The Red Cloud chief., 1879-11-13

in one word. 4" Return" which she did.
and j. now settled IN her new home in
-. Louis. and that j. the reason tbs, the
world theatrical know no more e Me
PIE Charles.
The other case ! have reference % !,
that # pretty Kitty Stokes. who for the
last two vcsy- has been Barnum's b.St
bareback rider. She Wa literally born
in the profession: her father having
been all hi life connected with Il. and
for the last ~ years a manager. Kitty
mother was the daughter # a circus
performer: her husband first met her
in the ring: They were married. and he
then sent her 10 a French convent r.
treat Ia finish her ctiucaii"n- After
that she never returned To- her old life,
bnt ali her four daughter arr IN
the profession. One 81 them. Emma,
stopped during a performance In PhilI-
d"lphia u bc married 30 q f-lioW-per-
former. and then went on jumping
through the hoops. Kitty. who i next
Ia the Youngest, has been earning slZ5
per week, and expense for herself and
mother. Very strictly brought up, she
was never allowed - speak Ia any one
connected with the circus, her mother
not allowing it for propriety's -ake. her
father in deadly fear If her marrying.
Kitty rather rcbcllcd against TN. close
keeping. for IT deprived her II the ordi-
nary enjoyment Of girls Of her age, and
she soon found 4 silent ~ympathlZer IN
Carl Antony, IN" Young Swiss who
managed the wonderful trained stall
lions.
For a long time their acquaintance
Wa confined roihr few words exchanged
A. she entered and left the ring; hut by
and by notes were a!-o exchanged. and
gradually Enlightened into letters. aud
finally n evening she left the arena
midst shouts of applause. Carl handed
her a note in which he begged her {"
marry him. and il she va, willing, Ia
wear a red rose in her hair the next
evening.
This was in Chicago a year = last
july, and those who saw her viii re-
member Kitty Stokes, a delicate. slen-
d~cr-looking girl. with large. brown eyes
and masses of wavy brown hair: she
usually wore white. with Il long white
ostrich plume in her hair, but on this
cvcntful evening. her ileecy skirts Of
white tarl"tan Were Hoped with great
crimson roses. on her white neck lay
another, and very coqucttishly over her
left ear WAS caught "A glowing lacquer
not. Even a ba>hful young man would
have been encouraged by this liberal
response la the request, and Carl no
sooner made his handsome stations
waltz around for the last time than he
rushed into the green-ronm To- speak
one word with hi> lady-love. A. i'll
luck would have ii, Papa Stokes
saw them talking. and, withou,
any more ado. walked up and
struck the young trainer in IN" mouth,
whcreupon Kitty, in a name that
would do credit Ia Il tragedy star
spramg between them, crying, Strike
me, papa, but don't strike him
This BETRAYED how far matters had
zone. and the cnragcd managerial
parent strobe out and got Il pistol.
When he returned he held it { Carl's
face 10 smell of, and Sw"rc that if he
cvcr looked AT Kitty again, much less
speak la her, he would shoot him down
like dog.
The result Of that tctc-a-tctc was that
the ynun" couple were never seen Ia cN-
change another glance. hut notwith-
standing when they reached P~itt>hurg,
and Mr.. Stokes was called away on
business. they left the ten one evening,
went quietly la a ministers. and were
married. This present season they have
both been with Barnum. under their old
names. and Mrs. Kitty looks ~ happy
on horseback ~ Miss Kitty used la.