The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-05-02

Moral Shows as they Affect U.s.
= Our moral sensibilities were sbarpem-
cd on Tuesday-were pointed up to a
point not less fine than that ola cam
brio needle.
Why this is so, is from the fact that
ourselves with the rest of the intense
ly moral people Of this community,
who would not go to q circus, attend
ed the great moral and intellectual
show this week. Great was the NOR
al victory we gained Internationally
refreshed was our moral sense.
We saw the intellectual monkey
eat moral pea nuts with grace and
vigor that would put to shame the
most successful competitor.
Our moral sensibilities were touch
ed.
We saw the graceful hyena, whose
moral character is traduced by the
assertion that they delight in exhum-
ing bodies and feasting Oh them.
Our moral sensibilities We're touch
ed.
We saw the elephant, whose moral
trunk was continually extended to
the little folks, begging for candies
and cakes.
Our moral sensibilities were touch
ed.
We saw the camel, whose moral
character is so good that he is called
by Travelled writers the "desert ship"
and If goodness is better than beauty,
he must be valuable. He is called the
''desert ship because in case of flood
his feet are large and broad enough to
float him in perfect safety to himself
and all who are hanging to his humps.
On special occasions he carries a small
lake in his stomach, and the sweet
Arab when he gets out Of water taps
him, and puts in patent brass faucet
and has a full supply of pure water
So we read when we were a boy, but
we don't believe il.
Our moral sensibilities were touch
ed.
We saw the sacred OK, the "kingly"
lion, the ostrich that eats nafis and
rusty files and all the animals who's e
different traits were duly and truly set
forth by the keepers in that happy
manner, so characteristic in shows)
where the attentive auditors could
not understand more than one word
in ten.
Our moral sensibilitles were touch
ed.
We saw the learned pony, the
trick mules, the wonderful trained
dogs, all Of which had moral stamped
upon them in imagination.
Our moral sens;bilities were touch
ed.
We saw the three children-aged
three, five, and seven-do ground and
lofty tumbling, playfully managed |
and tossed around by their moral papa.
They stood on their heads, turned
somersaults, handsprings, walked on
on their hands, and did all the tricks |
Of men oflarger growth. This school |
for such little ones is 50 much better
than that which is furnished by the
public, that we pitied little boys
whose papas insist that they shall
waste their time in getting book edu-
cation. We almost shed tears at the |
want of moral feeling in those per-
verse papas.
Our moral sensibilities were touch
ed.
We saw Madame --'s legs and
feet 'do the tight rope performance"
in a truly moral and graceful
manner. This moral performance
was so truly moral and affecting to
that intense moral sense which we
possess ordinarily to a great degree,
but which by this time had arrived at
its greatest moral height that we were
almost OverpOwered and with Us in
this were all those fest mentioned
moral people who won't go to a cir
Gus. Madame was dressed in very
moral manner, having as many NOR
al clothes On as could have been re-
placed with the highest success by two
whole fig leaves sewed together on a
frst-class sewing machine. From her
dainty feet to her delicate waist she
had no clothing Oh worth mention
HWan WTrEa oh 70 oh 20 L
moral people that she was of comely
form and one Of natures best jobs;
from her "swan like" neck, encircled
with a beautiful gold chain, to the
belt, fastened with a buckle. around
her tiny waist, natures beautiful
handiwork was not covered with su-
perfiuous clothing-there was none to
spare, which was to show us moral
folks that,
"she was woman to the waist, and fair"
With this super-abundance Of
clothing she mounted tn tight
rope and danced to moral music
by the moral band. She then threw
her beautifully chiselled legs about
promiscuousIy, accompanying their
movements with free swinging of
her bare arms, and stood on one
leg and kissed one of her feet in a del
icately moral manner. She prnmenad-
ed back and forth upon the rope, and
showed all her good points to convince
US moral people that her build was as
perfect as moral nature could make
it. Our moral people and ourselves,
who avoid attending circusses, were
highly entertained and morally we
received great good.
Our moral sensibilities were touch
ed.
we must fOrbear. Morally we
stand much higher than we ever did
before, but We are Overwrought on
this moral matter and we only hope
that our moral friends, who won't at
tend eircusses, feel as we do.
All through the entire affair our
moral sensibilities were touched.
REPUBLIC NEWS.
The Seneca County Lodge of the
Independent Order of Good Tenn
plars met at the Hall of the Repub-
lie Lodge in the forenoon of last Sat-
urday, J. w. Stewart, w. c. T. in the
chair. A large number of Good
Templars were present from both
lodges in Reed township, Attiea and