, 1867-11-15
walIula Correspondence.
WALLuLA, November 9Th,


EDIroR STArEsNAS:-"Cumtux" is at home
again, enjoying the "shAdes Of private life"
Having spent the last two weeks at walla wAllA
and vicinity, may well tell your country
readers what saw, during my "leave of abs
sencs," Ia Phil. Sheridan.
Well, found the city of WallA walla we'll
filled with strAngers-hotels and saloons doing
''land Office business"-Martin, the Wizard,
drawing crowded houses. By the way, Martin
is no sardine in. bis line Of business, and can
assure all who go to see him, that they viii get
their moneys worth, and see host of new-not
old stale-tricks. Bartholomew, assisted by his
young clown Charley Graham, (no relation 10
Jim and Nedl was drawing "crowded canvass"
/ can safely say | never saw more intelligent,
we'll trained ponies, than those trotted out in
the ring by Bartholomew. One rather amusing
incident occurred at the circus, the evening
was there which could not find set down in
the bills. A worthy policeman of the city, who
seemed to have been specially delegated to look
after the circus, and perhaps to see that all tax
es and licenses were duly paid; and having lived
for a long time on the frontier, did not seem to
be fully posted on the tricks of circus men. In
the scene between the clown and (what the po.
liceman supposed to be case of drunk and
disorderly") an apparent outsider, be violently
seized the actor in disguise, with dire intent, to
eject him from the sacred precincts of saw-dust
Shorty: Ali beg pardon, intended to say
Policeman, somehow discovered his mistake,
when,
"Boyhood's memory, came gently
Ger his memory stealing"
and he dropped the actor like hot potatoe and
on looking up beheld a broad grin (which
seemed to be as broad as the whole entire tent)
the aforesaid "star' subsided Now, if were
member of the "body polite" of Walla Walla
city, certainly should be in favor of raising
the salary of their police, for a more efficient
body never saw in any city, and their prompt
ness to rush to the rescue of any apparently vi.
olated ordinance, proves prina taeially, that
they are entitled to good pay.
The Hon. Judge Wycne was running bis show
to fair house-in fact some of the applicants
for admission were turned awayl This state of
facts was supposed by many to have been caused
by the dereictness of duty on the part of the
door-keeper, F. P. D., who, if he bad given
strict attention to the audience all might have
obtained seats. Asi was, however, some TWEEN.
ty five or thirty went away disappointed Q) but
with a broad grin their frontispieces, which
gradually broke into a loud smiel Failing to
get seats in the Judges show, they adjourned
to the billiard saloons and enjoyed themselves,
Our mutual friend" the Hon. ID. NJ. Jessee,
opened on the ground floor of the county "cock
pit court House,) with numerous but not a
select audience, save some invited few, who |
were all provided with seats, Ia inquistorial |
style before the balance of the audience were
admitted. "Charley B." danced attendance to
this side show, and truth cOmpels me to say, |
that he did his best to fill the house, by lib |
aIF-a -. .1-uN, h..RV uhaW In
once presented his victim with ticket, no per- |
suasion could induce him to let you off, go you |
must, and to insure your safe conduct within the |
portals of this particular side show, "Charley"
would accompany you, and usher like, announce |
your name to the audience. This arrangement |
was in excellent good taste, as you was at once |
made acquainted with the whole audience and |
thus put at your easel presume this mode of
procedure was adopted by this side show of the
Hon. Jessee, on account of there being so many
shows in town, and that this show was intends |
ed to be the par e1ceLLeRt of the seasonl | am
sorry to say that the various amusements, in
which people in frontier town, WILL OCCASION
ally indulge in, such as drinking whiskey, plays
ing billiards. cards and seeking after strange
flesh, caused some delay in the performances of
the honorable gentlemans side show, but the
performance finally closed with great eclat.
None of the above mentioned amusements, how
ever, seemed to disturb the Hon. Judge Wyche's
show.
am happy to be able to assure my friends
and the public generally, that the "show sea-
son" for Walla Walla has closed. We may
possibly have some impostors, or itinerant me-
gro minstres, during the winter, but should we
be deprived of this small source of enjoyment,
we must be content to "hive" ourselves until
next April when all the above mentioned amuse-
ments will be repeated again, with entire new
scenery and performances. CUMTux.