The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-07-03
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nrTheIc circus has come and gone. The
brilliant cortege Of bespangied ladies' and
tinselcd knights Which a. ;fshns never been
equaled since the tn aanphal PROFESSIONS Of
sncieht Rome, e,''9qhas honorede lNIaaitowoc
BY passing through. IFS Streets amid the
plsudits Of the multitude. The little on3sSS,
whose hearts have been fHttsfing fora
fortnight bastiiR the joyful anticipation Of
witnessing the wonders 50 wildly portrayed
on the gorgeous show bills hsye seen the
educated dogs, and goats, and monkeys ;
the jovial clown, thei thsuif@ ring master,
ahd the ksily ca parisoned horses. Andthe
children of larger growth have seen these
things Also To speak Iiaor9 accurately and
comprehe hensiyely,o everybody, without re-
gard to age, sex, 'color or previous eondi-
/ tion,5' toothe scifcas;5 and Tuesday
was a gala day in Manitowoc, From early
morning q steady tide Of carriages, buggies,
buckbeards, lumber wagons 4rands other
vehicles, flowed into town, and by moon the
sidewalks, frefresiimer:.' booths and Side
shows were ,thronged BY, a, happy multitude
in holiday gear, all bent upon seeing every
thing that was7eto be seen. OF course
Town Talk went to the circus. He alwa5 $
goes, afternoon and evening, and to all the
side shows As two o clock approached he
took Penelope Ann (she that is to be Mrs
| Talk If no unforeseen circumstance occurs to
prevenD upon his arm and, catered the
pavilion, in time to obtain "a seat--he,was
on the point of saying good. seat, butwho
ever got good seat at a circus perform
,ance? You may, SO. as, early as you VIII,
spread yourself over asrmuch of the, six
inch wide strip Of seat as you please, but
as the tent fms you viii find, yourself
jammed between other people so that
movement is imp possible and respiration
difficult oyou wlf find yourself sitting on
/ the feet Of othets,, while your own pedal
fextremities are appropriated without CONS
tpnnction as seat cushions by those below
you; andtwith the sun beating mercilessly
upontthe canvas above. your head, and the
constant little courtesies you are called upon
to perform, such as passing up lemonade
and peanuts and popcorn to the young
ladies and gentlemen who are seated above
you, YOU will experience an aggregate
amount of discomfort that nothing but the
manifold attractions of a circus would in
duce you to submit to- Aud the motives
which, bring all this multitude together are
as various as are the different performances
in the ring. First, there is the honest, un-
sophisticated class, who came to see the
performance and enjoy themselves who
gaze with bated breath and mouth and
eyes wide open, at the startling gymnastic
and equestrian performances, and laugh
prodigiously at the jokes of the clown.
And there is the travelled class, young
people who have at some time or other
made short visit to Milwaukee or Chica-
go, who come only to critieise, and who
cannot conceal their contempt for the per-
formance, and are not 10th to inform those
who sit near them that. they have seen
immeasurably superior troupes, which
could never make it pay to visit place like
Manitowoc. Then there are those who
would prefer to stay at home, but come to
please the children And the number who
bdlong to this class is really astonishing.
A whole family of six or eight middleaged
people will sacrifice their own PERSONAL con
venience that one little two year old may
have an Opportunity for enjoyment; and
people who have no children, and never
expect to have, nny,. viii take compassion
on somebody else youngsters, and 90 to the
circus with them Town Talk might ex-
tend this list indefinitely, and prattle on
through three or four columns, but be has
already spun too long story without say
ing q word that he started out to say. He
started out to say that the circus Which ex-
hibited here on Tuesday was we'll attended,
and that the company was a good
one-better1i7dthanaIds any institution
of IL the > lEind that 1d has
previously visited Manitowoc The troupe
did what, they advertised to do, and did, it
well. They will be welcome again....!...
Last Saturday afternoon two young ladies
hired couple of horses and buggies snd
invited = "a brace Of. young gentlemen te
ride TO Mishicott. In doing this they
were merely availing themselves of the
privilege leap year is supposed to confer
upon them. The ride to Mishicott was :
happy one to the young gentlemen, and II
the pleasant society of their fair chaperon.
| the time passed all too swiftly. But, ala.
| for 'woman's treachefy, and mans unsns
tpicious, conhding nature. When the epar
4 ty had arrived at their destination, anc
while the young gentlemen we're innocently
partaking of refreshments provided by thei
escort, The ladies heartlesly abandopct
j them and drove home alone Sorrowfull,
the boys trudged back to Manitowoc, reach
!, ing home late at night, sadder but wise
!. men. I. I. thinks it is but just to Iii