Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-12-06
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4a PERLVUF JoenSEY.
II 1886, ] was travelling IL the South as
proprietor Of "saow." whieh was called
eBarnams Grand Scieatiilc aud Musical
Theatre TIE perFarnanaes consisted Of
fcats Of legotdensin and balancing 81 Joe
i''eotIaad plate dancing silt performances
aad juggling by sigoor NigaIla, {the little
italian whom picked up while exhibiting
90 Joice Heth ia Altany9 and Negro ex
tta9ag mas BY Bob Willie aud others.
Peptland's legeidemaip table badthe asa,
al trap 5oot gogpsssiug things 10 lbs assistant,
prepafaiers 70 the nasisal tz4nsfnrlsal'afis
presented to TIE spectators. The quarters
below were painfully narrow for maa Of my
size, bpt.I volunteered Cor tue occasion 10 the
absence of the diminutiye employee in that
ane OF business Squeezing into the allotted
seace. | found sdat ny nose and M knees
we're likely TO become acquainted by close
contaet--peve.tbeless though hee' lily wish
ipg myself oct Of the scrppe, held live
squirrel 10 my baud, resdyto wind the chain
81 watch arouad his asc6 ssd rA4nd l.iaup
thsopgh the trap door wBennseaed
Pentaod's arrangements Of vases. cups,
sails, ard divers other accompaniements Of
lcgerdemain, were Up tho table. In due ting
be called for watch with gold chain One
Of the spectators favored bim with tho aiti,
cls, aud it was soosl passed into my posses
sion nador vase and through the little trap
toor 10 tue top Of the taSle ASI1ardly
performing my part, the squirrel bit me SCI
vefely; shrieked with pain, Strengthened
I any neck frst, then my back, then my legs.
overthrew the table, smashed every breaka
bic article upon 1t. aud.rusLcd behind tie cur
t,iA The squirrel gallopod Of with the
watch at9ana ti.ncek Pspdapl was struck
lspaeehless, but if ever there was bootag aud
shouting 10 a mass ofspeetutors; is was heard
/ that night
In passing from Columbus, Georgia, to
/ Montgomery. Madonna. sc we're obliged to
t,ayel eighty miles thtQush avery thinly set
( tied AVID desolate portion Of country known as
tic Iplian Nsiipn." At this ttme our
eaywamegtwas gathering IA tds Indiana, aud
lodging thom 10 encaoqmguts at various pnats
uaasr strong guard, preparatory Tor thci
mig alton 90 Arkansas Tie chiefportion Of
the indians come in voluntarily aud were
willing 90 be removed 70 their hew home
i bu. there was good number Of 'hosiiles'
Who would not c0He 10, bat who infested the
swamps near the road leading IRON Columbus
to Mons gomery apd who almost daily muir
dered passengers WIG bad occasion to pass
/ tbrpugh tao "lpdiaa Nation Many con,
! siderod it hazardous to pass over the road
without strcpg escort The day previous
to our starting, the mail stagetad been stop
ped the passengers all murae,ed, aud the
stage burned the driver escdliog almost by
miracle 1t was viii much uepidldou that
we determined upon iecprring therisk. Our
chief hope was, That owing @ tbe large unm
Der composing our company, aud lhe Indians
being scattered IN smll bands. oar appear
an c would be too formidable for them to
risk an attack. We al armed ourselves With
guns, pistols, bowie knives, etc, and started
On our journey.
None Of Us felt ashamed to aeknowledge
that we dreaded to incur the risk. except Vi
valla. Ho vas probably tue greatest coward
amongst us, but like most Of tina. class whan
they feel pretty safe, he staggered and strut
ted about With much apparent Importance,
laughing 81 us for our fears and swearing