Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-06-03
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1859

ny paln'ul eHorts ol seli.conTo' HN IT,
strained myself from dhshing out the brains
of certain partIes-whose names you are
well acquainted with through the medium
Of gorgeous porters--with an iron tent pin
or anything else that came 20 hand There
was Buggins the cxcrucia.ng jester. comic
equestrian. and subducr of the wild dcni.
gems Of the forest. Do you know how
Bnggins tanned his rhinoceros. Hitting the
wrctchcd beast over the head with iron bars
tall they hcnt was one OF the mi'drst forms
Of persuasion adopted by Bussins Run.
ming iron goads, three inches long. into the
soit ilesh behind the ear. was regarded by
Bugglns as little more than an impressive
mode Of tickling this intelligent monster.
Bu, Buegins's great feat in the torturine
business was dcxierous way he had Of
lching his whip into his onwicliy victim 5
eye. That he regarded as a masterpiece Of
Ingenious punishment. and he used to prac.
iieo It even at evening performances. in
presence Of the public
"Bat 1, mus, have destroyed the sight we
exclaimed.
"Of course It did," rcjpincd our friend !;
&" hut Il made the rhinoccrns mind and tl,a,
was all Bugsins or too pipus folks who wont
go to theatre, bu, think there is no harm
in the circus, caro- about.
BAT we ycn,urcd to say. call were
not such mi'crcant. a' Bussin.."
Bugsin' was a paragon Of kindlnrss
and mercy compared to Bill Jones one Of
the proprictors. was our friends reply.
e" rccillect one morning Jones was trying
to teach a gray marc-such a pretty crca-
ture-to Keep in the circle. She hal never
seen sawduss before; was little skitii.h-
ulricnhls. Over and over again did Jones
lash her with a heavy whip until you could
500 little streak. oi blood .howin: mp
through tho glossy hair Of her coat. frish.
tened 10 death ~ such treatment she jump.
cl round Just as be- started her or again,
aud !cll out Of the rins. Jones rushed up
% her like an inhratcl demon. heat her
over the head with the butt cud Of his whip
aud afterwards with an iron bar as thick as
your two thumbs. till she got down on her
knccss. nd whlnnied Tor mercy. the blood
all the while bursting rrom her ears, eyes
and nostrls
"Go,i G,l ?" We cried. odd nobody
try to stop the the wretch ?"
"S,op him! Why HE h,hcr.in.law
stool by, applauiins him; bounding him
on with " Give 1t to her, Bill sivo it to
her.
e" hi. father in.liw?'
"Well, no, hi. father in law then; hut
since that ,im, Btll married the daughter.
Al! You should have ss'n that poor child
trained Ihlve been toll, by thos, that
Travelled with tho family, that .hc was nat.
ur,liy timll. 81, /, cInsii'rcd to-day one
ol tho best hor.e.womsn IN the world. Her
courage vas li.gcd into her. She was
whipped up to the balancing poin'-Iashcd
through every position of classic graceful
nrs, shc now assumes with % much apptr.
cnt ca-s. Shs ~, a pretty lii,le sirl aud
occasionally there would b. circumstances
against her fathers cruelty. Al the worse
f1r her, poor child Tor then her mother
would snatch up the whip. and eat her to
pieces out OF shcor spite At b'ins in,cricr'd
with. often wonder whether Bill Jones
kcsp' up the system ofdi'c'pline rosor,cd to
by her father and mother, from her cradle
upward. She must have become - accus.
toned to IL, one would think she wonll feel
quite uncomfortable under any other sort
oltrcltment."
And do you mean to say" We asked,
4" that all the children are taught to bc re-
robl's and equcstsrians in such revolving
way?"
NO" our friend replied "Oh no :
Some like i,-hayc good nerves, naturally
emulate each othcr-and would become
excellent performers, almos, without tut.
ton. But they wcrc exceptions. Take
Sisnor Smith Tor instance. ami his wonder.
ful sons Did You ever sec them do do"-
bic trlpel,, or - through q series Of gym
nasiic performances, "a "a Rislcy. II you
knew how their poor little bodies ached aud
smartcd with the lossins' they had in the
morning, at the rehearsal, you wouldn't en-
joy their xlrairdinary ftats Of agility and
youthful strength - much as you do. Bill
jones was awiully hari on his puplls. lie
wouldn't even let Them practice on mat
trcs,. They had to do It in tho ring some
times in country places whore we couldn't
get sawdust enough TO put layer Of three
inches OF it on the hard ground. And llea-
ven help those luckless boys, when BIl took
1t int, his head to come and watch them do
their lessons IN physical Development. !
need only tell you that he was muscular,
singularIy skillful in tho management Of n
whip. and that his pupils were costumed in
the thinnest Of drawers and shirts"
{" But perhaps" wo suggested" these
were exceptions with which you met"
mo-" said our friend We changed por-
iions Of our company, over and over again,
during the Summer; We were engaeins ana
di.charsins people all tho while, but new
er saw mach difference amongst them"
"And the talking IIor'e''
Z" Has scars on him now TO testify to the
brutality OF his training
-. And the intelligent Mastoton ~
=. IyIa.. .;za ecm narcl to that of the