The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Van Amburgh's Show Bills,

olllS, WHO HdNe IHeir iumOuS llluStratlOne
dated for this town for Friday, August
18th. We call attention 10 their partou,
larly large assortment of pictorials, which
were posted more tn oroughly in town than
show bills ever have been before from the
fact of course of its being the largest show
we have ever had here and they have also
a finely displayed advertiser ent in this
issue of the Advocate and we feel per-
fectly safe in saying all they advertise
they will perform. The Van Amburgh
MenagerIe maintains its same steady
character for solidiiy and the large circus
with fifty first class performers has been
especially added for the tenting season of
1876. Read the following and 60 to The
show
She had one in her hand as che came up
stairs, and she didn't say word until af-
ter she had wiped her spectacles, placed
them on her nose, and unfolded the bill,
and read few o. the headlines.
She was old fashioned in look. There
were strings to her honnet, she had no
hustle, her grey hair was combed down
smoothly, and there were only eleven
yards in her black alpaca dress.
young man, don't you know that cir
cuses are awful liars and humbugs?" She
finally inquired.
The man at the table leaned back in his
chair and refused to cypress au opinion.
"Well, l know it," she continued in a
positive tone, land believe they git wuss
every day. Now see here-listcn to this:
"a gorgeous panorama of amazing
wonders-a gigantic combination of aston
ishng acrobatic talent."-That's all right
on the poster, but hev they got 'em. I'd
like to see one O. them animals"
You're laboring under q mistake.
madam. 1t means a grand display of
natural curiosities, and 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
up so Nancy monkey shines"
at does eh?" she mused: "waal, do you
believe it takes smart person to keel
over?''
We'll. one has to havea good deal of
training"
"rhey do, eh?" she remarked, as she
put her umbrella in the corner and spit on
her hands; "I'll show you that you are de.
ceived! I'm an old woman, but if can't
="
"Madam, hold on-don't do IT." ex.
claimed the man behind the table.
81 can flop right over there and never
shake my bonnet, she said; as she rose up.
IL know you can, madam, but don't. |
am here alone, and IL don't want you to.
I'D rather you wouldn't. If you are deter
mined on it | shall leave the room'
Vii Il :, ~, ,Y
enough. You may be right about what
that means, but see here-here this: The
highways ablaze with respendent chariots
bin to lots of circuses, young man, AMI
never saw pageant yet. If they had one
the door of his cage wasn't open.
"You are almost in error there. The
bill refers TO the fact that the great num-
Der 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. doL't see why they
couldn't have said so then. And now
see hcre-read that: Sig. Govinoff, in his
serial fights Now, then, is that boa
contractor or cundurargo?"
at is a man, madam-one of the perfor,
mers. His real name is probably Jones,
but that isn't grand enough, and SO they
put him down rs Sig. Govinnoff. He is
man who jumps off rope and turns over
twice, and comes down all right"
.'He is, eh! Well, if he's got an idea
that he's the smartest man alive l want to
disappoint him. l never did, try TO turn
over twice, but I'll do it right here now or
break my neck! Git the things offi'n that
table,"
Say, madap.-don't. l wouldn't have
you do it for fifty dollars"
''Just onee.."
''For heavens sake, ma1am, get down
Off II this table-here-here's a dollar if
you won't do it!''
81 don't want your money! and l won't
try if you are scarf, but l don't want no
circus going around talking about aryal
.ghts and deceiving the people,"
She sat down, the young man wiped the
sweat off his brow, and presently she re-
marked;
"And here's another thing. right here.
A sparkling asterisk, flashing across the
field of The cloth of gold-Mons Com
erixue in his great delineations of human
character I'd like to know who she is?''
Madam, that's a mana man who dc
lIneates character"
"How."
'Why, he makes up faces Expresses
mirth, sorrow, joy, and SO forth "
.'He does ell? Well, what's that to blow
about? Makes up faces-see here!"
And she shut her eyes, run her tongue
out. and looked like the bottom of a brass
kettle which had been kicked in by u mule
They a,e humbugs, sir?" she said as
she drew her tongue in, land dye 'spose
I'd pay fifty cents to 60 to one?"
They are quite entertaining as q gen.
eral thing"
They are, eh? Entertaining, ell?
Well, if can't do more entertaining in five
minutes, than, circus can do all day III
leave my bounet up here.- Here, hold on
to this chair"
MADAM, l earnestly hope you are not
going to perform any tricks"
81 hain't eh? You just hold on to the
legs of this char!"
IL can't madam wouldn't do it for all
the diamond pins in Syracuse! Go away,
madam-go home! I'm in an awful hurry"
"Well, | won't then, but when | say
circuses are humbugs | can prove it. |
don't keer two (2) cents for their big
words and their panoplics, pageants, as
terisks. girafes, aryals, georgouses and
ourang -outang-I can beat 'em all holler
myself"
And she took off her spectacles, lifted
her umbrella, aud went down stairs.