The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-20
SAWDUST SEMINARY BOYS.
iRE CYRCijs MES BRUTiT AM CRUFL
TO THETR fI'PBENTICLS?
what Frank Whitaker and Charles W. Fish
SAY About u IN Dniiy Ho"'in" Prr"a"-
,,nu. "'lh~ Mechanic o. Punishment.

VIVA, Frank whitaker and Charles W. Fi'h
"a, About -. Dniiy Koutin" Prccau-
,,nn. "'rhc Mechanic e. Punishment.
d" Cruelty to children apprcnticcd in the
cnou, hu-,nc-eY Yes. I've heard that talk many
"a time from people who wanted to Het uuHrop-
rtntion for philanthropy on q mighty slim capt.
tal of truth and good fnoling. But there's no
truth III it,. Why. sir, YOU sc pon about cir Uses
% good deal. aud known a good many circus
n.u. 30 hupW. and you can tell b tier than
that I've hDon IN the prot'-s on u good many
years. ami ~ TAX, my oath never y t knew ui
an instano"o wanton cruol,y prneuccd upon
au auprcn,icAb by II real circus man.
lie VIA right in saying he had been in the
profession good many years. In fart. his
connection with it ant dat p the memory of the
oldest inhabiuni. II was Frank Whitaker who
was speaking. Nobody knows how old lac II.
though to -cc him nourishing his long ring
masters whip in Bnrnum- sawdust arena. or
blowing the iroth from his beer IN his own COSBY
little hostelric on Fourth avenue. Just below the
nippodromc. one might easily take him to be-
rudy. hearty. well preserved man ol forty five.
There nrr rumor- however. that he was ring
muster with n circus in Spain before Columbus
discovered America; that he even knew Jim
Nixon IN the days Of his youth. Stalking his
thirst with long draueht. he went on
Let them look to where children are really
abused apr ntccd b. trades that stunt their
growth AMI d.form thcm--cmploycd in occupa-
tions that give them hut pittnnrc t. starve and
grow drspairing and vicious upon. L., them
reform tho-, abuses and leave us alone. Whom
they do will be- hctf'r for ne. better for many
a poor boy and better Tor society at large \
circus man and his family live rs well ~ any
family in t.c land. and hi apprentice, lives a.
A. taltt IA
given unless Il is really deserved. and even then
there IS not one casr in thousand where tho
rror is roi ON mnr'y's side A. for hard work
ana accidents th" work Is little moro than or
ghniy Il liay lnr the boys every possible pre-
Daut' IN /. taken 10 avoid accidents. and serious
hurts sold m. might say never. occur Or
t''uv tn,r. D. 1 on" hoy injured in learning
tIe rir'u- bu4.n"ss 10 q hundred crippled or
iturkei ,Nr Ilie ia enpllyments where they
N,oww.r. about ma.Auey.
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d'niuro arrrrnt.ein. a boy =, th' cir liz iu-i-
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