--perhaps the semi-tropical climate was partially -responsible for it--that Patty was the recipient of numerous proposals -for her hand, both from within and without the circus. But each new -suitor was received in much the same manner. A merry laugh spoiled -all their sentimental speeches; they were referred to the ringmaster; -she excused herself on the plea of practising a new jig-step for the -side-show, or with the utmost unconcern declined the offer and went on -feeding the monkeys in the menagerie as if nothing unusual had happened -to disturb her tranquility. On one occasion when Old Props was leading -her horse around the ring while the clown was working the risibilities -of the audience she received a most impassioned proposal from one of -the balloon holders who was assisting her in her “act” and near whom -the horse was halted just as the clown reached the climax of his joke. -The offer came during the yelling of the delighted colonials, the sharp -snapping of the ring-master’s whip and the eccentric tumbling of the -professional joker, but for all that it was a fervid appeal. Yet her -sole answer was a derisive laugh as she spurred on her horse with a -“Hi! ya,” and the next minute she was jumping, not into her suitor’s -arms, but through the paper balloon he held outstretched in his hand. - -But Patty’s days of freedom were rapidly diminishing, and before the -troupe reached Melbourne Old Props made a discovery that rendered him -very uneasy. At San Francisco the management had engaged among others -a handsome dashing young Apollo of perhaps twenty-five, who was a -perfect prodigy in his way. He was considered the cleverest leaper, the -most skillful rider, and the best all-round man in the troupe, and to -crown all, he possessed a college education, having, it is said, been -graduated at Harvard. His specialty was riding four horses bareback, -and owing to his prowess and fine presence he was soon styled the -“Adonis of the arena.” - -It was not until the circus had unloaded at Auckland, N. Z., and -had toured through the middle island that Patty seemed cognizant of -the young fellow’s varied attractions, but before long she began to -manifest in many ways her approval of his society, much to the dismay -of her guardian, who scented trouble from the outset. The young Adonis -of the ring was quick to discover the interest he had awakened, and -deliberately applied himself to the task of winning Patty’s affections. -By a hundred delicate attentions and insinuating ways, such as Patty, -poor child, had never known in her previous career, he paved his way -into her good graces and aroused in her that feeling which lies latent -in the soul of every maiden, but which few would have supposed Patty -possessed. - -It was to this heartless scamp that Patty unreservedly lost her heart. -To the warnings of Old Props, who, better versed in human nature, -penetrated her lover’s evil designs, the girl returned an indignant -protest, and for a time there was a coolness between the two that -grieved the old property man sorely. Those whom Patty had snubbed now -began to take a mean revenge by sneeringly alluding to her love affair -and hinting that all was not as it should be. Their remarks when made -in the hearing of Old Props drove him nearly frantic, and for several -weeks he was so ugly and crabbled that he was unbearable and even the -main guy was compelled to reprimand him for his surliness. As the -affair progressed Patty gradually lost all interest in her former -amusements, and even her little pet monkey in the menagerie was wholly -neglected. Instead of lingering before his cage to pet and caress -him as was her wont, she now hurried by to meet her lover, utterly -oblivious of the tiny outstretched paw or head cunningly askew waiting -for its accustomed caress. Poor “Mimi,” like Old Props, was forgotten. - -That grizzled veteran knew too well how it would end. As the weeks -grew into months, and the foreign tour was drawing to a close, Old -Props, who watched Patty closer than any mother would her child, saw -with poignant regret how changed the girl had become. Seldom was heard -the old, mellow, ringing laugh that was wont to cheer his seared and -toughened heart, and the former jaunty step and vivacious air had -completely vanished. Yet to her guardian, who ached to receive her -confidence, Patty never vouchsafed a word. - -It was at Wagga Wagga, in Australia, noted as the residence of the -once-famous Tichborne claimant, that Patty was taken ill, caused by -over-exertion in the ring, and a doctor who was called imperatively -forbade her proceeding any further. The circus was then on its way to -Sydney from Melbourne, overland, and as the vessel on which the return -journey was to be made was due to sail on a certain day the management -was compelled to leave Patty behind to follow on later. With the circus -went the contemptible wretch who was the cause of her undoing, and when -Old Props, who remained to take care of his darling, told poor Patty of -the fellow’s heartlessness, she gave a great gulp and then hid her face -on the old man’s breast and cried as she had never cried before. Her -whole pitiful story was unfolded in that bitter, heartbroken wail. - -Patty was very ill for many weeks, during which time Old Props was her -sole and constant attendant. But the girl never rallied, and when her -baby was born, long after the circus was back in the States, she had -barely strength left to turn her head to gaze at the innocent mite. It -was a poor, weak, sick specimen, that lived for a few days only, and -then its light went quietly out with scarcely a perceptible struggle. -There were no tears in Patty’s eyes when her dead baby was lifted to -her face by the kind sister to receive a farewell kiss, but when Old -Props returned from the sad task of laying the little one away he was -alarmed at the ghastly change in Patty’s pinched, wasted features, and -realized that in a few days at the farthest she would rejoin her babe. - -[Illustration: THE DEATH-BED.] - -Poor, ignorant little Patty! Surely her sin will not be visited on her -head in the great hereafter, but rather on the one who deliberately -led her to ruin. She lies in the quiet little cemetery adjoining the -English church at Wagga Wagga, in the same grave with her baby, a plain -white stone erected by her heartbroken guardian marking the spot where -she is at rest. As for Old Props, he will never go out with the red -wagon again. - - - - -What He Thought. - - -“Sometimes,” sighed the man who is wedded to a woman with a mind of her -own, “I think my wife must take me for a pneumatic tire, the way she is -blowing me up all the time.”--Boston Transcript. - - - - -Thought She Was Safe. - - -Judge--Your age? - -Lady--Thirty years. - -Judge (incredulously)--You will have some difficulty in proving that. - -Lady (excitedly)--You’ll find hard to prove the contrary, as the church -register which contained the entry of my name was burned in the year -1845. - - - - -His Tale of Woe. - - -The little boy was crying and his tears touched the heart of the -charitably inclined lady; he was so small and seemed to be in such -distress. - -“Don’t cry, little boy,” she said, soothingly. “Dry your eyes and tell -me what the trouble is. Did some of the big boys hurt you?” - -“No’m,” replied the waif, still sobbing. - -“Are you sick or hungry?” she persisted. - -“No’m.” - -“Did your father beat you for something?” - -“No’m, but he will.” - -“Oh, that’s the trouble, is it?” - -“Yes’m.” - -“Well, it’s a shame,” she exclaimed, angrily. “Why will he beat you?” - -“’Cause I lost ten cents.” - -“Did he send you to buy something with it?” - -“Yes’m.” - -“And you lost it on the way?” - -“Yes’m.” - -“Oh, well, I guess we can fix that,” she said in her kindly way, as she -took a dime from her purse and handed it to the boy. “Now he won’t beat -you, will he?” - -“No’m.” - -“What did he send you to buy with it?” - -“Beer.” - -“Beer!” The good lady gasped at the thought. - -“Yes’m.” - -“And how did you lose it?” - -“Matchin’ pennies.” - -Before she had sufficiently recovered to demand the return of her dime -the boy was gone. - - - - -He Knew the Place. - - -The man with his coat collar turned up and his hat pulled down over his -eyes, who was slouching alone in the shadow of the buildings, suddenly -beckoned to the man on the other side of the street. - -“Here’s a graft, Bill,” he said when the other had crossed over. - -“Wot is?” asked Bill, gruffly. - -“This here house,” replied the first speaker. “It’s just like finding -things all fixed for you. Some bloomin’ idiot has gone away and left -his latchkey in the door.” - -Bill took a long look at the house and then shook his head. - -“You kin have it,” he said. “I don’t want nuthin’ to do with the game.” - -“Wot’s the matter?” - -“The feller wot lives here ain’t to be trusted. He’s a low-down, mean, -tricky cuss. He ain’t got no feelin’s at all.” - -“D’ye know him?” - -“No; but I was here onct before, an’ I’m onto his game. He left the key -just like that before, an’ I thought it was dead easy. I went up and -tried to turn it, an’ I thought I was bein’ electrocuted sure.” - - - - -Johnny’s Apt Illustration. - - -Teacher (to class in philosophy)--What are the properties of heat, -Willie? - -Willie--The properties of heat are to bake, cook, roast---- - -Teacher--Stop--next. What are the properties of heat? - -Johnny--The properties of heat is that it expands bodies, while cold -contracts them. - -Teacher--Very good. Can you give me an example? - -Johnny--Yes, sir. In summer, when it is very hot, the day is long; in -winter, when it is cold, it gets to be very short. - - - - -Easy Enough. - - -Tramp--Yes’m, it’s hard to break away from all yer bad habits at once; -but I’ve given up some of ’em. - -Lady--Which ones have you given up? - -Tramp--Well, mum, I don’t get shaved on Sunday any more. - - - - -A Tempting Offer. - - -We will give either a $2.00 gold ring or a dozen silver spoons to any -person who sells a dollar’s worth of our standard goods. They are -needed in every household and we will send you the outfit when you send -us your name and address. After you have sold the goods, send us the -dollar and receive your gift. This is an honest offer for honest people -only. Address REX COMPANY, 1111 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. - - - - -Superfluous Hair. - - -Ladies who have superfluous hair will be happy to know that I have a -quick and sure remedy; doesn’t leave the slightest trace, nor injure -the skin. I will send (securely sealed) a $1.00 bottle Free to a few -ladies in each locality. Write to Mrs. J. DE VERE, P. O. Box 494, -Philadelphia, Pa. - - * * * * * - -Transcriber’s Notes: - -Punctuation has been made consistent. - -Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A STORY OF THE SAWDUST, MULTUM -IN PARVO LIBRARY, VOL. 3, NO. 25, JANUARY, 1896 *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the -United States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part -of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm -concept and trademark. 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