The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-05-07

From the New York World.
Joseph r. English. the converted
clown, formerly connected with 49,
Broadway, Sands X Nathan's Circus.
Burts Varieties, Brooklyn; p. +. Bar
NUNS American Museum, Pickering's
West Indies Dramatic Entertainment,
A. T. Balls Circus and Variety Show.
isavel Troupe, Green Street Theatre,
Albany. and numerous other we'll
Known entertainments. related a few
chapters Ut his history Last evening in
Peter Dryers mission. ut No. 20 Bar
row Street. The hall was crowded.
The announcement that the versatile
Mr. English WAS to- sneak having been
widely circulated. together with the
assurance that the seats were free,
there had evidently been a desire to
see n converted clown, and there ap-
peared to he q general feeling of disap-
poiTtment when the converted clown
appeared minus any of the usual
trade marks. Joseph P. English is
a tall. genial looking Irishman. with a
blonde mustache, an ::aquiIine nose and
a slight brogue. He speaks rapidly.
assuming readily the characters he de-
scribes. and rambles in his discourse,
touching upon any subject that hap
pens to strike his fancy. 81 don't
know where to begin, said he abruptly.
as he stood behind the little reading
desk in the mission hall. II never
write OF. anything. The ring-master
Of the frs; circus went with rs clown
said to me when I came to the show
the frs, night: Have you got your
little gags fixed up?'
oh, no. says you just saw yes
and n" it'll be ali right"
j Jumped right in and never had no
trouble So guess Ill jump right in
now. NV father who lived in Dublin
was Il strict man and never drank. but
he got sick AMI the doctor prescribed
liquor. 80 he drank pint Of porter
every day. learned 10 like porter
and when ! came 10 America / worked
for man VINO drank. One day one
Of the men said, Joe. you'll have to
sleep with the boss tonight"
Sleep with the hess! Why?"
Hes got the jim jams"
81 didn't know what the jun, jams
was then; never expected to have
them mysel:. but hadn'. learned what
whiskey was" The speaker
then gave an amusing description of
the ''boss" struggling with the JIM
JAMS" which amused his audience
vastly. Then he adverted to his child
hoods days once More. and related his
first experience at circus. and de-
scriled the aspiration that filled his
heart to become a clown. THAT a.
piration never left me and took the
first opportunity after came to Amer
lea" continued be, $50 Join a travelling
show. 1t busted up the third day out,
but / joined another and it busted up
too"
In fact large number Of the shows
Mr.. English described appeared to he
inclined to ''bust up" my
wife was the cause Of my leaving tie
show business" said the speaker. IL
asked her to come and see me perform
and after the show Was out | said
How'd You like me ?"
"Oh. you looked so ridiculous" said
'le. That was new idea to me and
he persuaded me to promise to leave
he business. Then I told her. Zone
more show and l quit" and SulIivan's
Hihernian Barls is the last show /
with. Then jumped out of
he frying pan iuto the fire. / began
10 sell rum in Poughkeepsie. / thought
i was respectable business. ] had
, license. which said I was man of
good moral character. When / was a
,lown I had NO character. but when I
<epr a gin mill the law gave me q
and If / wanted to travel I
could show my papers to the crowned
,eads Of Europe. / was doing we'll,
shen there was Temperance meeting
n town. I went to it and everything
he speaker said seemed to hit me. The
,ext day customer of mine came in
o my store, He was half drunk, and
While he stood leaning against the bar
pretty little girl entered and asked
or quart of beer. I got it for her
g quick as could. for somehow /
|id'nt like to see her in nv place, and
old her to go; but she pulled the
runken mans coat and said. "Come
ome pa. ma sent me for the beer. and
aid you was to come home and drink
l." The man woke up and raised his
and to strike the girl. I'll kill YOU"
lid he. Don't strike her," said /,
,aping over the counter; "Go home
18th her I want to shut up my shop:
shall never sell another glass of
quor." Inever have.
Then went into the temperance
ork and good people asked me to
nit swearing. "Would you take
way all my comfort saws l." But I
d quit before long. Then they want
! me to quit using tobacco. I won't
} it. but 1 did. brethren thank the
ord was conquered at last. and was
en willing to give up everything for
ligion."
The speaker concluded with earn
{ exhortation to his hearers, land q
Omise to tell them some more of his
pry tonight.
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