Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-11

A FAMILY VISIT TO CIRcus.-The follow
ing, from the Buffalo Republic, is indeed funny
and withal, correct picture of many family
visit to the circus in the provinces
Sniffies took his wife and children to the cir.
Gus, yesterday. BY some mistake, be got into
the twenty-five cent department, and in a mo-
ment he was borne away from his wife and
children by the crowd. After few minutes.
he esained his wife, who had just h ID her
pocket picked of the bur, au drawer KEYS and
her portmonnaie, and had just dropped the
Youngest Siiffles between the seats Snifhes
took the rest of the family into the fifty cent
departing Mt at once, and then returned after
the missing Sn fife. After an ardaous search,
he found the little Sniffle, lying ON its back,
hal!-Suffocated with tan bark, under the seat,
with large dog turning it over with his nose,
to see if the Sniffle was good to eat. After
driving off the canine animal, he seizel the
pr q, ard bore t off triumphantly to Mrs. Snf-
fl S, who sat shifting in very agony for her dar-
ling He fou, seats for the family, but was
lged himself to stand up and take promen-
ade seat, in consequence of the crowd. The
children g., acquainted with Mr.. Rice very
quick, and wanted their ma to buy him and
take him home for them to play wth-he was
SO funny, and'had such pretty trous rs Wis
Mrs. Suhles promised to do when Paragon
Snfles Paragon is the youngest) wanted to
know if his ma wouldn't buy the "nasty
horse" too. paragon meant the rhinoceros,
undoubtedly TO this Mrs. S. blandly con-
sented, and told the children to be quiet, and
when they wasn't looking at the interesting
woman inveigled hlm-Mr being very sus-
fL, ;c,l ..1.
so elegantly on horseback, the Oh llreD welt
absolutely crazy with delight, and Paragon, in
endeavoring to make a jump at her to k S, her,
sllpt down between the seats, when dirty
little boy, who had contrabandIy got in under
the canvas stole away Lis orange and pulled his
hair for tumbliug on him. Mrs. Snifles extri-
Gated Paragon from his predcament with a
piece Of cd hoop. When Paragon got out,
he was very dirty, and the little girl had got
through with her performance.
Then Paragon cried all would not be COM
forted, until one of the performers, who econ
omiz"d his time by peddling g. ice co lemonade"
between the acts, passed by with pannr
full Of the drink, when glass of it was OIL
ia ned. This having been pour, d into Para!
CONS system, his spirits returned with the d.
late cream of tartar, containing fiction of
lemon peel, and he commenced watching his d
again.
The elder Sn:fle, who had been standing
up by little brunette of a thing, supposed
h mself out Of sight of his flock, and had pur-
chased some oranges and confectionery, had
given it to the dark Completed young person.
and at the time Paragon looked, was busy
chuckimg her u.der the chin, "urseht, urf-
Seen" as he supposed. Paragon immediately
sung out, PAS kissing her " At this Mrs.
S. looked, beheld, tainted and disappeared
She had dropped down between the seats, and
had to be rescued with a long pole with a
hook, and was finally dragged out in limp,
disclothy condition. She was conveyed to the
door, the children insisting upon being permit
ted to remain to see the mu-ils," which their
p, sterny refused to consent to- The family
left in wretchcd state of mind-NIrs. S. in
state of syncope at the infdeIity of his chill
dren's Pa; Mrs. S. in state of tremulous
fear at the consequences of his affair and the
children glowing with Indignation that they
were not permitted to remain until it was cut.
Altogether, the afternoon terminated nser-
ably and Sniff1cs has forsworn circuSes, ex-
cept where he Can attend SOlus.