The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-09-10
John and Family visit the Circus.

msiVy thing for lettin' mere child like
that go in, would ycup No madame, we
would not charge cent; our book-keeper
is sick, but you will have to pay half price
before he can enter. Why, he amt but
ten. Can't help that, madame, them feet
of his is what takes up room. Iought to
ask you dollar and a half, but twenty-five
cents will do. Well there's your money
but it's swindle-come on, darling,
What ON hevin and airth ails you, John
Simmit, that you drag that child right by
everything, and don't give him Q chance to
see anything? Slack up little I've paid
for these tickets, and am going to see what's
going on, and if it don't suit you, you can
poke ahead. aa1
There, Isabel, look there don't you see
his jaw drop and his chest go up and DOWN
That is the dying zouave, just as he looked
when he was dying. omy, ] can't look at
him, John keep hold of my hand Is he
alivep No he's embalmed, and they run
the body by steam, SO the show feller told
me. That woman there is his sweetheart,
waiting for his eyes to get dim SO he can't
see her go for his watch and pocket-book
to remember him by. ia4 idss
Get off my corns, you tarnal great lub-
Der you can't you get around without
running over people? If had you out
side I'd put such head on you that you
would have to get into your shirt feet first
for month. Got to step somewhere ?
Well, what of it? You had better keep off
from my mud hooks, confound your pic
ture
There, my children, you see an allegorical
representation of what drinking leads to.
There is the "drunkard and his family"
Oh most horrible of all Here, Maria,
hold the twins up SO that they can have
good view, while boost Johnnie. What
ails the woman's eye, pa and her legs is
cut off. That is the effect of whiskey, my
child. The drunkard has pasted her one
on the eye, and the stuffing run out Of her
legs from riding on the cars. But see that
big bottle sticking out of the mans vest
poeket-what is in that?d Old rye, my boy
and that red color you seeon the drunkard's 's
nose and face is the bloom that's on the
rye. All drinking men carry pint bottles
of liquor in their vest pockets. But you
must take warning, my son, and never car
ry the accursed stuff thus, hide it in more
secret place-in your bootl
There there is the family of the tenn
perate man in that cage. Look, children
see the difference between this scene and
the one you have just left. Here the man
, that don't drink is seen sitting in his house
surrounded by his wife and children, who
wear their Sunday clothes all the week
See the bullfnches and parrots sitting
around on the trees. Everything betokenf
comfort and wealth. If you don't drink,
Johnnie you will have wife, two children
and parrot and side whiskers when you
8 are man.
C Come, ladies and gentleman, move on
don't stand staring at one thing an houl
at time Here, you big lurnmox, ge
:. out of the way and give that woman with
a bile on her elbow chance to see. Pas
right on into the next tent.
oh, father, come and see this cage o
monkeys. Let go of my coat, you younl
rascal; don't, tear me to pieces you'y
seen them nasty little monkeys ahundre'
times before. Mister, why don't you Civ
your monkeys fine tooth combs? The!
wouldn't have to work half so hard il yo
would.
Look at that showman's red face what
makes him blush SO, father? don't know
j my daughter, unless it is because he's
good ,templar on a strike, or about to joil
the lager beer drinkers, eight hour; move
ment. His face looks like piece of raw
- beef Yes, that's fact, and come I
think of it, that's why he walks up an'
a. down before the animals cages, 80 as +
make them hungry and keep them in goo
r condition.
!, Look, Imogene, what an elegant shad
~ Of green on that parrots tail /; I would Civ
the world to have dress Of that shade
!, and gloves and parasol to match,
That's pelican, dearest, the bird wit
Us the gaiter, in the little cage on your lef
IS. The thing that looks like swelling, or a
If he had the mumps, it's the pouc
= where it lays its eggs and carries i
- young until they are old enough to cut ba
and fish for themselves. How does it la
eggs in there? That's more than / know
T Naturalists state that such is the fac
however and that like the opossum it ca
ries it's young there until they can got (
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