The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-06-19
4 Circus Agent Meets his Match I'm a
Frontier Newspaper Office.

4 Circus Agent Meets his Match I'm a
Frontier Newspaper Office.
Yesterday afternoon a daFper little
man with a two-ounce cane, and a
half pound cluster diamond pin, came
into the C1rosa;cle Office, and asked il
the amusement reporter was In.
When the man he sought was pointed
out, the stranger grasped him warm
ly by the hand, remarking:
Delighted to meet you sir-really
am. I've heard OF you 1T every
place I've stopped on my way from
New York. / had such curiosity to
see you that got of at Reno and
took a run up. But really 1 had ex-
pected to find q much older nan,
considering the magnificent reputa-
ton your dramatic and circus criti-
cisms have given you. All OF our
boys told me to be sure and see you,
II I didn't get aboard of anything else
IN the town.
~Ah," said the reporter. biushing In
four colors. I'm glad to see you.
Might inquire your Name.
Well, here's my card, said the lit
lie man. handing out piece Of paste
board about five inches square. You
may have heard Of me before-Clar-
once De Lacy Slocum, agent OF the
Sebastian Van Buena Vista Circus
and Menagerie. This is by FAR the
hugest combination OF gigantic cir
cuses ever put on the road. We
started out about five-years ago In o
small way. with not over 100000 feet
OF canvas, only nine tenths. and
scarcely 1900 animals. but We gradu-
ally absorbed all the small fry shows.
They'd 60 into bankruptcy along the
route. and we would buy their outfits
Sebastian, our owner. is the most
sympathetic man on earth. He'd buy
their little shows and pay double
price, just to help the poor devils
along. Money Is OF no account to
him. He's travelling simply for pleas
ure and u desire to see the great
Vest"
I'D like to know him." remarked
the reporter.
ooh, he knows you-that Is, by
reputation. He has your picture set
In frame that cost him over a hun
drsd dollars. He twas saying to me
one night that whenever business was
dull, he Just took look at that phiz
Of yours, and 1t always made him fee
rs happy as il he was Obliged to turn
ave hundred people away from the
door,"
How came he to get hold Of my
picture"
-Oh.i be begged 1t of De Murska OF
Modjeska. or Clara Morris-x forget
which. She hated Ike thunder to
part with It, but you see he had loan.
ed the great actress $4,000 once in
Paris to buy wardrobe and
some jewelry for q new piece
and as the debt was never cancelled
she couldn't very we'll refuse. But
just came Ia to give you little infor.
nation about our show. always
like to give a man all the points When
j know he possesses the talent to
handle them In the right style. Some
fellows down at Eeno aud Carson
trisd to pump me. but didn't propose
to let description OF my show be
mangled up by scrub writer's. Be.
sides, Sebastian telegraphed me from
New York last night not TO let any
body but you get aboard OF the frs
grand description: just mention
four miles OF cages containing wilc
beasts, with twelve new varieties oil
elephants, and recently discovered
monster from Africa, called the lab
berwick. which weighs 5000 pounds.
@Indeedt"
Yes. sir I and man like you, will
fine descriptive ability aud inex-
haustible command Of language
which has made you fasaous in two
continents"
How many columns de you want7
"Oh. as many as you please"
when will the show be here2"
APerpaps not foe tive months: 4
takes such long tisae to move til,
animals that our progress across tn,
country is SLOW"
Just 30. Wen, our figures for big
eircuses like yours are $50 a column
cash down. and thirty per cent. OF tn,
gross receipts IL the show Is sue
CESS"
The CIRQUE agent seemed great.
affected.
Isn't that rather steeps" he said.
1t would be, perhaps. for small
provincial Journal like the Neso Yosj
Sum or the London Times. but W,
circulate such o mammoth edition
that the price Is comparatively tria
ing, Fourteen freight ears come vi
every day with paper for our edition
which 10 worked OF on Eve big Wal
ter presses, lightning geared. Gu
expense for steam alone. sir. Is ~ 90
q day. We have Eaere carriers thai
you could pack into your largest TEN
Our Eastern circuistion has been la
creasing ct the Of a Thousand da;