Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-08-16

/ saw while at the Cliff House, neal
San Francisco. The State protects
them there. l guess the fish smell
you perceive comes from that young
man with two girls on your right
He peddlcs white fish around town
and obtained admission to the show
by furnishing the seals and sea
lions with mess Of stale fish,"
"Look at that showman's red
face; what makes him blush So
father?" l don't know, my daughter,
unless it is because he is a Good
Templar WHO is on strike, or about
10 Join the lager beer drinkers
eight hour movement. His face
looks like a piece of raw beef. Yes.
that's fact, and come to think of it,
that's why lie walks up and down
before the animal cages so dis to
make them hungry and keep them
ilsgood condition."
"Look, Imogene, what an elegant
shade of green OH that parrots tail:
l would give the world to have a
dress of that shade, and gloves and
parasol to match"
"That's a pelican, dearest, that
bird with the goiter, in the little
cage on your left. That thing that
looks like swelling, or as if he
had the mumps, is the pouch where
it lays it's eggs and carries its
young until they are old enough to
cnt bait and fish for themselves.
How does it lay eggs in there?
That's more than l know. Natura-
lists state that such is the fact, how
ever, and that, like the opossum,
it carries its young there until they
can 60 it on their own hook.
81 don't believe you, Nathaniel,
and Pm going to ask that Snowman.
Mister, what is that bladder in
under that birds chin for?" ''That's
what he uses as life-prcservcr,
madam, when he's out fishing and
happens to wade into deep hole
that is over his head, which is not
often, as you will see by the length
Of them legs O. hisn. He frequently
fills it up with fish when travelling,
SO as to have lunch with him. He
also puts it over his head when it
rains, as q waterproof" "Thank
you, sir"
els that an ostrich, sir?" ''Y es'm,
that his the boss strech; so called
because he runs faster that any
'oss, and stretches his neck all the
time for grub. We just fed 'em a
keg of railroad spikes, mum, but hif
YOU have pocket knife that you
would like to give 'cm, | will see
that he receives it when he is
hungry"
"Take your hands out of my
pocket you rascal! My hand wasn't
in your pocket! Yes twas, l felt it.
Your own hand is in there now;
what are you blowing about? Well
| swear to gracious, so it is. l beg
your pardon, Mister. l saw that
sign there, .look out for pickpockcts,
and feeling something squirm in
my pocket, thought it was your
hand. l am so used up by this
crowd l can't remember which end
Pm standing on.''
''That is a 'wart hog gentlemen,
and was first brought to this country
by the great American farmer,
Horace Greeley, who wanted to see
if warts could not be raised at a
less cost than by the old-fashioned
method of stoning bull-frogs to
death and handling toads. Horace
crossed the breed Of hogs with the
common wart toad and the result
was new species, which when full
grown, consisted of two-thirds wart
and one of pork. The cxperimcn-
ter became disgustcd and sold out
the original hog which you see
before you. Any lady or gentleman
wishing to rid themselves Of warts
can do SO by holding the excrescence
in the animals cage few minutes. :"
"Well, there! Marie, l declare, l
never thought l should live to see q
giraffe. Where is Josiah, wonder?
Back in the other tent looking at
the Sleeping Beauty Tll bet a
cent. You stay here, Marie, and
I'll 60 back and give him hint
that he will remember"
"Don't be afraid, you lunatic, they
have been to breakfast, and would
not take mouthful Of you if they
could. Mr.. Barnum keeps two or
three watchmen in the tent all the
time to prevent an outbreak on the
part of the cannibals. That one
with her hair fiizzled and standing
on end is the only one of the three
that has not tasted Of baked mission
ary."
"There goes the circus band
Come on quick or we won't get
seats-Nevcr mind the camels-Rip
goes my overskirt- Mercy, what a
crowd-Fans, nice, cool tans--Ouch!
get off my tcet-Hurry up, mother,
here's scat-Ain't this hot-Iere's
your nice lemonade-Thcre's that
hateful Mary Spriggs, look at her
hat-If had baby as young as
that, l would stay at homc-Don't
bow to John Smith, he's tight
There they come, Oh! Oh! T! Oh! !!