Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30
FAITH.
Excitement I'm a Circus.

Excitement I'm q Circus.
We have laughed heartily over the |
following ludicrous story, and would
not deprive our readers Of the same
enjoyment:
"A number of years ago, when
Michigan was new country, in Liy-
ingston county, there lived a family by
the name of Clayton, and one called
Perkins also, as well as great many
others.
Pete Clayton was tall fine looking
fellow-nOble specimen of our back
misunderstanding six feet two in
his stockings.
Pete had taken shine to Miss Sally
Perkins, and it was known in fact that
they were engaged, but the day when
the knot was to be tied had not as yet
been divulged.
In the month Of August, 1S4S, Junc's
circus came through their town for
the first time, and in fact it was the
first circus that had ever passed that
way, and there were a great many peo-
pie who had never seen one. When
the important day had arrived, the
town was filled to overfowing, with
motley crowd of {. .drse, and every
young fellow had his Sal. Now Pete
wanted to get married on the coming
Christmas, but Sally wished to have
it put off until the next spring. When
the ticket wagon was opened, the tent
xras filed in n hurry
Pete and Sally had been looking
through the side shows, and were late
getting in, and the performance had
already commenced. They walked
around the entire ring, trying to find
seat, and although they could seat
two thousand people, every seat was
full
Never mind, said Sal, I'D just as
lief stand up"
But the gallant Pete couldn't think
of it, and said:
Wait a mint, I'll get you a chair,
and ne started, leaving Sal standing
alone.
Just at that moment the clown came
In, dressed in his usual costume, and
dancing around the ring, stopped right
In front of Sal and began to sing
"oh, Sally is the gal for me-"
This caused Sally to blush, for she
thought the clown was looking at her.
As she stood near the ring, of course
she hid the view of those lower seats
behind her, and as usual on such occas-
ions. the clown cracks his jokes at the
offenders until they take the hint and
seat but she said she had rather
stand up. At this clown commenced
his Jokes, remarking to the ring mas
ter:
"There's a chance for me now"
"a chance for your
Yes; don't you see that gal has
lost her beau, and she is looking at
me | know" and turning three or four
somersaults, he stopped directly In
front of Sal and began to sing:
"Oh, Sally is the gal for me,
would not have any other,
And IL Sal died Tomorrow night,
I'd marry Sally's mother"
This was evidently meant for her;
it raised Sally's dander, and she burst
out with
I'm the gal for you, am 1? Marry
my mother, would yer? You low liv-
cred spotted scum of the earth If
my Teller was here he would wallup
you for that | wouldn't stay here
another minit-nor neither would any
decent people, either!" Saying which
she rushed out of the tent, amid deaf
ening roars of laughter.
The clown, assuming a cOmlcal at
titude, remarked to the ring master,
that his grandfather was a remarkable
nan. and so was his grandmother, too,
but that gal beat all his forefathers.
At this iuncture Pete rushed in,
closely followed by Sal, and jumping
into the ring he squared off at the
clown and SAID:
I'll teach you to insult any female
under my charged and let fly at his
opponent, taking him plump in the
face and sending him to mother earth,
at which he jumped on him and com
menced kicking him unmerclfully.-
Sally, who was standing on the out
side of the ring, clapped her hands
and sung out, that's it Pete, give him
Jessie, and we'll get married Christ
mas. surel
At this moment the ring master and
three or four others caught Pete and
commenced thrashing him, when Pete S
friends interfered, and a general free
fight ensued, which completely broke
up the circus.
True to her promise, when next
Christina" arrived, Sal was prepared
TO link her fate and fortune with Pete,
and in the presence of crowd of adj
miring friends they were made one in
wedlOck
Though the scrimmage at the show
increased their affection and FASTENED
the wedding, Sal never sees a clown
but she thinks of the spotted scum
of the earth who attempted TO make
love to her at the circus, in her fellers
temporary absence, and causes her to
feel as though she would like to make
tally marks with a cowhide across
their stripes.