Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-13

NAVE HO uouDt, III view Oi my great
loss, they will sell me any of their an.
imals that they would not otherwise
dispose of. l have telegraphed them !;
now all that is required are energy,
pluck. courage and liberal outlay of
money. All our golden chariots and
cages, our horses, harness, canvass
tents and wagons are saved, besides
which we have thirty new cages near
ly finished. Telegraphs, Atlantic Ca
bles, and our agents abroad, can sup
ply us all the curiosities and animals
we want before the last of March next
five will supply them with money
enough. Besides you will remember
that the wild animals which we sent to
New Orleans for exhibition during the
Christmas holidays, are duplicates of
nearly all that were destroyed by fire
These have ordered North to join my
"Innumerable Caravan" and l tell
you we will have the world under con-
tribution before you are fortnight
older; and / will put on the road ia
April next the most stupendous show
the world ever saw"
But my advisers thought was al
most too sanguine. Coup even pro-
posed to lie still year, and start our
show again in 1874. But replied
that my years were too few and too
precious TO be wasted in that way and
although l would never put a show up
on the road that did not exceed in
magnitude and merit that which We
had lost, | felt every confidence in ac-
complishing this before April if We
would all work hard
Strange enough. before we parted
on that evening of December 3lst, |
received cable message from my
trusty agent, Robert Fillingham of
London, saying he had purchased for
me pair Of giraifes or camelleopards
a young Gorilla. Rhinoceros, a Horn
ed Horse, two Polar Bears, Elonds,
laks, Nylghans, Ostriches and will
derncss of lions. tigers. and other an
imals. He added :" All Governments
al Geological Gardens here and on the
continent sympathiZc with YOU, and
are ready TO dispose of any animal YOU
wish. The mechanicians of Paris and
Geneva are at work on automatons
and other attractions for Your travel
ing museum
Don't that electricity beat the
world Z" exclaimed Mr. Coup with great
delight.
Just put q little more of it in your
blood" said | "and we will beat the
world"
The spirits OF my associates were
present writing, on the 20 day of Feb
ruary, | have already received more
r.re wild animals and other curiosities
than 4 ever had before AT one tlme,wltn
promise Of many more within month
and Messrs. Hurd and Coup are in high
feather.
'Mr. Barnum," said Coup yesterday,
"this new show Of ours is the miracle
of the age"
Well, my dear fellow, " replied,
1.-THE public Ike miracles keep per-
forming them and you are sure Of sue
GtoS. Ou iAii w 81 Apl
the public, but they will do more for
you in return. Give them the best
show possible at whatever cost; keep
it free from objectional features, and
never fear your efforts will surely be
appreciated, and you will receive a
generous support. Remember Excel
sIor' is our motto Coup was salts
fed.
Editors throughout the United
States and Europe have written Of my
last confagratlon. and of those which
proceeded it, and calling me "PhGniN
L. Barnum," have attributed TO me a
degree Of perseverance l fear beyond
my deserts. If the fiery ordeal has
had any effect, it has been 10 increase
the desire to identify my name with
Il class of entertainments at once NOR
al. amusing and instructive. Colossal
as Sas the Great Travelling Worlds
Fair of 1872, that of 1873 will very
far surpass it.
FEBRuARY, 1873 Il. L. Il.