Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-06-03
MIS- G T. LII A n Y .
From Poner's Spirit ofIhe Tim.s.
TRAINING FOR EXHIBITION

Of the Arena" coupled with confession
Of our having just come from enjoying the
simc.
1--WE only wish though" wc remarked
by way Of finishing a sentence, "iha, they
would do away with the performing ami.
mails"
"oh! do you wish that said he, in a
way that made u, fccl vaguely guilty Of
having done something wrong.
"Why yes" We resumed, rather hesi-
tatinsly; ave never fcclquiio Easy on the
subject Of the orchestra when unreliable
quadrupeds like elephants aud rhinoccro'es,
urc allowed to run loose about the ring
within few fr, Of tho musicians heads
There's no knowing what dinserous scnii-
mon, OF hostility might suddenly be provo.
ked In the minds Of such ba,,s asains; the
proceeding. OF the o0ra1 q piston, or what
mish, be their opinion regarding pir,icu.
htly brilliant solo on the ophiclciic"
Have you m other oJ',ii,n?' asked
our inQuisi,orl acquain,aucc, with the
same upl'aant manner NJ before.
"Well yr'." We replied " there's the
danger 10 the exhibitors you know. some
months ago, II YOU remember. a certain we'll
known Circus proprietor and -ell.iyled To.
mcr Of the Brute Creation, was tossed and
severely injured by the In..Il.,rn, Mt'toion
on who's, head he was endea,.ring 10 stand
In a state ortriumphant nbIeAuS."
Il only wish It had kil!cl him?' cy.
claimed our friend with an excitement that
he never exhibit. unless under the influence
oi strong emotion.
"G,ol Heavens" killed whom which
-whatP
why the human brute, mean" said
be. "of course"
what" We rcnined in burs, ol in.
lignluon. " doyon man-y,u ansuinary
ruff an that you wish the run-that is "In.
,rllseni Mr.todon had kill.i Mr.
We should say, his talented and popular
trliner?"
81 do by Heaven :" replied our friend !;
" anil. what, more, II had it IN my pow.
cr. ia throw every Lion KIN; into the cage
with his b,l',', umrni, jr, At th, time
when ih, monarch. OF th, tJr,,, aud jin,h
were pretty nearly hungry enough to e.,
each other, and no; By any means in the ha.
NOR u hesitate long abldt experimenting
on the qulli,ic, of n, human body as an
article Of r,pl. cycn thpu.h II might b, th,
body or their umilitr torturar and tyrInt!
A,iti,I'd civ, Gny dollar. any TIM % So,
q talking or dancing horsi kick it' teachers
brains out; ami IA walk rs many miles To
hly, the pleasure of watching a s.stripus
ELEPHANT tr,mple In tho dust the wretch
who amu,', hims'!f by driving three inch
spike Int, the poor animals l'.h, or by c',t-
ting him in the open mou,h with q heavy
riding whip"
Bat you ar, mistaken W. b's,n % urge
" Do you no, knox that all thon poor
animals, ~ you call them ar1 trained upon
a system of tend kinin's' AMI mild c,cr
ci,n only t, be- cluall'I m 4 first class Ia
di,, school, conducted on the moral sul.lon
principle? D,n't You know thl' tho talk
ins hor., u. induced to ascend and descend
a llsh, OF steep stair, at the word Of c,m-
mand, entirely by mean. or pieces Of carrot
or appl, and that when hc IS being pu,
through his r,har.hls his master invariably
locks up every whip In the place TO avoid
being betrayed by sudden irritation into any.
thing like harshnc,s towards the docilc
creature! Don't YOU know tha, the elc.
plants aud rhinocsrnscs and cimcls and
lions are captured when very young, anl
are gradually lcd by being nur.,l IN their
keepers laps, softly scratched behind the
ears by their keepers fingers, rewarded Tor
good behavior wish choc, fruit. and an ex.
,ra allowances u baei, aud punished only
with a switch that our own children would
laugh at "a, an instrument Of torture-to re-
gard their keepers with an absorbing alI,c.
tion that enables them 10 interpret and anx.
iou.ly desire to execute the slightest wish
their keepers may entcrtain'''
/ We are sorry to sly ,ha, at this point Of
the discussion. our friend suddenly exploded
into paroxy.m Of powcrlul-not to say
slightly blasphcmous-d,nuncIa,ion Of all
things equestrian, acroJatic. or in anything
connected with the circus business, decltr-
Ing tha, every travelling show was no better
than circulating Pandemonium, and that
the daring horsemen, menageric people,
gymua-tic professor, clowns. humorists and
all other persons, whosoever engaged there
in. were 50 many incirnate devils.
4" Travelled with circus once for over
six months, he went on to say as he re-
Iapsed into his usual cool and decorus be-
hayior; al was internally hard up, when
| happened to have thrown in my way
chance Tor an engagement 10 do part Of the
agency business OF a large concern just star.
ting for the wcs, and North on the Summer
Campaign. i had considerable power Of
agination, and enough literary ability to
write puiT, aud advertisements and 50
accepted the situation. We hadn't been
three weeks out, before wished had tried
to get place as light porter IN dry good
store or something OF the kind-anything |
should have preferred to association with
the people | thrown amongst. The life was
u hard one, in the first place. though that
| didn't mind. But the horrible erueltics
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