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Title: The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the plaudits of the sunny South
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Darlington, Edgar B. P
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Publisher: Philadelphia : Henry Altemus Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ything on a horsethat you happen to feel like, said the showman. The hand started up again and Phil sprangto his feet. A paper hoop was raised on theopposite side of the ring, the lad eyeing it hesi-tatingly, ^ I 11 go through it if I break my neck trying,he muttered, shutting his lips tightly together. Smash! The Circus Boy hurled himself through thetender paper, hut the breaking paper stung hisface like the crack of a whip lash, and Phil, in-stead of landing on his feet as he should havedone, struck the back of his ring horse on allfours. Sully growled angrily. ^5rou make a blunder like that again, andyoull be sorry for it, he bullied, shaking anangry fist at Phil, who turned a pair of surprisedeyes on the showman. *^See here, retorted the lad with risingcolor, ^Im not in the habit of being talked tolike that. If you dont like my riding Ill endthe act right here. Im not obliged to ride foryou, you know. ^Go on, go on! snapped the owner. The next hoop Phil took as easily as if he had
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Phil Hurled Himself Through the Flaming Eings.135 IN DIXIE LAND 137 been doing that very same thing all through theseason. ^Fine! chuckled Sully. ^^Hes a star per-former, even if he does give me as good as Isend. Phil was hurling himself through a succes-sion of hoops now. Then all at once, to his sur-prise and disapproval, ^ve hoops of fire flaredup before him and on all sides of him. ^ Go through them! shouted the showman. ^I wont ! *^You cant stop now. Are you going to leta little thing like that give you an attack of coldfeet! demanded Sully. Thus appealed to, Phil Forrest thought betterof it. **Yip—yip! he cried sharply to the ringhorse, riding straight at the first ring whichhe took without difficulty, though the hot flameon his cheeks made him shrink himself into asmaller compass than had been the case withthe paper rings. The audience was applauding him wildly, forsomehow this slender, youthful figure appealedto them more strongly than had any other per-former in the show th

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