Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-09-21
Excitement la a Circus


We have Laughed hesrtiiy Over thr FOL.
IoSInR ludirruus story. and would not De.
p''ve our reader. al tie same enJ,, ,ueml:
suuDb,r uf years ago, when Mirh,gsn
vas new country, IN Livingston county.
here hsed q family by tie IL .me Of Clay.
ton. and one called Prrkms, slsO,-as
Uell as great many Others.
Pete Clayton was a isl'. fne.lonklng
fellows noble specimen If oul back.
WooJs.uen standing siA let TAO lnches
IN bis slockluEs.
Pete hsd taken 7 shine 20 Mi,s silly
Perkins. an II was SnoSH, IN lacr. rh,t
thev were engaged. but Ihe dsy when the
knor was 10 be ned nd 40, - sci becn
dI,ulgeJ
II t'e month of Au- -. lSi9, JGncs
CIRCUS came through lneI Town Tor he
FIRST tiae. sud ~ TACT ;, wss the frsl rit.
Gus iNat had ever p-,ed hat Ns,, al
lhere was a great many people WHO had
never seen one. When lhe important
day arrived, Toe loNu was 6Ilcd To over.
flowing Silh a wouty crowd, ut course,
2ud every young fellow had his g,l.
Now Peie wanted TO e'' ~ 'Tned on ihr
coming Christina bat So'E wished tn
have II puI oT al, ,hc utN, sprng. When
the urNeI wagon "'' opened the ienl "Ss
filed M hurry. Pee AMI sally had
been locking through liz siJr shows. and
they were I'Ie IN getting IN. and tie par.
Iornsnce had a'rrady commenced. They
walked around 'he entire rne. trying To
find seat and although "ey could 'es'
two thousand people every scat "as foil.
Never minI' said S"' 'Id "'is'
"ei san" W,
Nv, "' e+"'"' ''' '"' =" "' "''uA o'
II. sud salJ, ""sli a rln'L | II gei yOua
char" and of lie sIaflrd. lgavIre Sal
sl,p,
Ju.,,t Tins momepi tic I,vn c,me
in J.essrJ IN his .y.pal costume. and dan.
ON, .,,r,d ,Lo ,,r, siccrol ,,e,, -,
front Of Sal and began to ,ins
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o's 70" " lug
Tn, N"'l j We s''Ior ms
krdiCS1l died to.morraw pi.L,
10 marry Sally, mother"
Tai. vasey,Ien,.v mp,ot G,r her and
raised Sails dandrr and she burs, ou,
with
I'm the cal for Won. anil, Marry
nv norber, would yerl You lng.hysd.
spoued scum Of the earth. Il my Gller
was here he would WslIor you Tor that.
WON'T stay here another mlnit-nor meth.
Saving which she rushed out of the tent.
.rid mars NJ r,,,b,er
The assuming , com,r, ,ui,,dc
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a,,nJCn, ,aa,rL.tlo man and :,
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'"si .i,t Ho' ,a.t y" - -. ,,' r." G.Is
sts,.o." 49, -
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sent him to mother earth. al which 10
jumped on him and commenced beating
him numerically; Sal standing on tho
outside Of the ring c!sppIng her bsnds.
and sang out:
"Ibs'' u, Peie, give bin jessie. and