The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-20


n'rpOnt hii-ln,s- N'do rot a'h noys tr'p'y' |
t. "7 W roro wn@!ns ana 81. j. o.I'I .fn ,, |
~ '' '"' ~. .. ~, ''.. ~, ~
y at'.rv training rliiiir'n ir''u our b ny con |
i9HhI'd wih t0-, nf! f. ana syriN~l-' |
J iHv uf, oft ~ cruel CO. hflr'N that snow. |
They IuH INTO the nir'u- 40 n'r"ui ~ iuH a |
ni- ST n-,d.nn. Rrgwine ihr"ns ana NtNhS |
iuriduH-. Whom they nNkH d lilluiN. as tNNy !
pretty much aiviVs ~. th,n they -ir kc ont /
-'iu, new ~ 10 ',r getting NOR y. u tinit end !
uc> irWn In ran, Hni often urut. 40 ii"r |
have hp ,Vr l,r the nilir'n and no pride in |
ucir pr 'fNssi.n; all they nrc ai'rr is money. |
dnH ID want t' ~ tir MI nn.'- -u.n pit9.
H. ro--ibi. Rwt WITH circus people il u v.ry
different. They sennrnilv nayr no apprentices
when thrv Re- fa'ss others they tr' % thcr a.
their own. Oid - am IN She profession. have
never known % man whp had himself been
brought uu.m ITO h',run'i and brutal tu an ap-
prentice. " thrN rVcr wi D.. - inr som" crave
oiionre. and only ~ q parent would rnnIHn NJ
BOYS IN circus ar treated more r"nsii 'rairN
and kindly than nine out oi every ten outside
Charles " Fish. whois to-day recognized as
ono ~ th" finest ridris IN the world. II not IN
" ] was apprnntirnd nj the az. Of seven. The
FIRST year ] was under Jnnues McFnriand. ynd
thcn IRON the Sprlny II l-J7 20 the 23d 81 NJ
yrmber. s6i. with &. J. Rogers. Of Spnlding n
hog.rS. ! went through I.~i such u course ~
MIR. Whittukcr has described. training. study.
and everything else. In nil that time / was
only whipped three tinlc--or'e iur going fish
INK whom had been positively ordered not tp.
once Tor ir.ng IN fire era k"rs IN a steamboat,
ana the third tim" for going nii To- dinurr WITH
ont friend. not letting Rogers know | wus
going. and STAYING away 80 long that he Eoi
ANXIOUS anu worried about me. deserved my
whipping each time. and did not get ~ much
~ dies rived. never saw an instance. ur
heard 81 one. of n boys being kirk"d, struck
Win a list. pounded. pr oth'rwise treated win
cruelty 10y any one in the profession. Loud
tnlk and ridiculous threats constitute the nam
punishment apprentices get. old John Robin
e III ~
talking a. tho boys; bu, tn truth was. h. was
KIND. II. would st an Hrpr"hii'r 10 do SOME
thing tell him exactly how to o." II. show hln
and promise him cunc. or watch. or ~ut
oi clothes ~ soon ~ b" EM Co. ii" i VIOLA
ur'nis" which b" did not inil To- keep ID tine i~y
deserved IT, but suppose the hoy was m"llsn
ur stupid. and failed over and over again
through not mindng what he WINS told Robin
swear ana rour. win somebody lend
mo pistol 90 shoot tltis b " or a knii'
or u crrss-cut saw To- ut him in twut
or a club to beat his hrad inF But
n" didn't wnni anyihinr Of ti' sort. amy NOR"
than b. wanted n kiii" and fork e. cat the boy
with. Even when ho had To- punish boy for
serious nish 'havior h. never w"nt too ilr.
Yet To- al"n tu aim, vnu would 'umt h. WIS
and yuuug Hrrrani"1. t,tu hr-i-rI.e- riders.
Ordinarily. u = SLOW WUrn for q hNt 90 learn a.
rid Ntl. however wiling hr may 10" ana
l'w'N g good Is master. I'm ih"t. 70 riu"r vino
desires t. excel M hi profession j. mover dome
ira,t -'nr. never CONS d - 'Ht l'r ins l'arn'
ull his business. So t"rN DIS no fixed point
when thr niuU4 tiuL ~ IN" apprentice can p'
deemed rompl"ic. Eat Il should boz. for good
praotiO n service. in Ia" tmr commonly set iur
an apprentices Nip which ~ seven Years.
All th. f-ut- performed ou h'r~ hack ARE
first tried ami { .prluvni, prl.fi-rd ON i'i.
ground and l.W PERSONS .ui-.af ihr profession
lnNr ANY ldtH ol thee U 'N-uiv lit mt NIX cN"u
ih simplest of th"n, or Yi th" tiri' slirrd for
preliminary lrltIe". / worked nil '" for ton
>'Hr-' prn,t he "n ihr ~ .und. i1 s'' on" i"'i
ana NI.Nn Nlt. u.tt.NYI 10 30 NuIN lI Q utuN
fnr 90" reason hai it Wl- rof nprn 'Ht'i iv the
audience. and DouN mot &c." ut 10 n"ht iu
rl~k uE ul, nf X 90 rN 'N prrinr nflt.' ln doing