Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-09-03

Nixon &Co's CIncus exhibited and performed on the
Island opposite this village, Saturday last more
than 1000 spectators, all of whom appeared to be fully
satisfied with the outlay of their admission Fee This
is the best company that has visited our pnce 50 far
as we have seen. Speaking of circuses generally and
of this one in particular, the Claremon(N H. FINITE
very sensibly says
The Circus has come and gone. II is estimated
that the receipts Of the company fur their afternoon
and evenings performance amounted tn $1,000 The
loss OF time horse hire, and and tear Of those
who attended, will amount to fully as much more
This reflection together with the supposed evil exam.
pies of bad habits and manners almost necessarily
complaining such troops, affords the sombre view
which great many conscientious people are accus-
toned to AXE OF such exhibitions This is one side
OF the picture. Is their any reverse? Are there no
compensationsl No one will pretend that crcuses
schools of morality religion Neither are cattle
fairs, the chief features Of which are horse races. A
great deal Of time and money annually spen: NJ the
fairs, and many rowdes attracted them. Drunk
enness is common adjunct-and vet there Is good in
the fairs well ms evil Whether thing is goo or
bad depends generally upon the made OF it. Alco-
hol per Sc IS useful indeed, almost invaluable agent
terrible asare some of its effects. We are not gong
to advocate the great usefulness aud ndispensabeness
Of crcuses for we have doubt the world could man
age TO get along without those institutions" Blu,
it is proper to say OF this company that thew afford
al entertaining bill nf fnre in the way Of gynnastic
teats, brilliant horsemanship, trained animals &C.
OUCH ueinenuous Vaultng, over whole stud of hors-
es; such flying leaps and summersaults and balau-
cling of fellows at the top Of twenty foot poles such n
"hberally educated " bull, and such graduated dog
never was seen here before. The applause was hearty
while the Jokes of the clowns kept the in a roar
One thing was especially noticeable: there was no ri
baldry nor profanity, and even the supernumeres-
the great six foot chaps who come in to be about
by the Hercules Of the company appeared to be as
honest We doubt If there was one coars,.
ilbred ack guard among them all and suspect there
Is some truth in the remark of of the clowns that
'the venerable Nixon never employed any but gentle
men" However that may be, the Treasurer whose
name we have forgotten spoke us incidentally con-
corning the adjustment cf tariff in a way which
sufficiently showed that he not only knew the usual
line Of argument but had bestowed some thought on
the matter. Truly the old associations and ideas con-
nected with crcuses must be revised and corrected
The managers, IN efecting such a REFORM nav n sig
nifcant tribute TO the people who are expected to
make up their audiences, and advance their own in
terest at the same time.
To be amused and astonshed must be worth some
thing hygienicay-but il there is anything valuable
to be learned there, IL Is that the gymnass are not
dispeptcs nor consumptives, nor rheumatics The
human form divine" could there be seen in its inst
and beautiful proportions But few men in the audi
ence could undergo the ordeal of adopting the flesh
tights and stand In the ring without raising an exca-
nation Of dissatisfaction and surprise their scraggy
ewe-necEed, feebe-legged appearance, in contrast
with the trained experts. The difference in appear.
ance is Just what the difference in action would be if
one were 10 essay to Go the simplest of their feats
lie would probably break his neck his back at the
first atemp. to do what they accomplish without ap-
parent effort. viii we learn nothing from this?