Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-22

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Wal, Mister Editor,-Pd seen in your
paper haw yer was going to hev mighty par
ticler nice circus to Gusta, and as l never
ben to one, and I've hearn some of our chaps
tell some putty good yearns about the big
elefapt that rides on the clowns back and
haw the lion gets him in his jaws, and lots more
SIGH trifes as those, I reckoned I'd jist come
deawn and see the sights for myself SO l
warks in those ere Postilion, q bleve that's
what them fellers call it, and l asks one Of
them circus chaps that l warnts to see the
managery. "Well, my good man," says he,
| "The managery as yer calls him is in the
| essing room, yer'll hev to go there to see
him." So | gose over there and l hadn't gone
| very further afore the worstest look Teller
yer ever see, with face as white as sheet,
| and stripes all over his body and horns on his
head, comes running for me; by lingo yer
| know was jist putty well frightened when
| sees that deylish looking chap going for me,
| and wasn't very mighty particler to get near
him. But that ere was pretty clever sort
of chap after all he asks ME if had any
''biz" and when l tells him dn't hev any
| bees but l wanted to see the managery, he
| looks at me very stonished, and scratched his
| head. -" Managery ?-oh yes" says he, eyer
elefant and the calomels, and the zebras wild
| three stripes on his back, and the
| orangertang, the hippoportamas" 4 = =
| oh gracious he talked so fast l cant recolect
half of um-''yes yes" says "thems the fell
lers wants to see." "Do your" says he, ''yes
says l. "Well' says he "I'm very sorry to
disapoint you, but we din't fetch them along
| this time, course last time we was to Gusta a
young chap crawled under the canvas and
put salt on the tails and catched en-" So
dint see the big elefant after all my coming
| to Gus.a. But by jimcraky, you jist bet they
had some horses that knowed something. Id
jist wish some our nabors Good hev seen him
| take back things what he borrows; yes I'd
like to had 'em take particler notice of that
you see. But by jo you know that ere gal
what rides the horses back, you better blive
she can jist go it. Why she's perfect flying
machine as you ever Good see, and don't ride
stradle either. But that funny looking
chap that was the clown keeps putting his
say into everything, and makes the folks laf,
but l couldn't see as he sed anything very par
ticler fine. And then too, they had little
chap no bigger than pea jst out of tue shell.
But the scamp can isl ride as we'll as what
would make some big fellers be ashamed of.
But you know l don't jist bleve in that sort
of thing. That's what | call imposing on
human mater, to twist the little chap rite side
out, and into all sorts of dibolic shapes, and
in the most impestuosest maner too, jist
course the little teller coodnt help for himself.
never saw SIGH couriousness, never. But
jist hope the little chap will grow up some
day and jist show them circus snaps how they
can't fool him round in that sort way -, that's
all. But tell some of them fellers is what's
got the muzzle why they throw one and tother
round like as them was Kittens and them
warnt very particler stiff underfoot either.
They can jist limp over six horses and turn
oversaults in the air as sleek as ever you saw
feller. l hearn tell how the cow jumped
over the moon but l never spected to see fell
lers jump over horses like that But the best
oversault that was turned is when l got on the
mule. You see that chap what is the clown
sed he'd give the Greater to any gentleman
what would ride round the "ring" so l steps
up and tells him would like try, so takes
off my jacket and gets on his back, but you
know dint conklud to stay long course that
Greater kept STOPPING up behind and once he
sends me up flying as if l was a skitter, and
then deawn l comes sprolling on the ground
and the fellers all latt at me. But next time
| comes to circus you jist bleve I'll fix that
ere mule so he warnt stoop up in that sort of
way course the fellers up here stold me
how muleses don't like to ride frontwards
jist like some fellers I've hearn tell of afore-
now. OBEDIAH FROM DEAD RIVER.
June IS, 1874.
VassaibOro' Locals.
A. NJ Bradley, Proprietor of the Revere
House, fatters himself in having the honor of
entertaining as guests, during their annual
visit to Vassalboro, on the 18th inst, the fol-
lowing honorable gentlemen, members of
Vassalboro Mills Co., viz II. Hasford, Low
ell, Chas. L. Thayer, John d. Parker, E.
Dexter, Samuel Gould. l. Walker, Boston.
These gentleman are representatives of some
of the leading Fire, Life, Banking and Mer-
camille institutions of Mass and other States