The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-07-25
THEsII.A,.iNIMAL i |. SHOW.

really did see the ephant, 84
The monotony Of our village was
agreeably broken on last Monday, by
the advent Of Raymond's Menagerie.
Notthe juveniles only, but the whole
population, male and female, within FIVE
miles Of the Court House, were alive
with excitement. The North wind was
cutting as a note-shaver, but in spite of
chat and the supposed scarcity of coin
the s'pavillion" was thronged.y A more
motley assemblage ] never saw-the
animals were nothing in comparison-
and in point of deoorum, the spectators
might have taken lessons from the
Grizzly Bear. 1t was the only public
assembly that I ever heard of, in this
country, which the presence of ladies
did not control into propriety of speech
and manner. Even the professional
beast tanners themselves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Schaffer, failed to subdue the rampant
animals outside the cages.
The elephant was the great point of
attraction as usual. Many were the
remarks elected by its immense size
and docility.
81 want his hide and frame for corn
crib" said q fellow from Pan-H Handle
Beat.
"Save me his cars for skearts to my
old virgin saddle," remarked another.
"Goodness gracious!'' calculated a
sallow girl, with dirty blue ribbon
arounda dirty yellow neck, "was it
6o'7'ed with that long snake thing stuck
to its facet"
sits got most the least har to as
much hide, that every seed," quoth
Jerry Brumbelow.
s'Whar do they raise 'cm?" asked
somo honest after knowledge.
s'Not here-not here in this (hic)
country" replied Jim Nc Gaffey, with a
knowing, would-bc-sober, shake of the
head.
EsWhar thcn?"
"That ANIMAL" said Jim, who was
very drunk, "that animal wasn't raised
in the island (hic) of Ameriky. It
came all the way from (hic) h.elaad.'
"Give us your hand, my friend" ex-
claimed old Tom Martin, with an iron
ical air, "give US your hand for the
thrue word yo're tellin' the boys
Don't ye see the craturs tut2 look at
his fut! Sure 'twas made for the 5oqs
Of the ould country! This thing tho
IS but heifer, as ye may say. What
would ye say, if ye could see g:niwine
grown up Aa'lsA BuH2 Och!'
"Satts jam statisp soliloquised a
corpulent lawyer, MS he walked up;
unconsciously latinizing the spirit of
Tom Haines' remark on a similar occa-
sion, madc to Tom Jeffreys.
The group adjourned to tho vicinity
Of the Lions cage.
"Why didn't they shurr that crit
ter's foreparts, as we'll as his hind ones?'
asked some one.
"You see,' said his keeper, man
with huge whiskers, and green blanket
coat, "hc's got breast complaint, and
we were afraid Of increasing his cold.'
"Well, be granny, I did notice he
was hoarse when he hollered, awhile
ago.
"Whar did he come from, Jime' ask
ed ono of the crowd.
"From ireland, too, be Jasus,' said
old Tom, the Irishman, taking the word
out of Jim's mouth, Didn't he Nc Calf.
ey?'
81 judge (hic) he (hic) did, said
Mack.
"!'ll take my co'praI of it, return.
ed Martin; "the groues Of bla,ney is
full ou 'em!'
Presently the crowd was ordered
back, and Mr.. and Mrs. Schaffcr enter.
tered the cage with the lion, tiger and
other animals.
"That takes BiIly's horns clean
smooth off to the skull-now don't it?'
said Tom Husscv.
'lt's the fust time ever seed the
likes, and I'm sixty.fve come fall,' re.
marked an old grey headed man.
lis 1t a rail woman in rhar?' asked a
skeptical dirt cater.
aWhy you sec," said Jim McGafrev
ITS a real woman, but she's got great
ssPeerretSs' Some people though ) 1hic)
think these show people (hic) aint n re =
ular human, nohow."
mo more, and they aint,' said old
aWhat are they thene''
"Al'1sh, to be surc!
wen aint the Irish human?'
~ devil the bit Of i,!' responded old
Len, Ign, "the,re all subjects Of the Queen
F9 Great Rr1tain!
THAT'S Chico q fact,' said Jim Nc.
Gattey; and the point was settled.
Mrs. Schaffer shook her whip at the