Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-09-15

very bad pun. Our cachinatory taste has led
us most TO relish the latter. because real wit
is less laushable than a bad attempt a, wit
Soft is with humbug. A humbug should
be a good one, such an one as excites our adj
mlration-such, for instance, as Bonapar,c as
a general, or the loco foco charges upon the
character ofMr. Clay; or it should be very
poor humbug-such as the paving OF animal
magnetism or the vegetable magnetism of
"horse-taming. In this case, too. we like the
last the best. Ii affords us room for a good
honest gutraw, while the other only gives 10
chance fora smile.
Well, to the purpose Mr.. Fancher, who
has been located here for some days in com.
pany with flaming haudbill, gave out by adj
vcrtising, that he would show OIL his skill in
horse tanning at the Pavilion of the Circus,
OH Friday last. Four O'Clock came on tina,
dav as do four o'clocks OH most other DAYS,
when the sun is four hours past meridian and
with that four o'clock came some hundred or
less of the good citizens of Wheeling to the
said pavilion To see the show. -Four ocl, cl
came, we say, and so did the expectant crowd.
Well a quarter past four came land no Jcrusli'
half past four came and no Jerush. aud
the crowd of erpoctdnts began to grow impa
tients, and pounded on the seats provided for
their accommodation. In few minutes
thereafter he came into the ring holding in his
hand the bride of horse, which looked as
though it needed little more than peck of
oats TO tame its most vicious propensities. 1t
was sorry looking horse. twas thin in lis
chest, thin in flank and thin at the tail and
really, although a very good frame needed a
little shingling. The horse was received with
immense applause, especially for its perfect
docility. Well, the horse stopped and looked
at the man, and then III, man looked at the
horse. 1t would lave puzzled a painter to
know which looked the most simple, the horse
or the man. After standing so few min
utes, the horss tanner, the great Arabian
horse conqucror, took a small fraction of truck
in green paper from his pocket and put it
into the horses mouth. The horse smiled
like horse and the man smiled like u mon
key. The man then buckled straps TO each of
the horses fore legs and holding thereto until
he had pushed his body ahead beyond the cen
tire of gravity, the horse came on his knee, not
apparently in very devout frame Of mind
but as matter Of stern necessity. Another
surge or two and Mrs. horse came down on
her side and Mr.. Tanner sat on her. The horse
grunted and the man smiled as usual. Then
when the horse was suffered TO get up boy
got on him and rode him round the ring, and
then the man caught hold of the horses tail
and the horse dragged him about feet
This was the laughing part. Some thought
the laugh was worth quarter and wentawny.
Others wanted something more, so Billy But
toms horse was introduced from the circus
stable and Billy and company poked crooked
sticks at him and the audience laughed to see
him bite at them. That made up the other
el-venpcnce and the audience adjourned salts
fled that they had their money worth
Now Mr.. Fanchcr said that ne would tame
a horse AMI Ia, did, for the owner OF the horse
who was present said that it was as vile, vi
cious creature as was ever foaled; but il was
the drug that did the deed and it was about
the poorest show we ever did see. The horse
had been stupifcd before it was brought GU,
and could not kick or jump, apparently.