The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-06-30
THOSE CIRCUS BILLS.
Am Aged Female Acrobat Confus-
es A Modest Young Man.
From the Detroit Free Press.l

up stairs, and she didn't say word
until she had wiped her spectacles,
placed them on her nose, untolded the
bill, and read few of the headlines.
She was old fashioned in look.
There were strings on her bonnet, she
had no hustle, her grey hair was comb
ed down smoothly, and there were
only eleven yards III her black alpaca
dress.
Young man, don't you know that
circuses are awful liars and humbugs"
she finally inquired.
The man AT the table leaned back in
his chair and refused to express an
opinion.
:" We'll, I know it." she continued
in a positive tone, 8 and | believe they
git wuss every day. Now see here
listen to this: A gorgeous panorama
of amazing wonders-A gigantic COM
bination Of astonishing acrobatic tai
emit That's all right on the poster,
but hev they got EN-? I'd like to see
one o them animals.
:" You're laboring under a mistake,
madam. 1t means grand display OF
natural curioslties, aud informs the
public that the proprietor has secured
many first class acrobats-the chaps
who stand on their heads, turn head
over heels, and cut mp SO many mon
key-shines.
They do, eh?" she remarked, as
she put her umbrella Ill the corner ana
spit on her hands
III show you that you are deceived
/ m an old woman, but if | cart"
Madam, hold on don't do it,
exclaimed the man behind the table.
" can flop right over there and new
err snake my bonnet" she said as she
rose up.
" know You can madam, but don't.
/ am here alone, and II don't want
You to. I'd rather you wouldn't. Ii
YOU are determined OH it, | shall leave
the roomi'
q" Well, you know can do it, and
that 5 enough. You may be right
about what that means, but see here
hear this The highways ablaze with
respondent chariots - the grandest
pageant on earth I've bin to lots Of
circuses, young man, and | never saw
q pageant yet. If they had one the
door of his cage wasn't open.
lyon are also III error there. The
bill refers to the fact that the great
number of wagons, chariots, ETC., make
up a sight worth seeing as they pass
along the street.
"Um-m-m," she muttered as she
folded the bill over; ~ don't See why
they couldn't have said so then. And
now see here-read that: Sig. Cow
noff, in his aerial flights. Now, then,
is that boa constructor or Il cGnduran-
go?"
cit is q man, madam one of the
performers. His real name is probably
Jones, but that isn't grand enough, and
so they put him down as Sig Cow
noff.' He is the man who jumps off II
rope, turns over twice, and comes down
ali right.
He is, ell? Well, if he's got an
idea that he is 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 !!
Get the things Off n that tablet
Say, madam-don't. / wouldn't
have you do it for fifty dollars.
Just once -
"For heavens sake, madam get down
Off n this able-here-here's a dollar
if you won't do it -
II don't want your money, and /
won't try it if your so scarf, but don't
want no circus going around talking
about aryal flights and deceiving the
people !"
She sat down, the young man wiped
the sweat off his brow, and presently
she remarfe ed
"And here S another thing, right here {:
"A sparkling asterisk, flashing across
the field of the cloth of gold-Mons.
Gomerique in his great delineations of
human character. I'd like to know
who she is %
MADAM that's mana man who
delineates character.
"How %
"Why, he makes mp faces--expresses
mirth. sorrow, joy, and 50 forth"
"He does, eli? Well, what's that to
blow about Make up faces--see
here ~
And she shut her eyes, run her tongue
ont, and looked like the bottom of n
brass kettle which had been kicked in
by mule.
"They are humbugs, sir p she said
rs she drew her tongue in, land dye
'spcse I'd pay fifty cents to go to one?"
They are qnlte entertaining as a
general thing
They are, eh !? Entertaining, eb /?
Well, if can't do more entertaining in
five minutes than n circus can do all