The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-10-12
How a Circus Vas Broken Up.


We have laughed heartily over the following.
udicrous story. and would not deprive our
readers of the same enjoyment.
a number of years ago, when Michigan was
q new country, in Livingston county there: .
lived a family by the name Of Clayton, and.
one called Perkins also, as well as great
many others. err ' X 1r aror fr'e a4o
P>tc Clayton was tall, flnc looking fellow
- noble specimen of our back ck-woodsmcn---,
standing six feet two inches in his stockings: a'l
Pete had taken shine to Miss Sallcy Per-
kins, and it was known in fact they we're on.
gagged, but the day when the knot was to be,
tied had never yet been dirulgcd
In the month of August, 1S49 Juncs circus
came through their town for the first time, and
in fact it was the first circus that had ever
passed that way, and there were great many
people who had never seen one. When the
important day arrived, the town was filled to /,
overflow with motley crowd, of course, and
every young fellow had his gal. Now Pete
wanted to get married on the coming Christ
mas but Sally wished to have it put off till the
next spring. When the ticket wagon was
opened the tent was filled in hurry Pete
and sally had been hooking; IN the sido shows
and they wcrc late in getting in and the per-
formancc had already commenced They
walked around the entire ring, trying to find Il
seat, and although they could scat 1000 people,
every seat vas full.
"Ncvcr mind," said SAL I'D just as licvc
stand up"
But the gallant rctc couldn't think of it
and said, "Wait mint I'll gct,you chair
and off he started leaving Sal alone.
Just at this moment the clown came in
dressed i'll his usual costume, and dancing
around the ring, stopped in front of Sal and
began to sing
Oh Sally is the gal for me-
This caused Sal to blush for she thought
that the clown was looking at her AS she
stood near the ring, of course she hid the views
of those on the lower seats behiri iier and as
usual on such occasions, the clown cracks HIS
jokes at the offenders, until they take the hint
and find scat, but she said she would rather
stand up. At this the clown commenced HIS
jokes remarking to the ring master: eass 4
"Thcre's a cnncc for iic now. 55s ssSs
"A chance for'you p" ss. I.
eyes, don't you sec that gaI has lost her.;
beau, and shei looking at nc T know" and
turning three or four somcrsaults, he stopSe9
in front of SAL and began to sing. ''f'ae = 'H7
ooh, Sally is the gal for me.
would have no ether, i' ,4i.1dtH
And if Sal died tomorrow night. ala1i' :
I'd marry Snlys mothcr.'' f
This was evidently meant for her and raiscd'
Sails dandcr, aud she burst out with
I'm the gal for you, am [? Marry my
mother, will yer? You low-ivcd spotted scum
of the earth If my fellow was here he would
wallop you for THAI. [ wouldn't stay here
another minit-no neither would any decent
people either" Saying Which she rushed out
of the tent amid roars OF laughter.
The clown assu,ninGa comical attitude, re-
marked to the ring master that his grand-fa-
thcr was remarkable man. and st was his
grandmother, too, but that gal beat all his
'orc'''hc's' .,fsp 81. q iiir 4ll'
At this juncturc Pete rushed in closely fol-
lowed by Sal, and jumping into the ring he
squared Off at the clown and said
I'll teach yon to insult any female under my
charge, and let fly at his opponent and taking
him plump in tic face, Sent linn to mother
earth, with which lc jumped on him and Com;
mcnccd kicking him numerically, Sal standing
on the outside Of tho ring clappcd her hands,
and sang out:
"That's it, Pete, give him jessie, and we'll
git married on Christmas: sure. III,
At this moment the ring mastbr and three
or four others caught Pete and cdlllllmeneed lll to
trash h,m whom Petc's frionds intarfctcdr ,andl d
a general fight cnsuod, which completely broke
up the circus III .Is;y L,.q8aa zsR K