As it must to all fleas, Death came last week to Paddy, famed trained flea of "Professor" William Heckler's famed Manhattan flea circus.
Habitual patrons of Maestro Heckler's West 42nd Street establishment well knew the star performer who jumped through hoops, pushed a toy train, danced, juggled, kicked a ball and ended every performance by waving the flag of the Irish Free State in the manner of George Michael Cohan waving the U. S. flag. He was a bright red flea with black, roguish eyes, much larger than most male fleas. Few of his admirers...
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