The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-28
The Great Forepaugh.

Early yesterday morning the town began
to fill with people come to see the show.
Loaded wagons poured in on every road.
The crowd was grand illustration of the
principle Of social equality. They JOS
tied and hustled each other ON the walks
without regard to nationality, race, color
or previous condition of servitude. On the
street a man with one horse whose every
rib doomed wondrously and unblushingly
up into the public view and which with ev-
cry breath seemed attempting to rival the
feat of the frog in the fable, damned in
front of the more stylish double barouche
with an insouciance that was truly refresh
ing, and made one glory in the principles
and blush for the manners of the great re-
public. t.4,
Thesmall boy demonstrates his practical
sovereignty. Law and order he tramples
under foot. Does he spy place where he
fancies he would like to be, whether it be
the top of building or the top of tree,
he attains it with scorn of all obstacles
that his elders well may envy. If he gets
a broken nose or q broken head, what mat
ter? lie has seen the show, and that slf-
fees.
The crowd thickens and surges and
waits till about half-past ten, when patient
waiting has its reward. A faint sound of
| music is heard in the distance each indi-
vidual molecule OF the crowd settles itself
in the most uncomfortable position posi-
BILE, with strained neck and eyes the ba-
bies are hoisted in arms the windows fill
with fair faces; the small boy gives par
oxysmal push into the most preposterous
possible position; and, with blare of band
and beat of drum, the procession is upon
| us.
1t comes with the band wagon, gilt and
| glittering, drawn by fourteen horses decked
with nodding plumes, in the van. Then
follows long string of cages, one drawn
by camels, and another by a pretty little
team of six ponies, shaking their small
bright heads wickedly as they trot along,
with banners flying; four elephants, two
large and two small.
The ground is nearly filled with the i'm
mense tents and tue side shows, SO that
there is little room for people. Neverthe-
less few of the more persevering gather
to watch the wagons as they pass inside
the great unknown, the drivers throwing
away their gay flags and unccremoniously
tipping over the performing automatons.
Then the horses come out, the canvass is
drawn, and the crowd dispense to patron
ize the peanut man, and the melon man,
and the lemonade man, and vender of gin
gerbread and pie and sweet cider, and
peaches and patent jewelry, and comestl,
bles innumerable and unnamable, and to
wait for the opening of the doors in the
afternoon.
IN THE TENT.
About one o'clock the doors were opened
and the crowd began to flow under tho
mammoth canvass. In the first tent wer'
the cages of animals one OF the best i
not tie best collection ever exhibited il
Vermont. Many of the animals ore rarely
found in menageries, and all of them arr
remarkable for their good condition ant
cleanliness, surpasslng in this respect an,
mcnagcrie ever seen in Rutland. Tit
lions, tigers, camels, yak and zebra mr.
remarkably fine specimens, and the giraffe
rhinoceros and what the sign callsa " kus
ian raindcer" are rare
In this tent were also the museum, gal
lery of wax figures, some very amusing
and ingenious automatic scenes.
There may have been people there VIII
conscientious scruples against circus, bu
we didn't happen to see over u thousand o
them turn away from the door of the tent
The circus performance was long an'
the ring was kept lively with something
the entire time, and was equal to any tina
has visited the state this season. The au