The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-13

were strings to her bonnet, she had no
bustle, her gray hair was cOmbed down
smoothly, and there were only eleven
yards in her black alpaca dress.
l" Young man, don't You know that
circuses are awful liars and humbugs q
she finally inquired.
The man at the table leaned back in
his chair and refused TO express an
opinion.
"Well, / know it," she continued in
a positive tone, "and believe they git
wuss every day. Now zee here-listen
to this; A gorgeous panorama of
amazing wonders-a gigantic combina-
ton Of astonishing acrobatic talent
That's all right on the poster, but hev
they got 'em? I'd like to see one o.
them animals" rgEH
you're lahoring under mistake,
madam. 1T means grand display of
natural curicsities, and informs the
public that the proprietor has secured
many tirst~class acrobats the chaps
who stand on their heads, turn head
over heels, and cut up SO many monkey
shines.'
cit does, ell ?" she mused "wall,
do you believe it takes asmart person
to keel over % ....
Well, one has to have good deal
of training" ..,...
"They do, ell 2" she remarked, as
she put her umbrella in the corner and
spit on her hand; "I'll show you that
you are deceived I'm an old woman,
but if can't-i"
Madam, hold on-don't do it -
exclaimed the man behind the table.
81 can flop right over there and
never shake my bonuet," she said, as
she rose up, nt
F" know you can, madam, but don't
I am here alone. and IL don't want
YOU to. I'd rather you wouldn't. If
YOU are determined on it, shall leave
the room" .s..e.
"Well, you know 1 can, and that's
enough. You may be right about what
that means, but see here-read this:
The highway ablaze with resplendent
chariots-the grandest pageant on
earth I've never saw pageant yet.
. If they had one the door of the cage
wasn't OPEN
4" You are also in error there. The
bill refers to the fact that the great
number of wagons, chariots, ETC., make
mp sight worth seeing as they pass
along the street."
s" Um-m-m," she muttered, as she
folded the bin over {" don't see why
they couldn't have said so then. And
now see here read this Sig. Govi-
noff in his aerial flights Now then,
is that boa constructor or a cunduran-
go?"
"It is man, madan-one of the pre-
formers. His real name is probably
Jones, but that isn't grand enough, aud
50, they put it down as Sig. GovinOtf.'
Tie is the man who jumps off rope,
turns over twice, and comes down ali
right
"He is. ell ? Well, if he's got an idea
that he's the smartest man alive | want
to disappoint him. never did try to
turn over twice, but I'll do it right
here and now or break my neck Git
the things off from this table"
"Stay, madam-dOn't. | wouldn't
have you do it for fifty dollars"
"Just once -
For heavens sake, madam, get
down from off this table le--here-here's S
dollar If you won't do it,"
{" don't want your money, and
"pi w - Npu ~ bhb L hbll hoh'
no circus. going around talking about
aryal flights and deceving the people!'
She sat down, and the young man
wiped the sweat off his brow, and pres.
emily she remarked
"And here's another thing here
A sparkling asterisk, flashing across
the field of the cloth of gold Mons
Gomerique in his great deIneatlon o
human character I'd like to know
who she is 2"
" Madam, that's man--a man VIII
delineates character"
Glow 2"
"Why, he makes un facesr- express
es mirth, sorrow, joy, and so forth. -,
lie does, eh? Well, what's that Il
blow about? Make up faces--now Sc
here -
And she shut her eyes, run he
tongue out, and looked ike the bottom
Of brass kettle which had been kickeI
in by a mule.
They are humbugs, sir - she sal
ms she drew her tongue in, and d'y
'spose I'D pay fifty cents to 60 to
circus q"
They are quite entertaining as
general thing"
" They are, eh? Entertaining, ell
Well, if ! can't do more entertaining I
five minutes than circus can do q
day, I'll leave my bonnet up her,
Here, hold on to this chair"
" Madam, | earnestly hope you al
not going to perform any tricks"
81 hain't, Ell? You just hold on
this chair"
81 can't, madam--I would mt for a
the diamond pins in Syracuse
away, madam--go home. I'm in a
awful hurry
Well, won't then, hut when
say clrcusses are humbngs can pro,
it, don't keer two cents for the b
words and their panoplies, pageant
asterisks, girafles, aryarls, gorgeous al
ourang.outangs = / can beat 'em 6
holler myself !"
And she took off her spectacles. Iii
cd her umbrella and went down stair