New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-07
Dancing Turkeys.

. Walk in. gentlemen walk in Come in and see
the Turkeys dance Its curuns-real Gu rous You
woa't wish you hadn't Il you dn see once, but will
wish you had thousand times il you don't see 1t r
Turkeys dancingl Fact and no mistaken
Come IN and see, II you don't believe it. II faint
- you can have back your tew shillin. Perhaps
them other gentlemen that's with you would like to
come in tew. Its only tew shilln anyhow
THIS was dialogue which heard before the door
of Snowman IN one oil the midland countless
was one Of them gentlemen and | disbursed
che 4 tew shilln referred TO and entered, as did
msny others who, similarly attracted. followed us
into the show.
Wal, gentlemen said the exhibitor, you sec
that ere long coop Of turkeys Wal, shall feed
chem tust and pretty soon arter when they begin to
feel their oats (but that's joke, cause we give'm
csrn you'll see EN-, as soon as the music strikes up
begin to dance
The coop which ran along at the end Of the exhi.
6iton farthest from the door, WIS about fifteen feet
Lang, and must have contained some twenty or thirty
tsfkeys heavy fellows they were, too, most Of them
perfect treasures for aGhristmas or a New Years
table Into this coop our exhibitor threw perhaps a
pecks or al least bali peck 0f cora.
THIS was soon gathered up, not without much
sqaabbng and lighting on the part Of the feathered
recipients who wanted 70 see fair play--meaning
ttat kind Of lair play which would give to the
eemplainants the largest half OF the provender.
Presently II was all deyOured, and the audience
called for the performance as had been promised
Eyes, yes said the exhibitor, don't be in too
mg stew. Givs Us time, II you please Strike up,
40 this cracked flute and an cid greasy eddie
started Oh at very quick time, and, sure enough,
every turkey in the coop began to dance, hopping
from one leg to another crossing over balancing.
ciiasseeng- doiug everything, in short, known TO
sie satatory art except joining hands and turning
p<rtners.T
well, that Is curious exclaimed the auditors,
simultaneously, Never saw anything like ii before
.Nos says the exhibitor, expect you didn't. Its
al "a eddicaton as the poet says. dedicated them
tsrkeys; aud there amt OF IN that has mt good
ear for music.n
heleupon he turned to his audience and added :
Wal, you've seen t. and seen how nat'ral they do
&C now we want you 10 yacate the room and give
IA chance that's outside. There's new customers
pat there waien, and il you only tell IN what YOU
have seen with your own eyes you' be dom a Ser.
vice TO me, aud give them an equal pleasure with
what you have enjoyed
TINS was done !; the audience retired, and another
sgok rs place, including however one who had been
m auditor At tue last exhition The same scene
sas gone through with the same feeding, music
aad dancing only i was observed that the motion Of
sae turkeys was only more liYely than before
AZ struck the twice observer that lust before the
music began man was seen 10 leave the room on
10th occasions; aud. unnotced he slipped ont rim.
sal the last time and saw the man busvlnr himself
with putting some light kindlng wood Under au
apeang beneath the show
The mystery was now out The turkev-caea
which had thin tin floor, rested over a slow fre
and when the music struck up the fire lad become ID
agt that the turkeys hopped about-hrst on one leg
then on the other-and changed positions, seekinp
fest aud finding none, till the lire had gone down
AAd they were ready Tor another feed.
AZ Is proper 10 add that the Snowman got a sound
t1rashing IRON the outraged audience.