The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-06-18
THE SHOW.
BY JOSH.

Well, have just returned from tn:
show, and have a some what humiliatiHg
conviction that made a fool Of mysel
by giving one dollar t. see a parcel OF
others. cant half console mysel
ny the argument that the money was
small amount ard the amusement larg,
one, and that it will IN Ike no difference
hundred years hence. This may all bt
true, but know it viii make di I err
ence next week, for | didn't haVt
the money and had to bag It of Old
MOneymusk, AMI promise to hoe cotton
for him three days next week. As &C
the ( leasuFe, it was over as soon as the
show was-at least, it gave out befnre
got half way home-and then, too, lost
good days work, which, in the present
condition of my crop, might have been
worth five dollars.
When my wife and daughter found
out that arould go, they wanted to go
| told them times were too hard and
mlney too scarce for women folks to
think about gOirg to a show; besides,
wanted them to make my new Sunday
breeches. just as ! was starting my
wife said, You'd better spend that
money fer some coffee, for we are near
ly out, and | owe Mrs B. three cupsfuIl
now" But wasn't studying about cof
fee then, q am now for had seen the
pictures of the show, and was bent on
going, and, since went and saw, /
might as well tell something about it.
This travelling show was composed OF
persons from each of the four quarters
Of the world representing every nation
alitY, state of society, morals, and style
of costume. In this latter instance, the
nearest possible approach was made to
that style of Costume supposed to be In
vogue at an age Of the world when there
were no aromeH ta create rivalry in
dress In this dress were exhibited a
half dozen females, and simultaneously
ore dozen weil~fnrmed Cd}CcS. A long
with this homogeneous multitude were
many of Gods dunn creatures from
different chimes whose nature and hab>
its were sadly perverted and democrat .
lied by the company they were forced TO
keep.
To see this show there came hetero,
genuus mass of mnrtal5 of both SEXES,
many colorS, all siZas, ages, and c1ndi-
tiOns Tie inevitable small boy was
there In all his glory he coCntry
sent in n continuous stream of represen
tatiyes-sent its "iSnses OF Sharon TO
bloom along side of the Lily Of tie
city" Cleopatra Africahus was there
with white wOuleu gloves and evolving a
delicious perfume. Changers were there
with merchants and miGd !emen Law
ers and clients were there; druggists,
doctors and undertakers were there; ed>
itors we're there, and correspondents,
81. hscribers aud newspaper borrowers
were there. Baptis;s, Methndists and
other denominations were there, and
the woridlHgs were much rtjOiced-in a
word, all we. there but the wise and
the sick. sumo cane on foot, and some
on horse, or muIebdek. Wagon beds If
three barrels If corn capacity were
each made to held half Ten of female
curiosity and anxiety, aud i5rea hundred
Yards Of calico, (vaTiou5 styles one
hundred yards of ribbons, (variOus coils
ors ian unknown quantity of white goods,
a good size flower garden lminus the
garden) and two grass fed mules TO each
wagon to pull them on their way rel ,c>
ing When this stream emptied into
the town stream they formed a local show
# no few attractions. 1t was simpI y
Dne show going to see another
When this local show went in and be- !
gan Intervening the travelling one, pic |
.ure was presented we'll worth the study |
IF any one, anl at this point, If at all, you |
get value received for your money. The |
Iuadrupeds were a little abashed at first |
md shrank from the open mouths and |
vacant stare of their visitOrs--a pleas |
ne proof that their native modesty had +!
lot been entirely overcome by constant |
association with their guardians, but the |
1ipeds didn't care f.. Perhaps it will |
never be known of a certainty, which |
vas the most astonished, the visiting, or
he visited show Ny own opinion is,
hat the astonishment was equally mutu-
i. | am led to this conclusion by the as
sumption that the visited show must
ave known that three -fourths of its
isitors had been buying, and would
till have to buy, (some Of them at a ]
uinous per cent? nearly everything
hey ate, drank, fed, wore, smoked or
hewed. THIS consideration, with 9th
r., would astouish anything. | think
&c .buuld cease railing about hard times,
Ugh prices, and high taxes, since we
ou' I mind losing day 3 work in order
D CAV the tax and other expenses Of a
show. Neither do | think that
70 should indulge in iaueh bowling
bout the dog tag, since We pay FOOLS
Ak VITA such alscriJy,