Attica High School - Crimson Yearbook (Attica, IN)

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THE CRIMSON the Riley barn doing various circus stunts. The boys were riding Old Bill , the tamily horse, at a gallop standing up, while others were skinning the cat on a trapeze. They had been doing this tor some time when Jacky Clark came running up breathless and yelled, Oh tellers, Fatty and the East Enders are-down in tront ol Fatty's storef-an' l passed them an'--an' Fatty hol- lered tu' me-an'-he said that I wuz atraid tu come an'-look at their bill board. An' then l said that l guessed l wasn't and that he wuz atraid to look at our'en-an' he sez he wuz'ent an' he an' the gangs comin' over- right now too. The performance had long since stopped. The tellers were all excitement, they put the horse in the barn double quick and ran around to the tront yard and hid back ot the white washed fence to wait tor the east enders appearence. Suddenly they came into sight, the west enders made a rush from the yard but it ended before it had gone lar. Some seemed alraid, but Jimie was anxious for the tray and he started out to tight the East End- ers by himsell. At this the other tellers , the East Enders, became alarmed and started to make a rapid retreat. This encouraged the West Enders and away they tore alter the others. Poor Fatty was too plump to run last and Jimie caught him in a few jumps and a tight began. During the progress ol the scrap Fatty, the corpu- lent, was considerably beaten up-a bloody nose, a black eye, besides being minus a tooth and his clothes being torn. Soon he was given a chance to run and he certainly availed himselt ot the opportunity, and went howling down the middle ot the road with his big, red uhanky over his nose. The West Enders then retired to the barn to discuss the battle. ln glowing words they were describing the way Jimieis list lit on Fatty's nose when Jimie, the hero, heard his mothers voice and something in the sound warned him ot impend- ing danger, On entering the house he beheld Fatty's mother holding the blubbering Fatty at her arm's length and talking like a phonograph. dest loolcyf' she said, hes a purty sight, lmus' say. ltis a pity that my little boy canit be seen on the street without gettin' a beaten. It seems to rw I l t t l 1 1 .

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TI-IE CRHVISON Jimie's Pro Circus Escapade. 'liimien had been saving up his money ever since Buck , the bill post- er, had posted the multi-colored bills ol bare-back riders in pink tights riding on white horses, trapeze performers, racing horses, trick ponies, educated mon- keys, dancing bears, noble lions, camels and all the decendants oi the occu- pants oi the ark, with acres oi tents and everythingdthat goes to make up a great circus. Now Jimie had been saving his money lor weeks and had ransacked the neighborhood lor old bones, copper, iron. rubber and rags and by dint oi great economy had amassed twenty-seven cents. Since he had somehow acquired the habit ol working he decided to make enough money to buy a glass ot green lemonade and a brick ot pop-corn. in the thriving little metropolis oi Crown Center there was a lot ot rivalry between the East and West endersn which were the Hiellers oi those two sides oi town. There was always something lor the two tactions to quarrel over and now that the circus was coming to town there was something sure enough to scrap over. Jimie Riley and Pete Johnson had followed the bill poster around and they had spent hours looking at the pictures. But here was where the trouble be- gan. Just across the commons in iront oi Jimie's house was a bill board. As soon as the pictures were pasted on the West Enders called a meeting back oi Jimievs barn and passed a law governing the East Enders to the etiect, that should any East Ender be caught looking at the pictures on the bill board near Jimieis home, he would git a lickinu. This law was kept a secret. But the east enders made a similar law concerning the bill board in iront oi the boot and shoe store oi Fatty Bunsons' father. The West Enders iound it out and oi course it was no time till the West Enders were trying to get their courage screwed up to the pitchn to go and stand in iront ot the East Enders' bill board. The aiternoon before the circus the West Enders were gathered back ot

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THE CRIIWSON me somethin' ort to be done. Well, said Jimies mother, l quite agree with you and it James is to blame he shall be punished severely. Blamel l guess he is ter blame, I wuz jist walkin'-l--ln. Fattyis words were choked by a jerk lrom his mother. Shut yer mouth, whos doin' this? his mother snorted. My, heis a purty lookin' peach, snickered Jimie. dest hear that, yelled Fattyis loving mother, ain't that insultinif' James, reproved his mother, did you do that? Yes'm, I guess I did a purty good job. What tor? Cause he looked at the pictures on our bill board. James, for this you will have to stay home irom the circus, not leave the yard and whitewash the fence. At this Jimie wilted. But Fatty's mother being a sympathizer oi capital punishment could not see any justice in this. Nevertheless she had to be contented and her mis- sion being performed leit, still holding Fatty by the arm. Jimie was not expecting this punishment, he pleaded with his mother but to no avail. Jimie went out in the yard, mixed up some whitewash and started at his job with a vengeance and nearly had it finished by supper time. The circus came in the next morning but he could not see them unload nor could he go to the iield to watch them put up the great tents. He finished his work by noon. and from the gate saw the parade a block away, heard the bands and saw the crowds, that was all. ln the afternoon the crowd began to gather on their way to the circus. Several ot the West Enders went by and spoke to him. aside from that no one seemed to notice his torlorn countenance. Far down the road a bulky iigure was approaching. James recognized it. It was Fatty. At this sight James' iigure stiffened---what a chance. Fatty would pay a penalty more than missing the show: the picture ol Fatty with dust covered clothes and a bloody pug nose and looking like a summer ol a Kan- L 4