Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-05-31

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We have laughed heartily over ths
following ludicrous story and woule
not deprive our readers of the same en-
IA number of years ago, when Mich.
igan was q new country, i'm Livingston
county, of--there lived family by
the name Of Clayton, and one called
Perkins also, las well as great many
others. aatia pf5 @
Pete Clayton was tall, fine looking
fellow-noble specimen of our back.
woodsmen--standing six feet two in
his stockings. isea
Pete had taken shine to Miss Sally
Perkins, and 1t was known in fact thai
they were engaged, but the day when
the knot was to be tied had not as yet
been divulged.
circus came through their town for the
first time, and In fact ii was the first
circus that had ever passed that way
and there We're q great many people
that had never seen one. When the
important day had arrived, the town
was filled to overflowing with motley
crowd, of course, and every young fel.
low had his Sal. Now Pete wanted tC
get married on the coming Christmas
but Sally wished to have il put off an.
til the next spring. When the ticket
wagon was opened the tent was filled
in hurry. Pete and Sally had been
looking through the side-shows and
they were late getting in, and the per-
formance had already commenced
They walked around the entire ring,
trying to find seat, and although they
could seat two thousand people, every
seat was full. tea. a..
:. Never mind," said Sal, "Id just as
lief stand up.n
But the gallant Pete couldn't think
of it and said:
"Wait a mint, I'll get you chair, y
and offhe started, leaving Sal standing
alone.
Just at this moment the clown came
in, dressed In his usual costume, and
dancing around the ring, stopped right
in front of Sal and began to sing,
"oh Sally is the gal for me-"
This caused Sally to blush, for she
thought the clown was looking Mt her.
AS she stood near the ring, of course
she hid the view of those lower seats
behind her, and as usual on such occa-
sions, the clown cracks his jokes Mt the
offenders until they take the hint and
find a seat, but she said she had rather
stand up. AT this the clown com
menced his jokes, remarking to the
ring master: t
"There's chance for me now.u lE
IA chance for you ~ a
"Yes, don't you see that gal has lost
her beau, and she Is looking at me, /
know and turning three or four SOM
ersaults, he stopped directly in front oi
Sal and began to sing:
80, sallyis the gal for me, e.,-s
would not have no other,
And II Sal died tomorrow night,
I'd marry Sally mother"
This evidently meant for her, raised
SaIly's dander, and she burst out with,
''.I'm the gal for You, ana L? Marry
my mother, would yer? You low
lived, spotted scum Of the earth III
my feller was here lie would wallup
you for that! wouldn't stay here
another minit--nor neither would any
decent people either!p Saying which
she rushed out of the tent amid roars
of laughter.
The clown assuming a oomical atti-
tude, remarked to the ring master that
his grandfather was remarkable man,
and SO. was his grandmother, too, but
tIidt bui Ucub Ill Ills iOlcidtltlS. 3 fs.f.,
At thisjuncture Pete rushed In, close
ly followed by Sal, and jumping into
the. ring he squared off at the clown
and said:
"I'il teach you to insult any female
under my charger and. let fly at his
opponent, and taking him plump In
the face, sent him to mother earth, at
which he jumped OH him and COM
menced kicking him numerically
Sally standing on the. outside of the
ring, clapped her hands and sung out,
"That's it Pete, give him Jessie, and
we'll get married Christmas, sure I"
At this moment the ringmaster and
three or four others caught Pete and
commenced to thrash him, when Pete's
friends interfered and q general free
fight ensued which completely broke
up the circus.