The union Democrat., 1870-08-20
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COLCNBf4.
Although, we are not quite as many miles
away as Paris, Londun, or even San Francis
CO. still imagine that record Of some Of
the strange events happening in car midst.
might not pravs uninteresting TO your readers.
Now. may have been unfortunate in the Sc
lection OF tie word ssstrange," as applied Ia
the events happening IN our midst; for when
recount them on my fingers and leok into
their detai.s. | must MESS that am at
loss 10 see eanything strange ahaut them. Per-
hans Il would have hean more in accordance
with truth If mad nsa,l the wari ..remarka-
hie." shall be obliged to invert til. ci,ra-
nnlagicai order &c these events in their emu
maratior. and hegin wi,htke last ore first; dis
hnrdening nv memory according Il the rule
ur,n which they unlnai ships. viz ,ha has,
nnr,ion ef the cargo shirned il the first nn-
loaded. Well. the last of these remarkable
events was
THE CIRCUS.
A man with a very red vet benevolent face
ard shcrt hair. brought his tent. steeds and
re.ainers amongst M, and pitched tha,
same tent in our midst. Large fllmins pla-
cards had previously announced TO our be.
nighted citizens, that for the paliry sum o.
one dallar each one might enter the CANDY
enclosure of the re1-facei man canvass dam
ecile, and behold his steeds and retainers per-
form their extraordinary feats. This was NIL
no article or section condemning the same.
But il appears that the aforesaid red faced
man was desirous Of practic:ng economy in
the conduct Of his rtfairs. and SD rented
some eTp'y stables in the neighhorhool ot
his pitched tent. procarei rrnvcndpr f,r horS-
ca at wholesale prizes. and thus isaorei the
existence of n livery stable, which aae of our
citiz.ns most humanelv and philanthropicnl-
lv conducts for rhe accommodate &c the wea-
rv heasts Of long jnurneving travellers. You.
Mr. Editor, and no douht all nf vour readers
can stry readily unde, stand how this conduc,
upon the part Of the rcd-facad m.n was calcn-
lated to arouse the indignation of the aumnna
and pl,ilanthropic livery stable ke.oer: thu,
nntwith>tandirg NJ his generous eff.,rts for
comfort ot weary beasts; this cruel re1-faee.l
man should have qnarterpd them n whnle
night in deserted and consequently ill-ftte,l
stables lt was tnn mucl, for his tender
heart to hear, hrs indignation was aroused
aud. as we say in war. retal:atory meas urcs
were Instantly adop,ed. In s..ort time l,rve
h.nvh paper nlacards announced through tho
instrumentali'v "f ingenioc>lv devised hlark
strokes 10 those. WIN were verstd in the d..
cyphering &c hierogivphirs. that free lance
would take clare that evening at our nrinri-
pal Hall. Now. therA was one word in tLa,
nonr.emant that touched the rnhlic heart
lit never fails to arouse the rnhlic svmpa-
thi~s. it w"nld treble ynur Subscription to-
mnrrnw. did v"u place il in your rnpe- ;r the
proper pinre. IL would cram the peoples on
.ositinn line did thev hut place IL in the rro.
per con Junction npon their rlacards. and that
magic word is hat the simple and unpretend-
ing mnnosvlahle free. We must say. tha, we
Instantly declared ourselves Cor the free dance
aud againsi the Cirrns. A. tho great orh ~
day was CALMLY aud nnmo, edlv (ii is terrific
the ind ference of these lnrge heavenly hoiies
Il, our troubles here helnw y re,iring hehind
the Wes'ern hills. stage containing y hand
ot music aud adorned i,7 four pranciny s'ee,ls
suddenly added nv it's presence and thrilling
strains tn the excitement already heaying
through our st~ee,s The stage wns also cav
cred over With such hrnvn pnner p'acards ~
had alreadv hcen issue.l. containing sucl, rs
rhe fnll"wing: the C,r.rs won. patronza
ns. don't natroriza them,' - They want onr
money ana would leave mne." LET ~ teach
them u lesson, ".All tn ,h. free ,lan,e. none
TO the Circus" The stage mosal on, tho
music played, the people chcered Our
tnwn was in terrible cnmmoton. II wins
thought at one time that Il might be necessa-
rv 10 call out the military (as they saw in the
dispatches concerning cnmmotions in large
cries Tho Circds went on. and the dance
went on. We attended the free daree. We
are lovers of freedom. and ANYTHING free shall
ever receive our support. such as free dances,
free concerts end free lunches. 1t coat ,ae
Cirens. and II cost the livery sable man, bur
the man with the re,,-face said that he would
never treat h,s animals in that shabhv man
ner again. ), much fnr cruelty to animals.
much far snnnkv livery stable Keepers
Cirruses hereafter had hestp, hnt,le nn i.e;,
economy hefnra en,ering this .awr. thav will
tini it in ,he Ing run iha mnra Profit ,,le
course. The next event preceding the Cir
Gus Was
rnE EXHIBITION OF ST. ANN = scueoL.
This institution Of learning is so long es-
tahished and has heen so often before
our public. that 1t requires M introdueti,r
from us. The sci,onl house was cleared of II.
desks. and neat stage erected ut one ex,rem-
ity of the room. The national ensign bore
most conspicuous part in the making M al
the decnra'ions: whether it was for the rur.
pose of ,Es,illing intn. the y"nttful pupil
those ratrintic principles which the sight II
that gorgeous banner Is calculated to inspire.
or whether it was What it farmel most c, IT.
venient piece Of drarery far filling np the
empty spaces. we are unable to say. TOR is i,
necessarvto to determine that question; whether
one or the other was the o'jert. it may he
safely said that il accomplished both The
exercises consisted OF the usual Entertainments
incident To such occasions. viz: reading, de-
clamatian. singing. original composition, etc.
10 say that they passed off pleasan,lv would
hardly he expressing The ceilings Of tie aa,ii-
eace. far as We we're able to Judge. j.
was quite a credit To The pupils. gra,ifica-
,ion "a the parents and an encouragement ~
the teacher. The determinations ran the whale
gamut. from the few simnle lines tn Eahin
red-brenss hy the lisping child &c seven sum-
mers to the elegant original cum n ,si,ian nnor,