Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-15
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the handwriting of the donor was added
ssAdmit Mr.. Henry -- once" Tht
Manager was namesake, aged ten, who
had been named after us by a sanguins
father that we might leave him some O.
our worldly affluence, while we are living
in hopes of the boy making something
and leaving it to us. Such is life-to-daJ
man springeth up and waltzes around as a
flower, tomorrow he is country Editor
The deadhead ticket was presented in con
sideration Of our printing the free tickets:
after refusing to print gigantic pro
gramme for nothing, whichwould nave IN
volved the Office in financial DESTRUCTION
and insured the presence OF SherlH NOW
nv as a door-keeper in the house OF the
VINDIcAToR. If the public was not
struck by this programme, it was It's own
fault. Drawn off in a scratchy hand III
all varieties of spelling from the early seed
ling to the decrepid capital letters, it
represented that the performance would
take place in Mr.. jones' lot, at the rather
indefinite hour of s'directly after breakfast
Saturday. Whatever the performance
list of performers-"Th Great American
Giant and Pearl of Song" was at the head
of the attractions, and EThe Great Amer
lean Rope Walker, Mamsel Flora, from
France which was somewhat contradic-
tory, and ssYoung John Robinson in His
great Six Horse Act" Mr.. Jones, lot was
a little hard to find, and at the first house
on the road where we asked if there was a
bows circus near here, the muscular look
ing lady with red head told us she didn't
know where it was and didn't care, but
ssWhen John comes back from it, I'll make
him wish he had never seen a circus. y
CHANGING at her arms we were convinced
that the outlook for John was unpromi-
sing. At last the sound of an accordion,
and cleaning of white sheets in the wind
showed us where the Great American Cir
Gus was located, and the shrill voice OF a
yourg gentlemen of eight, seated ON a
vacant chicken coop, with a piece of
red pasteboard around his head squeaking
ssWalk in Ladies and Gentlemen" with
alternate pulls at the ACCORDION, showed
that it was in full blast. Having compro-
missed with the young man for cent, he
insisting that free tickets could not be
recognized on any account without bank
rupting the company, we went in and took
seat in the dress circle on candle-box.
''The Great American Giant" was certain
ly a rare triumph, of the costuming art, if
not of strength. His tights had been i'm
provised out Of pair of his mothers
stockings, surreptitionsly possessed, and
that lady having evidently had a stalwart
leg, the limbs of the Giant played rather
loosely in the enclosure, but with some
glittering tin-foil pasted on his forehead and
pair of muffin rings for bracelets, he pre-
scented vision of Barbaric splendor. His
feat of crushing a marble slab' Ia brick
already broken) was received with great
favor by the audience with the exception
of a struggling baby who was screaming
for the possession of the muffin rings. At
ter the Giant had retired there was an I'M
usual commotion behind the blue counter
- name curtain, and this duet:
gu did
didn't-didnt didn't
d the popping of cap.
/! Let go my hair.
O. W. Mamsel being recognized
by the baby as that of her sister in distress,
a series of howls were set up which cries
was only stopped by the appearance of the
"Great American rope walker from
France herself, who with one pantalette
down around her heels, bounded across the
fon l,41+ rrtsE
plant air which convinced us that the Gil
ant had lost some of his hair IN the en-
counter, though he threw after her from
behind the curtain ''neyer mind Miss | am
going to tell your MAJ Peace being re-
stored the performance progressed, the
rope walker posing herself on tight rope
at the dizzy height of two feet, with great
ease and grace. The appearance Of Sc Dung
John Robinson was however the crown
ing piece of the day. That daring eques-
trian appeared, mounted on a half barrel
hoop, hung with gorgeous trappings, and
galloped fearlessly around the ring with
cries of "hoop la,'' that made up fo- the
deception Of six bareback horses he had
promised the public. His leap for life
through paper hoop would have been per-
feet had he not, blinded by the papers,
landed in the stomach of. the American
Giant. But it was at this moment of pro-
fessicnal triumph that an ascension took
place never before recorded in the history
of the hippodrome A muscular arm sud-
denly reached over the cotton wall of the
tent and the daring equestrian, tights,
pasteboard crown, hoop, horse and allmade
an astonishing ascent to the bosom of his
mother. The red haired mother had
scooped up young John Robinson, and,
if there was anything in human wall
him ''wish he had never seen circus. D
The event struck terror to the hearts of
all the performers. Every one expected
his own mother. There was hurried
gathering up of the costumes, an excited
division of the pins, taken in by the tick
ct clerk at the chicken coop he making off
with his ACCORDION under his ARM having
secured an undue share of pins in conse-
quence OF the panic, and the audience was
left to wend its way home, thinking of the
hollowness of life and how deceptive the
tinselled gaities of even the most distin-
gaished professionals lives are when sub
jeeted to the crucial test of the strong arm
of a mother
We saw young John ROBINSON in the
city Wednesday. He was walking badly
We tried to rally him on the late perform.
ance, but failed. He WAS evidently bro
ken hearted man.
PERSONALITY. E. G. Fisher, Assistant
Physician at the W. L. Asylum, left last