The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-28
Scene at z; Circus.

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Scene at a Circus. -
- A number Of years ago when
Michigan was new country, in
Livingston, county of---there
lived q family by the name: Of
Clayton, and one called Perkins
also,-as~W well as a great many
others: -, =, ..e, I: -. 80. y
+ Pete Clayton was a tan hna
looking felloW-a noble specimen
of our demonstrating.
six feet two in his steckings.tE
Pete had taken a shine to Miss
Sally Perkins, and it was known
ia fact that they were engaged,
but the day when the knot, was
to. be tied had not as yet been de
vulged. ..-l =. - -
=. In. the month, of August4ls46,
June's. , circus came through
their. town. for tie first time, and
in fact it was the first circus that
had ever passed that way and
there were a great many people
that had never, seen one. When
the important day arrived, the
town. was filed to, overfoWing
with q molly crowd, of course,
and every fellow had his Sal. >;
. = Now Pete wanted to get mar:
Fried on the coming Christmas, but
Sally to have it pnt off until the
next spring. When the ticket
Wagonswas opened, the ,tentFwas
filed in a hurry. Pete and Sally
had been looking through the
side shows and they were late in
| getting in and the Performance
had already commenced. They
walked, around the entire ring,
trying to find, a seat and although
they could seat two thousand
people. every seat was full. ~
''Never mind ~ said SAL sFd
Just as lief stand up" -
But the gallant Pete couadns ;.
think Of it and said r.. ~ =
= "Wait mint, I4l get yen q
l>chair," and off he started, leaving
Sally alone. -. .,@
Just at. this moment the clown
came IN, dressed in his usual cos
tune; and dancing around the
| ring, stopped right in. front OF
Esal and began to sing,
ooh Sally am the gal fer me"
/. This caused Sal to blush, for
she thought that. the clown was
! looking ather. Asrshe stood near
the ringtofceurse she hid the.view
of those IN lower seats behind her,
and as usual on such oecasionst the
clown cracks his jokes at. the Of
! fende s untiEthey take the hiaS
and find a; seat, but she said she
had rather. stand up. At this the
| clown commenced his jokes, re-:
! marking to- thearing MASTER ,
+ "There's a chance: for me now
GA chance for you ?' ... .
" eyes, don't you see that gan
1 has lost her beau, and she is look
ling at me l know" and turning
three or four somersauits, he stop
ped directly in front Of Sal and7oe.
lgar tossing =.:-.,
! itos: sally is the, gal for Iae,.:
+ :. |, would not have any others~
! And ifsally died to morrow
T. night. - . x. 4 -.
Ed marry sally's mother. %"
This, evidently meant for her
iraised Sails dander, and sherssurss
i out with: :: .
aI'm the gal, for~you, am I :
Marry my mother would yer 2. :,
You low lived spottud scum OF
the, earth! IF my fellow was
here he would wallup you for
lthat. 1 wouldn't stay here, ,anoth-
er minit-nor neither any decent
people ether Sayingwhich she
rushed out of the tent amid roars
of laughter. -
The clown assuming a comicai
attitude, remarked to the ring
4 master that his grandfather was
a remarkable man, so was his
grandmother, too, but that gai
= Beat all his forefathers. -
, At This iuncture Pete rushed
!, in, closely followed by Sal, and
jumping into the ring he squared
off at the clown and said:
! "I'll teach you to insult any fe,
male under my charge p and lei
: fly at his opponet, and taking him
pluup in the face sent him te
O mother earth, at which hejumPee
on him. and commenced kicking
him numerically. Sally standing
a. on the outside of the ring, clappee
q her hands and sang out
e ssThat's it, Pete, give him Jes
d sic, and we'll get marred OF
- Christmas sure !"
n At this moment the ring master
d and three or four others caugh
p Pete and commenced to. thrasl
k him, when Pete's friends interter
d red and a general free fight ensu
e ed which completely broke up tn
circus.