The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-05

: the Governor could only succeed in
/ convincing the U. s. Of that fact il
! would be a great relief to the Bond
holders.
} U Two great shows are now per-
ambulating the country. Old John
Robinson, with his "Great World
Renowned Circus" has been travel
ing through Virginia, Tennessee and
Kentucky, exhibiting to admiring
thousands. The principal feature in
Old Johns show is Lolow, tie clown.
1t is Lolow's funny sayings and an
tic capers that the little boys remem-
Der the longest, and it is his droll
wit that the loafng son of. Ham
shouts on the street after dark. The
Ring Master in Old Johns show is,
in his own opinion, very important
parsonage, but with the average
small boy and darlley, his Intellectual
light pales before the resplendent
wit of the afoi esaid clown. The
other show may very properly be
styled the "Great National Circus
1t started out from Washington City
a few weeks ago and is travelling
through the land of wooden nutmegs
and poplar hams-otherwise called
New England. AS the people Of
that lovely country have peculiar
notions about religious matters; are
exceptionally pious in their own
opinions, and are conscientiousIy |
opposed to visiting circuses, if they
have to pay for seeing the sights.
this Great National Circus exhibits
itself free. In fact this great and
patriotic American Nation pays the
ring master and chief boss of the
concern fifty thousand dollars a year
as salary. The same liberal Ma
ton pays each one of the principal
actors and the clown, q salary of
nine thousand dollars per annum.
The name of the owner, ring master
and principal boss of this Great Ma
tional Circus is Rutherford B. Hays.
AS the boss Of a Great National Cir
Gus, he is adecided success-especial-
ly in New England. where the people
are too pious and stingy to patronize
any kind of show unless the seats
are free. AS the principal feature
in Old Johns show is Lolow, the
clown, SO the great attraction in {
exhibition is d. NJ.
Key, the Post-Master General. This
individual is paraded before The
Puritans as the greatest
curiosity that was ever ex- =,
hihited to an as tonished world. lie
is a live Rebel. captured in the !,
of Tennessee, tanned and '
rendered entirely harmless by the {
wonderful magnetic influence Of his l
keeper, the renowned Rutherford {
Hayes takes this once dangerous {
by the nape of the neck,
stands him up before the crowd and
calls upon assembled Yankeedoodle- !
dom to gaze upon the wonderful 5
'critter." Once he was awfully dan
gerous, but now he is as harmless as
q lamb. He chucks the tanned Rebel {
under the chin, he tickles him in the {
short ribs, he punches hum in the ]
with his hand he opens !
he Rebels mouth anil pokes his I
niger between his teeth to show +
hat he will not bite; he picks up d
his big foot and pats it on Tie bot :
ON to show that the fellow is not g
Ticious and will not kick and then 4
lie says in loud voice, see here,
elloW citizens, I've reconstructed
me OF 'emI This comes or my
Southern Policy The fact il. fell !,
those Rebels down
south are not half as dangerous as
on have heard. If you want to !
anne one OF 'em, just catch him and :
et him, and give him nine thousand :.
ollars year in sold, and he will =
e as tame as this one-you bet - :
1t the close of this little speech. the ="
M. @. steps forward. raises his
ands in an imploring attitude and
ives out the hymn al
while the lamp holds out to burn, fO
The vilest sinner may return" NJ
He then tells the story OF the NJ
rodigal Son, who ran off from his in
Idulgent daddy and spent all his Il
oney for whisky and cigars down u
, Memphis. or New Orleans. and !,
lally got so hungry he had to eat m
op out Of a trough along side of an Sc
d SOW. and intimates to the assem- p,
ed Yanks that he is that same FRI
ProdigaI !" The whole scene OF
ie "Pre ident and the tame Reb-
:" is intensely exciting. and as we -
ave before said. as the show is free h
10 white eyed, big-footed Puritans
10Y it hugely. And yet 'usn't -
IF as funny to them as burning an
-itches and Quakers used TO be in tee
e same land on
After the Post-Master General is thu
co