The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
THE FUN OF AN ENGLISH PENNY
SHOW.

singers who alternately deliver the lines of
their doleful ditty, Cheap John" with his
monstrous stock of guns, trays, rules, bril-
dies, belts, braces, measuring tapes, hand
saws, &c. who asserts that there's hevery-
think hinside, from n ew-laid hegg down
TO a whipin'-top,' II We are confronted
with q moderute-sized wagon, locally term.
ed 81 caravan" painted bright yellow,
to the stage Of which is attached n flight
of narrow SIPS. At the top of these, imme-
diatsly in front of the highly-colored picto-
raj advertiser ent of the wonders within,
stands IN ancient barrsl-organ, q weather
beaten big drum, worked by the ''organists'
foot; a pigmy pony a to~o-old-to-bc-mis-
chievous monkey, clad in q velvet frock
and Cavalier Int a diugy cockatooi and o
bronzed female of the human species. This
lady's chief duty is to take the pence fol
admission; but nj the present moment she
is actively engaged in playing, with n
hand, the organs sacred airs, which arc
rnttled out at such a rate that the echoing
fugue cannot be satisfactorily followed.
With the other hnnd she is heating n Chinese
gong, the while workiu. 'ls machinery ut
tached TO the drum witt the delicate tread
Of her right foot.
Inspired by this delightful combination
Of sounds, a figure appears alfred in o
dirty, crumpled. pink cambria gown, q
NtlOM NHpGlf ana ulLakltHl VI hAIlLlALkof
her tout Rscmbk being made specially at
t~ractiye by an ugly mask. with gobble eyes
mt an ear-to-enr mouth, which, together
with q bunch of dishcvelled horsehair, fall
ing partly and carelossly over the face, help
to render her u thing Of beauty and of Joy
for-at least as long rs she jumps.
When the aforesaid sensational figure
had jumped itself out of breath, there was
made a last effort at discordant sounds, in
which the organ, drum, gong, cymbals,
monkey, and screeching cockntoo took
prominent parts. The bystanders thus at
tracted were then assured, through the
acoustic assistance of n service-bruised
speaking trumpet, of the wonderful IN
unsurpassed hatteractions which is about
to be hexhiberted hinside, hall for Their low
charge hof n penny"
This is what a follower OF Izaak might
term ground batting :" but now comes
the live sprat wherewithto tempt the mack
ereL. The former fish is n luSus nature
q dwarf, immured in q two feet high model
cottage. The cottage is portable, even when
fully occupied, and is displayed near the
entranee-door OF the caravan, partly within
the curtains through which the audience is
admitted. Judging from the fact that one
leg Of the tenant protrudes from the frame
work of the parlOr window, and the other
through that of the drawing-room, while
his arms are extended through the two
window-fnmes Of The froIt chambers, the
reception hall must be tole.ably full. Never
theless, the manager Snowman is y~ocifer-
ohsly but temptingly inviting the lockers on
To Walk hin, an jeurdgo for Themselves"
an invitation given with a ~satirical pcrvcrsc-
ness and determination truly astounding,
when we consider the easy-imagined position
Of the dwarf's neither extremitics.
In further proof to the gaping crowd
that the legs which are thrust through the
windows, like gun, in the portfolios of q
man-of-war, are those Of a living lord of
creation, a small spcaking.trumpet is now
being poked through tn. middle window of
the third floor front, and, bark the inmate
o. the Cottage, in a high pitch of his
somewhat tnroaty voice, says, Ladies n
sen'elmen, / am forty ears of hage, q
married m n with a large famerly, thirty
two-hinches Ugh, enjise the best O 'calth,
an, ladies an gen'elmen, l weighs ninety
one pound, fifteen hounces. AS my stay in
this place is short"-au obvious fact-''do
not delay, but step hinside at oncet, has
theirs jist room for q few more. aforo we
begins" Like history, the dwarf repeated
himself, and the sfenking-t,"npet was
somewhat rudely wrested frO'u las not over
clean hands.
The Snowman then ragged the cottage
and its human contents nearer the front
steps of the wagon by tho root of that
doubtless freehold tenement, and in q not
very h%ortatory manner told the impaled
innate TO favor the koriense with her
little song ov One, Scrwect One" After
tLe dwarf remarkable vocal exercise, every
body connected with this i~tinerant establish
nent again successfully endeavored to
outYie each other with discOrdant sounds,
during which don oniacal contest we, with
others OF the l. obey crowd, determine to
crafty our cu' n.ity ami. barely escaping
he lash Of tin pos-sman's whip, enter
the show.
Once within, the ~crrtains at the doorway
are draw aside, and n stantnng-p place SO.
sured in trout of the shabby green baize
which hides from public gaze The won
iertul an hunsurpassed hatterhactions"
depicted in primary colors outside the
caravan. There is but little light when We
inter. Amid cries of Take of yer rats ;
the Snowman packs the audience, placing
he shorter members of it in front. While
rolling up his shirt-sleeyes, he makes these
observations: Now, the fust part OF this
neggsybishun what yer a goin for TO see
= Their harmydiller of Serouth HafTerykee,
Got which there is two serexes." A small
specimen of the armadillo is now held
Ep, and thus described Ladies an
Seneimen, yer see afore yer (smaIl boy
81 back OF the lockers on Here, master,
suoye EN- up igher-I can't see a bit y
yer sees Eaiore Yer q nose remarkable
-Pecymlnt hof ther ~harmvdiller hof Haf-
ferkee-an mammal which limbs is sherort.
an kerlaYs i strong, what lives hon the
hants gu hotieT hnsex viii h he ketcbes
snail with his tongue. The Ludy, ladies' an
G~eu'elnen. hnf til LarInydiller is perfected
with q bony harniour, fastened hon his back
Nth like hclastic bans, an his tongue is Xiv
,rSd hall hover with a Strericky serlimer
rier harmydller, hunlike the weazle hof
ais count.ry, serlceps with s heyes shut,
II is merOuth. hopen, Their insex of his
hiss bein' halter0Ctsd by the serwetness
i his befuhful Dereath, which. when fed
ton is own natchurul ferood, is IS serweet
- 'ayj Hobserve. ladies an
.~enlemeU he is psrf lily 'ar1nless, an a.
iuur feets. The han g. vdiller hof IIaferkee,
-iat lives Eon the hnnts au hinsex of fur.
.ng keriinIss."
The boy for whose special benefit ths
,rniliillo had been held unpleasantly high
marked why its hony a suckin' pig
.Hcrsupon the inofIensivel little animal was
I4ssed around to the ladies and gentlemen
y the front row. that thay might see 'that
theI was no deception practised hat this
establishment. While several timid females
we're screaming with fright at the too close
proximity of the strange creature. III.
Snowman proceeded to arouse The won.
1erful learned pig and amidst the "umnh.
tmph, umph," of that educated creature
srder was restored.
LADIES an gentlemen" said tho cxbi
ttor, before you STAINS the nose wonnerfuI
pug IN all keration." Immediately upon the
I%:terance of his highly laudatory remark
ho gllinter made up his mind To- stand ne
D.5cr, whereupon the curly portion of ths
animal WINS seized by the showmnn yho cor.