The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
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Alger Horatio Jr.. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
CHAPTER I. KIT WATSON
CHAPTER II. INTRODUCES THREE CURIOSITIES
CHAPTER III. KIT ASTONISHES TWO ACROBATS
CHAPTER IV. A SCENE NOT DOWN ON THE BILLS
CHAPTER V. HOW KIT VANQUISHED THE LION
CHAPTER VI. KIT'S POOR PROSPECTS
CHAPTER VII. AARON BICKFORD, THE BLACKSMITH
CHAPTER VIII. KIT'S RIDE TO OAKFORD
CHAPTER IX. KIT MAKES A NEW ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER X. KIT'S FIRST NIGHT AT THE BLACKSMITH'S
CHAPTER XI. KIT FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY
CHAPTER XII. MR. BICKFORD'S DEFEAT
CHAPTER XIII. BREAKFAST IN THE CIRCUS TENT
CHAPTER XIV. SOME CIRCUS PEOPLE
CHAPTER XV. MR. BICKFORD GOES TO THE CIRCUS
CHAPTER XVI. MR. BICKFORD AT THE CIRCUS
CHAPTER XVII. KIT'S STRATAGEM
CHAPTER XVIII. MR. BICKFORD'S MORTIFYING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XIX. STEPHEN WATSON VISITS OAKFORD
CHAPTER XX. A CHAT WITH A CANDY BUTCHER
CHAPTER XXI. KIT MEETS A SCHOOLMATE
CHAPTER XXII. NEW ACQUAINTANCES
CHAPTER XXIII. KIT'S DARING ACT
CHAPTER XXIV. KIT RECEIVES A LETTER
CHAPTER XXV. THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT
CHAPTER XXVI. KIT IS MADE A PRISONER
CHAPTER XXVII. A MINER'S CABIN
CHAPTER XXVIII. KIT RESCUED BY A GIRL
CHAPTER XXIX. JANET MEETS THE GIANT
CHAPTER XXX. DICK HAYDEN FINDS THE BIRD FLOWN
CHAPTER XXXI. IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS
CHAPTER XXXII. KIT'S DANGER
CHAPTER XXXIII. DICK HAYDEN MEETS WITH RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER XXXIV. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CHAPTER XXXV. ON THE TRAPEZE
CHAPTER XXXVI. CLOSE OF THE CIRCUS
CHAPTER XXXVII. KIT COMES HOME
CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONCLUSION
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Stephen Watson, uncle of Kit and father of Ralph, was a man of middle age. It was difficult to trace any resemblance between him and his nephew. The latter had an open face, with a bright, attractive expression. Mr. Watson was dark and sallow, of spare habit, and there was a cunning look in his eyes, beneath which a Roman nose jutted out like a promontory. He looked like the incarnation of cold selfishness, and his real character did not belie his looks.
Five years before Kit Watson's father had died. He resembled Kit in appearance, and was very popular in Smyrna. His brother wound up the estate, and had since been living in luxury, but whether the property was his or his nephew's Kit was unable to tell. He had asked the question occasionally, but his uncle showed a distaste for the subject, and gave evasive replies.
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"I suppose your real name isn't Celestina Morella?" said Kit.
"My real name is Betsey Hatch. That is what they called me in my girlhood, but I should hardly know who was meant if I was called so now."
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