Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-08
Vol. XXI. Whole No. 1867. No.27,

claimed the man behind the table.
i can flop right over there aud never
shake my bonnetv she said as she rose
up.
Il know you can, madam, but don't. I
am here alone, and IL don't want Won
to, I'd rather you wouldn't. If Won
are determined Oh it I shal leave the
room'
well, you know l can do it, and
that's enough. You may be right about
what that means, but see here-hear
this: The highways ablaze with res
plendent chariots - tho grandest pa
geant on earth I've bin to lots of
circuses, young man, and never saw
a pa geant vet. Ii they had one the door
Of his cage wasn't opea.'
You are also in error there. The
bill refers to the fact that the great num-
Der of wagons, chariots, etc., make ND
sight worth seeing as they pass along the
street.
'Um-m.m,' she muttered as she fold
ed the bill over; don't see why thev
couldn't have said so then. And now
see here-read that: Sig. Goyinoff, in
ms aeriel flights Now. then, is that
boa constructor or q cundurango?'
tits man, madam-on- OF the per-
formers. His real name is probably
Jones, but that isn't grand enough, and
so they put him down as'Sig. Govinoff.'
tie IS the man who jumps off rope,
turns over twice and comes down ali
right
lie is, eh? Well. if he's got an ide
that he's the smartest man alive | want
to disappOint him. | never did try to
turn over twice, but Pll do it right here
now or break my neck ! Git the things
off II that table 7
Stay, madam-dont. wouldn't
have you do it for fifty dollars.
just once.'
For heavens sake, madam, get down
Off IL this table-here-here's a dollar if
you won't do it'
Il don't want your money, ,and won't
try it II your SO scarf, but | don't want
no circus going around talking about
arval flights and deceiving the people !
She sat down, the young man wipe d
the sweat oil his brow, and presently
she remarked:
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 is mana man who
dellneates character
How
why, he makes up faces-expresses
mirth, sorrow, JOY, and so FORTH
lie does. eh ! Well, what's that to
blow about? Make up faces - see
here =
And she Shut her ewes, run her tongue
out, and looked like the bottom of Il
brass kettle which had been kicked in
by mule.
They are humbug, SIR. she said, as
she drew her tongue in, and dye ,spose
I'd pay fifty cents to go 10 one?
They are quite entertaining rs gen
eral thing
They are, eh? Entertaining, eh?
Well, If | can't do more entertaining in
nve minutes than circus can in all dav
III leave my bonnet up here Here,
hold on to this chair,
Madam, | earnestly hope your are not
gong to perform any tricks
haln't eh? You just hold on to the
legs OF this chair
can't madam would't do it tor all
the diamond pins in Syracuse! Go
away, madam-go home. I'm in an
awful hurry
"e!l, l won't then, but when | say
circuses a.e humbugs | can prove it. (
uoi kcer two cents tor their big words
ana their pahoplies, pageants, asterisks,
B'aHfaaHhes; BafaHh ar elh o6Gafam aft h6ner my
self
And she took off her spectacles lifted
her umbrella and went down stairs.
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