But I didn't like that, 'cause it was awful high and shaky, and the sun was hot, and the trees slapped my face, and my legs ached holdin' on." "What's hanny bells and neroes ?" demanded Betty.
"Big elephants.

Father never let 'em put me up there, and they didn't darst till he was gone; then I had to, else they'd 'a' thrashed me." "Didn't any one take your part ?" asked Mrs.Moss.
"Yes, 'm, 'most all the ladies did; they were very good to me, 'specially 'Melia.

She vowed she wouldn't go on in the Tunnymunt act if they didn't stop knockin' me round when I wouldn't help old Buck with the bears.

So they had to stop it, 'cause she led first rate, and none of the other ladies rode half as well as 'Melia." "Bears! oh, do tell about them!" exclaimed Bab, in great excitement, for at the only circus she had seen the animals were her delight.
"Buck had five of 'em, cross old fellers, and he showed 'em off.

I played with 'em once, jest for fun, and he thought it would make a hit to have me show off instead of him.