Toby Tyler: or, Ten Weeks with a Circus

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Otis James. Toby Tyler: or, Ten Weeks with a Circus

Chapter I. TOBY'S INTRODUCTION TO THE CIRCUS

Chapter II. TOBY RUNS AWAY FROM HOME

Chapter III. THE NIGHT RIDE

Chapter IV. THE FIRST DAY WITH THE CIRCUS

Chapter V. THE COUNTERFEIT TEN-CENT PIECE

Chapter VI. A TENDER-HEARTED SKELETON

Chapter VII. AN ACCIDENT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Chapter VIII. CAPTURE OF THE MONKEYS

Chapter IX. THE DINNER-PARTY

Chapter X. MR. STUBBS AT A PARTY

Chapter XI. A STORMY NIGHT

Chapter XII. TOBY'S GREAT MISFORTUNE

Chapter XIII. TOBY ATTEMPTS TO RESIGN HIS SITUATION

Chapter XIV. MR. CASTLE TEACHES TOBY TO RIDE

Chapter XV. TOBY'S FRIENDS PRESENT HIM WITH A COSTUME

Chapter XVI. TOBY'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE RING

Chapter XVII. OFF FOR HOME!

Chapter XVIII. A DAY OF FREEDOM

Chapter XIX. MR. STUBBS'S MISCHIEF, AND HIS SAD FATE

Chapter XX. HOME AND UNCLE DANIEL

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Toby could scarcely restrain himself at the prospect of this golden future that had so suddenly opened before him. He tried to express his gratitude, but could only do so by evincing his willingness to commence work at once.

"No, no, that won't do," said Mr. Lord, cautiously. "If your uncle Daniel should see you working here, he might mistrust something, and then you couldn't get away."

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That evening was the longest Toby ever knew. He wandered from one cage of animals to another; then to see the performance in the ring, and back again to the animals, in the vain hope of passing the time pleasantly. But it was of no use; that lump in his throat would remain there, and the thoughts of what he was about to do would trouble him severely. The performance failed to interest him, and the animals did not attract until he had visited the monkey-cage for the third or fourth time. Then he fancied that the same venerable monkey who had looked so knowing in the afternoon was gazing at him with a sadness which could only have come from a thorough knowledge of all the grief and doubt that was in his heart.

There was no one around the cages, and Toby got just as near to the iron bars as possible. No sooner had he flattened his little pug-nose against the iron than the aged monkey came down from the ring in which he had been swinging, and, seating himself directly in front of Toby's face, looked at him most compassionately.

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