Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
struck with the Circus.


On Monday morning last, SAYS the
Atchison Champion, o fresh, good
looking young girl, attired in elegant
aud fashienable clothing, unat ttosded
aud unknown, came to our city and
registered At the Hassasuit House.
She seemed the personi ication of in
nocence, and was remarkably aud
noticeably forward about rambling
Through the halls. and continually
occupied the ladies' parlor when she
was in tho house. As the time an-
preached for the opening Of the por-.
formanco she made her toilet aud
jauntinyiy tripped out to the circus
ground. She purchased her ticket,
and passed Into the show unattended.
neither asking or Offering advice or
instruction to any person. Securing
an eligible position she watched the
evOlutions of the knights Of the saw
dust aud queens of the arena in their
uneqaalled ~ equestrian acts with
slmSst painful attention. When the
show was over she returned to the
hotel, removed her street costume
aud took her seat in the parlor. At
night the programme was gone
through with, and still no clue as to
who she was or what she was doiur.
The attention Of Col. Lepicr was
directed to her by her unusual nc-
tions, and suspecting somethim" WINS
wrong he kept close watch ~ her
proceedings. In the mornin. the
circus was gone on their way mud omr mr.
young girl was left at the Massasoit.
Aftor breakfast she sont for Col.
Lepeir TO come to her room, aud as
soon AS he entered, without further
preiimlnarSes, she burst into tears
ana sobbingly told the following
story:
She stated that her home was IN
Warrensburg, Mo-, that she was sew.
enteeh years OF age, and that her
nther was an extensive dry goods
merchant. She, told him she had
always Ind All uncomfortable desire
TO become q circus actress, and she
tcariuIly added that she "would some
day" That she had followed them
from there here. She bought her
ticket to Leayenworth first, suppos-
Ing that the company would Stop
there, but finding out differently she
came up to our city. She then said
tiiat her money was all gone, and she |
had neither enough to take her away |
or pay her board. In response to a
question, she stated that shs had
formed no attachment for any mem. |
Der OF the company, but was only
Infatuated by the profession at large,
anu was filed with an almost iusaii.
nte desire to become u circus rider.
Tho colonel subjected her to riuid
cross.exalnination Ia order to asccr.
tain, II possible, whether she might
not DO an impostor, but she answ cred
every interrogation IN such Y truth.
tul honest, straightforward luanncr.
anu borG such uuuiistakable evidences
Of identity that sll doubts were inn.
dispelle,l, and he deter.
mined to scnd her to her home. Her
" whereabouts she claimed, wcre nm.
known to her parents, and thoy
would DO nearly distracted by h.r
sudden, and unaccounted for ,lisnp.
rsarance. She had no dciinilo plnns
In view when she started from home,
and had no dciinite idea Of what
would DO tho termination OF tho nd-
venture, saying that she would once
more sec the ring performance, with
which she had been SO infatuated.
Col. Depeir went and purchased II
'icIct for her, and with some whole.
some, Mtherly advice, sent her to her
lome.