The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-26
Fools Paradise.

Whoever thinks that the people DONE
believe in shows, especially a circus, is
very much mistaken, and no sane man
will entertain any such thought after
! having seen the vast concOurse oil
staring humanity Assem- bled in Bolivar
on the 10th inst. And whoever feels
disposed to utter any ma!edictions
against shows in general and this enc in
particular, may swallow his indig- alton,
for he cant do justice to the occasion.
It seems that shows like the herb
| life everlasting-the more you trample
on it the more it thriYes.
Numerous excuses and reasons were
gratuitously Cfferc cd for being there, such
as, 81 wanted my family the see the ami
mails. said family vas three children
under six years of age, and little baby
asleep half the time 81 shouldn't ha'
come, but had some business in town"
said BUSINESS was to see the balloon 80
up, which he didn's see. al wanted to
get some medicine" etc, all Of which
had to go on crutches-too lame to go
without them. I am loath to believe
that q mere show could induce our peo-
pie to turn out as one man, from Dan to
Beresheba; hence, | charitably suppose
it was a spontaneous desire on their part
to celebrate the rep cal Of the d og law
and to intimate that shows should not be
taxed. l am led to adopt this view, be-
cause it x natural for US when we OBJ
tain anything for which we have been
working and waiting, to celebrate the
event by INDUCING in some dissipation
more or less harmless This populsr
outburst should be received by our much
respected county representative, as a
graceful tribute to his course in regard
to this dogOned Law, and if he can sue
coed in obtuiniEg even half such a de-
monstrative express sion Of opinion in re-
gard to the State debt, he may consider
hiLOself peremptoriIy Instructed. Every
baby wns there; the farmer forgot his
cotton; tue doctor his sick; the lawyer
his CLIENT the editor his leader" the
preacher (now hope ncs) his flock, and
the miller his grist This last named
class is expected, by the blessed public
to be exempt from the weakness of curl
Osity SO prominently displayed by the
others, and ! am happy to say, this ex-
pectation WAS realized on this occasion
save in one solitary instance. None Of
the thousand men, at the show, seemed
to regret the loss Of beautiful day in
his crop; but If they had been summoned
there as jurors, or Witnesses, in a ease
involving the life or liberty Of man
loud and deep would hav, been the NUT
terings of many, and soma would b ave
consigned the authorities to Sat ans do-
mlnions, and swear they wouldn't have
: 10 ct that day for FIVE dollars. a large nun
Der of conservatives were there. These
came to see the pageant Of the street
parade, and whatever else they could,
effecting a compromise between con-
science and curiosity. Under the canyas,
all went merry Is a marriage bell. "
The women had the fortituds to abstain
from snuff, and after critically noting
how each was dressed, how the dress
was made, aud what kind of hat or
| bonnet each wore, settled down to the
business of the hour-seeing the per-
Torrance. The men were sadly IN want
| of somethius (the back of seat, for in
stance,) upon which to elevate and rest
their feet, and some acted upon that new
rule of etiquette, which allows smoking
in the presence of Indies, much to their
disgust and annoyance. The three
card monte" man was happy, but
whether be conferred happiaess upon all
who attended his seaoes is doubtful.
Gould fools to keep their own contriva,
On what, on whom would gambler
thriVe2'
JOSH.