The poles will
all be swung to the upper decks in bundles. In the morning
they will be lowered to the wagons, which can be done
without much difficulty. All the poles, except those
belonging to the big top, will go out on the 'Little Nemo,'
as you have named her. At first, handling the show will be
a little awkward, but we shall soon get the hang of it and
fit into the new arrangement just as if we had been always
traveling on boats. Traveling on the water, you see, we
shall be able to show on both sides of the river all the way
down, which we could not do were we traveling by train.
That will give us a long season, short runs overnight and a
fine outing. Everybody will be delighted with the change,
don't you think so?"
"If not, they will be pretty hard to please, I should say,"
rejoined Phil. "Why, it will be a regular vacation--all summer!"
"How far do we go?" asked Teddy.
"The length of the river."
"To the Gulf of Mexico?"
"Yes. New Orleans probably will be our last stand of the season.
That is, if we do not get wrecked on the big river.
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