Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-03
Magnificent Spectacle.

The most stupendous amusement entIr-
prise ever organized ON this continent is,
without doubt tho Adam Forepaugh Combi-
nation of Menagerie, Museum, Circus Hippo
drome and Caravan. As this lannon's esttb-
lishnent is advertised to exhibit ut st Johns
bury, on Wednesday, September 6th, we
transfer to our columns the following dis
oriptlOn of its appearance in the streets of
Philadelphia, II short time since. The arti-
Gle is taken from the Daily Age, of that city
The statelest procession that over graced
the city OF Philadelphia, passed down our
highways this morning, No Roman trinm-
phal entry, no victorious pageant of Caesars
can he compared to it. The gliltering ban
ners, the many brilliant colors, the Haunting
flags and the gilded carving and figures made
our streets rich in gorgeous hues, and won
the admission of all beholders. 1t was IN
deed the paragon of parades-a scene of I'M
paralellcd grandeur.
"a scene where, IL a god should cast his sight,
god might gaze and wonder with delight"
noble and magnificent specimen Of car
riago work led this spectacle--the golden
car OF the muses., towering high in the air,
and gittering like FURNISHED throne, with
rich and symmetrical gilded figures carved
from its massive sides, and occupied by II
positive rarity on our Streets most excel
lent cornet band. Long ero the chariot hove
in sight the air was filled with clear strains
of beautiful music, (minged with the melody
ofjoyously sounding chime bells, which oC-
cupied prominent position in the grand
procession), and drawing nearer made it
plainly evident that we were beng RECALLED
by masters, not 10y amateurs, each of whom
wore II
HANDSOME GRAY REGALIA.
1t was an appropriate beginning to the grand
scene which ensucd "The camels are COM
ing, the camels are comingm And so they
were, fourteen IN number, with that motion
So ludicrously stiff and slow, drawing nm
open cage filed with rich plumed exotic
birds.
Anon came.
FIVE ELEPHANTS,
all harnessed to II chariot elegantly designed
and appropriately constructed Then came
long line of palace cages, surrounded by
beautiful, spangled
BANNERS AND FLAGS,
with drivers in uniform and horses plumed
Such horses, too, Magnificent animals, full
| OF energy, with ears priuked mp, paving the
streets and eager for n run. No similar dis
play OF fine horses have we ever seen before.
THE CROWDED WALK.
unhccded and unnoticed. Next came a
| splendid pony team, eight in number, driven
10y decidedly modern .Iehu, II lad of dozen
years, drawing beautiful cage, upon the
| top of which the full sized acrobat was per-
| forming his almost miraculous glrations
evidently moved by Invisible mechanical
means, and causing roars of laughter TO fol-
| low his gyrIory course
And so the stately procession moved along
In quiet grandeur, ever and anon winning
renewed praise rs some now object of in
terest or beauty filled the eye, or soma hand
some painting was presented to view; fol
more elegant designs or finer pictures have
never yet adorned the sides of carriages than
those of Ruth and boaz." 1.-The River o
Llfe,n Ambition" Fancy let Loose,
"Viclory,n Fortunes Race" Hope" anC
1.-THE DELUGE,n
which, among the thousand others, wo par
ticularly observed and all
"Beautini In various dyes,
Richer than tho opening dawn"
II was n realization of the grand scenes o
the friends of our early days--the "Arabiar
Nights'-and for nearly an hour we stoo,
gazing ut the many novel and bcautilu
sights which presented themselves in swil
succession us the majestic march of the gran,
procession wrnded its way along tho street
Beyond question it was tho most interesting
and beautiful sight our city has beheld il
many years and gave an adequate idea of The
enormous amusement enterprise which Mr.
Forepaugh has formed.