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not a very unusual thing, and therefore
nobody was astonished at seeing the an-
nouncement, although the younger part of the
population were surprised and delighted with
the size and magnificence of the bills which
were posted on all the walls of the town.
These bills bore upon them the pictures of
certain wonderful animals which dwelt in the
caravan, and which would be displayed at
the show which was to take place that even-
ing. There were so many of these animals
that people suspected (as indeed turned out
to be the case) that there must be more than
_ could be contained in one caravan, and they
were therefore not surprised when a number
of large vehicles of this description wheeled,
during the morning, into the large open
square, and took up their position. Upon
the sides of these vehicles there were also
pictures of lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes,
and a number of other creatures of which the
greater part of the people had never heard.
But above and beyond the pictures of
these animals, there was an announcement
that the celebrated magician, Feeble John,
was about to honour the town with a visit,
and that anybody who had anything the