Litchfield enquirer., 1866-10-11
LITCHFIELD.


 THE CRcus.--It is great satisfaction to see that this institution under it's new and un- pronouncable name, has become, to use their own language, fan irresistible attraction to the Biblical student" That it was not without capabilities in that direction we had before suspected from the experience of a friend who teaches in our Sunday school. On the Sum- day just before the last circus, he observed his class insearnest consultation, and after while they told him they had been discussing point on which they found it impossible to agree and which they had concluded to leave to his decision. Judge of his surprise, when, instead of the expected biblical question, he was call ed'upon to determine what was the best time to go to the circus afternoon or evening ! Our Biblical students" must have been a trife disappointed this time in the size of the gigantic antediluoian monster, the Hippopo- tamus, the undoubted Behemoth of Holy Writ" Instead of the fellow voyager with Noah which we had right to expect, we found quarter grown cub not much larger than an average prize OK. He seemed very gentle beast, anything but elegant in figure or graceful in manner. and possessing single ac- complishment: that of opening, constantly, an enormous mouth about which was scat. tered a very unprepossessing set ofteeth. This exhibition was not an attractive one, and we ad. vise that the next accomplishment he is taught be that of seeing himself in looking glass after which We suspect that, be will have the sense to keep his mouth shut- The full grown animal in his native Nile, can we were assured, stretch his jaws six feet apart enough to take in quite tall missionary although the exhibitor insisted that he prefer reds vegetables. Altogether pokier, more bideous, or ill constructed brute cannot we'll be conceived, and we accept the fact that only three other specimens are in existence in' civi lized countries, without serious regret. ''
 s How conservatism must have prevailed in those old pre-adamite days when this heavy moulded style of animal had everything it's own way How paper like the Sentinel, would have circulated among them It might then have had an easy life, found appreciative readers, and carried the pachyderm tick ct at every election.
 The clown was, it seemed to us, more low lived and less witty than usual he was conser- vative in politics (what else could circus clown be ? and indulged in the style of talk about women usual in the ring, which, set off by a corresponding style of action, must have pun ished to the satisfaction even of Pur..- tan, such ladies are were indiscreet enough to attend. We speak of his evening performa D ces; in the afternoon We are told. his conduct was much less exceptienable, We have often thought what nuisance he must become with his stale jokes. endlessly repeated, to his fel low performers; j; that he escapes assassination proves them to be very peaceable race.
 ,a The inevitable, drunken, ragged confederate, who emerges from divers old garments, cir GUS performer in costume, appeared of course and the accompanying, traditionary, tedious di- afogue dragged itself out, it seemed to us to an unconscionable length.
 The individual who does the high toned gen tleman, used rather less unnecessarily fine, long-worded English than We usually hear from ring masters, for which we were duly grateful.
 The horses were not remarkable. but the gymnastics were really fine, the larger of the two boys and the man who seemed to have no back bone, being especially wonderful. The bare back riding was also excellent. a
 Altogether the exhibition was very fair one with only such disagreeable pecuIarities as tend to disgust all decent men and women with this style of entertainment. There seems to he notion prevalent among those who manage such performances, that certain pro- portion of blackguardism is necessary to make them popular-We think they are mistaken !; and when the clown, so often kicked out of the ring, finally stays out, and the equestrian and gymnastic feats stand on their own merits, clrcuses Will have moie respectable and we think larger audiences. r.s5a -s.
 s Ion Tuesday, Thomas Herbert, of this place, met his deash under very remarkable circumstances, at the hotel of MT Igo in West Street. The deceased was an Irishman of very incorporate habits and had been iutoxi- cated most of the time for a week past. A lit- tie after noon, Tuesday, he came into Mir Igos bar-room exceedingly drunk and getting into an altercation with Richard M. Park, gave him the lie, whereat the latter struck him two or three blows and Herbert fell. Mir Igo having previously ordered his bsr-keeper to give Her bert DO liquor, had gone out to dinner hear ing the disturbance, he came back and found Herbert lying on the floor. A number of .peo- pie were in the room and no. one though, him seriously injured, supposing him too drunk to rise. They were just about dragging him into the back room to lie till he was sober, when the paleness of his countenance excited surprise MT Igo felt his pulse and found it had stopped. Park ran for doctor who at ns .r q ho aaa1 D.,~I LI