Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-12
HOWe's Great London Circus.

The days seem not hall SO long to the
youthful Modocs now, since the great
show has come and gone. One day
was as a thousand years with them a
week ago, but now, with no future
| show in prospective the days have
shrunken to their usual dimensions.
The great show visited our city on the
9th inst. arriving from Eau Claire at
about s o'clock. A crowd large enough
to tickle the heart of Snowman was
at the depot to receive the long trains
encased with canvass, hiding SO much
thatswas wonderful to both old and
young beneath the dirty cloth which
every night is wrapped about the gild-
ed chariots and red wagons, so unlike
the drapery which Bryant tells Of in
his Thantopsis, underneath which the
good man lies down to pleasant dreams.
Two long trains laden with all The par
aphernalia of big show is a sight
worth looking upon. The long tiers
of fat sleek horses all harnessed, the
sad groups Of pretty ugly little ponies,
and the monster wagons laden with
huge piles of canvass, and the high
red wagons with iron bars, from whence
came low growls, and such unearthly
gatherings of monkeys and diabolical
laughter Of hyenas; high box cars
with here ana there an elephants trunk
protruding to snuff the cool morning
air or seize peanut that some gamin
with wonderful generosity was ready
to offer-all this and more is enough
to draw a crowd, and we can't blame
the great throng of humanity that al
ways feels desire to look upon the
wonderful, even though it be found in
the wicked circus.
System is everything. Within an
hour after the arrival every vehicle
was unloaded, and very shortly the
huge canvass was mimicing the blue
vault Of heaven, but O, how dirty
At IL clock the grand cavalcade be-
gan to move through our streets The
procession was all that was promised.
Such gorgeous spectacle was never
before presented to our people some
forty thousand or less Of whom follow
ed it in its meanderings through our
principal tboroughfares. The chariots,
five IN number were immense and were
all they were pictured. Of course,
after so general an advertising of the
great show, everybody was in town
with a fifty cent scrip itching to get
out and into the ticket wagon. Over
3, 800 tickets were sold for the after
noon performance, and about half as
many were disposed of in the evening.
The show under the canvass was not
SO good as was anticipated, yet it was
far from being a poor exhibition. The
usual side shows were along Of course
and took sundry odd quarters. A lit
tie black tent was the place where He'll
was deiiniated, though many were I'M
der the impression when they came out
that they had been to Chicago. Pea
nut stands and sweetened water with
lemon scab in it was as abundant as
grasshoppers in Minnesota. Take it
all together last Thursday was big
day, but we are glad it has gone. We
can say good word for the orderly
management of the great Howe Cir
Gus, Among so immense a gathering
we saw very little disorder, and very
little rowdyism. The general manage
ment undoubtedly endeavor to main
tain the best Of order wherever the
great show exhibits.
The County Board The County
Supervisors met on Friday last and Or
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